Oscar Fox (1 January 1921 – 15 January 1990) was an English

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who played for

Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...

and

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

primarily as a wing-half, but also sometimes as an inside-forward. He was the son of pre-war footballer Oscar Fox senior. Fox began his career at Sheffield Wednesday, where he signed in October 1943, and made his peacetime first-team debut during the 1946–47 season. He played a total of 47 matches for the Owls, scoring four goals. In June 1950, he moved to Mansfield Town. In his debut season for Mansfield, Fox was a member of the team that finished second in

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, and was a regular member of the side for the next five years. In 1951–52, he scored a career-best ten goals. Fox remained at Mansfield for the rest of his career, retiring from the game in May 1958, having played a total of 258 games for the Stags, scoring 34 goals. He was appointed assistant to manager

Sam Weaver Samuel Weaver (8 February 1909 – 15 April 1985) was an English footballer who played as a half-back. Playing career Weaver began his career at local side Pilsley from where he moved to Sutton Town. His performances for Town attracted the a ...

the following month, and remained in that role until Weaver was sacked in January 1960.

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1921 births 1990 deaths English footballers Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players People from Clowne Association football midfielders {{England-footy-midfielder-1920s-stub