Conor Cox (born 1992) is an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he plays with Éire Óg, having previously lined out with Listowel Emmets and Feale Rangers, and at inter-county level with the Roscommon senior football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
1992 Luton, United Kingdom | ||
| Occupation | Sales rep | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2010–2018 2011–2018 2019–present |
Listowel Emmets → Feale Rangers Éire Óg | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Roscommon titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2011–2016 | University College Cork | ||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2013–2016 2019–present |
Kerry Roscommon |
0 (0-00) 16 (0–45) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 15:51, 29 July 2023. | |||
Career
editCox first played Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with the Listowel Emmets club. After progressing to adult level, he won North Kerry SFC medals in 2013 and 2015.[1][2] His performances at club level also saw him called up to the Feale Rangers divisional team.[3] Cox also lined out with University College Cork and was part of their Sigerson Cup-winning team in 2014.[4]
Cox first appeared on the inter-county scene with Kerry during unsuccessful spells with the minor and under-21 teams.[5][6] He later spent several season with the junior team and won All-Ireland JFC medals in 2012, 2015 and 2017.[7][8][9] Cox was drafted onto the Kerry senior football team in 2013 and made a number of National League appearances. His decision to spend the summer in the United States during the team's All-Ireland SFC-winning season in 2014 hastened the end of his inter-county career with Kerry.[10]
Cox transferred to the Éire Óg club in County Roscommon in 2019, a move which made him eligible for the county team.[11] He was part of the Roscommon team that won the Conancht SFC title in 2019.[12]
Honours
edit- University College Cork
- Sigerson Cup: 2014
- Kerry
- All-Ireland Junior Football Championship: 2012, 2015, 2017
- Munster Junior Football Championship: 2012, 2015, 2017
- Roscommon
References
edit- ^ "Controversy rages over Listowel's winner". Irish Examiner. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ "Listowel Emmets rally in style". Irish Examiner. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Hot-shot Cox calls tune for Rangers". Irish Examiner. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "UCC take title". Irish Independent. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Munster MFC: Kingdom survive Tipp scare". Hogan Stand. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Relief for Cleary as Cork hold off Kerry". Irish Examiner. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Coach happy crown won the Kerry way". Irish Examiner. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ "Hickey double inspires classy Kerry to title". Irish Independent. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Conor Cox shines as Kerry junior footballers capture three-in-a-row". Irish Examiner. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Cox has not regret about missing Kerry's 2014 All-Ireland triumph". Irish Examiner. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Ex-Kerry senior joins Anthony Cunningham's Roscommon football set-up". The 42. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Roscommon comeback to land Connacht title at Salthill". RTÉ Sport. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
External links
edit- Conor Cox profile at the Terrace Talk website