to the drop instead. Cox was sacked that summer and never worked in football again. Cox died in Bournemouth in 1973 at the age of 52. Honours As player Arsenal FA Cup: 1949–50 FA Cup runner-up: 1951–52 As manager Gillingham Football League Fourth Division: 1963–64 References 1920 births 1973 deaths Royal Air Force pilots of World War II Military personnel from Reading, Berkshire Sportspeople from Reading, Berkshire English footballers Association football outside forwards Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Northfleet United F.C. players Arsenal F.C. players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players English Football League players English football managers AFC Bournemouth managers Portsmouth F.C. managers Gillingham F.C. managers English Football League managers West Bromwich Albion F.C. non-playing staff Reading F.C. wartime guest players Swindon Town F.C. wartime guest players British World War II pilots Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) Royal Air Force officers FA Cup Final players Footballers from Berkshire