Morgan Fox (footballer)

Morgan Alexander Fox (born 21 September 1993) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Football League Championship club Sheffield Wednesday.

Morgan Fox
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Personal information
Full name Morgan Alexander Fox[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-21) 21 September 1993[2]
Place of birth Chelmsford, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Sheffield Wednesday
Number 3
Youth career
2010–2012 Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Charlton Athletic 103 (1)
2013–2014 → Notts County (loan) 7 (1)
2017–2020 Sheffield Wednesday 89 (3)
National team‡
2013–2014 Wales U21 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:26, 8 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:07, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

Playing career

Fox earned his first professional contract at Charlton Athletic in March 2012 after leaving the Ipswich Town academy. Fox joined League One side Notts County on loan on 28 November 2013.[3] Assistant Manager Greg Abbott stated that "We needed some depth to the squad... we haven't got any obvious cover and Alan Sheehan is carrying one or two little injuries that won't go away."[4] He made his debut at Meadow Lane two days later in a 1–0 defeat to Brentford, coming on a substitute for Manny Smith on 68 minutes.[5] He scored his first senior goal on 14 December in a 4–0 win over Colchester United at the Colchester Community Stadium.[6]

Fox was an un-used substitute in Charlton's 1–0 home league win against Queens Park Rangers but made his debut in the next match against Sheffield Wednesday in a 2–1 win in the fifth round of the FA Cup at Hillsborough.[7][8]

On 25 April 2014, Fox signed a new three-year deal, securing his future to Charlton until 2017.[9] He scored his first goal for Charlton in a 2–0 win against Queens Park Rangers on 8 August 2015.[10]

On 6 January 2017, Fox joined Sheffield Wednesday.[11]

Fox made his full debut for Sheffield Wednesday on 31 January 2017 in a 2–2 draw away at Bristol City, playing the full 90 minutes

On 24 June 2020, it was announced that he had declined a new contract and would be leaving the club on the 30 June.[12]

International career

Fox has been capped seven times for Wales at under-21 level.[13]

Fox was named in the Wales senior squad for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying matches against Cyprus and Israel played on 3 and 6 September 2015.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 16 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Charlton Athletic 2012–13[14]Championship000000—00
2013–14[15]Championship601000—70
2014–15[16]Championship3101020—340
2015–16[17]Championship4211020—451
2016–17[18]League One24030102[lower-alpha 1]0300
Charlton Athletic total 10316050201161
Notts County (loan) 2013–14[15] League One71———71
Sheffield Wednesday 2016–17[18]Championship101——00101
2017–18[19]Championship2804000—320
2018–19[20]Championship2503010—290
2019–20[21]Championship2623120—313
Sheffield Wednesday total 89310130001024
Career total 199516180202256
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Professional Retain List & Free Transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  2. "Morgan Fox". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. "Notts County: Morgan Fox, Bradley Jordan and Callum Ball join". BBC Sport. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  4. "Notts County: Greg Abbott praises Charlton Athletic loan duo". BBC Sport. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  5. "Notts County 0 – 1 Brentford". BBC Sport. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  6. "Colchester 0 – 4 Notts County". BBC Sport. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  7. "Charlton Athletic 1-0 Queens Park Rangers - BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  8. "Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Charlton Athletic - BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  9. "Fox and Phillips extend deals". Charlton Athletic. 25 April 2014. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014.
  10. "Charlton 2–0 QPR". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  11. "Morgan Fox departs for Sheffield Wednesday". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 6 January 2017. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  12. "Owls 2019/20 player update". BBC Sport. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  13. "BBC Sport – Euro 2016 qualifiers: James Chester set to miss Wales qualifier". BBC Sport. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  14. "Games played by Morgan Fox in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  15. "Games played by Morgan Fox in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  16. "Games played by Morgan Fox in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  17. "Games played by Morgan Fox in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  18. "Games played by Morgan Fox in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  19. "Games played by Morgan Fox in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  20. "Games played by Morgan Fox in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  21. "Games played by Morgan Fox in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
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