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8.1

Legacy
Number

5

Games
Led

0.80

Points
per Game

20.00%

Win
Rate

Top Flight
Win Rate

European
Games

60.00%

Loss
Rate

Arthur Cox

Image of Aston Villa manager
1968 Arthur Cox | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (Caretaker)
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Arthur Cox

14 December 1939

Southam ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Preceded by

1967-68 Tommy Cummings | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Suceeded by

1968-70 Tommy Docherty | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

Appointed

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Appointed Manager:

1968-69

10 November 1968

Aston Villa ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Coaching Staff

From:

Age: 

Left

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Left Managerial Position:

1968-69

15 December 1968

Age: 

29

Previous Coaching & Managerial Roles

Aston Villa ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Trainer
Football League First Division

Subsequent Coaching & Managerial Roles

1976-80 Chesterfield ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Manager
Football League Third Division
1 Oct 1976 to 4 Sep 1980
๐Ÿ•’ 206 | PPG 1.38
Career Form: Mid Table

1980-84 Newcastle United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Manager
Football League Second Division
5 Sep 1980 to 24 May 1984
๐Ÿ•’ 182 | PPG 1.54
Career Form: Top 8

1984-93 Derby County ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Manager
Football League Third Division, Second Division, First Division
28 May 1984 to 2 Oct 1993
๐Ÿ•’ 454 | PPG 1.46
Career Form: Top 8

1999-00 England National Team ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Assistant Manager
17 Feb 1999 to 7 Oct 2000

2002-04 Manchester City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Assistant Manager
Premier League
10 Apr 2002 to 30 Jun 2004

2008 Newcastle United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Assistant Manager
Premier League
16 Jan 2008 to 4 Sep 2008

Villa Career

Arthur Cox

๐Ÿ“… 1968 Arthur Cox | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (Caretaker)
๐Ÿ•’ 5 | ๐ŸŸฉ 1 | ๐ŸŸจ 1 | ๐ŸŸฅ 3 | 0.80 |
๐Ÿ“‹ Football League Second Division: 22nd
๐Ÿ† Trophies: -
๐Ÿฅˆ Runners Up: -
๐Ÿฅ‰ Semi Finals: -

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Villa Honours

Arthur Cox

Managed the Villa

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Non-Villa Honours

Arthur Cox

1986-87 Second Division
Derby County

Playing Career

Arthur Cox

Arthur Cox did not play professional football

Debut Game

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๐ŸŸฅ 16 Nov 1968, Villa 0-2, Portsmouth, Fratton

Final Game

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๐ŸŸฅ 14 Dec 1968, Villa 2-4 Palace, Selhurst

Departure

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Permanent manager appointed

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Villa Career

All

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
5
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
1
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
1
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
3
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
20.00%
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
60.00%
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:
40.00%
Points per Game:
0.80

Home

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
2
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
1
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
1
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
0
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
50.00%
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
0.00%
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:
100.00%
Points per Game:
2.00

Away

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
3
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
0
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
0
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
3
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
0.00%
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
60.00%
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:
0.00%
Points per Game:
0.00

Arthur Cox

All

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
5
โšฝ Goals:
5
โšฝ per Game:
1
๐Ÿฅ… Conceded:
9
๐Ÿฅ… per Game:
1.8
โšฝ Difference:
-4
โšฝ Ratio:
0.56
โ›” Clean Sheets:
40.00%

Competition Record

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League

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
5
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
1
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
1
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
3
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
20.00%
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
60.00%
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FA Cup

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
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League Cup

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:

Arthur Cox

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Europe

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:

Season Record

Arthur Cox

1968-69
Second Division
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22nd of 22
๐Ÿ•’ Games:
5
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
1
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
1
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
3
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
20%
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
60%
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:
40%
Points per Game:
0.80
โšฝ Goals:
โšฝ per Game:
๐Ÿฅ… Conceded:
๐Ÿฅ… per Game:
โšฝ Difference:
โ›” Clean Sheets:
5
1
9
1.8
-4
40%
Club Staff:

League Record

Top Flight

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๐Ÿ•’ Games:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
Points per Game:

Arthur Cox

Second Tier

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๐Ÿ•’ Games:
5
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
1
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
1
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
3
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
20.00%
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
60.00%
Points per Game:
0.80

Third Tier

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๐Ÿ•’ Games:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
Points per Game:

League Seasons

Arthur Cox

1968-69
Second Division
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22nd of 22
๐Ÿ•’ Games:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:
Points per Game:
โšฝ Goals:
โšฝ per Game:
๐Ÿฅ… Conceded:
๐Ÿฅ… per Game:
โšฝ Difference:
โ›” Clean Sheets:

League Matches

Arthur Cox

FA Cup Seasons

Arthur Cox

1968-69
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n/a
๐Ÿ•’ Games:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:

FA Cup Matches

Arthur Cox

League Cup Seasons

Arthur Cox

1968-69
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n/a
๐Ÿ•’ Games:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:

League Cup Matches

Arthur Cox

European Seasons

Arthur Cox

1968-69
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n/a
๐Ÿ•’ Games:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:

European Matches

Arthur Cox

Signings

Sales

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Trophiesโ€จ

๐Ÿ† European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72โ€จ
๐Ÿ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
๐Ÿ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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