Maurice Cox was a former professional

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 footballer who played as a striker

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 for Torquay United

Torquay United F.C.

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 & Huddersfield Town

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. While a student at Christ's College

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, Cambridge University

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, he scored the fastest goal at the old Wembley Stadium, scoring after 20 seconds in the 1979 Varsity match against Oxford University.

Cox joined Torquay United

Torquay United F.C.

Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...

 as a junior and remained on the clubs' books while a student at Cambridge University, making his debut on 3 November 1979 as a substitute for Peter Coffill in the 1-1 draw away to Scunthorpe United

Scunthorpe United F.C.

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. He played nine times that season, scoring twice in the penultimate game of the season against Halifax Town

Halifax Town A.F.C.

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 and once in the final game, a 5-2 defeat at home to Lincoln City

Lincoln City F.C.

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. He played sporadically in the first part of the following season, but played every game from the 2-0 win at home to Rochdale on 14 February until the end of the season.

He played more regularly the following season, finally signing professional for Torquay in January 1982, totalling 13 goals in 62 league games before a free transfer move to Huddersfield Town in August 1982 on non-contract terms. He left Huddersfield after playing only 4 games, leaving league football behind him.

His father Geoff

Geoff Cox (footballer)

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was also a professional footballer and also played for Torquay United.