Background
He was the son of pre-war football player Oscar Fox senior.
He was the son of pre-war football player Oscar Fox senior.
Fox began his career at Sheffield Wednesday, where he signed in October 1943, and made his peacetime first-team debut during the 1946-1947 season. He played a total of 47 matches for the Owls, scoring four goals. In June 1950, he moved to Mansfield Town.
In 1951-1952, he scored a career-best ten goals.
Fox remained at Mansfield for the rest of his career, retiring from the game in May 1958, having played a total of 258 games for the Stags, scoring 34 goals. He was appointed assistant to manager Sam Weaver the following month, and remained in that role until Weaver was sacked in January 1960.
In his debut season for Mansfield, Fox was a member of the team that finished second in Division Three North, and was a regular member of the side for the next five years.