title: Walter Cox (footballer, born 1849)
text: # Walter Cox (footballer, born 1849)
  
  Walter Cox (1849–1925) was an English footballer and manager for Stoke.
  
  ## Career
  
  Cox was another ex-Stoke player who stepped into the manager's seat vacated by Thomas Slaney in 1883. Cox's reign however was a comparatively short one, and he was replaced by Harry Lockett after less than a year in charge. He played in and managed the club's first competitive match in the FA Cup which Stoke lost 2–1 against Manchester.
  
  ## Career statistics
  
  ### Player
  
  | Club | Season | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | Stoke | 1883–84 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | Career Total | Career Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  
  ### Manager
  
  Managerial record by club and tenure :
  
  | Team | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Team | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win % |
  | Stoke | June 1883 | April 1884 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 000.0 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 000.0 |
  