[3] He was with Tottenham Hotspur as a youngster and played amateur football for Isthmian League club Tufnell Park.
During his National Service with the Royal Signals, he represented the Army team,[1] as well as playing Kent League football for Dover while stationed locally.
[5] Competition at full back was such that he and Maurice McLafferty shared the left-back position for 1952–53, and in the following three seasons Fox made just ten appearances in league and FA Cup combined.
[1] He rejected Brighton's offer of terms for 1956–57, and joined Mansfield Town on a month's trial in August 1956;[6] his performances for the club's junior teams earned him the offer of a contract, but Brighton wanted a higher fee than Mansfield were prepared to pay.
[1] He spent the 1957–58 season with Tonbridge Angels as captain of the reserves and occasional first-teamer, making five appearances in the Southern League and one in the Kent Senior Cup.,[7] and later played for Folkestone Town and Lewes.