Ruel Fox
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ruel Adrian Fox | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Ipswich, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1994 | Norwich City | 173 | (22) |
| 1994–1995 | Newcastle United | 58 | (12) |
| 1995–2000 | Tottenham Hotspur | 106 | (13) |
| 2000–2002 | West Bromwich Albion | 56 | (2) |
| Total | 395 | (49) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994 | England B | 2 | (0) |
| 2004 | Montserrat | 2 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004–2008 | Whitton United | ||
| 2004 | Montserrat | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ruel Adrian Fox (born 14 January 1968 in Ipswich) is a Montserratian former professional footballer who played for Norwich City, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, and West Bromwich Albion from 1986 to 2002. He is currently chairman of Ipswich-based club Whitton United.
Fox made his senior debut for Norwich City during the 1986–87 season in a Full Members Cup match against Coventry City and made his league debut against Oxford United at Carrow Road a few days later.
After several seasons of being a substitute and finding it difficult to hold down a regular first team spot, he eventually established himself and played an important part in the 1992–93 and 1993–94 campaigns, which were two of the best in the club's history. In 1992–93, they led the inaugural FA Premier League several times before finished a club best third, and in 1993–94 they reached the last 16 of the UEFA Cup, defeating Bayern Munich on the way.
He was a fast, tricky winger who was a handful for defenders and provided good crosses. In 2002, Norwich supporters voted Fox an inaugural member of the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame.
Fox left Norwich on 2 February 1994 to join Newcastle United for a fee of £2,250,000. Upon signing him, Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan described him as "the best player in his position in the country".[1]
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