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William George (Billy) Coxon (28 April 1933 – March 2018) was an English footballer who played primarily as a left-winger. He made 98 league appearances for Norwich City and 200 appearances for Bournemouth during the 1950s and 1960s.

Coxon was born on 28 April 1933 in Derby.^[1] He began his footballing career in 1950 as a junior with Derby County before moving to Ilkeston Town.^[1]^[2] He joined Norwich City in 1952,^[3] making 98 league appearances and scoring 24 goals from the left-wing where he played. He lost a finger on his right hand in 1956 when it was amputated following an accident while he was on Nation Service.^[4] He joined Lincoln City in March 1958, playing 11 league games and scoring one goal, before moving to Bournemouth in November 1958 for whom he made 199 appearances and one as a substitute in the league, scoring 37 goals.^[1] He moved to Poole Town in June 1966 and was later a player-coach with Parley Sports.^[2]

After his playing career, he worked as a hotelier and as a taxi driver. He and his wife moved back to Derbyshire in 1999. He died in March 2018, aged 84.^[2]

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^ ^a ^b ^c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2015). The PFA Premier & Football League players' records 1946-2015 (First ed.). Hextable: G2 Entertainment. p. 193. ISBN 978-1-7828-1167-1.
^ ^a ^b ^c Perrett, Neil (12 March 2018). "OBITUARY: Uncle Billy once knocked out a goalkeeper with one of his penalties". Daily Echo. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
^ "TRENTS". Football Post (Nottingham). 23 August 1952 – via British Newspaper Archive. … Ilkeston Town will have all last season's players available except Billy Coxon, who has gone to Norwich City.
^ "Winger loses a finger". Leicester Evening Mail. 23 February 1956 – via British Newspaper Archive. Billy Coxon. the young Norwich outside-left, is recovering In Catterick Military Hospital. following the amputation of the second finger of his right hand. Coxon, who Is on National Service, was helping other soldiers to erect boxing ...

[Hugman-1] Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2015). The PFA Premier & Football League players' records 1946-2015 (First ed.). Hextable: G2 Entertainment. p. 193. ISBN 978-1-7828-1167-1.

[EEchoObit-2] Perrett, Neil (12 March 2018). "OBITUARY: Uncle Billy once knocked out a goalkeeper with one of his penalties". Daily Echo. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.

[3] "TRENTS". Football Post (Nottingham). 23 August 1952 – via British Newspaper Archive. … Ilkeston Town will have all last season's players available except Billy Coxon, who has gone to Norwich City.

[4] "Winger loses a finger". Leicester Evening Mail. 23 February 1956 – via British Newspaper Archive. Billy Coxon. the young Norwich outside-left, is recovering In Catterick Military Hospital. following the amputation of the second finger of his right hand. Coxon, who Is on National Service, was helping other soldiers to erect boxing ...

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