The difference between the game in those days and the modern player's lot was illustrated when he was dropped off at The Racecourse on the team's return from the night match and left to find his way home to Holywell despite the last train having already gone!
Fox was already a Welsh youth international and went on to win Under-23 caps, before getting to the fringe of the full squad. Indeed, he was named in the preliminary squad for the 1958 World Cup Finals which saw Wales get to the quarter finals.
Fox was a cultured centre half who attracted the interest of Arsenal, but showed commendable loyalty to Wrexham, for whom he stands in eleventh place in the list of all-time appearances.
Another change in the approach adopted to the game since Fox's career, is the fact that he did not miss a game from 1958 to 1963, a stretch of 198 consecutive games. In this time he was a key part of the side which gained promotion in 1962, and also picked up three Welsh Cup winners' medals.
In 1964 Fox moved on to play for Hartlepool, but Wrexham has clearly retained a place in his heart, and he remains a valued friend of the club and the Supporters Association from his home in the North East.
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