Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Cox completes move to West Brom

Simon Cox
Cox shared League One's Golden Boot award with Rickie Lambert

Swindon Town striker Simon Cox has joined Championship side West Bromwich Albion for an initial fee of £1.5m.

That figure could rise to £1.9m, depending on how well the 22-year-old performs at The Hawthorns.

The two-year deal was arranged before Albion appointed Roberto Di Matteo as their manager but the former MK Dons boss was keen to complete the move.

Cox was League One's joint top scorer last season with 29 goals, which prompted Albion to make their move.

Cox netted 32 times in total for Swindon last term including three hat-tricks and ended their League One campaign with back-to-back braces, which went towards securing the club's status in the division.

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He started his career at his hometown club of Reading where he made his first-team debut in the League Cup against Luton in 2005.

After finding opportunities hard to come by he spent time on loan at Brentford and Northampton before settling at Swindon.

During his initial spell at the County Ground, where he struck eight goals in just 19 games, he made his move permanent in January 2008.

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