David Fox

Manchester United

Born in Leek, Staffordshire, Fox is the son of former footballer Peter Fox, who was playing as a goalkeeper for Stoke City at the time of David's birth. After Peter signed for Exeter City in 1993, the family moved to Devon and David joined the club's youth system. In April 2000, Fox was invited to play for Manchester United's under-17s side at the Nivea Junior Football Tournament in Bludenz, Austria, where he played in four of the five matches. In July 2000, shortly after his father's departure from Exeter, Fox signed a trainee contract with Manchester United, before signing his first professional contract on 13 December 2000, his 17th birthday. In his first season with Manchester United, Fox was a regular in the under-17s, playing in 26 out of a possible 27 matches in the FA Premier Academy League and scoring seven goals. He also made one appearance in the FA Youth Cup, coming on as a substitute for Gary Sampson in the 8–0 fourth-round win over Scunthorpe United, as well as making his debut for the under-19s in a 2–1 defeat away to Wrexham on 17 March 2001. In 2001–02, he made the permanent step up to the under-19s, appearing in 25 of a possible 28 league matches and scoring three goals, as well as appearing in all four FA Youth Cup matches. He got his first taste of reserve team football early in the season, appearing in three friendlies before making his first competitive appearance as a substitute for Phil Neville in a 1–0 league win at home to…

Fox played for England Under-20s in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.

In May 2025, Fox returned to Plymouth Argyle as head of football operations. He had previously held the role of loans manager at both Huddersfield Town and Leicester City.

As of match played 21 June 2018