Dean Moxey

Dean William Moxey (born 14 January 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full-back.

Dean Moxey
Moxey in 2012
Personal information
Full name Dean William Moxey[1]
Date of birth (1986-01-14) 14 January 1986[1]
Place of birth Exeter, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
–2003 Exeter City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2009 Exeter City 176 (21)
2009–2011 Derby County 52 (2)
2011–2014 Crystal Palace 91 (1)
2014–2017 Bolton Wanderers 72 (1)
2017–2020 Exeter City 96 (8)
National team
2008 England C 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:29, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

Moxey is a versatile player, naturally a left-back but also comfortable as a centre-back, left winger, left wing-back or left-sided striker. He is a product of the Exeter City academy and has previously played for Derby County, Crystal Palace and Bolton Wanderers.

Career

Exeter City

Upon their relegation from the Football League in 2003, many senior players departed, giving Moxey and other trainees their share of first-team action. Moxey was considered one of the best youth players to emerge during this period. He made his debut on 18 October 2003 against Conference side Accrington Stanley and quickly established himself as a first team regular.

Moxey started to achieve recognition with his part in Exeter's 2005 FA Cup run. It was Moxey's stunning 50-yard goal against Football League One side Doncaster Rovers that had helped City into the third round and led to Moxey being voted Player of the Round.[3] He won attention for his quip when interviewed post-match for Match of the Day: "Went for it, seen him [the Doncaster goalkeeper] off his line, dropped in, happy as Larry!".[4] He was part of the side that, on 8 January 2005, drew 0–0 against Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Third Round to earn a replay at St. James Park.

In the 2007–08 season, Moxey turned in a man of the match performance at Wembley in the 2008 Conference National play-off Final to help Exeter City win promotion through the play-offs back to the Football League. At the age of just 22, that Wembley appearance was Moxey's 150th for his home-town club. Upon their return to league football, Moxey played 43 times, scoring 4 goals, as he was instrumental in Exeter's promotion to League One.[5]

Derby County

Exeter confirmed on 19 May 2009 that they had received an offer – believed to be around £200,000 – for Moxey from Derby County[6] which they rejected, though they did give an indication of a more acceptable transfer fee.[7] An improved offer, believed to be around £300,000, was accepted on 8 June 2009.[8] Moxey joined Derby on a three-year contract on 26 June 2009, and was given the number 21 shirt. He made his first appearance in the 2–1 win over Peterborough United in which he was voted man of the match by the Derby County supporters.[9] Moxey spent the majority of his first season at Derby battling with Jay McEveley to be the club's first-choice left back and eventually finished the season with 31 starts from the clubs 51-game programme.

The release of McEveley from his contract at the end of the 2009–10 season saw Moxey as Derby's only natural leftback, though this was changed with the arrival of Gareth Roberts from Doncaster Rovers ahead of the 2010–11 campaign. Roberts started the season at leftback, leaving Moxey on the bench, though Moxey made a surprise return to the first team as an emergency forward after injuries ruled out all of Derby's strikeforce. Moxey made his first start as a striker and scored his first goal for Derby in a 2–1 defeat to Coventry City,[10] dedicating the goal to his former Exeter teammate Adam Stansfield, who died earlier in the month.[11]

After two games as a striker, injury to Roberts saw Moxey return to his natural defensive position and, after a shaky start where he was at fault for winning goals in defeats to Sheffield United and Hull City,[12] Moxey, and Derby, recovered their form to go on a four match unbeaten run in which they conceded only twice. Moxey impressed, with manager Nigel Clough suggesting that Roberts would not return straight into the side when he recovered, adding "Dean has played much better in the last four games. At Swansea, Dean was up against as tricky and as quick a winger as he will face in Nathan Dyer and he handled it very well".[12]

When Roberts was again available for selection, Moxey retained his place in the Derby side and rewarded Clough's faith with the opening goal, a cross which a helpless Andy Lonergan palmed into his own goal, in a 3–0 victory over Preston North End.[13] Moxey's fine form continued as Derby stretched their form to just 1 defeat in 8, the best in the division, with a 2–0 win over Portsmouth which took Derby to fourth in the table and saw Moxey earn his first Championship Team of the Week award.[14] In the January 2011 transfer window, Moxey was the subject of a £400,000 bid from Crystal Palace, which was accepted by Derby, leaving them with only one recognised left back.[15]

Crystal Palace

Moxey joined Crystal Palace for an undisclosed fee on 31 January 2011,[16] and was given the number 29 shirt. He made his debut in the 1–0 home victory against Middlesbrough on 5 February. Within a couple of months of his arrival, Moxey established himself as a fan's favourite amongst the Palace faithful because of his attacking runs down the left wing and his solid defensive play. On 19 March 2011, Moxey scored his first, and only, goal for Palace with a 21st minute drive to level the scores at 1–1 against former club Derby in a game that ended 2–2.[17]

At the start of the 2011–12 season, Moxey was ineligible for three games due to a red card in the previous season. Moxey returned and had stints at left-back and on the wing throughout the season. He also played a part of the team that reached the League Cup Semi-final and won promotion to the Premier League in the 2012-13 season via the Play-Offs. He was released by Palace at the end of the 2013–14 season.[18]

Bolton Wanderers

He reunited with his former Palace manager Dougie Freedman at Bolton Wanderers on 2 July 2014, signing a three-year contract with the Wanderers.[19] He scored his first goal for the club on 21 October 2014 in a 2–1 loss at Charlton Athletic.[20] On 19 May 2017, the club confirmed that Moxey would be leaving when his contract expired on 30 June.[21]

Exeter City

On 27 June 2017, Moxey signed a three-year contract with his former club. He started in the 2018 EFL League Two Playoff Final at Wembley for Exeter, which they lost 3–1 to Coventry City.[22] He made his 300th appearance for the club in a 3–3 draw against Walsall on 21 December 2019. Moxey was released by Exeter at the end of his contract in July 2020.[23]

Club career statistics
As of match played 29 June 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Exeter City 2003–04[24] Conference 15200—2[lower-alpha 1]0172
2004–05[24] Conference 29341—2[lower-alpha 2]0354
2004–05[24] Conference 21100—1[lower-alpha 3]0221
2006–07[24] Conference 23200—1[lower-alpha 3]0242
2007–08[24] Conference 45920—5[lower-alpha 4]0529
2008-09[24] League Two 43411111[lower-alpha 5]0466
Total 17621721112019624
Derby County 2009–10[24] Championship 300301000340
2010–11[24] Championship 222101000242
Total 522402000582
Crystal Palace 2010–11[24] Championship 171000000171
2011–12[24] Championship 240005000290
2012–13[24] Championship 30010203[lower-alpha 6]0360
2013–14[24] Premier League 200100000210
Total 9112070301031
Bolton Wanderers 2014–15[24] Championship 201201000231
2015–16[24] Championship 330311000371
2016–17[24] League One 19010101[lower-alpha 5]0220
Total 721613010822
Exeter City 2017–18[24] League Two 34340004[lower-alpha 7]0423
2018–19[24] League Two 38300001[lower-alpha 8]0393
2019–20[24] League Two 24220105[lower-alpha 9]0322
Total 96860101001138
Career total 4873325314126055037
  1. One appearance in Football League Trophy, one in FA Trophy
  2. One appearance in Football League Trophy, one in FA Trophy
  3. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. Two appearances in Football League Trophy, three in the Conference play-offs
  5. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  6. Three appearances in Championship play-offs
  7. One appearance in EFL Trophy, three appearances in League Two play-offs
  8. One appearance in EFL Trophy
  9. Two appearances in EFL Trophy, three appearances in League Two play-offs

Honours

Club

Exeter City:

Crystal Palace:

Bolton Wanderers:

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References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. "Dean Moxey - Defender - First Team - Exeter City FC". Exeter City F.C. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. "Moxey handed FA Cup player award". BBC Sport. 15 December 2004. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
  5. "Exeter consider Derby's Moxey bid". Exeter City F.C. 19 May 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
  6. "Dean Moxey News". Sky Sports. 19 May 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  7. "Grecians snub Rams' £200k Moxey bid". This Is Exeter. 22 May 2009. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  8. "Deal for Moxey agreed by Rams". Derby Evening Telegraph. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  9. "Breaking news: Moxey signs for Rams". Derby Evening Telegraph. 26 June 2009.
  10. "Turner snatches Coventry win". skysports.com. 21 August 2010. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010.
  11. "My goal was for Adam Stansfield – Dean Moxey". BBC Sport. 24 August 2010.
  12. "Moxey's improved form will make it tough for Roberts". Derby Evening Telegraph. 7 October 2010.
  13. "Derby 3–0 Preston". BBC News. 16 October 2010.
  14. "Moxey Named In Team Of The Week". Derby County FC. 10 November 2010. Archived from the original on 20 January 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  15. "Rams are beaten by Latics in pursuit of Sammon". thisisderbyshire. 2 February 2011.
  16. "Dougie's Ram-Raid For Moxey". Crystal Palace FC. 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  17. "Crystal Palace 2-2 Derby". BBC Sport. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  18. "Parr, Moxey and Gabbidon Among 12 Released". Crystal Palace. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  19. "Dean Moxey joins Bolton Wanderers". Bolton Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  20. "Charlton 2-1 Bolton". BBC Sport. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  21. "Wanderers confirm further player departures". Bolton Wanderers Official Site. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  22. "Dean Moxey: Exeter City re-sign former Crystal Palace and Bolton defender". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  23. "Retained list: Exeter City confirm that nine players have left the club". Exeter City F.C. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  24. "Dean Moxey Profile". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
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