Mitch Hancox
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Mitchell John Hancox (born 9 November 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back or central midfielder for National League club Altrincham. He has played in the English Football League for Birmingham City, Crawley Town and Milton Keynes Dons.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mitchell John Hancox[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1993-11-09) 9 November 1993 (age 30)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Solihull, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back, central midfielder[4] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Altrincham | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2011 | Birmingham City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2016 | Birmingham City | 33 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 15 | (2) |
2016–2018 | Macclesfield Town | 77 | (13) |
2018–2019 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Solihull Moors | 39 | (1) |
2019–2020 | → Harrogate Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Hereford | 7 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → York City (loan) | 28 | (8) |
2022–2024 | York City | 40 | (2) |
2023–2024 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2024– | Altrincham | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:43, 29 April 2024 (UTC) |
Hancox began his career with hometown club Birmingham City, for whom he made his Football League debut in October 2012. In the 2015–16 season, he spent three months on loan to League Two club Crawley Town. Released by Birmingham at the end of that season, Hancox signed for National League club Macclesfield Town in August 2016. After two years, during which he helped Macclesfield win the 2017–18 National League title, he moved on to Milton Keynes Dons. Hancox joined his Solihull Moors in May 2019, spent time on loan to another National League club, Harrogate Town at the end of that year, and was released in 2021. He then signed for Hereford, and joined York City on loan later that year. He signed for York permanently in June 2022 after helping them to promotion to the National League. After a loan spell with Hartlepool United in 2023–24, York released Hancox in March 2024 and he joined Altrincham.