Mitchell John Hancox (born 9 November 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back or central midfielder for National League North club Spennymoor Town.

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.

[5] Hancox made his competitive debut in the 1–0 home defeat by Huddersfield Town in the Championship on 6 October, as an 80th-minute substitute for the injured Curtis Davies.

[12] He played at left-back, allowing Paul Robinson to move to centre-back, and according to the Birmingham Mail, "can be pleased with his urgent and determined contribution in the last 10 minutes.

[17] With David Murphy still recovering from injury, Hancox hoped to establish himself as first choice at left-back,[18] but a bruised testicle sustained in training and the loan signing of Shane Ferguson obstructed his progress.

[19] His first appearance of the season was in mid-September, as a substitute with Birmingham already 3–0 down at Burnley, followed by two League Cup ties, the second of which, at home to Stoke City, was 4–4 after extra time.

His last appearance for the club was as captain of the reserve team in the 2016 Birmingham Senior Cup final defeat to National League North champions Solihull Moors.

[34] Anxious for regular football, he was released when his contract expired at the end of the season; he had been with the club for fourteen years,[35] and made 40 first-team appearances without scoring.

[39] He finished his first season with 38 National League appearances and 6 goals,[40] which included a hat-trick against Boreham Wood in March 2017,[41] and helped his team reach the 2017 FA Trophy final against York City.

[40] After two months during which his only appearance was in the Scottish Challenge Cup[40] – Solihull Moors were one of eight non-Scottish participants[48] – he joined another National League team, Harrogate Town on loan until 5 January 2020; striker Sam Jones made a similar move in the opposite direction.

[51] Having begun the season as a regular in the side, his appearances became intermittent,[40] and in late October Hancox went on a month's loan at another National North club, York City, managed by Steve Watson, with whom he had worked at Birmingham and Macclesfield.

Hereford manager Josh Gowling said his club had intended to bring Hancox back into the squad in January 2022 but could not do so for financial reasons.

[59][60] He made seven National League appearances, scoring once, before returning to York City, who cancelled his contract by mutual consent on 15 March 2024.

[62] He made 17 appearances in all competitions in the first half of the season, but the travelling time from his home in the north-east of England had become a problem, so he left Chester in January 2025 to join divisional rivals Spennymoor Town.