In March 1993 from Hancox was offered a 2-year contract by then manager Neil Warnock at Torquay United Warnock played Hancox as a wide midfielder to create more attacking options in home games, the plan worked and Torquay survived.
Hancox only played on 10 games that season despite being struck down with glandular fever for eight months, however he came back stronger the following season scoring 16 goals in all competitions including a spectacular hat trick against Cardiff city in the league cup.
Torquay manager Leroy Rosenior included Hancox in the first team squad and even allowed him to come on as a substitute in a 4–1 defeat away to Rochdale in September 2005, replacing the injured Tony Bedeau.
Soon after, he took up a coaching position at Dawlish Town, one of a number of local non-league football clubs he had played for while working for Torquay.
In early November 2006 he left to play for Bideford, but on the 27th of that month returned to Torquay on a part-time basis to assist new manager Luboš Kubík.