Mitchell Cox (rugby league, born 1993)

Mitch Cox (born 15 November 1993) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for Swinton Lions in the Betfred Championship.

He has previously played at club level for the Leigh Centurions (now known as Leigh Leopards as of 2022 season) in the Betfred Championship.

Background
Born in Manchester, Cox started his rugby league career in the reserve team at the Leigh Centurions. Between two spells with the Leigh Centurions academy system, Cox signed for Australian Rugby League Club Thirroul Butchers where he played a season before returning to the Leigh Centurions. When the reserve team was discontinued, Cox after one game chose to return to amateur rugby instead. Cox signed with the North Wales Crusaders and spent the next few seasons with Leigh Miners Rangers.

Thirroul Butchers
Cox signed for Australian Rugby League Club Thirroul Butchers for one year in 2014.

North Wales Crusaders
Cox signed for North Wales Crusaders after a successful spell at Leigh Centurions academy in 2015.

Leigh Centurions
Cox returned to the professional game in 2018, signing for Leigh Centurions.

Cox stayed at the club until 2020 where he then joined Swinton Lions.

Swinton Lions
Cox signed for Swinton Lions in the 2020 Betfred Championship season. He has since played 55 games for Swinton Lions in 2020, 2021 and 2022. He also re-signed for the Swinton Lions in the 2023 Betfred Championship season.