Jordan Cox

Jordan Cox (27 May 1992 – 30 April 2020) was an English rugby league footballer who last played for Doncaster.

Between 2013 and 2015 Cox played for Newcastle Thunder, Halifax and the Huddersfield Giants on loan. After being signed, he made 18 appearances for the Warrington Wolves; again in the Super League.

Cox penned a one-year deal with Championship outfit Sheffield Eagles in January 2017. After playing 9 games in 2017 for the Sheffield Eagles, Cox joined League 1 side York City Knights on loan until the end of the season. He scored on his debut for them in a 28-18 home victory against Workington Town. At the end of the season Cox was released by the Sheffield Eagles.

Personal life Cox died at his home in Hull on 30 April 2020, aged 27. No cause of death was made public at the time of his death, but the circumstances were described as "non-suspicious". An inquest in January 2021 was informed that death was due to an accidental drug overdose.