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Grant Horton
Personal information
Full name Grant Dean Horton[1]
Date of birth (2001-09-13) 13 September 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Colchester, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Cheltenham Town
Number 24
Youth career
0000–2018 Cheltenham Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Cheltenham Town 2 (0)
2018–2019 → Worcester City (loan) 10 (0)
2019 → Bromsgrove Sporting (loan) 0 (0)
2019 → Yate Town (loan) 11 (0)
2019 → Chippenham Town (loan) 4 (0)
2020 → Bath City (loan) 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:31, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

Grant Dean Horton (born 13 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Cheltenham Town.

Career

Cheltenham Town

Grant made his EFL League Two debut for Cheltenham Town on 7 December 2019, coming on as a 93rd minute substitute for Sean Long in a 3–0 away win against Mansfield Town.[2] He signed his first professional contract with the club after graduating from the youth team in the summer of 2020.[3] In May 2021 he signed a new two-year contract with Cheltenham after the club won promotion as League Two champions.[4]

Bromsgrove Sporting (loan)

Horton joined newly promoted Southern League Premier Central side Bromsgrove Sporting on 16 August 2019.[5]

He played one game for Bromsgrove Sporting, which came in the FA Cup, in a 2–1 home victory against Leicester Road on 24 August 2019. Horton came on as a half time substitute for Will Shorrock.[6]

He returned to Cheltenham Town on 29 August 2019, following the return from injury of Tom Taylor.[7]

Yate Town (loan)

On 13 September 2019, Horton joined Yate Town on loan.[8]

Chippenham Town (loan)

In December 2019, he joined Chippenham Town on loan until the end of the season.[9]

Bath City (loan)

After featuring in Cheltenham's EFL Trophy squad at the start of the 2020-21 season, Horton joined Bath City of the National League South on loan on 18 November 2020.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Cheltenham Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 20. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Mansfield Town 0-3 Cheltenham Town". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Cheltenham Town sign promising young defender on professional contract". Gloucestershire Live. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Cheltenham Town defender Grant Horton signs new two year contract". Gloucestershire Live. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. ^ "NEW ADDITION: Cheltenham defender Horton joins on loan". bromsgrovesporting.co.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Bromsgrove Sporting 2-1 Leicester Road". bromsgrovesporting.co.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  7. ^ "COACHES' CORNER: Bren Kelly previews Banbury United". bromsgrovesporting.co.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Horton heads to Yate on loan". Cheltenham Town F.C. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Chippenham Town have signed Cheltenham Town defender Grant Horton on loan until the end of the season". The Wiltshire Gazette & Herald. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Cheltenham Town defender makes loan move to National League South club Bath City". Gloucestershire Live. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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