Branden Horton

English footballer

Branden Horton
Personal information
Full name Branden Horton[1]
Date of birth (2000-09-09) 9 September 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Doncaster, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Chesterfield
Number 3
Youth career
Doncaster Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Doncaster Rovers 31 (2)
2018–2019 → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 3 (0)
2019 → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 8 (1)
2020–2021 → Redditch United (loan)
2022– Chesterfield 51 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:15, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

Branden Horton (born 9 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for Chesterfield.

Career

Doncaster Rovers

Born in Doncaster, Horton began his career with Doncaster Rovers, making two EFL Trophy appearances for the club in the 2018–19 season.[3]

He moved on loan to Gainsborough Trinity in November 2018.[4][5]

Horton turned professional with Doncaster in April 2019.[6][7]

At the end of August 2019 he returned to Gainsborough Trinity, initially on a one month loan.[8] The loan was extended in October 2019.[9]

On 21 September 2020, Horton joined Southern League Premier Division Central side Redditch United on loan until January 2021.[10] On 15 January 2021, Horton was recalled by parent club Doncaster Rovers.[11][12]

He made his Football League debut on 16 March 2021.[13][14] Following relegation to League Two, Horton was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.[15]

Chesterfield

On 14 June 2022, Horton agreed to join National League club Chesterfield upon the expiration of his contract with Doncaster Rovers on 1 July.[16] On 11 January 2024 it was announced that Horton's contract had been extended until the summer of 2025. [17]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023-24 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Doncaster Rovers 2018–19[3] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
2019–20[18] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[14] League One 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
2021–22[19] League One 20 2 2 1 2 0 4[a] 0 28 3
Total 31 2 2 1 2 0 6 0 41 3
Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 2018–19[20] Northern Premier League 3 0 0 0 – 0 0 3 0
Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 2019–20[21] Northern Premier League 8 1 2 0 – 1[b] 0 11 1
Chesterfield 2022–23[22] National League 25 1 2 0 – 0 0 27 1
2023–24[23] National League 26 0 3 0 – 0 0 29 0
Total 62 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 70 2
Career total 93 4 9 1 2 0 7 0 111 5
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  2. ^ Appearance in the FA Trophy.

Honours

Chesterfield

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Doncaster Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 25. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. ^ "B. Horton: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Games played by Branden Horton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Branden Horton Joins the Club". Gainsborough Trinity F.C. 7 November 2018. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Rovers teen joins Trinity backline". Gainsborough Standard. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Tony Cook delighted as Greaves, Horton, Gibbons, and Boocock all offered pro-deals". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  7. ^ "McCann praises young players as he hands out pro-deals". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Horton and Boocock head out on loan". Doncaster Rovers F.C. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Non-league loan extensions for Doncaster duo | Non League Daily".
  10. ^ "Horton joins Redditch United on loan until January". Doncaster Rovers FC. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Branden Horton recalled and Charlie Seaman remains at Maidstone". Doncaster Rovers FC. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Doncaster recall Horton from Redditch stint | Non League Daily".
  13. ^ "From nightmare to a dream: Branden Horton on his league debut for Doncaster Rovers". www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk.
  14. ^ a b "Games played by Branden Horton in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  15. ^ "2021/22 retained and released list confirmed". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  16. ^ "First summer signing announced". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Horton's contract extended | Chesterfield FC". Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  18. ^ "Games played by Branden Horton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  19. ^ "Games played by Branden Horton in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  20. ^ "Gainsborough Trinity | Appearances | Branden Horton | 2018–2019 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  21. ^ "Gainsborough Trinity | Appearances | Branden Horton | 2019–2020 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  22. ^ "Games played by Branden Horton in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  23. ^ "Games played by Branden Horton in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  24. ^ "Chesterfield 3–0 Boreham Wood: Spireites seal promotion back to the Football League". BBC Sport. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
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