Fraser Horsfall

Fraser Horsfall

Horsfall in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Fraser Matthew Horsfall [1]
Date of birth	(1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Huddersfield, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) [2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Blackpool
Number	5
Youth career
2004–2016	Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Huddersfield Town	0	(0)
2016	→ Trafford (loan)
2017	→ Stalybridge Celtic (loan)	5	(1)
2017	→ Salford City (loan)	4	(1)
2017	→ Gateshead (loan)	0	(0)
2017	→ Kidderminster Harriers (loan)	16	(1)
2017–2019	Kidderminster Harriers	60	(5)
2019–2020	Macclesfield Town	26	(0)
2020–2022	Northampton Town	85	(12)
2022–2025	Stockport County	106	(6)
2025–	Blackpool	1	(0)
International career
2018	England C	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:06, 3 August 2025 (UTC)

Fraser Matthew Horsfall (born 12 November 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Blackpool.

Career

Born in Huddersfield, ^[3] Horsfall began his senior career at Huddersfield Town, having graduated through the academy at the club after joining in 2004. Horsfall was subsequently sent out on loan to Trafford, Stalybridge Celtic, Salford City and Gateshead, before signing on loan for Kidderminster Harriers. In December 2017, after 16 National League North appearances, Horsfall joined Kidderminster on a permanent deal. ^[4] During his time at Kidderminster, Horsfall was called up to the England C squad twice. ^[2] In July 2019, Horsfall signed for Football League club Macclesfield Town. ^[5] He signed for Northampton Town in August 2020. ^[6]

In June 2022 it was announced that he would sign for Stockport County on a free transfer on 1 July 2022. ^[7]

On 20 May 2025, the club announced it had offered the player a new contract. ^[8] He declined this offer, instead opting to sign for Blackpool. The deal, a four-year contract, was completed on 1 July. ^{[9] [10]}

Personal life

During his youth footballing career, Horsfall played youth cricket in his hometown of Halifax for Sowerby Bridge Church Institute. ^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 May 2025

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
Huddersfield Town	2016–17 [12]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18 [13]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stalybridge Celtic (loan)	2016–17 [3]	National League North	5	1	0	0	—		0	0	5	1
Salford City (loan)	2016–17 [3]	National League North	4	1	0	0	—		0	0	4	1
Gateshead (loan)	2017–18 [3]	National League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Kidderminster Harriers (loan)	2017–18 [3]	National League North	15	1	2	0	—		1 [a]	0	18	1
Kidderminster Harriers	2017–18 [3]	National League North	19	2	0	0	—		2 [a]	1	21	3
	2018–19 [3]	National League North	42	3	0	0	—		0	0	42	3
	Total		61	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	63	6
Macclesfield Town	2019–20 [14]	League Two	26	0	0	0	2	0	3 [b]	0	31	0
Northampton Town	2020–21 [15]	League One	40	3	1	0	2	0	4 [b]	0	47	3
	2021–22 [16]	League Two	45	9	2	0	2	0	4 [c]	0	53	9
	Total		85	12	3	0	4	0	8	0	100	12
Stockport County	2022–23 [17]	League Two	32	2	2	0	0	0	4 [d]	0	38	2
	2023–24 [18]	League Two	45	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	48	2
	2024–25 [19]	League One	29	2	2	1	0	0	5 [e]	1	36	4
	Total		106	6	6	1	1	0	9	1	122	8
Career total			302	26	11	1	7	0	23	2	343	29

1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
3. Two appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances in play-offs
4. One appearance in EFL Trophy, three appearances in play-offs
5. Three appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances and one goal in play-offs

Honours

Stockport County

• EFL League Two: 2023–24 ^[20]

Individual

• PFA Team of the Year: 2021–22 League Two, ^[21] 2023–24 League Two ^[22]
• EFL League Two Team of the Season: 2023–24 ^[23]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Macclesfield Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 40. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
2. "Fraser Horsfall". Macclesfield Town F.C. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
3. Fraser Horsfall at Soccerway . Retrieved 24 March 2020.
4. "Fraser Horsfall". Kiddiminster Harriers. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
5. "Eddie Clarke and Fraser Horsfall: Macclesfield Town sign defensive pair". BBC Sport. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
6. Heneghan, James (14 August 2020). "BREAKING: Cobblers bolster defensive options with Horsfall signing". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
7. "Stockport sign Horsfall as Collar agrees new deal". BBC Sport.
8. "Kyle Knoyle: Stockport County release defender after the 2025-26 season". BBC Sport. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
9. FC, Blackpool (3 June 2025). "Seasiders Sign Fraser Horsfall". Blackpool FC. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
10. "Blackpool: Seasiders sign out of contract pair Horsfall and Ihiekwe". BBC Sport. 4 June 2025.
11. "SBCI retain fine record", Halifax Courier, 13 August 2011
12. "Games played by Fraser Horsfall in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
13. "Games played by Fraser Horsfall in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
14. "Games played by Fraser Horsfall in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
15. "Games played by Fraser Horsfall in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
16. "Games played by Fraser Horsfall in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
17. "Games played by Fraser Horsfall in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
18. "Games played by Fraser Horsfall in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
19. "Games played by Fraser Horsfall in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
20. "Join us in League One next season". Stockport County. 7 May 2024.
21. "Salah and Kerr win PFA player of year awards". BBC Sport. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
22. "PFA League Two Team of the Year". PFA. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
23. "See who made the EFL Team of the Season line-ups". EFL. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.