External links
- Grant Horton at Soccerbase
- Grant Horton at Soccerway
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Grant Dean Horton [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Colchester, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Waterford | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Cheltenham Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2024 | Cheltenham Town | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Worcester City (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Bromsgrove Sporting (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Yate Town (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Chippenham Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Bath City (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Bohemians (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Bohemians (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2024– | Waterford | 53 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:04, 23 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Grant Dean Horton (born 13 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford.
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]
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]
In December 2019, he joined Chippenham Town on loan until the end of the season. [9]
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]
On 21 January 2022, Horton joined League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians on loan for their 2022 season. [11] On 12 July 2022, Horton was recalled by Cheltenham after making 11 appearances for Bohemians, scoring 1 goal. [12] Horton returned to Bohemians on loan for the 2023 League of Ireland season. [13] He scored the first goal in a 2-1 victory for Bohemians against Cork City in the opening game of the season. [14] He returned to Cheltenham Town after the completion of this loan on 30 June 2023.
On 14 February 2024, it was announced that Horton had signed a permanent contract with newly promoted League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford. [15]
In his first season, Horton played in every single League of Ireland game.
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