| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Grant Dean Horton [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Colchester, England | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | Waterford | 67 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:48, 21 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Grant Dean Horton (born 13 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender, most recently 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 appeared in every single league game for the club. On 21 November 2025, it was announced that Horton would be departing the club at the end of his contract. [16]
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