Branden Horton

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

Branden Horton

Personal information
Full name	Branden Horton[1]
Date of birth	(2000-09-09) 9 September 2000 (age 24)
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)

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 match played 20 August 2024

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[lower-alpha 1]	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[lower-alpha 1]	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[lower-alpha 2]	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
	2024–25[24]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	Total		51	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	57	1
Career total			93	4	9	1	2	0	8	0	112	5

1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
2. Appearance in the FA Trophy.

Honours

Chesterfield

• National League: 2023–24^[25]

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. "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". Archived from the original on 4 October 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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". Archived from the original on 26 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
13. "From nightmare to a dream: Branden Horton on his league debut for Doncaster Rovers". www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk.
14. "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. "Games played by Branden Horton in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
25. "National League: 2023/24: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
    "Chesterfield: Squad details: 2023/24". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2024.