Lewis Horner

Lewis Horner
Personal information
Full name Lewis Horner
Date of birth (1992-02-01) 1 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Hibernian 3 (0)
2011–2012 → East Stirlingshire (loan) 25 (2)
2013 Newcastle Benfield 3 (2)
2013–2014 Blyth Spartans 34 (1)
2014–2017 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 28 (1)
2017–2020 Blyth Spartans 41 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:09, 24 February 2021

Lewis Horner (born 1 February 1992) is a professional soccer player who is a free agent and plays as a defender. Horner has previously played for Hibernian,[1] and a loan spell at East Stirlingshire. He has also played for Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Newcastle Benfield and he has had two spells at Blyth Spartans.

Career

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Horner attended Seaton Burn School and joined the football development programme at Tyne Met College. His progression at college went so well that he won a scholarship with Hibernian.[2] Horner signed his first professional contract with Hibernian in January 2010 and made his first team debut as a substitute against Inverness CT on 11 May 2011.[3][4]

He was loaned to Scottish Third Division side East Stirlingshire in November 2011[5] and made his debut the following day against Berwick Rangers.[6]

Horner was released by Hibernian at the end of his contract in 2013[7] and he signed for English non-league club Newcastle Benfield.[8] He then moved to Blyth Spartans in September 2013, having played against them during pre-season.[9] At Blyth, Horner earned a call up to the 'England C' squad, from manager Paul Fairclough, for a fixture marking the Northern League's 125th anniversary.[10]

After a successful trial in August 2014,[11] Horner signed professional terms with Inverness Caledonian Thistle, reuniting him with manager John Hughes, who had previously been his manager at Hibernian.[12][13] He made his debut for the club, coming on as a substitute for David Raven in the 82nd minutes, in a 0–0 draw against Dundee.[14] Horner was an unused substitute as Inverness won the 2015 Scottish Cup Final.[15]

In May 2017, the Scottish Football Association imposed a suspended eight-match ban on Horner for betting on football.[16]

After Horner was released by Inverness in 2017, he signed again for Blyth Spartans.[17] Despite an impressive few months back at Blyth, Horner fell out of favour with Manager Alun Armstrong and failed to reestablish himself in the team. On 4 May 2020, Horner left Blyth Spartans.[18]

Career statistics

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As of match played 26 December 2017[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hibernian 2010–11[20] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2011–12[21] 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
East Stirlingshire 2011–12[21] Third Division 25 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 2
Inverness CT 2014–15[22] Premiership 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2015–16[23] 16 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 1
2016–17[24] 10 0 0 0 1 0 — 11 0
Total 28 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 31 1
Blyth Spartans 2017–18[19] National League North 10 0 0 0 — 0 0 10 0
Career total 64 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 68 3

References

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  1. ^ "Hibernian Profile". Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Scot the talent". Chronicle Live. 21 March 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Football: Lewis Horner signs for Hibernian". Chronicle Live. 23 January 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Inverness v Hibernian". BBC News. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Shire Take Lewis On Loan". East Stirlingshire. 8 November 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Scottish Football League". East Stirlingshire 1 – 3 Berwick Rangers. 9 November 2011. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  7. ^ "Summer Transfer Window". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  8. ^ "Ebac Northern League review: Ashington boss thrilled with victory". Newcastle Chronicle. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  9. ^ "Spartans sign Lewis Horner". www.blythspartansafc.co.uk. Blyth Spartans. 20 September 2013. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  10. ^ "Four Spartans selected for England C squad". News Post Letter. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  11. ^ "ICT closing in on deal for Horner". Inverness Courier. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  12. ^ "Transfer news: Former Hibernian player Lewis Horner joins Inverness". Sky Sports. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  13. ^ "Horner leaves for Caley". Blyth Spartans F.C. 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  14. ^ "Inverness CT 0 – 0 Dundee". BBC Sport. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  15. ^ Lamont, Alasdair (30 May 2015). "Inverness CT 2–1 Falkirk". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  16. ^ "Inverness Caledonian Thistle: Lewis Horner gets suspended ban for betting". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  17. ^ "Arrival: Midfield Maestro Horner Swaps Caley Thistle For Spartans". Blyth Spartans AFC. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  18. ^ "Quartet leave Blyth Spartans". Blyth Spartans FC. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  19. ^ a b Lewis Horner at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  20. ^ "Games played by Lewis Horner in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  21. ^ a b "Games played by Lewis Horner in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  22. ^ "Games played by Lewis Horner in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  23. ^ "Games played by Lewis Horner in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  24. ^ "Games played by Lewis Horner in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
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