Branden Horton

Branden Horton
Personal information
Full name Branden Horton[1]
Date of birth (2000-09-09) 9 September 2000
Place of birth Doncaster, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Scunthorpe United
Number 3
Youth career
–2018 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) 8 (0)
2022–2025 Chesterfield 58 (1)
2025 Gateshead 17 (0)
2025– Scunthorpe United 31 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:07, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

Branden Horton (born 9 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Scunthorpe United.

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]

Later career

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]

On 5 February 2025, Horton returned to the National League, signing for Gateshead.[18]

He signed for Scunthorpe United in June 2025.[19]

Career statistics

As of 22 June 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Doncaster Rovers 2018–19[3] League One 0000002[a]020
2019–20[20] League One 0000000000
2020–21[14] League One 110000000110
2021–22[21] League One 20221204[a]0283
Total 312212060413
Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 2018–19[22] Northern Premier League 3000–0030
Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 2019–20[23] Northern Premier League 8120–1[b]0111
Redditch United (loan) 2020–21[24] Southern League Premier Division Central 8011—1[b]0101
Chesterfield 2022–23[2] National League 25120–00271
2023–24[2] National League 26040–00300
2024–25[25] League Two 7010004[a]0120
Total 581700040691
Gateshead 2024–25[26] National League 17000–00170
Scunthorpe United 2025–26[26] National League 0000–0000
Career total 1254122201201516
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.

Honours

Chesterfield

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Doncaster Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 25. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "B. Horton: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. 1 2 "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.
  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.
  13. ↑ "From nightmare to a dream: Branden Horton on his league debut for Doncaster Rovers". www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk.
  14. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Branden Horton joins Gateshead". gateshead-fc.com. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  19. ↑ "Branden Horton becomes Iron's third new summer recruit | Scunthorpe United FC". 20 June 2025.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Branden Horton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Branden Horton in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  22. ↑ "Gainsborough Trinity | Appearances | Branden Horton | 2018–2019 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  23. ↑ "Gainsborough Trinity | Appearances | Branden Horton | 2019–2020 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  24. ↑ "Branden Horton | Player Profile - Aylesbury United Archive". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Branden Horton in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  26. 1 2 "Branden Horton Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more". FBref.com.
  27. ↑ "National League: 2023/24: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
    "Chesterfield: Squad details: 2023/24". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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