Lewis Horner

Lewis Horner

Personal information
Full name	Lewis Horner
Date of birth	1 February 1992
Place of birth	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Number	17
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Hibernian	1	(0)
2011–2012	→ East Stirlingshire (loan)	25	(2)
2013	Newcastle Benfield	3	(2)
2013–2014	Blyth Spartans	34	(1)
2014–	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	29	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:19, 10 September 2016.

Lewis Horner (born 1 February 1992 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a professional footballer, who plays as a defender for Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Horner previously appeared in the Scottish Premier League for Hibernian.^[1]

Career

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]

Career statistics

As of 15 August 2015^[16][17]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Hibernian	2010–11 season	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2011–12 season	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
East Stirlingshire	2011–12 season	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	2
Inverness CT	2014–15 season	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2015–16 season	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Total		32	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	2

References

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 F.C. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
6. "Scottish Football League". East Stirlingshire 1 – 3 Berwick Rangers. 9 November 2011. 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. 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 Aug 2014. Retrieved 9 Aug 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. "Lewis Horner Soccerway Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
17. Lewis Horner career statistics at Soccerbase