Lewis Horner (born 1 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. 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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lewis Horner | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-02-01) 1 February 1992 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| 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 | |||
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]
| 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 | ||
Blyth Spartans A.F.C. – current squad | |
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