Grant Horscroft (born 30 July 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Grant Horscroft[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1961[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Fletching, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Ringmer | |||
| 19??–1987 | Lewes | ||
| → Sutton United (loan) | |||
| 1987–1988 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | (0) |
| 1988–1993 | Lewes | ||
| 1993–199? | Ringmer | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Horscroft was born in Fletching, East Sussex, in 1961.[1] He played non-league football for Ringmer, Lewes and Sutton United,[2] before joining Brighton & Hove Albion for a fee of £2,500, which remained, as of 2016[update], the Lewes club's record transfer fee received.[3] He made two league appearances as Albion gained promotion as 1987–88 Third Division runners-up, before returning to non-league with Lewes, where he spent time as assistant manager and caretaker manager as well as player, and Ringmer.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Grant Horscroft". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ a b c Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- ^ Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony (2016). Non-League Club Directory 2017. Tony Williams Publications. p. 453. ISBN 978-1869833695.
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