Louis Horne

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| name = Louis Horne

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| fullname = Louis Peter Horne

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|5|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bradford, England

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| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = 1999–2009

| youthclubs1 = Bradford City

| years1 = 2009–2011

| clubs1 = Bradford City

| caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2009

| clubs2 = → Barrow (loan)

| caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2010

| clubs3 = → Fleetwood Town (loan)

| caps3 = 1

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2010

| clubs4 = Halifax Town

| caps4 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2011

| clubs5 = Hinckley United

| caps5 = 6

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2011

| clubs6 = Buxton

| caps6 = 7

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2011–2012

| clubs7 = Northwich Victoria

| caps7 = 1

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2012

| clubs8 = Vauxhall Motors

| caps8 = 3

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2012

| clubs9 = Goole

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| years10 = 2012–?

| clubs10 = FC United of Manchester

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| years11 = ?–2013

| clubs11 = Scarborough Athletic

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| years12 = 2013–2014

| clubs12 = Mossley

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| years13 = 2014

| clubs13 = Goole

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| years14 = 2014–

| clubs14 = Ossett Town

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| years15 = ?–2016

| clubs15 = FC United of Manchester

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| years16 = 2016–?

| clubs16 = Frickley Athletic

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| club-update = 20:05, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

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Louis Horne (born 28 May 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a defender.

Career

Horne was born in Bradford. He joined Bradford City's Centre of Excellence in 1999, and progressed through the club's junior teams until he received a first-team squad number during the 2008–09 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10266~46548,00.html |title=Profiles: Louis Horne |publisher=Bradford City A.F.C. |accessdate=15 January 2010}} He joined Barrow on loan in February 2009,{{cite web |url=http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10266~1557608,00.html |title=City pair on loan at Barrow |publisher=Bradford City A.F.C. |date=15 February 2009 |accessdate=15 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217205843/http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10266~1557608%2C00.html |archive-date=17 February 2009 |url-status=dead }} and made his first competitive appearance in senior men's football, playing the whole of Barrow's 3–0 defeat away to Oxford United in the Conference,{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=51114&season_id=138 |title=Games played by Louis Horne in 2008/2009 |work=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=15 January 2010}} but the loan was cut short by Bradford a few days later.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barrow/7909606.stm |title=Bayliss confident despite defeat |publisher=BBC Sport |date=25 February 2010 |accessdate=15 January 2010}} A versatile defender,{{cite web |url=http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10266~1663193,00.html |title=Trio given pro contracts |publisher=Bradford City A.F.C. |date=21 May 2009 |accessdate=15 January 2010}} Horne was named Bradford City's Youth Team Player of the Year for 2008–09.{{cite web |url=http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10266~1635187,00.html |title=Luke O'Brien lands Player of the Year |publisher=Bradford City A.F.C. |date=23 April 2009 |accessdate=15 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004034800/http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10266~1635187%2C00.html |archive-date=4 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}

Given his first professional contract before the 2009–10 season, Horne was an unused substitute on several occasions before making his Football League debut on 2 January 2010 in Bradford's 1–1 draw with Cheltenham Town, as a second-half substitute replacing Jamie O'Brien when the team was reorganised after Steve Williams was sent off.{{cite web |url=http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10266~47900,00.html |title=Bradford City vs Cheltenham |publisher=Bradford City A.F.C. |date=2 January 2010 |accessdate=15 January 2010}}

In October 2010, Horne was signed on loan by Conference National side Fleetwood Town.{{cite news |url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/Fleetwood-Town-snap-up-second.6592518.jp |title=Fleetwood Town snap up second defender |newspaper=Blackpool Gazette |date=21 October 2010 |accessdate=22 October 2010}}

In August 2011, Horne signed for Hinckley United,{{cite news |url=http://www.hinckleyunited.com/news/Gainsborough-Trinity-751.html |title=Team news for Trinity |publisher=Hinckley United F.C. |date=15 August 2011 |accessdate=15 August 2011}} but was released from the club in October 2011.

In December 2011, Horne signed for Andy Preece and his Northwich Victoria outfit after a short spell at Buxton, where he had made 7 appearances. He made his league debut for Northwich as an 86th-minute substitute for Lewis Short in a 2–1 victory over F.C. United of Manchester on 17 December 2011; this would prove his only appearance for the club.

In February 2012, Horne moved to Conference North side Vauxhall Motors in February 2012. He made his debut for Vauxhall Motors in a 2–1 loss at Gloucester City on 18 February 2012.

On 27 August 2012, Horne signed with Goole of the Northern Premier League Division One North.{{cite news |url=http://www.gooleafc.info/news/two-more-vikings-650343.html |title= Two More Vikings! |publisher= Goole AFC |accessdate=9 November 2012}} He would later sign with FC United of Manchester on 9 November 2012.{{cite news |url=http://www.fc-utd.co.uk/m_story.php?story_id=4547 |title= Louis Horne signs for FC |publisher= F.C. United of Manchester |accessdate=9 November 2012}}

After this he played for Scarborough Athletic, Mossley, Goole{{Cite web | url=https://www.gooleafc.com/news/louis-horne-returns-1136831.html |title = Louis Horne Returns}} and Ossett Albion.{{cite web|url=http://www.mossleyweb.com/PlayersAZ/AZH.htm|title=Complete A-Z of Mossley Players|work=Mossley Web|accessdate=22 November 2019|archive-date=3 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203030416/http://www.mossleyweb.com/PlayersAZ/AZH.htm|url-status=dead}}

He later joined Harrogate Railway Athletic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/harrogaterailwayathletic/teams/25487/match-centre/1-1606224/report|title = Club not found}} before in January 2016 moving to Frickley Athletic.http://www.betvictornorthernpremier.co.uk/saturdays-transfer-list-28615 {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}