Grant Horscroft

Grant Horscroft
Personal information
Full name	Grant Horscroft
Date of birth	30 July 1961
Place of birth	Fletching, England
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s)	Central defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Ringmer
19??–1987	Lewes
	→ Sutton United (loan)
1987–1988	Brighton & Hove Albion
1988–1993	Lewes
1993–199?	Ringmer
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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

^ ^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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[Hugman-1] "Grant Horscroft". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 December 2018.

[CarderHarris-2] 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.

[3] Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony (2016). Non-League Club Directory 2017. Tony Williams Publications. p. 453. ISBN 978-1869833695.

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