Grant Horscroft (born 30 July 1961) is an English former professional
footballer who played as a
central defender in the
Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...
for
Brighton & Hove Albion.
Horscroft was born in
Fletching, East Sussex
Fletching is a village and civil parish in the Wealden District, Wealden District of East Sussex, England. It is located three miles (4.8 km) to the north-west of Uckfield, near one of the entrances to Sheffield Park Garden, Sheffield Park. ...
, in 1961.
He played
non-league football
Non-League football describes football leagues played outside the top leagues of a country. Usually, it describes leagues which are not fully professional. The term is primarily used for football in England, where it is specifically used to de ...
for
Ringmer,
Lewes
Lewes () is the county town of East Sussex, England. It is the police and judicial centre for all of Sussex and is home to Sussex Police, East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service, Lewes Crown Court and HMP Lewes. The civil parish is the centre of ...
and
Sutton United,
[ before joining Brighton & Hove Albion for a fee of £2,500, which remained, , the Lewes club's record transfer fee received.]caretaker manager
In association footballing terms, a caretaker manager or interim manager is somebody who takes temporary charge of the management of a football team, usually when the regular Manager (association football), manager is dismissed or leaves for a ...
as well as player, and Ringmer.
References
1961 births
Living people
People from Wealden District
English men's footballers
Men's association football central defenders
Ringmer F.C. players
Lewes F.C. players
Sutton United F.C. players
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
Isthmian League players
English Football League players
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