Tyler Hornby-Forbes
Tyler Cecil Hornby-Forbes (born 8 March 1996) is an English professional footballer who last played for Colne, as a right-back and right winger. CareerFleetwood TownHornby-Forbes was a youth player at Preston North End and progressed through the academy.[3] However, at the end of the season, Hornby-Forbes was released by the club following his end of his scholarships and moved to Fleetwood Town in the summer of 2014.[4][5] He made his professional debut for them on 15 November 2014, having lost his mother only a few days beforehand.[6] Usually a winger, Hornby-Forbes played as a right-back in that match due to the absence of usual starter Conor McLaughlin, who was absent on international duty with Northern Ireland.[6] On 20 March 2015, Hornby-Forbes provided an assist for Jamie Proctor to score the club's first goal of the game and the club went on to score a late equaliser to draw 2–2 against Bradford City.[7] Hornby-Forbes went on to be a first team regular in the 2014–15 season, playing in the right-back position and made seventeen appearances.[8] At the end of the 2014–15 season, Hornby-Forbes was offered a new contract by Fleetwood Town.[9] In the 2015–16 season, Hornby-Forbes scored on his first appearance of the season, in a 4–3 win over Bury on 18 August 2015[10] and then scored his second goal for the club on 19 September 2015, in a 2–1 loss against Wigan Athletic.[11] However, Hornby-Forbes spent most of the season on the substitute bench, due to Conor McLaughlin's form and his own injury concern.[12] At the end of the season, Hornby-Forbes made sixteen appearances and scoring two times and was offered a new contract by the club.[13] However, Hornby-Forbes' future at the club was in doubt after yet signed a contract[14] and attracted interests from Brighton & Hove Albion when they had a bid from Fleetwood Town accepted.[15] Brighton & Hove AlbionOn 12 July 2016, Hornby-Forbes transferred to Football League Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year contract and initially linking up with the club's development squad.[16] He moved on loan to Accrington Stanley in August 2017,[17] in January 2018 he returned to the club.[18] He was released by Brighton at the end of the 2017–18 season.[19] Newport CountyOn 28 June 2018, Hornby-Forbes signed for Newport County on a one-year deal.[20] He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the 2018–19 season, starting in a 3–0 defeat to Mansfield Town.[21] On 27 March 2019 he joined Salford City on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season[22] but did not play a match for them whilst at the club.[23] He was released by Newport at the end of the 2018–19 season.[24] Non-league careerIn September 2019 he signed for AFC Fylde on non-contract terms.[25][26] In January 2020, he was loaned out to Spennymoor Town for the rest of the season, before the deal was made permanent in June 2020.[27] In August 2021, he signed for Northern Premier League Division One West side Colne.[28] Career statistics
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