Tyler Cecil Hornby-Forbes (born 8 March 1996) is an English professional

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who last played for

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, as a

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and

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Career

Fleetwood Town

Hornby-Forbes was a youth player at

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional association football club in Preston, Lancashire, England. They currently play in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English footbal ...

and progressed through the academy. 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 Fleetwood Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Established in 1997, the current Flee ...

in the summer of 2014. He made his professional debut for them on 15 November 2014, having lost his mother only a few days beforehand. Usually a winger, Hornby-Forbes played as a

in that match due to the absence of usual starter

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, who was absent on international duty with Northern Ireland. On 20 March 2015, Hornby-Forbes provided an assist for

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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 Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The club competes in , the third tier of English football, and is managed by Graham Alexander. The club was founded in 1903 and ...

. 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. At the end of the 2014–15 season, Hornby-Forbes was offered a new contract by Fleetwood Town. 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 and then scored his second goal for the club on 19 September 2015, in a 2–1 loss against

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, they have p ...

. However, Hornby-Forbes spent most of the season on the substitute bench, due to

's form and his own injury concern. At the end of the season, Hornby-Forbes made sixteen appearances and scoring two times and was offered a new contract by the club. However, Hornby-Forbes' future at the club was in doubt after yet signed a contract and attracted interests from Brighton & Hove Albion when they had a bid from Fleetwood Town accepted.

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 12 July 2016, Hornby-Forbes transferred to

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side

Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, commonly referred to as Brighton, is a professional football club based in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Their home gr ...

for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year contract and initially linking up with the club's development squad. He moved on loan to

Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England, that compete in the , the fourth level of the English football league system. They have spent their entire history playing a ...

in August 2017, in January 2018 he returned to the club. He was released by Brighton at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Newport County

On 28 June 2018, Hornby-Forbes signed for Newport County on a one-year deal. 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 Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mans ...

. On 27 March 2019 he joined Salford City on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season but did not play a match for them whilst at the club. He was released by Newport at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Non-league career

In September 2019 he signed for

AFC Fylde AFC Fylde is a professional football club based in Wesham in the Borough of Fylde, Lancashire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mill Farm. Originally known as Kirkham & Wesham following a merger of Kirkham Town and Wes ...

on non-contract terms. 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. In August 2021, he signed for

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Division One West side

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hornby-Forbes, Tyler 1996 births Living people English men's footballers Preston North End F.C. players Fleetwood Town F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Salford City F.C. players AFC Fylde players Spennymoor Town F.C. players Colne F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players Men's association football wingers Men's association football fullbacks Footballers from Preston, Lancashire 21st-century English sportsmen