Lewis Paul Ingham Hornby (born 25 April 1995) is an English

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who plays as a

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Career

Hornby started a two-year scholarship with

Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the c ...

in the summer of 2011. In December 2011, he was awarded his first squad number by manager

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. In February 2012, he joined

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side

Kettering Town Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Latimer Park. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in 1976, and have ...

on loan. Hornby then put pen to paper on a new -year deal leading him through to 2015. He made his professional debut on 9 October 2012, in a 2–1 win over

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its ea ...

in the

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, coming on as a substitute for

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. Hornby then went on to play in the play off final 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 ...

in which they lost 3–0. After spending the whole of the 2013–14 season injured and returning from injury late in 2014–15 he was released at the end of the season when his contract expired. During summer 2015, Hornby spent time on trial with

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. Ahead of the 2016–17 season, Hornby rejoined Kettering Town on a permanent deal.

Personal life

He is the older brother of forward

Fraser Hornby Fraser David Ingham Hornby (born 13 September 1999) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), striker for German club SV Darmstadt 98, Darmstadt 98. Born in England, he has represented Sco ...

. Hornby is of Scottish descent.

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at Aylesbury United {{DEFAULTSORT:Hornby, Lewis 1995 births Living people Footballers from Northampton English men's footballers English people of Scottish descent Men's association football midfielders Northampton Town F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players 21st-century English sportsmen