S. Hornby - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameSamuel Connor Hornby

PositionGoalkeeper

NationalityEngland

Age31

Date of birth14 Feb 1995

BirthplaceSutton Coldfield

Height188 cm

Shirt number#12

ClubWalsall

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Goalkeeper

Season stats

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4

Appearances

1

Clean sheets

25%

CS rate

share of apps kept clean

316

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Walsall.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	Min	Match
EFL Trophy	5	360	6.15
League Two	4	316	7.08
League Cup	1	90	7.6

Career

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Hornby's current-season form is level with last season (Season 4→2), while his Rating eased 17→11. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 9).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Walsall · 13th	4	1	25%	7.08	11	2
2024/25	Walsall · 4th	49	2	4%	6.62	17	4
2023/24	Colchester	1	0	0%	7.3	—	—
2023/24	Solihull MoorsLoan	3	0	0%	—	—	—
2022/23	Colchester · 20th	13	3	23%	6.58	22	5
2021/22	ColchesterLoan · 15th	14	3	21%	6.85	26	4
2021/22	Bradford	6	0	0%	6.85	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

S. Hornby is a 31-year-old goalkeeper at Walsall, rated 11 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (7.6% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hornby.

On the season, Hornby graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet across 4 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 4 → 2). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11. At 31 Hornby is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelRemarkably consistent

11

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

1.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

7.6%

Minutes

limited game time

0

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Walsall finished 13th of 24 · a mid-table side

4

Apps

1

Clean sheets

25%

CS rate

7.6%

Minutes

1 clean sheet in 4 appearances (25% of games).

Watch points

Game time. Only 7.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 11 overall — below regular-starter level. A limited game time keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %7.6%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %44

Cards / 900.57

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~1), then tapers with age. At 31, Hornby sits on 0.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Hornby's projected Rating — 11 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Pass accuracy44%

Possession

Fouls won2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Hednesford Town2026/27 – now

Walsall2024/25 – 2026/27Free

Colchester(back from loan)2023/24 – 2024/25

Solihull Moors(on loan)2023/24 – 2023/24

Colchester2022/23 – 2023/24

Bradford(back from loan)2022/23 – 2022/23

Colchester(on loan)2021/22 – 2022/23

Bradford(back from loan)2020/21 – 2021/22

AFC Fylde(on loan)2019/20 – 2020/21

Bradford2019/20 – 2019/20Free

Port Vale(back from loan)2017/18 – 2019/20

Chester(on loan)2017/18 – 2017/18

Port Vale2017/18 – 2017/18Free

Kidderminster Harriers(on loan)2016/17 – 2017/18

Brackley Town(on loan)2015/16 – 2016/17

Burton Albionuntil 2015/16

Transfer history

About S. Hornby

Samuel Connor Hornby is a 31-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Walsall, born on February 14, 1995 in Sutton Coldfield, standing 188 cm tall. He is from England. Walsall currently sit 13th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, S. Hornby has made 4 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 316 minutes, averaging a 6.72 match rating over his last 9 rated games, with 2 yellow cards. His season has spanned the EFL Trophy, the League Two and the League Cup.

When S. Hornby plays, Walsall's record this season is 3W-2D-4L — and his match ratings average 6.27 at home against 6.95 on the road.

Recent matches

March 3, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Fleetwood Town (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
February 28, 2026: 2-1 win away at Shrewsbury (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
February 23, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Milton Keynes Dons (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
February 18, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Grimsby (46 minutes, 8.5 rating)
January 14, 2026: 2-4 loss away at Northampton (90 minutes, 6 rating)
December 2, 2025: 2-1 win away at Stevenage (90 minutes, 5.9 rating)
October 7, 2025: 0-1 loss at home vs Northampton (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
September 2, 2025: 3-1 win away at Shrewsbury (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
August 12, 2025: 0-0 draw away at Stoke City (90 minutes, 7.6 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Hornby at 11 with a Season form score of 1.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, S. Hornby has totalled 212 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 49 appearances for Walsall.