Kevin Horlock
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kevin Horlock | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Erith, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Maldon & Tiptree (manager) Northern Ireland U21 (assistant manager) Colchester United U21 (assistant manager) |
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| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 1992–1997 | Swindon Town | 164 | (22) |
| 1997–2003 | Manchester City | 206 | (39) |
| 2003–2004 | West Ham United | 27 | (1) |
| 2004–2006 | Ipswich Town | 58 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | (1) |
| 2008 | Scunthorpe United | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2015 | Needham Market | 16 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1995–2002 | Northern Ireland | 32 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013–2015 | Needham Market Reserves | ||
| 2015–2016 | Chatham Town | ||
| 2016– | Maldon & Tiptree | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:11, 4 December 2008 (UTC). |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:11, 4 December 2008 (UTC).
Kevin Horlock (born 1 November 1972) is an English-born Northern Irish former footballer. He is a currently manager of Maldon & Tiptree and assistant manager of the Northern Ireland under-21 team and the Colchester United under-23 team. Horlock is a former Northern Ireland international and is most associated with Manchester City, for whom he played in three different divisions including the Premier League. He also played for Swindon Town, West Ham United, Ipswich Town, Doncaster Rovers and Mansfield Town. Horlock was well known for his accurate set pieces and is particularly skilled at taking free kicks.
Horlock started his career as a trainee with West Ham United in 1989 but did not graduate to the first team and moved to Swindon Town in August 1992 where he spent a single season in the Premier League in 1993–94. Over the next few seasons he made his name as a versatile midfielder capable of playing on the left or in the centre, or at left-back. He also scored goals regularly, with 16 in the 1995–96 season. He made 200 appearances in all competitions, scoring 26 goals, in five seasons at Swindon before joining Manchester City in January 1997.
Horlock was Frank Clark's first signing for Manchester City for a transfer fee reported as being between £1.25 million and £1.5 million. He made his debut in a 4–1 Division One win against Oxford United and scored his first goal for Manchester City three weeks later against his former club Swindon. The following season he was a regular in the first team until suffering an injury which sidelined him for four months. During Horlock's absence, Clark was sacked and chairman Francis Lee later observed that Horlock was one of only two good purchases Clark made. City were struggling at the foot of the table, and were relegated on the final day of the season despite a 5–2 win at Stoke City, in which Horlock scored the fifth goal. Horlock became Manchester City's primary penalty taker in the 1998–99 season, a role in which he continued for the next three seasons. Later that season Horlock was sent off in a match against Bournemouth in unusual circumstances, receiving a second yellow card for "walking towards the referee in an aggressive manner while asking a question". Horlock's best season was probably the 2001–2002 season where he was deployed in the holding midfield role and helped Manchester City earn promotion in stylish manner, the team scoring 108 goals. One of the most notable moments of his career was the 1999 season play-off final against Gillingham when he scored the first goal of the comeback when Manchester City won on penalties after being 2–0 down until the last five minutes of the game. Horlock wore the number 6 shirt Horlock made 232 league and cup appearances, scoring 44 goals, in seven years at Manchester City.
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