Louis Britton

English association football player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroEnglish association football player
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain England
isAthlete Football player Association football player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth17 March 2001, Bristol, Avon, South West England, United Kingdom
Age23 years
Star signPisces
The details

Biography

Louis Sidney Britton (born 17 March 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Maldon & Tiptree on loan from Chorley.

Career

Originally starting out with AEK Boco and then Bath City, Britton had spells with Cadbury Heath and Brislington before making the move to Mangotsfield United ahead of the 2018–19 campaign. After a successful debut season, he transferred to Bristol City on 18 April 2019. He returned to Bath City on loan for the 2019–20 season. In the 2020-21 season, he had brief loans at Torquay United, and Stockport County before returning to Bristol City. he had Britton made his professional debut with Bristol City in a 3–1 EFL Championship loss to Brentford on 8 May 2021; coming on as a late sub in the 72nd minute, Britton scored his side's only goal in the 87th minute on his debut.

On 2 December 2021, Britton returned to the National League to join mid-table, Woking on a months loan.

On 1 February 2022, Britton signed for League of Ireland First Division club Waterford on loan until the end of June.

On 4 May 2022, it was announced that Britton would leave Bristol City at the end of his contract in June.

On 29 June 2022, Britton signed for Cork City on a permanent basis following his release from Bristol City, after impressing during his loan spell at rivals Waterford, for whom he scored 10 goals in 17 games. Britton was on the receiving end of abusive messages and threats from Waterford fans on social media following the move to their rivals.

On 11 November 2022, Britton signed for National League side Yeovil Town on a free transfer. On 6 January 2023, Britton left Yeovil via mutual consent having played four times, scoring once.

On 8 January 2023, Britton signed for National League North side Chorley. He signed for Marine on dual registration on 16th January 2023. He was part of the Marine team which won the 2023 Liverpool Senior Cup.

In September 2023, Britton joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Maldon & Tiptree on loan.

Personal life

Britton's father, Geoff Britton, was a semi-pro footballer in non-league teams in England. Britton apprenticed as a painter before signing his professional contract with Bristol City. He is a childhood fan of Manchester City.

Career statistics

As of match played 9 September 2023
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cadbury Heath2016–17Western League Premier Division5151
2017–18Western League Premier Division10000010
Total61000061
Brislington2017–18Western League Premier Division2512312813
Mangotsfield United2018–19SL Division One South231510402815
Brislington (loan)2018–19Western League Premier Division841094
Bristol City2018–19Championship00000000
2019–20Championship00000000
2020–21Championship11000011
2021–22Championship00000000
Total11000011
Yate Town (loan)2019–20SL Premier Division South9400671511
Bath City (loan)2019–20National League South1010000101
Torquay United (loan)2020–21National League51000051
Stockport County (loan)2020–21National League40101040
Woking (loan)2021–22National League400040
Waterford (loan)2022League of Ireland First Division1810001810
Cork City2022League of Ireland First Division9010100
Yeovil Town2022–23National League301141
Chorley2022–23National League North3030
2023–24National League North71000071
Total1010000101
Marine (loan)2022–23NPL Premier Division643498
Career total141543000191316367
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