Louis Britton

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

Louis Britton
Personal information
Full name Louis Sidney Britton[1]
Date of birth (2001-03-17) 17 March 2001
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Maldon & Tiptree
(on loan from Chorley)
Youth career
AEK Boco
0000–2017 Bath City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Cadbury Heath 6 (1)
2017–2018 Brislington 25 (12)
2018–2019 Mangotsfield United 23 (15)
2018 → Brislington (loan) 8 (4)
2019–2022 Bristol City 1 (1)
2019 → Yate Town (loan) 9 (4)
2019–2020 → Bath City (loan) 10 (1)
2020 → Torquay United (loan) 5 (1)
2020–2021 → Stockport County (loan) 4 (0)
2021–2022 → Woking (loan) 4 (0)
2022 → Waterford (loan) 18 (10)
2022 Cork City 9 (0)
2022–2023 Yeovil Town 3 (0)
2023– Chorley 10 (1)
2023 → Marine (dual registration) 6 (4)
2023– → Maldon & Tiptree (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:07, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

Career

Originally starting out with AEK Boco[3] and then Bath City,[4] Britton had spells with Cadbury Heath and Brislington[5] 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.[6] He returned to Bath City on loan for the 2019–20 season.[4] In the 2020-21 season, he had brief loans at Torquay United,[7] 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.[8]

On 2 December 2021, Britton returned to the National League to join mid-table, Woking on a months loan.[9]

On 1 February 2022, Britton signed for League of Ireland First Division club Waterford on loan until the end of June.[10]

On 4 May 2022, it was announced that Britton would leave Bristol City at the end of his contract in June.[11]

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.[12] Britton was on the receiving end of abusive messages and threats from Waterford fans on social media following the move to their rivals.[13][14]

On 11 November 2022, Britton signed for National League side Yeovil Town on a free transfer.[15] On 6 January 2023, Britton left Yeovil via mutual consent having played four times, scoring once.[16]

On 8 January 2023, Britton signed for National League North side Chorley.[17] He signed for Marine on dual registration on 16th January 2023.[18] He was part of the Marine team which won the 2023 Liverpool Senior Cup.[19]

In September 2023, Britton joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Maldon & Tiptree on loan.[20]

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.[3]

Career statistics
As of match played 9 September 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cadbury Heath 2016–17[21] Western League Premier Division 51———51
2017–18[22] Western League Premier Division 1000—0010
Total 6100—0061
Brislington 2017–18[22] Western League Premier Division 2512——3[lower-alpha 1]12813
Mangotsfield United 2018–19[23] SL Division One South 231510—4[lower-alpha 2]02815
Brislington (loan) 2018–19[24] Western League Premier Division 84——1[lower-alpha 3]094
Bristol City 2018–19[25] Championship 000000—00
2019–20[26] Championship 000000—00
2020–21[27] Championship 110000—11
2021–22[28] Championship 000000—00
Total 110000—11
Yate Town (loan) 2019–20[23] SL Premier Division South 9400—6[lower-alpha 4]71511
Bath City (loan) 2019–20[29] National League South 10100—00101
Torquay United (loan) 2020–21[29] National League 5100—0051
Stockport County (loan) 2020–21[29] National League 4010—1[lower-alpha 5]040
Woking (loan) 2021–22[29] National League 40——0040
Waterford (loan) 2022[29] League of Ireland First Division 1810——001810
Cork City 2022[29] League of Ireland First Division 9010——100
Yeovil Town 2022–23[29] National League 30——1[lower-alpha 6]141
Chorley 2022–23[29] National League North 30———30
2023–24[29] National League North 7100—0071
Total 10100—00101
Marine (loan) 2022–23[30] NPL Premier Division 64——3[lower-alpha 7]498
Career total 141543000191316367
  1. Appearances in Les Phillips Cup
  2. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Cup, one appearance in Gloucestershire Senior Cup
  3. Appearance in FA Vase
  4. Four appearances and six goals in FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in Southern League Cup
  5. Appearance in FA Trophy
  6. Appearance in Somerset Premier Cup
  7. Appearances in Liverpool Senior Cup

References
  1. "EFL - Squad List 2020/21" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. "Louis Britton Stats, News, Bio". ESPN.
  3. Davis, Krishan (10 April 2019). "From decorator to Bristol City: Louis Britton's remarkable journey". BristolLive.
  4. "Player News". 28 November 2019.
  5. "Bwater Town Prog AUG'18.indd" (PDF). Bridgwater Town F.C. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  6. "Louis Britton signs". www.pitchero.com.
  7. "Britton joins Torquay United on loan". Bristol City.
  8. "Bristol City vs. Brentford - 8 May 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  9. Laing, Connor (2 December 2021). "Britton Signs On Loan". Woking F.C. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  10. "Waterford FC". February 2022.
  11. Forrester, Richard (4 May 2022). "Exclusive: Bristol City striker set to be released amid transfer interest from EFL clubs". Bristol Live. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  12. "Louis Britton signs for City!". 29 June 2022.
  13. Fallon, John (18 August 2022). "Waterford condemn 'vile comments' aimed at former player Louis Britton". Irish Examiner.
  14. Casey, Gavan. "Waterford slam 'idiots' who sent threats and abuse to former striker following Cork City clash". The42.
  15. "Signing | Britton bolsters the Glovers' strike force". Yeovil Town F.C. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  16. "Club News | Four Glovers depart". Yeovil Town F.C. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  17. "Britton added to forward options". Chorley FC. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  18. "Mariners in double striker swoop". Marine AFC. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  19. "MARINE 0-0 RUNCORN LINNETS (4-3 PENS) - MATCH REPORT". 19 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  20. "JAMMERS SIGN BRITTON". Maldon & Tiptree F.C. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  21. "Louis Britton Player Stats". The Football Association. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  22. "Louis Sidney Britton Player Stats". The Football Association. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  23. "Louis Britton Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  24. "Louis Sidney Britton Player Stats". The Football Association. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  25. "Games played by Louis Britton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  26. "Games played by Louis Britton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  27. "Games played by Louis Britton in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  28. "Games played by Louis Britton in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  29. "L. Britton: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  30. "Marine – Appearances – Louis Britton – 2022–2023". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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