We can confirm that defender, and long-term servant of Heaton Stan, Jay Hornsby has left the club.

The cultured left back joined Heaton Stannington in the summer of 2021, with previous experience at Ashington and Bedlington, as one of management duo Dean and Andy’s first signings.

He quickly racked up his first 50 starts by December 2022, and would ultimately go on to make his 100th start for The Stan in a 2-0 FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round win against Easington Colliery in August 2024.

Hornsby leaves having made over 140 appearances in all competitions, contributing four goals over the years (including one that earned him Goal of the Season!), in a career with us that has taken him from Northern League Division Two to the Northern Premier League East Division.

His contributions to the last four years, both on and off the pitch, cannot be underestimated, and everyone at Heaton Stan wishes Jay all the best for the future.