| Louis Britton | |
| Fullname: | Louis Sidney Britton[1] |
| Birth Date: | 17 March 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Bristol, England |
| Height: | 1.93m[2] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Bristol Manor Farm |
| Youthclubs1: | AEK Boco |
| Youthyears2: | –2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Bath City |
| Years1: | 2017 |
| Clubs1: | Cadbury Heath |
| Caps1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Brislington |
| Caps2: | 25 |
| Goals2: | 12 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Mangotsfield United |
| Caps3: | 23 |
| Goals3: | 15 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | → Brislington (loan) |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs5: | Bristol City |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2019 |
| Clubs6: | → Yate Town (loan) |
| Caps6: | 9 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Years7: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs7: | → Bath City (loan) |
| Caps7: | 10 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2020 |
| Clubs8: | → Torquay United (loan) |
| Caps8: | 5 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs9: | → Stockport County (loan) |
| Caps9: | 4 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs10: | → Woking (loan) |
| Caps10: | 4 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2022 |
| Clubs11: | → Waterford (loan) |
| Caps11: | 18 |
| Goals11: | 10 |
| Years12: | 2022 |
| Clubs12: | Cork City |
| Caps12: | 9 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs13: | Yeovil Town |
| Caps13: | 3 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Years14: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs14: | Chorley |
| Caps14: | 10 |
| Goals14: | 1 |
| Years15: | 2023 |
| Clubs15: | → Marine (dual registration) |
| Caps15: | 6 |
| Goals15: | 4 |
| Years16: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs16: | → Maldon & Tiptree (loan) |
| Caps16: | 14 |
| Goals16: | 13 |
| Years17: | 2024 |
| Clubs17: | Maldon & Tiptree |
| Caps17: | 10 |
| Goals17: | 5 |
| Years18: | 2024– |
| Clubs18: | Bristol Manor Farm |
| Caps18: | 0 |
| Goals18: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 12:06, 2 August 2024 (UTC) |
Louis Sidney Britton (born 17 March 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for club Bristol Manor Farm.
Originally starting out with AEK Boco and then Bath City, Britton had spells with Cadbury Heath and Brislington[3] 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.[4] He returned to Bath City on loan for the 2019–20 season.[5] In the 2020-21 season, he had brief loans at Torquay United,[6] 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.[7]
On 2 December 2021, Britton returned to the National League to join mid-table, Woking on a months loan.[8]
On 1 February 2022, Britton signed for League of Ireland First Division club Waterford on loan until the end of June.[9]
On 4 May 2022, it was announced that Britton would leave Bristol City at the end of his contract in June.[10]
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.[11] Britton was on the receiving end of abusive messages and threats from Waterford fans on social media following the move to their rivals.[12] [13]
On 11 November 2022, Britton signed for National League side Yeovil Town on a free transfer.[14] On 6 January 2023, Britton left Yeovil via mutual consent having played four times, scoring once.[15]
On 8 January 2023, Britton signed for National League North side Chorley.[16] He signed for Marine on dual registration on 16 January 2023.[17] He was part of the Marine team which won the 2023 Liverpool Senior Cup.[18]
In September 2023, Britton joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Maldon & Tiptree on loan.[19] Following an impressive loan spell, he made the move permanent in January 2024.[20]
In August 2024, Britton joined Southern League Division One South side Bristol Manor Farm.[21]
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.[22]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cadbury Heath | 2016–17[23] | Western League Premier Division | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2017–18[24] | Western League Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Brislington | 2017–18 | Western League Premier Division | 25 | 12 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 28 | 13 | |||
| Mangotsfield United | 2018–19[25] | SL Division One South | 23 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 28 | 15 | ||
| Brislington (loan) | 2018–19[26] | Western League Premier Division | 8 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |||
| Bristol City | 2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Championship | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Yate Town (loan) | 2019–20 | SL Premier Division South | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 7 | 15 | 11 | ||
| Bath City (loan) | 2019–20[27] | National League South | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Torquay United (loan) | 2020–21 | National League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Stockport County (loan) | 2020–21 | National League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Woking (loan) | 2021–22 | National League | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Waterford (loan) | 2022 | League of Ireland First Division | 18 | 10 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | |||
| Cork City | 2022 | League of Ireland First Division | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Yeovil Town | 2022–23 | National League | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Chorley | 2022–23 | National League North | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | National League North | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Marine (loan) | 2022–23[28] | NPL Premier Division | 6 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | |||
| Maldon & Tiptree (loan) | 2023–24[29] | Isthmian League North Division | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | ||
| Maldon & Tiptree | 2023–24 | Isthmian League North Division | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | ||
| Total | 24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 18 | |||
| Career total | 165 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 189 | 85 | |||