 But he regained his first team place in the left–back position when Harte began playing in the central defence position.His first appearance of the season came on 10 October 2009, where he started and played 82 minutes before being substituted, in a 1–0 loss against Norwich City.After suffering a bruised foot in February 2010, Horwood regained his first team place for the rest of the season since he recovered from a foot injury.