 Despite this, he had a handful of first team appearances until his sending off for second bookable offence, in a 1–1 draw against Cheltenham Town on 25 April 2009.At the 2008–09 season, Horwood made the total of 28 appearances.In the 2009–10 season, Horwood started out on the substitute bench at the start of the season, as Ian Harte was preferred in the left–back position.