Horrigan, known as ‘Daz' to his team-mates, found himself thrown in at the deep end, City one-nil down and struggling to claw themselves back into the game at the time.
Imps manager Alan Buckley made the change to allow Horrigan to make his Football League debut, while Marriott was nursing a slight groin strain. The minor injury has been bothering ‘Mazza' all week. The substitution was to have little effect on the game.
The teenage Horrigan produced a steady performance between the sticks, commanding his box well, looking comfortable on crosses and making a couple of impressive stops – all that Buckley would have wanted from the youngster.
And it was Horrigan that kept the Imps in the game, with a fine save with his legs to deny
The number 13 will have certainly raised an eye or two – including Mr Buckleys'. With Paul Pettinger out on loan at