James Henry (footballer, born 1989)

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James Henry
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Henry playing for Millwall against Hearts
Personal information
Full name James Henry[1]
Date of birth (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth Reading, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Oxford United
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2006 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Reading 10 (0)
2007 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 1 (0)
2007–2008 → AFC Bournemouth (loan) 11 (4)
2008 → Norwich City (loan) 3 (0)
2009 → Millwall (loan) 16 (3)
2009 → Millwall (loan) 9 (5)
2010–2014 Millwall 121 (10)
2013 → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 11 (4)
2014–2017 Wolverhampton Wanderers 99 (18)
2016–2017 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 30 (1)
2017– Oxford United 173 (47)
National team
2004 Scotland U16 2 (0)
2007 England U18 1 (0)
2007 Scotland U19 ? (?)
2007–2008 England U19 7 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:09, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

James Henry (born 10 June 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a right winger for League One club Oxford United.

Club career[]

Reading[]

Henry was born in Reading. He grew up in Woodley, attending Waingels College,[3] and started his playing career at local club Woodley Saints.[4] Henry, a right winger who has also played centre midfield, rose through Reading's youth academy and signed a one-year professional contract with Reading in June 2006. He missed most of the 2005–06 season with a cruciate knee injury. Following limited first-team opportunities during Reading's first season in the Premier League, on 22 March 2007 he joined Nottingham Forest on loan until the end of the 2006–07 season,[5] yet returned to Reading after just three weeks after failing to make an impact.[citation needed] Henry played in just one match, coming on as a late substitute.

Henry finally made his debut for Reading on 24 September 2007, coming on in the 80th minute of a 4–2 home defeat to Liverpool in the third round of the League Cup.[6]

On 2 November 2007 Henry joined AFC Bournemouth on loan until 8 December[7] (later extended to 3 January 2008[8]), and scored two goals on his debut for the club a day later, in a 2–0 victory at Bristol Rovers.[9] He also scored in a 1–1 draw between Bournemouth and Hartlepool.[10] He made another loan move on 31 January 2008, this time joining Championship side Norwich City for three months,[11] but the loan was cut short on 17 March 2008 because of Reading's concern at his lack of first-team action with Norwich.[12]

On 5 March 2008, Henry signed a contract extension with Reading to July 2010.[13]

Henry scored his first competitive goal for Reading on his full debut, on 12 August 2008, with the opening goal in a 2–1 win over Dagenham and Redbridge in the League Cup first round.[14] He scored again in the next round as Reading thrashed Luton 5–1.[15] Then in the next round against Stoke City, he scored twice to bring his tally for that League Cup campaign to four. The game finished 2–2, however, and Henry missed a vital penalty in the shootout as Reading lost.[16]

Henry made his full league debut for Reading on 9 December 2008 against Blackpool, replacing the suspended Jimmy Kébé on the right wing.

Millwall[]

Henry playing for Millwall against Crystal Palace

Henry moved on loan to Millwall on 14 March 2009 on a one-month emergency loan. On his home debut he scored from 35 yards in the last minute to earn his side a 1–1 draw with Swindon Town, and followed it with a penalty away at Cheltenham.

On 10 June, new Reading manager Brendan Rodgers told the local press "I wanted to take James to Chelsea when he was 16. I felt he was a big talent and still is. I thought being around big players and coming into that environment would be a big help in developing his game, but he made the right choice in the end."[17]

On 10 September 2009, Millwall signed Henry on loan for his second spell with the club until the end of the year.[18] On 3 October, Henry scored a hat-trick against Tranmere Rovers for Millwall.[19] He then went on to score the stoppage time winner, a long-range free kick, in a 2–1 victory over Colchester at the Den. His loan spell finished when he was injured and returned to Reading.

On 28 July 2010, Henry signed for Millwall on a permanent basis, signing a three-year contract.[20] On his home debut against Hull City, he set up all four goals in a 4–0 victory.[21] He scored his first goal as a permanent signing for Millwall against Scunthorpe United, in a 3–0 win.

Wolverhampton Wanderers[]

Henry playing for Wolves in April 2014

On 1 October 2013 Henry moved on loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers of League One, where he reunited with his former Millwall manager Kenny Jackett. His loan lasted until January 2014 but was with a view to it becoming a permanent transfer.[22] Henry scored four times during 13 loan appearances for the club, before it was announced on 31 December 2013 that a permanent two-and-a-half year deal would be confirmed when the January transfer window opened.[23]

Henry was part of the Wolves team that won the League One title with a record points tally and remained a regular member of the team over the following two seasons. In 2015, he signed a new contract until summer 2017 (with the option of a further year).[24] He was released at the end of his contract.[25]

Bolton Wanderers (loan)[]

On 31 August 2016 Henry was loaned to League One side Bolton Wanderers until January 2017.[26] Three days later he made his Bolton debut as the club came from behind to draw 1–1 with Southend United at the Macron Stadium.[27] He scored his first goal for Bolton in a 2–1 win against Scunthorpe United on 31 December 2016.[28] On 6 January 2017 his loan at Bolton was extended until the end of the season.[29]

Oxford United[]

On 12 July 2017, Henry signed for League One club Oxford United.[30] He made his debut as a substitute against Oldham Athletic in the opening match of the 2017–18 season, which ended in a 2–0 away victory for Oxford.[31] He scored his first goal for Oxford in an EFL Trophy tie against Stevenage on 29 August 2017,[32] and his first League goal in a 3–1 defeat to Blackpool on 16 September.[33] He finished the season with 11 goals (10 in the league), joint top-scorer alongside Wes Thomas.[34]

International career[]

Henry has played for Scotland U19s (for whom he qualifies through his parents) and England U18s, and was called up to the England U19 squad on 11 September 2007.[35]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 1 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reading 2006–07[36] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007–08[37] 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2008–09[38] Championship 7 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 11 4
2009–10[39] 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
Reading 10 0 2 0 6 4 0 0 18 4
Nottingham Forest (loan) 2006–07[36] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
AFC Bournemouth (loan) 2007–08[37] League One 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4
Norwich City (loan) 2007–08[37] Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Millwall (loan) 2008–09[38] League One 16 3 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 18 3
Millwall (loan) 2009–10[39] League One 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5
Millwall 2010–11[40] Championship 42 5 1 0 3 0 0 0 46 5
2011–12[41] 39 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 45 0
2012–13[42] 35 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 40 5
2013–14[43] 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
Millwall 121 9 9 1 7 0 0 0 137 10
Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 2013–14[43] League One 11 4 1 0 0 0 1[b] 0 13 4
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2013–14[43] League One 21 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 6
2014–15[44] Championship 37 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 40 5
2015–16[45] 39 7 1 0 2 0 0 0 42 7
2016–17[46] 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
Wolverhampton 99 18 3 0 5 0 0 0 107 18
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2016–17[46] League One 30 1 3 1 0 0 2[b] 0 35 2
Oxford United 2017–18[47] League One 42 10 1 0 1 0 4[b] 1 48 11
2018–19[48] 44 11 4 2 3 0 5[b] 2 56 15
2019–20[49] 30 12 2 1 3 1 3[a] 0 38 14
2020–21[50] 36 7 0 0 1 0 3[b] 0 40 7
Oxford United 152 40 7 3 8 1 15 3 182 47
Career total 463 85 25 5 26 5 20 3 534 98
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the League One play-offs
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearances in the Football League Trophy

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  3. ^ "Pearce and Henry must perform". Reading Post. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
  4. ^ "Woodley Saints History". 2 November 2010.
  5. ^ "James Henry joins Forest in loan switch". Reading F.C. 22 March 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2007.
  6. ^ "Clockwatch: Reading 2–4 Liverpool". Reading F.C. 26 September 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2007.
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  10. ^ "Hartlepool 1–1 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 18 November 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
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  13. ^ "Henry signs until 2010". Reading F.C. 5 March 2008. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
  14. ^ "Dagenham & Redbridge 1–2 Reading". BBC Sport. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
  15. ^ "Reading 5–1 Luton". BBC Sport. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
  16. ^ "Stoke 2–2 Reading (aet)". BBC Sport. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  17. ^ "Reading boss: Henry is ready to explode". Reading Post. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  18. ^ "Millwall re-sign Henry on loan". BBC Sport. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  19. ^ "Millwall 5–0 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  20. ^ http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~2104397,00.html
  21. ^ http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~2122493,00.html Millwall 4 Hull 0
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  23. ^ "James Henry: Wolves to sign Millwall winger permanently". BBC Sport. 31 December 2013.
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  30. ^ "James Henry: Former Wolves midfielder joins Oxford". BBC Sport. 12 July 2017.
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  32. ^ "Stevenage 2-6 Oxford as The U's rout young Boro side". thecomet.net. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  33. ^ Pritchard, David (18 September 2017). "My goal means nothing, says James Henry after defeat". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  34. ^ "Top scorers: Oxford United 2017–18 (League One)". Sports Mole. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  35. ^ "Henry nets England call-up". Reading F.C. 11 September 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2007.
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  41. ^ "Games played by James Henry in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
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  45. ^ "Games played by James Henry in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  46. ^ a b "Games played by James Henry in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  47. ^ "Games played by James Henry in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  48. ^ "Games played by James Henry in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  49. ^ "Games played by James Henry in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  50. ^ "Games played by James Henry in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

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