Will Henry (footballer)

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Will Henry
Personal information
Full name William Michael Thomas Henry[1]
Date of birth (1998-07-06) 6 July 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Bristol, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Chippenham Town
Youth career
2014–2015 Bristol City
2015-2020 Swindon Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Swindon Town 10 (0)
2015–2016 → Shrivenham (loan) 10 (0)
2017 → Dunstable Town (loan) 4 (0)
2018 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 5 (0)
2018 → Chippenham Town (loan) 6 (0)
2018–2019 → Swindon Supermarine (loan) 15 (0)
2019 → Gloucester City (loan) 6 (0)
2019 → Chippenham Town (loan) 1 (0)
2020 → Hereford (loan) 3 (0)
2020 → Hungerford Town (loan) 2 (0)
2020–2021 Bath City 0 (0)
2021– Chippenham Town 23 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:11, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

William Michael Thomas Henry (born 6 July 1998) is an English professional Goalkeeper who currently plays for National League South club Chippenham Town.

Club career[]

Henry began his career as a youth team goalkeeper with Bristol City[2] before moving to the youth set-up at Swindon Town.

In October 2015, Henry joined Shrivenham on loan and made his debut in the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup win against East Hendred.[3] On 30 April 2016, Henry made his professional debut for Swindon Town in the 2–2 draw at Rochdale and saved a first half Ian Henderson penalty.[4][5] On 8 September 2017, Henry joined Southern League Premier Division side Dunstable Town on a one-month loan deal.[6] A day later, Henry made his debut in their 8–1 away defeat against Slough Town.[7]

On 5 February 2018, Henry joined National League South side Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan for the remainder of the campaign.[8] After appearing four times, Swindon recalled Henry, following the arrival of new manager, Phil Brown.[9]

On 9 August 2018, following the arrival of Luke McCormick, Henry was sent out on loan to National League South, Chippenham Town on a one-month loan.[10] He went onto make six league appearances.[11]

On 9 November 2018, Henry joined local rivals, Swindon Supermarine on a one-month loan[12] and made his debut a day later, during a 2–1 defeat to Staines Town.[13] On 7 December, it was announced that Henry's loan would be renewed for a further month.[14] Four days after his loan expired, he returned to Supermarine on a deal until mid-February 2019 following the red card and suspension of Martin Horsell.[15]

He was offered a new contract by Swindon at the end of the 2018–19 season.[16]

Henry was released at the end of the 2019-20 season. Henry joined National League South, side Bath City in September 2020[17]

Henry joined National League South, side Chippenham Town in June 2021[18]

International career[]

On 28 September 2017, Henry received his first international call-up for the England U20 squad by manager Keith Downing for their fixtures against Italy U20 and Czech Republic U20.[19]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 24 September 2019.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Swindon Town 2015–16[20] League One 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2016–17[20] League One 3 0 0 0 0 0 4[a] 0 7 0
2017–18[20] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2018–19[20] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20[20] League Two 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 10 0
Shrivenham (loan) 2015–16[21] Hellenic League Division One West 10 0 0 0 — 0 0 10 0
Dunstable Town (loan) 2017–18[21] Southern League Premier Division 4 0 0 0 — 1[b] 0 5 0
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2017–18[20] National League South 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
Chippenham Town (loan) 2018–19[20] National League South 6 0 0 0 — 0 0 6 0
Swindon Supermarine (loan) 2018–19[21] Southern League Premier Division South 15 0 0 0 — 0 0 15 0
Gloucester City (loan) 2018–19[20] National League South 6 0 0 0 — 0 0 6 0
Chippenham Town (loan) 2019–20[20][22] National League South 1 0 2 0 — 0 0 3 0
Career total 51 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 59 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Southern League Cup

References[]

  1. ^ "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. ^ "FOOTBALL: Coaching for young goalkeepers". Somerset County Gazette. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. ^ "HELLENIC LEAGUE: Cup win has Shrivvy back on song". Southern Daily Echo. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Rochdale 2-2 Swindon". BBC Sport. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Wigan bounce back and a penalty-saving teen". BBC Sport.
  6. ^ "Henry Secures Loan Deal". Swindon Town Official Site. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Match Report: Slough Town". Dunstable Town Official Site. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Henry Heads Out On Loan". Swindon Town Official Site. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Hampton & RB FC on Twitter". Hampton & Richmond Borough Official Twitter. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Swindon Town loan goalkeeper Will Henry to Chippenham Town". Swindon Advertiser. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  11. ^ Will Henry at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Will Henry signs on loan". Swindon Supermarine F.C. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  13. ^ "Swindon Supermarine on Twitter". Swindon Supermarine F.C. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  14. ^ Yeomans, Keith (7 December 2018). "Keeper Will Henry extends his loan at Marine". Swindon Supermarine F.C. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  15. ^ Reynolds, Shaun (29 January 2019). "Henry's Supermarine loan extended further following Horsell red card". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  16. ^ "Swindon Town release 10 players including Vigouroux & Dunne". BBC Sport. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  17. ^ "Player News-Will Henry". Bath City. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Player News-Will Henry". Chippenham Town. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  19. ^ "U20s Squad Selected". The FA. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i "W. Henry". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  21. ^ a b c "Will Henry Profile". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  22. ^ For FA Cup second qualifying round: "Match Report: Cirencester Town 2-2 Chippenham Town". Chippenham Town F.C. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
    For FA Cup second qualifying round replay: "Match Report: Chippenham Town 4-3 Cirencester Town". Chippenham Town F.C. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.

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