Will Henry (footballer)

William Michael Thomas Henry (born 6 July 1998) is an English professional footballer who is currently plays for National League South club Bath City as a Goalkeeper

Will Henry
Personal information
Full name William Michael Thomas Henry[1]
Date of birth (1998-07-06) 6 July 1998
Place of birth Bristol, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Bath City
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- Bath City 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:56, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

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]

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.[18]

Career statistics
As of match played 24 September 2019.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swindon Town 2015–16[19] League One 2000000020
2016–17[19] League One 3000004[lower-alpha 1]070
2017–18[19] League Two 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2018–19[19] League Two 0000000000
2019–20[19] League Two 00—000000
Total 50000050100
Shrivenham (loan) 2015–16[20] Hellenic League Division One West 10000—00100
Dunstable Town (loan) 2017–18[20] Southern League Premier Division 4000—1[lower-alpha 2]050
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2017–18[19] National League South 4000—0040
Chippenham Town (loan) 2018–19[19] National League South 6000—0060
Swindon Supermarine (loan) 2018–19[20] Southern League Premier Division South 15000—00150
Gloucester City (loan) 2018–19[19] National League South 6000—0060
Chippenham Town (loan) 2019–20[19][21] National League South 1020—0030
Career total 510200060590
  1. 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. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36179584
  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. "U20s Squad Selected". The FA. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  19. "W. Henry". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  20. "Will Henry Profile". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  21. 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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