Dylan Mottley-Henry

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Dylan Mottley-Henry
Personal information
Full name Dylan Mottley-Henry [1]
Date of birth (1997-08-02) 2 August 1997 (age 28) [2]
Place of birth Leeds, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [3]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Chester
Number 12
Youth career
Bradford City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Bradford City 2 (0)
2016 → Altrincham (loan) 5 (0)
2016 → Bradford Park Avenue (loan) 15 (2)
2016–2020 Barnsley 1 (0)
2017–2018 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 12 (1)
2018 → Chesterfield (loan) 2 (0)
2018 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 12 (0)
2019 → Harrogate Town (loan) 4 (0)
2020 Bradford City 7 (0)
2020–2021 Bradford City 11 (0)
2021 Larne 11 (2)
2021–2022 Bradford Park Avenue 28 (3)
2022–2024 South Shields 41 (8)
2023 → Warrington Town (loan) 6 (2)
2023 → Alfreton Town (loan) 6 (0)
2023–2024 → Buxton (loan) 21 (4)
2024– Chester 20 (4)
2025 → FC United of Manchester (dual-registration) 5 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:41, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

Dylan Mottley-Henry (born 2 August 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for FC United of Manchester on dual-registration with National League North club Chester.

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Career

Bradford City

Mottley-Henry played youth football for Bradford City, joining the first-team in November 2014. [4] He made his senior debut for the club on 6 April 2015, appearing as a substitute in a league match. [5] In May 2015 he was one of four youth players offered professional contracts with the club. [6] [7]

He moved on loan to Altrincham in January 2016, [8] making six appearances. [3] He joined Bradford Park Avenue on loan in February 2016, alongside Reece Webb-Foster. [9]

Barnsley

He was released by Bradford City at the end of the 2015–16 season. [10] He then went on trial with Barnsley in July 2016, [11] signing a six-month contract with them later that month. [12] He signed on loan for Tranmere Rovers in October 2017, [13] and for Chesterfield in January 2018. [14] He returned to Tranmere Rovers on loan in August 2018. [15] He moved on loan to Harrogate Town in February 2019. [16]

Return to Bradford City

After being released by Barnsley, Mottley-Henry re-signed for Bradford on a six-month contract on 30 January 2020. [17] He quickly became a first-team regular under new manager Stuart McCall. [18] He was released by the club on 30 April 2020, [19] although the club said he might still be part of their plans after the COVID-19 pandemic ended and league football resumed. [20] He was offered a new contract by Bradford City in July 2020, [21] and he signed for the club for a third time later that month on a one-year deal. [22] He said he appreciated McCall's faith in him, and that he wanted to become a first-team regular in the 2020–21 season. [23] He suffered an injury in a pre-season friendly. [24] On 31 January 2021 it was announced that he had left the club. [25]

Later career

On 1 February 2021 he signed for Northern Ireland club Larne. [26] In June 2021 it was announced that he would leave the club at the end of the month, following the expiry of his contract. [27] [28]

In September 2021 he returned to Bradford Park Avenue on a short-term deal. [29]

In June 2022, Mottley-Henry joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club South Shields. [30] After spending time on loan at Warrington Town and Alfreton Town, [31] [32] he signed on loan for Buxton in December 2023. [33]

In October 2024, Mottley-Henry joined Chester. [34] In January 2025, he joined FC United of Manchester on dual-registration. [35]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bradford City 2014–15 [36] League One 1000000010
2015–16 [37] League One1000000010
Total2000000020
Altrincham (loan) 2015–16 [3] National League 5000—1 [a] 060
Bradford Park Avenue (loan) 2015–16 [3] National League North 15200—00152
Barnsley 2016–17 [38] Championship 0000000000
2017–18 [39] Championship1000000010
2018–19 [40] League One0000000000
Total1000000010
Tranmere Rovers (loan)2017–18 [3] National League12130—1 [a] 0161
Chesterfield (loan) 2017–18 [39] League Two2000000020
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2018–19 [40] League Two120200030170
Harrogate Town (loan)2018–19 [3] National League4000—0040
Bradford City 2019–20 [41] League Two7000000070
Bradford City 2020–21 [42] League Two11020103 [b] 0170
Larne 2020–21 [3] NIFL Premiership 112220000134
Bradford (Park Avenue) 2021–22 [3] National League North28310—2 [a] 0313
South Shields 2022–23 [43] Northern Premier League Premier Division41855—004613
2023–24 [3] National League North0000—0000
Total4185500004613
Warrington Town (loan)2023–24 [3] National League North6211—0073
Alfreton Town (loan)2023–24 [3] National League North60——1 [a] 171
Buxton (loan)2023–24 [3] National League North214——00214
Career total184221681011121231
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

South Shields

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Bradford City AFC" (PDF). English Football League. p. 4. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Dylan Mottley-Henry". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Dylan Mottley-Henry at Soccerway . Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Simon Parker (28 November 2014). "Hooray Henry! Parkinson backs youngster Dylan to make the grade with Bantams". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Bradford 0–3 Preston". BBC Sport. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  6. ↑ Simon Parker (20 May 2015). "Bradford City rookies happy to be in reserve". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  7. ↑ Simon Parker (23 June 2015). "Likely lads prove Bantams production line is cranking into life". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Bantams Winger Loaned to Altrincham". National League. 15 January 2016. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "City duo join on loan". Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C. February 2016. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "CLUB CONFIRM RELEASED LIST". Bradford City A.F.C. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  11. ↑ Ashley Ball (9 July 2016). "Reds off to winning start". Barnsley Chronicle. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Duo Join Development Squad!". Barnsley F.C. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "Dylan Mottley-Henry: Tranmere sign Barnsley winger on short-term loan deal". BBC Sport. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "Dylan Mottley-Henry: Barnsley winger joins Chesterfield on loan until end of season". BBC Sport. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  15. ↑ "Dylan Mottley-Henry: Tranmere Rovers re-sign winger on loan from Barnsley". BBC Sport. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  16. ↑ "Dylan Mottley-Henry Joins Harrogate Town". Barnsley F.C. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  17. ↑ "Dylan Mottley-Henry: Bradford City sign Barnsley winger". BBC Sport. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  18. ↑ "Mottley-Henry's hunger excites McCall". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 20 February 2020.
  19. ↑ "Bradford City release loan trio and Mottley-Henry". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. May 2020.
  20. ↑ "Released winger still in Bradford City's plans". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 12 May 2020.
  21. ↑ "Bradford City bid to keep O'Donnell and Mottley-Henry". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 9 July 2020.
  22. ↑ "Mottley-Henry signs new deal with Bradford City". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 18 July 2020.
  23. ↑ "Mottley-Henry raises the bar as Bantams get back to work". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 30 July 2020.
  24. ↑ "Winger's injury only negative as McCall encouraged by Bantams start". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 18 August 2020.
  25. ↑ "UPDATED: French and Mottley-Henry leave Valley Parade". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 31 January 2021.
  26. ↑ "Larne sign winger Mottley-Henry". BBC Sport.
  27. ↑ "Five players set to depart this summer". Larne FC. 11 June 2021.
  28. ↑ Fullerton, Gareth (11 June 2021). "McMurray and Mottley-Henry among five Larne departures". BelfastLive.
  29. ↑ @BPAFCOfficial (11 September 2021). "New Signing Alert" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  30. ↑ "Dylan Mottley-Henry joins from Bradford PA". southshieldsfc.co.uk. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  31. ↑ "Warrington Town boost their squad with two loan signings". Warrington Guardian. 18 August 2023.
  32. ↑ "x.com".
  33. ↑ "x.com".
  34. ↑ "Dylan Mottley-Henry joins Chester FC!". chesterfc.com. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  35. ↑ "Dylan Mottley-Henry joins FC United on dual registration". chesterfc.com. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Dylan Mottley-Henry in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  37. ↑ "Games played by Dylan Mottley-Henry in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  38. ↑ "Games played by Dylan Mottley-Henry in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  39. 1 2 "Games played by Dylan Mottley-Henry in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  40. 1 2 "Games played by Dylan Mottley-Henry in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  41. ↑ "Games played by Dylan Mottley-Henry in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  42. ↑ "Games played by Dylan Mottley-Henry in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  43. ↑ "South Shields – Appearances – Dylan Mottley-Henry – 2022-2023". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  44. ↑ "Shields clinch title after 1-0 win at Whitby". South Shields FC. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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