John Henry (footballer)

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John Henry
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-12-31) 31 December 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Vale of Leven, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Clydebank Boys Club
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1994 Clydebank 114 (28)
1994–1999 Kilmarnock 120 (12)
1999 → Falkirk (loan) 12 (5)
1999–2001 Falkirk 58 (11)
2001–2002 Airdrieonians 22 (0)
2002–2005 Falkirk 41 (10)
2005–2006 St Johnstone 24 (0)
2006–2007 Queen of the South 4 (0)
2007 Dumbarton 5 (1)
Total400(67)
International career
1992 Scotland U21 1 (0)
Managerial career
2010–2012 Bolton Wanderers Reserves
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Henry (born 31 December 1971) is a Scottish former footballer. During his career, Henry played for Clydebank, Kilmarnock, Falkirk, Airdrie, St Johnstone, Queen of the South and Dumbarton. After retiring as a player, Henry joined the coaching staff of Partick Thistle, Burnley and Blackburn Rovers.

From 2010 he was the reserve team coach at Bolton Wanderers, but left the club shortly after the dismissal of Owen Coyle in October 2012. He subsequently followed Coyle to Wigan Athletic in 2013, undertaking a similar role to that of his Burnley and Bolton days. In January 2015 Henry was appointed assistant manager, working with Ian McCall, at Scottish League One club Ayr United. [1]

In August 2016 Henry left his role with Ayr to once against work alongside Owen Coyle, this time at Blackburn Rovers as first team coach. John achieved cult hero status after featuring in the book ‘We need to talk about Kevin Bridges’ given his family connections to the author, comedian Kevin Bridges. Kevin has spoken publicly many times of his affection for John and his ‘wicked free wick’. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Henry named Ayr assistant". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "John Henry moves to Blackburn". Ayr United FC. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
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