Nick Henry

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Nick Henry
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-02-21) 21 February 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1997 Oldham Athletic 273 (19)
1997–1999 Sheffield United 16 (0)
1999 → Walsall (loan) 8 (0)
1999–2002 Tranmere Rovers 89 (2)
2002 Scarborough 22 (2)
Total408(23)
Managerial career
2004–2005 Scarborough
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nick Henry (born 21 February 1969) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and spent most of his career at Oldham Athletic.

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Career

Oldham Athletic

Henry was born in Liverpool, England. He started his professional career with Oldham Athletic after coming up through their youth academy. He made his debut in the 1986–87 season under Joe Royle. He played a major part in the club's most successful period, including the 1989–90 cup runs, reaching the final of the League Cup and the semi-final of the FA Cup, with Henry famously scoring in the 3–1 League Cup victory over Arsenal. He again played a major part in the club's promotion to the top flight the following season, and a year later he scored on the opening day of the brand new Premier League, in a 1–1 draw against Chelsea in 1992. In ten years at the club he made 273 league appearances, scoring 19 goals.

During Oldham's 1989–90 FA Cup run, Henry was at the centre of a little-noticed incident which may have changed the course of footballing history. During the FA Cup semi-final replay against Manchester United, with the scores level, Henry's long range shot cannoned against the cross-bar and appeared, from television pictures, to have crossed the goal line before bouncing back out into play. No goal was given, and Manchester United went on to win the tie with a goal from Mark Robins.

Sheffield United

On 28 February 1997, Nick Henry earned a £500,000 move to Sheffield United. His debut came on 7 March 1997 against Barnsley. [1] The following season (1997–98) he only made one appearance against Charlton Athletic. [2] Henry went on to making only 21 appearances for the club, failing to score any goals, and towards the end of his Bramall Lane spell he was loaned out to Walsall F.C. for two months at the end of the season, where despite failing to score any goals he helped contribute to the Black Country side winning promotion with six wins in his eight appearances.

Tranmere Rovers

Henry moved on to Tranmere Rovers in the Summer of 1999 where he spent a couple of years in the first team, making 89 appearances and playing in the 2000 Football League Cup Final, the second League Cup Final of his career, 10 years after the first. Earlier that season he scored the winning goal as Tranmere memorably beat Premier League side West Ham United 1–0 in the FA Cup. [3]

Scarborough

On 12 July 2002, Henry joined Scarborough F.C. on a free transfer. On 17 August he got sent off on his Scarborough debut in the 1–1 draw at Burton Albion. He went on to make 24 appearances (two as sub) for Scarborough, scoring two goals. He later managed the club, before being sacked after a run of poor results.

Honours

Tranmere Rovers

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References

  1. ↑ "Games played by Nick Henry in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Games played by Nick Henry in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Hammers humiliated by hard work". BBC. 11 December 1999. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Leicester triumph at Wembley". BBC Sport. 27 February 2000. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
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