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 25)
Place of birth Bristol, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Chippenham Town
Youth career
2014–2015 Bristol City
2015-2020 Swindon Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2020 Swindon Town 5 (0)
2015–2016Shrivenham (loan) 10 (0)
2017Dunstable Town (loan) 4 (0)
2018Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 4 (0)
2018Chippenham Town (loan) 6 (0)
2018–2019Swindon Supermarine (loan) 15 (0)
2019Gloucester City (loan) 6 (0)
2019Chippenham Town (loan) 1 (0)
2019Gloucester City (loan) 3 (0)
2020Hereford (loan) 4 (0)
2020Hungerford Town (loan) 2 (0)
2020–2021 Bath City 2 (0)
2021– Chippenham Town 102 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:58, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

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

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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 21 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swindon Town 2015–16 [20] League One 2000000020
2016–17 [21] League One3000004 [lower-alpha 1] 070
2017–18 [22] League Two 0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2018–19 [23] League Two0000000000
2019–20 [24] League Two0000000000
Total50000050100
Shrivenham (loan) 2015–16 [25] Hellenic League
Division One West
100003 [lower-alpha 2] 0130
Dunstable Town (loan) 2017–18 [25] Southern League
Premier Division
40002 [lower-alpha 3] 060
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2017–18 [26] National League South 40000040
Chippenham Town (loan) 2018–19 [26] National League South60000060
Swindon Supermarine (loan) 2018–19 [25] Southern League
Premier Division South
150003 [lower-alpha 4] 0180
Gloucester City (loan) 2018–19 [26] National League South60000060
Chippenham Town (loan) 2019–20 [26] [27] National League South10200030
Gloucester City (loan) 2019–20 [26] National League North 300030
Hereford (loan) 2019–20 [26] National League North400040
Hungerford Town (loan) 2019–20 [26] National League South200020
Bath City 2020–21 [26] National League South20003 [lower-alpha 5] 050
Chippenham Town 2021–22 [26] National League South390304 [lower-alpha 6] 0460
2022–23 [26] National League South450602 [lower-alpha 5] 0530
2023–24 [26] National League South180101 [lower-alpha 5] 0200
Total10201001701290
Career total1640120003302090
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in Berks & Bucks FA Intermediate Cup
  3. One appearance in Southern League Cup, one appearance in Bedfordshire Senior Cup
  4. Appearances in Wiltshire FA Senior Cup
  5. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  6. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Wiltshire Premier Shield, two appearances in National League South play-offs

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