James Henry (footballer)
 Henry playing for Millwall against Hearts. |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Henry[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Reading, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Millwall | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2010 | Reading | 10 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Bournemouth (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 2008 | → Norwich City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Millwall (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2009 | → Millwall (loan) | 9 | (5) |
| 2010– | Millwall | 54 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007– | Scotland U19 | ? | (?) |
| 2007–2008 | England U19 | 7 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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James Henry (born 10 June 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Millwall as a right winger or as a central midfielder.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Reading
Henry was born in Reading. Having grown up in Woodley, attending Waingels College which has sport facilities,[2] and started his playing career at local club, Woodley Saints.[3] Henry, a right winger who has also played centre midfield, has risen through Reading's youth academy and signed a one-year professional contract with Reading in June 2006. He missed most of the 2005–06 season with a cruciate knee injury. Following limited first team opportunities during Reading's first season in the Premier League, on 22 March 2007 he joined Nottingham Forest on loan until the end of the 2006–07 season,[4] yet returned to Reading after just three weeks after failing to make an impact.[citation needed] Henry played in just one match, coming on as a late substitute.
Henry finally made his debut for Reading on 24 September 2007, coming on in the 80th minute of a 4–2 home defeat to Liverpool in the third round of the League Cup.[5]
On 2 November 2007 Henry joined Bournemouth on loan until 8 December[6] (later extended to 3 January 2008[7]), and scored two goals on his debut for the club a day later, in a 2–0 victory at Bristol Rovers.[8] He also scored in a 1–1 draw between Bournemouth and Hartlepool.[9] He made another loan move on 31 January 2008, this time joining Championship side Norwich City for three months,[10] but the loan was cut short on 17 March 2008 due to Reading's concern at Henry's lack of first team action with Norwich.[11]
On 5 March 2008, Henry signed a contract extension with Reading to July 2010.[12]
Henry scored his first competitive goal for Reading on his full debut, on 12 August 2008, with the opening goal in a 2–1 win over Dagenham and Redbridge in the League Cup first round.[13] He scored again in the next round as Reading thrashed Luton 5–1.[14]
Henry made his full league debut for Reading on the 9th December 2008 against Blackpool, replacing the suspended Jimmy Kébé on the right wing.
[edit] Millwall
Henry moved on loan to Millwall on March 14, 2009 on a one month emergency loan, Henry went on to score a cracking 35 yard strike in the last minute to gain a 1–1 draw with Swindon Town on his home debut, and followed by a penalty away at Cheltenham.
On 10 June, new Reading manager Brendan Rodgers told the local press "I wanted to take James to Chelsea when he was 16. I felt he was a big talent and still is. I thought being around big players and coming into that environment would be a big help in developing his game, but he made the right choice in the end."[15]
On 10 September 2009, Millwall signed Henry on loan for his second spell with the club until the end of the year.[16] On 3 October, Henry scored a hat-trick against Tranmere Rovers for Millwall.[17] He then went on to score the stoppage time winner in a 2- 1 victory over Colchester with a long range free kick at The Den. His loan spell finished when he was injured, and he returned to Reading.
On 28 July 2010, Henry signed for Millwall on a permanent basis, signing a three-year contract.[18] On his home debut against Hull City, he set up all four goals in a 4–0 victory.[19] He scored his first goal for Millwall after signing permanently against Scunthorpe United, in a 3–0 win.
[edit] International career
Henry has played for Scotland U19s (for whom he qualifies through his parents) and England U18s, and was called up to the England U19 squad on 11 September 2007.[20]
[edit] Career statistics
| Club | Season |  League |
FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Reading | 2008–09 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| 2007–08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Reading Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
| Millwall (Loan) | 2009–10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| 2008–09 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| Bournemouth (Loan) | 2007–08 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| Norwich City (Loan) | 2007–08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nottingham Forest (Loan) | 2005–06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Loan Total | 39 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 12 | |
| Career Total | 47 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 16 | |
| Last updated 1 December 2009 | |||||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/birth-indexes-search-start.action. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ^ "Pearce and Henry must perform". Reading Post. 2008-02-01. http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/readingfc/s/2021215_pearce_and_henry_must_perform. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
- ^ "Woodley Saints History". 2010-11-02. http://www.woodleysaints.com/about-us/our-history.html#pastplayers.
- ^ "James Henry joins Forest in loan switch". Reading F.C.. 2007-03-22. http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1000392,00.html. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
- ^ "Clockwatch: Reading 2–4 Liverpool". Reading F.C.. 2007-09-26. http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1120519,00.html. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
- ^ "Cherries Finalise Loan Swoop". A.F.C. Bournemouth. 2007-11-02. http://www.afcb.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10324~1158411,00.html. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
- ^ "Trio extend loan stints". Reading F.C.. 2007-12-12. http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1189180,00.html. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
- ^ "Bristol Rovers 0–2 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 3 November 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/7065169.stm. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ "Hartlepool 1–1 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 18 November 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/7088537.stm. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ "Royals duo make City loan". Reading F.C.. 2008-01-31. http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1229805,00.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Henry back after Norwich loan". Reading F.C.. 2008-03-17. http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1267692,00.html. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
- ^ "Henry signs until 2010". Reading F.C.. 2008-03-05. http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1257524,00.html. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ "Dagenham & Redbridge 1–2 Reading". BBC Sport. 12 August 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7541878.stm. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ "Reading 5–1 Luton". BBC Sport. 26 August 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576408.stm. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ "Reading boss: Henry is ready to explode". Reading Post. 2009-06-10. http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/readingfc/s/2052205_reading_boss_henry_is_ready_to_explode. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
- ^ "Millwall re-sign Henry on loan". BBC Sport. 2009-09-10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/8249524.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
- ^ "Millwall 5–0 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 3 October 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8273317.stm. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~2104397,00.html
- ^ http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~2122493,00.html Millwall 4 Hull 0
- ^ "Henry nets England call-up". Reading F.C.. 2007-09-11. http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1109841,00.html. Retrieved 2007-09-11.
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