Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gerald Robert Henry | ||
Date of birth | 5 October 1920 | ||
Place of birth | Hemsworth, England | ||
Date of death | 1979 (aged 58–59) | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Outwood Stormcocks | |||
1937–1947 | Leeds United | 44 | (4) |
1947–1950 | Bradford Park Avenue | 79 | (31) |
1950–1951 | Sheffield Wednesday | 40 | (7) |
1951–1953 | Halifax Town | 24 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
1951–1954 | Halifax Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gerry Henry (5 October 1920 – 1979) was a professional footballer who played for Leeds United, Bradford Park Avenue, Sheffield Wednesday and Halifax Town.
Henry played for Yorkshire Schools in 1934 and went on to join Leeds United as a seventeen year old from local junior side Outwood Stormcocks.[1] He made a couple of appearances for Leeds United before World War II interrupted his professional football career.[citation needed]
Henry continued playing for the Leeds United throughout the war in the Wartime League. He played 168 times in Wartime League games, scoring an impressive 93 goals, and scored 1 goal in 3 appearances in the Football League War Cup for Leeds.[2] Henry holds the record for most wartime appearances for the club by an individual player.[3] Wartime appearances and goals are typically not acknowledged as counting for career goals and appearance. Henry is one of only around 70 players[4] that have made over 200 appearances for Leeds United if his wartime games are taken into account.[citation needed]
Henry later became player-coach at Halifax[5] and then had a spell as player-manager 27 February 1952 until 15 October 1954. He ceased playing in June 1953.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gerry Henry Player Profile". Leeds United FC History. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Gerry Henry Player Profile". Leeds United FC History. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Gerry Henry Player Profile". Leeds United FC History. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Leeds United Club 200". LUFCTALK STATS & HISTORY. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Gerry Henry's profile". leeds-fans.org.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2020.