Tony Henry

Anthony Henry (born 26 November 1957) is an English association football administrator and former footballer who played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City, Oldham Athletic, Shrewsbury Town and Stoke City.

Career Born in Houghton-le-Spring, Henry began his career with Manchester City and made his professional debut against Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1977. As a young player Henry found it difficult to break into a side packed with more established young players such as Gary Owen and also internationals such as Dave Watson and Asa Hartford which had been consistently challenging for major honours.

Scouting After his retirement from football, Henry continued to work within the game as a scout. He was chief scout at Chelsea, Sunderland and then Everton, before taking up the role of director of player recruitment at West Ham United in 2014.

On 1 February 2018, Henry was suspended from his role at West Ham following a report in the Daily Mail. The report alleged that he had told agents that the club did not want to sign any more African players as they "cause mayhem" when they don't play, citing the recently departed Diafra Sakho as an example. A club statement confirmed the suspension "pending a full and thorough investigation". The following day, the club announced that his contract had been terminated. In July 2018, Henry was banned from football for 12 months by the Football Association after admitting misconduct.

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A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Scottish Cup, Football League play-offs Football League Trophy and Full Members Cup.