John Henry (born 31 December 1971) is a Scottish former

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. During his career, Henry played for

Clydebank Clydebank ( gd, Bruach Chluaidh) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Situated on the north bank of the River Clyde, it borders the village of Old Kilpatrick (with Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Bowling and Milton, West Dunbartonshire, Mil ...

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

, Airdrie,

St Johnstone St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland which is a member of the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun ''aka'' Saint Johnstoun – an old ...

, Queen of the South and Dumbarton. After retiring as a player, Henry joined the coaching staff of

Partick Thistle Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. ...

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Bru ...

and Blackburn Rovers. From 2010 he was the

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coach at

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, but left the club shortly after the dismissal of Owen Coyle in October 2012. He subsequently followed Coyle to

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...

in 2013, undertaking a similar role to that of his Burnley and Bolton days. In January 2015 Henry was appointed assistant manager, working with Ian McCall, at

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club Ayr United. In August 2016 Henry left his role with Ayr to once against work alongside Owen Coyle, this time at Blackburn Rovers as first team coach.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henry, John 1971 births Living people Footballers from West Dunbartonshire Scottish footballers Association football midfielders Clydebank F.C. (1965) players Kilmarnock F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players St Johnstone F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Premier League players Partick Thistle F.C. non-playing staff Bolton Wanderers F.C. non-playing staff Wigan Athletic F.C. non-playing staff Blackburn Rovers F.C. non-playing staff Scotland under-21 international footballers