Charles Anthony Henry (born 13 February 1962) is an English former professional

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, born in

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, who played in

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for

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team, known as the "Robins", currently compete in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded as Swindon A ...

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, Northampton Town and

Aldershot Aldershot ( ) is a town in the Rushmoor district, Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme north-east corner of the county, south-west of London. The town has a population of 37,131, while the Farnborough/Aldershot built-up are ...

Career

Henry began his career as an apprentice with

, turning professional in February 1980. He made his league debut as a second-half substitute for Brian Hughes, against

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at Elm Park on 30 August 1980. Originally a full-back, Henry was converted into an attacking central midfielder by Swindon manager Lou Macari, and went to score 27 goals for the "Robins" in 269 games. He was the top goalscorer in the Fourth Division championship-winning side in the 1984–85 season, but fell out of favour and joined

on loan in February 1987, playing six games as Stuart Morgan's side battled against relegation with little money for new signings. He joined Northampton Town on loan the following month, but returned to Swindon and played in the play-off final at the end of the season, scoring from 20 yards against Gillingham as Swindon won promotion to the Second Division. He left the County Ground before the 1989–90 season, joining

for a fee of £25,000. He scored 18 times in 81 league games over the following two seasons, and a further 2 goals from 35 games which were expunged from his record as Aldershot's financial problems saw them fail to complete the 1991–92 season. He later played non-league football for Cheltenham Town and Fairford Town. Henry's son Leigh was on Swindon's books as a youngster, but the closest he came to League football was as an unused substitute; he went on to join non-league club Swindon Supermarine.

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External links

League stats
at Neil Brown's site {{DEFAULTSORT:Henry, Charlie 1962 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Ealing People from Acton, London English men's footballers Swindon Town F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Aldershot F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football midfielders Fairford Town F.C. players