William Armstrong Henry (6 September 1884 — after 1960) was a Scottish professional

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who played as a right back for

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Falkirk Falkirk ( ; ; ) is a 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 resident population of 32,422 at the ...

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and

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Career

Henry was born in

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and began his football career in Scotland with

and then

before transferring to

in England in September 1909. He played 96 times for Leicester before

purchased him for £1,000 in 1911, the highest fee that Leicester City had received for one of their players at the time. He made his

debut in a 1–1 draw against

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in November 1911. He went on to make 157 appearances for Manchester City in which he scored one goal. The war hindered his outings for City but he did spend eight years there, the majority of his career. He never got a first-team cap for

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, but did get international honours in a military game between England and Scotland at Everton's

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ground.

Personal life

Henry served in the 5th Cavalry Reserve Regiment during the

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References

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