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Karl Levi Daniel Henry (born 26 November 1982) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Boldmere St. Michaels.
Henry was a product of the Stoke City academy who went on to make over 120 appearances for the club, also spending time on loan at Cheltenham Town in 2004. He joined his hometown club Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2006, and went on to become captain of the side in the Premier League. Henry spent seven seasons at Wolves, making 272 appearances in all competitions.
He joined Queens Park Rangers in the summer of 2013 and helped them to victory in the 2014 Championship play-off final. In 2017, after four years with QPR, he was released from the club upon the expiry of his contract; he later played for Bolton Wanderers and Bradford City before retiring in 2019.
Karl Henry now has two sons called Marley Henry(12) and Monty Henry (8) who both are coached by him playing for their local football team Boldmere St. Michaels.
Henry was unable to hold down a regular starting role in the 2003–04 season and was loaned out to Third Division side Cheltenham Town on a two-month deal in January 2004. Henry played nine times for the Robins scoring once against Mansfield Town. Henry came back into the first team following his loan spell and at the end of the season he signed a new contract.
The 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons saw Henry play a bit part role for Stoke mainly being used as a substitute. He made 15 starts for Stoke in each season and overall made a total of 34 substitute appearances.
In the summer of the 2006–07 season Henry was out of contract, and although officially a free agent, was still training with Stoke City. The club allowed him to go on trial at Wolverhampton Wanderers, who he joined permanently in August 2006 for a fee of £100,000.
He was appointed captain for the first time in December 2006 as Jody Craddock was out injured. Henry's first season for Wolves came to an end when he suffered a serious injury in the game against Luton Town on 3 March 2007. Henry bruised his spleen and was forced to sit out the remainder of the 2006–07 season, which saw him miss out on the Championship play-offs. He made a total of 34 appearances in his first season for Wolves, scoring three goals.
In the 2007–08 season, Henry again impressed for Wolves after holding down his position in the centre of midfield. He went on to make a total of 42 appearances for Wolves, scoring three goals again. These goals came against Preston North End and two against Charlton Athletic, both home and away. Henry also picked up an injury against Charlton on 29 March 2008, which saw him miss the last six games of the season.
The 2008–09 season saw Henry impress again for Wolves and he was also handed the captain's armband for the majority of the season as Jody Craddock was out injured. He was an integral part of the team which made an impressive start to the season as Wolves were at the top of the table for numerous months with Henry captaining them. He was in the starting 11 against Queens Park Rangers in which Wolves went on to win the game which resulted in them gaining promotion to the Premier League. On 3 May 2009, Henry and Craddock both lifted the EFL Championship trophy at Molineux on the final day of the season after their 1–0 over Doncaster Rovers.
Henry was an ever-present captain in the Wolves team in the 2009–10 season, his Premier League debut came against West Ham United on the opening day. He went on to make 34 appearances for Wolves during 2009–10, missing only four games, as Wolves stayed up at the end of their first season in the Premier League.
During the 2010–11 season, Henry made 31 Premier League appearances as captain. On the last day of the season, on 22 May 2011, Wolverhampton Wanderers stayed in the Premier League after finishing 17th.
A start of the new season, new signing Roger Johnson replaced Henry as club captain. Henry started Wolves' first three games in the 2011–12 season, including the 0–0 draw away at local rivals Aston Villa. Before the match between QPR and Wolves, Henry threw down the gauntlet on Joey Barton as they prepared to go head-to-head at Molineux. The two (both Joey Barton and Karl Henry) were involved in a physical confrontation in August 2010 when Barton was still at Newcastle. The confrontation occurred after Henry made a number of strong tackles on Barton. During the match between QPR and Wolves, which QPR won 3–0, Henry continued his strong challenges on Barton, who hit back by making claims that Henry 'tries to hurt people'. Henry says Barton was 'embarrassing' after recent comments. Henry was taunted by a section of the Molineux crowd after being substituted, when Wolves were defeated by Newcastle United by a score of 1–2. He was defended by Wolves captain at the time, Roger Johnson.
With the arrival of Kenny Jackett as manager, Henry was transfer listed, despite his contract still having three more years to run.
| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||
| Stoke City | 2000–01 | Second Division | 0 |
| 2001–02 | Second Division | 0 | |
| 2002–03 | First Division | 1 | |
| 2003–04 | First Division | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | EFL Championship | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | Championship | 0 | |
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2003–04 | Third Division | 1 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2006–07 | Championship | 3 |
| 2007–08 | Championship | 3 | |
| 2008–09 | Championship | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Premier League | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Championship | 0 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2013–14 | Championship | 1 |
| 2014–15 | Premier League | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Championship | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | Championship | 0 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2017–18 | Championship | 1 |
| Bradford City | 2018–19 | League One | 0 |
| Boldmere St. Michaels | 2023–24 | Northern Premier League Division One Midlands | 0 |
Queens Park Rangers
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