Troy Archibald-Henville

Troy Archibald-Henville

Archibald-Henville playing for Carlisle United in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Troy Patrick Archibald-Henville[1]
Date of birth	4 November 1988[1]
Place of birth	Newham, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Carlisle United
Number	20
Youth career
2005–2007	Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2007–2010	Tottenham Hotspur	0	(0)
2008	→ Norwich City (loan)	0	(0)
2009	→ Exeter City (loan)	19	(0)
2009–2010	→ Exeter City (loan)	15	(0)
2010–2012	Exeter City	81	(3)
2012–2014	Swindon Town	19	(0)
2013	→ Carlisle United (loan)	4	(0)
2014–	Carlisle United	34	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:48, 7 February 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Troy Patrick Archibald-Henville (born 4 October 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Carlisle United as a defender.

Career

Tottenham Hotspur

Born in Newham, London,^[1] Archibald-Henville joined Tottenham Hotspur full-time in 2005 after a successful spell towards the end of the 2004–05 season. He made the step up to the reserves in 2007 making 15 appearances in total, scoring two goals. His impressive performances earned him the captain's armband for the reserves. He was named on the substitutes bench for the first team on two occasions, including the North London derby at Arsenal in December 2007.

Norwich City (loan)

For the 2008–09 season, Norwich City took Archibald-Henville on what was initially a season long loan, but he returned to Tottenham without making a league appearance.^[2]

Exeter City (loan)

On 20 January 2009, Archibald-Henville signed on loan for Exeter City,^[3] and made his debut for the club that night, in a 2–1 win against Dagenham & Redbridge.^[4] During his time there, Archibald-Henville was hailed as "terrific" by Exeter manager Paul Tisdale.^[5]

Before his debut, Exeter asked the Football League if they could just put "Troy" on the back of his shirt but were told the entire surname had to be there, without exception.^[6]

At the end of the Grecians' successful 2008–09 season, which saw them win promotion to League One, Archibald-Henville returned to his parent club in a bid to win a new contract with Spurs. He signed a new deal at Tottenham until 2010.^[7]

In July 2009, he signed another six-month loan deal with Exeter.^[8]

Exeter City

On 1 February 2010, it was announced that Archibald-Henville had signed a permanent deal with Exeter City, moving from Tottenham Hotspur for an undisclosed fee.^[9] However, he sustained a knee injury shortly after his signing, ruling him out of action for the remainder of the 2009–10 season and the start of the 2010–11 season.^[10] After recovering from the injury, he made 81 appearances for Exeter over the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons, and was the Exeter supporters' "player of the year" for 2011–12.^[11]

Swindon Town

At the end of the 2011–12 season, Archibald-Henville's contract with Exeter expired. Exeter offered him a new contract, but he instead signed a two-year deal with Swindon Town, who had just been promoted to League One.^[12]

Carlisle United (loan)

Due to injuries, Archibald-Henville found it difficult to gain match fitness to force his way into the Town side, so he joined fellow League One side Carlisle on a month-long loan deal in September 2013. The deal was a success, but was cut short due to a knee injury which required surgery. He returned to Swindon Town and made 15 more appearances for the club, as they tried to force their way into the League One play-off.

Carlisle United

Following his release from Swindon Town at the end of the 2013–14 season, Archibald-Henville penned a two-year deal with Carlisle United, who had been relegated to League Two.^[13] He missed the start of the 2014–15 season with a shin injury,^[14] and made his first appearance in a 3–0 defeat to Bury in September.^[15]

Career statistics

Archibald-Henville playing for Carlisle United in 2015

As of match played 21 September 2013.

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tottenham Hotspur	2007–08[16]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2008–09[17]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2009–10[18]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Norwich City (loan)	2008–09[17]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Exeter City (loan)	2008–09[17]	League Two	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
	2009–10[18]	League One	15	0	1	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	17	0
Exeter City	2009–10[18]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2010–11[19]	League One	36	1	1	0	0	0	6[lower-alpha 1]	0	43	1
	2011–12[20]	League One	45	2	2	0	2	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	51	2
	Total		115	3	4	0	2	0	9	0	130	3
Swindon Town	2012–13[21]	League One	5	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	8	1
	2013–14[22]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		5	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	8	1
Carlisle United (loan)	2013–14[22]	League One	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Career total			124	3	5	0	4	1	9	0	142	4

1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 9-781845-966010.
2. "Canaries snare Spurs starlet". Football.co.uk. 3 August 2008.
3. "Grecians bring in Spurs defender". BBC Sport. 20 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
4. "Dag & Red 1–2 Exeter City". BBC Sport. 20 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
5. "Tisdale lauds 'fantastic' Archibald-Henville". ITV Sport. 6 April 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
6. Sometimes sport's silent majority must speak up London Evening Standard, 5 February 2010
7. "Troy nets new deal". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
8. "Troy to Exeter". Tottenham Hotspur FC. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
9. "Exeter City sign Tottenham man Troy Archibald-Henville". BBC Sport. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
10. "City ace to miss rest of season". This is Cornwall. February 12, 2010.
11. "Grecians hope to avoid a tribunal for Troy Archibald-Henville fee". Exeter Express and Echo. June 28, 2012.
12. "Defender Troy Archibald-Henville joins Swindon from Exeter". BBC Sport. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
13. "Troy Archibald-Henville: Carlisle sign defender after Swindon exit". BBC Sport. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
14. "Carlisle United set to run the rule over Archibald-Henville". News & Star. 26 August 2014.
15. "Shrewsbury v Carlisle – Team News". Vital Football.
16. "Games played by Troy Archibald-Henville in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
17. "Games played by Troy Archibald-Henville in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
18. "Games played by Troy Archibald-Henville in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
19. "Games played by Troy Archibald-Henville in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
20. "Games played by Troy Archibald-Henville in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
21. "Games played by Troy Archibald-Henville in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
22. "Games played by Troy Archibald-Henville in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

External links

• Troy Archibald-Henville career statistics at Soccerbase