Troy Archibald-Henville

Troy Patrick Archibald-Henville (born 4 October 1988) is an English professional footballer who last played as a defender for Exeter City in League Two.

Troy Archibald-Henville
Archibald-Henville playing for Carlisle United in 2015
Personal information
Full name Troy Patrick Archibald-Henville[1]
Date of birth (1988-11-04) 4 November 1988[1]
Place of birth Newham, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
2004–2006 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 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)
2014–2016 Carlisle United 36 (3)
2016–2018 Exeter City 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:00, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

Playing 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

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

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

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]

Return to Exeter City

On 27 June 2016 Archibald-Henville signed with his former club Exeter City following his release from Carlisle.[16]

He was released by Exeter at the end of the 2017–18 season.[17]

Career statistics
Archibald-Henville playing for Carlisle United in 2015
As of match played 29 August 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2007–08[18] Premier League 000000—00
2008–09[19] Premier League 000000—00
2009–10[20] Premier League 000000—00
Total 0000000000
Norwich City (loan) 2008–09[19] Championship 000000—00
Exeter City (loan) 2008–09[19] League Two 190000000190
2009–10[20] League One 150100010170
Exeter City 2009–10[20] League One 0000000000
2010–11[21] League One 361100060431
2011–12[22] League One 452202020512
Total 813302080943
Swindon Town 2012–13[23] League One 5010210081
2013–14[24] League One 140000010150
Total 190102110231
Carlisle United (loan) 2013–14[24] League One 4000000040
Carlisle United 2014–15[25] League Two 241000000241
2015–16[26] League Two 122001000132
Total 363001000373
Exeter City 2016–17[27] League Two 3010000040
2017–18[27] League Two 1000101030
Total 4010101070
Career total 178660611102017
  1. Includes Football League Trophy matches.
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References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  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. 12 February 2010.
  11. "Grecians hope to avoid a tribunal for Troy Archibald-Henville fee". Exeter Express and Echo. 28 June 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. "Troy Archibald-Henville: Former Carlisle United defender rejoins Exeter City". BBC Sport. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  17. "Troy Archibald-Henville: Exeter City defender among seven released by club". BBC Sport. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  18. "Games played by Troy Archibald-Henville in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  19. "Games played by Troy Archibald-Henville in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  20. "Games played by Troy Archibald-Henville in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  21. "Games played by Troy Archibald-Henville in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  22. "Games played by Troy Archibald-Henville in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  23. "Games played by Troy Archibald-Henville in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  24. "Games played by Troy Archibald-Henville in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  25. "Games played by Troy Archibald-Henville in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  26. "Games played by Troy Archibald-Henville in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  27. "Games played by Troy Archibald-Henville in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
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