Arsenal:
Little could be expected of a young, lightweight striker who had an ill-fated spell in Italy and you doubt many Arsenal fans could even imagine what was to come.
Henry scored his first goal for the Gunners on September 9th 1999 against Southampton and he would never look back. His debut campaign saw 26 goals in 47 appearances.
The Frenchman was forced to wait for his first Premier League title until 2001-02 but Henry was instrumental to the campaign scoring 24 goals in the league that season and in all competitions he acquired 32 in 49 appearances.
Henry’s best campaign was yet to come, however. Whilst the Invincibles will go down in history as an unbeaten side – Henry was the beating heart of the 2003-04 team and one of the main reasons they were able to achieve such an historic feat. 30 goals in 37 goals that season, 39 in all competitions.
Henry played 258 Premier League games for @Arsenal and won a staggering 61 per cent of them, scoring 175 goals. pic.twitter.com/7HtbluQ6F7
— Sky Sports News HQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ) December 16, 2014
Henry would take the mantle of Arsenal captain from Patrick Vieira who left in 2005. Henry captained Arsenal during their final season at Highbury, a season where he would become the club’s record goalscorer and fittingly scored a hat-trick in the last game at Arsenal’s historic ground and wave goodbye before moving to the Emirates the following season. As captain, Henry also led Arsenal to the Champions League final this season. The Frenchman may still be haunted about his missed chance when the Gunners were 1-0 up against Barcelona and Arsenal came up short, succumbing to a 2-1 defeat in Paris. A move to Catalonia was mooted that summer but Henry promised one more season to Arsenal, though injuries would ultimately restrict his time on the field. However, Henry left for Barcelona in 2007 as the club’s record goal-scorer and a certified Gunners legend.
Henry scored 228 goals in 377 games. He won the Premier League twice, three FA Cups and the Community Shield twice. pic.twitter.com/k2TVERr9HL — Sky Sports News HQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ) December 16, 2014