Tommy Henderson (footballer, born 1943)

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Tommy Henderson
Personal information
Full name Thomas Wedlock Henderson[1]
Date of birth (1943-07-25) 25 July 1943 (age 80)
Place of birth Larkhall, Scotland
Position(s) Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1959 Leeds United 0 (0)
1959–1960 Celtic 0 (0)
1960–1961 Hearts 7 (1)
1961–1962 St Mirren 20 (3)
1962–1965 Leeds United 24 (2)
1965–1966 Bury 7 (1)
1965–1966 Swindon Town 11 (3)
1966–1967 Stockport County 19 (4)
1967–1969 Altrincham
1969–1970 Cork Hibs 19 (5)
1970–1971 Highlands Park
1972–1973 Hellenic
1974–1975 Jewish Guild
1976–1977 Highlands Park
1977–1978 Ottawa Tigers
1979–1980 Bradford Marshlanders
Managerial career
1978 Ottawa Tigers
1981 Bradford Marshlanders
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tommy Henderson (born 25 July 1943) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played as a right winger for Leeds United, Bury, Swindon Town, Stockport County in the 1960s.

Club career[edit]

Henderson joined Leeds United as a schoolboy in 1959 but returned to Scotland due to being homesick. Manager Don Revie brought him back to Leeds in November 1962 and he made 20 league appearances in the 1962–63 season. His place in the first team was taken by Johnny Giles in the following season and he made just four more appearances for Leeds before joining Bury in June 1965. He moved to Swindon Town during the 1965–66 season and then joined Stockport County for the 1966–67 season.

In 1977, he played in Canada's National Soccer League with Ottawa Tigers.[2] The following season, he transitioned into a managerial role as the player-coach for Ottawa.[3] In 1979, he played as an active player and assistant coach for league rivals Bradford Marshlanders.[4] He re-signed with Bradford for the 1980 season.[5]

Managerial career[edit]

In 1978, he was named the head coach for the Ottawa Tigers.[3] After the folding of Ottawa, he remained in the Canadian circuit and became an assistant coach for the Bradford Marshlanders.[4] In 1981, he was assigned as the head coach for Bradford.[6]

Playing statistics[edit]

Club League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps (goals) Apps (goals) Apps (goals) Apps (goals)
Leeds United 24 (2) 6 (0) 4 (0) 34 (2)
Bury 7 (1)
Swinton Town 11 (3)
Stockport County 19 (4)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tommy Henderson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Ottawa Sport". Ottawa Citizen. 13 May 1977. p. 19.
  3. ^ a b "Tigers sign coach". Ottawa Journal. 18 April 1978. p. 25.
  4. ^ a b "Marshlanders sign two after opening game loss". The Bradford Witness. 9 May 1979. p. 17.
  5. ^ Bolender, Keith (7 May 1980). "Sports world - Blues' fan gets his, (or is it her?), wish". The Bradford Witness. p. 9.
  6. ^ "Tom Henderson back as player, and coach". The Bradford Witness. 20 May 1981. p. 15.
Sources
  • Mourant, Andrew (1992). Leeds United: Player by Player. Guinness Publishing Ltd. p. 21. ISBN 0-85112-568-9.


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