Jackie Henderson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Gillespie Henderson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 17 January 1932 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 26 January 2005[1] | (aged 73)||
Place of death | Poole, Dorset, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1947–1958 | Portsmouth | 217 | (70) |
1958 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | (3) |
1958–1962 | Arsenal | 103 | (29) |
1962–1964 | Fulham | 45 | (7) |
1964–1967 | Poole Town | ||
1967–1971 | Dorchester Town | ||
International career | |||
1953–1954 | Scotland B | 2 | (0) |
1953–1958 | Scotland | 7 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Gillespie Henderson (17 January 1932 – 26 January 2005) was a Scottish international footballer who played as a forward in the English Football League for Portsmouth, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Arsenal and Fulham.[1]
Club career
Henderson was born in
Henderson moved on in March 1958 to Wolverhampton Wanderers for £16,000.[a] Wolves won the First Division title that season but Henderson did not qualify for a medal. He began the following season still at Molineux and appeared in a handful of early games in what would be another championship-winning campaign, but played only nine matches in all for Wolves.[8]
Unable to secure a first-team place,[8] Henderson moved on to Arsenal in October 1958 for £20,000,[a] and made his debut against West Bromwich Albion at Highbury on 4 October; he scored twice in a thrilling 4–3 win.[3] Injury interrupted his first season,[7] but he still scored twelve times as Arsenal finished third in the league.[3] He became a regular in the first team in the following two seasons.[7]
Swindin's tinkering with the Arsenal attacking line-up meant the versatile Henderson was unable to hold down any particular position in the side, and midway through the 1961–62 season he was transferred to Fulham for £14,000.[3][a] He had played 111 games for Arsenal in total, scoring 29 goals.[7]
In his first season at
International career
Henderson made his representative debut in a
Personal life
Henderson was married with two sons.[3] After his playing days ended, he left the game and settled in Dorset where he worked as a storeman for a builders' merchant. He died in Poole in 2005 at the age of 73.[4][6]
Career statistics
International appearances
Scotland national team[10] | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1953 | 2 | 1 |
1954 | 2 | 0 |
1955 | 1 | 0 |
1958 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 7 | 1 |
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
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1 | 3 October 1953 | Windsor Park, Belfast | Northern Ireland | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1953–54 British Home Championship | [10][13] |
Honours
Scotland
- British Home Championship runners-up: 1953–54[9][11]
Poole Town
- Southern League Division One promotion: 1964–65[6]
Notes
- ^ a b c Reported transfer fees vary quite considerably. This article uses those from his obituary in The Independent: £16,000 (Portsmouth–Wolves), £20,000 (Wolves–Arsenal) and £14,000 (Arsenal–Fulham).[3] The Herald's obituary gives £16,000 and £18,000.[2] His profile on Arsenal's website gives £30,000, £20,000 and £14,000.[6] Harris and Hogg's Arsenal Who's Who has £30,000, £30,000 and £15,000.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "Jackie Henderson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Jackie Henderson: footballer who was capped seven times for Scotland". The Herald. Glasgow. 19 February 2005. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Ponting, Ivan (11 February 2005). "Obituary: Jackie Henderson". The Independent. London. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Nannestad, Ian. "PFA pays tribute to former Pompey and Arsenal favourite Jackie Henderson". Professional Footballers' Association. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
- ^ "Jackie Henderson Games By Season: 1951/52". PompeyRama. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Jackie Henderson". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-899429-03-5.
- ^ ISBN 1-904103-01-4.
- ^ a b c "Jackie Henderson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d Jackie Henderson at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ a b Stokkermans, Karel; Jarreta, Sergio Henrique (27 March 2015). "World Cup 1954 Qualifying". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ Brown, John (23 December 2004). "Unlucky 13 for Scots". Evening Telegraph. Dundee. Archived from the original on 6 August 2009.
- ^ Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (11 April 2019). "Scotland - International Matches 1951-1955". Retrieved 28 February 2020.