Jackie Henderson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Gillespie Henderson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 26 January 2005 (aged 73)[1] | ||
| 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 B international against England B in March 1953.[9] His first appearance for the senior team came on 6 May, in a friendly at home to Sweden; Scotland lost 2–1.[10] Henderson's only goal for Scotland came on 3 October, in a 3–1 win over Northern Ireland in a 1953–54 British Home Championship that doubled as a qualifying group for the 1954 World Cup. Scotland finished runners-up and qualified.[9][11] Henderson was included in their 22-man squad, but only 13 of the 22 travelled to the finals. Henderson stayed at home on reserve with the likes of Bobby Combe and Jimmy Binning. Inside forward George Hamilton was also on reserve but travelled after Bobby Johnstone withdrew through injury.[12] His seventh and final senior cap was also against Northern Ireland, in a 2–2 draw on 5 November 1958.[10]
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] | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. 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.
