Stephen Henderson (footballer, born 1966)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stephen Henderson | ||
Date of birth | 2 January 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Stella Maris | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985-1986 | Shelbourne | 11 | (0) |
1986-1988 | Dundalk | 4 | (0) |
1988-1990 | Limerick | ||
1990-1992 | Lisburn Distillery | ||
1992 | St James's Gate | 2 | (0) |
1992-1995 | Cobh Ramblers | ||
1995-1996 | St James's Gate | ||
1996-1998 | Ards | ||
1998-1999 | Finn Harps | ||
1999 | Dundalk | ||
Managerial career | |||
2004–2008 | Cobh Ramblers | ||
2009–2011 |
Waterford United | ||
2015–2019 | Cobh Ramblers | ||
2022–2024 | Longford Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Stephen Henderson (born 2 January 1966) is an Irish
Personal life
Stephen comes from a goalkeeping family. His father,
Career
Henderson played underage football with Stella Maris F.C. before joining Shelbourne F.C. in the summer of 1984. He made his debut for Shels in a League Cup match against Sligo Rovers at the Showgrounds on 8 September 1985. His League debut followed in October when he played in a 3–0 defeat to Dundalk at Harold's Cross Stadium.
He followed
Between 1996 and 1998 Henderson played for Ards including 2 appearances in the 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup against AJ Auxerre where he conceded against Stéphane Guivarc'h and FC Lausanne-Sport.
However, when the manager's job at neighbouring
He led the club to the final of the League Cup and the semi-finals of the FAI Cup in 2009, and to the promotion play-offs the following season. However, after an indifferent start to the following season, in May 2011 Henderson was sacked by the Blues.[3]
In October 2015, he re-joined
On 24 November 2022, Henderson made his return to first-team management when he was appointed manager of Longford Town.[4] Longford finished in eighth place of ten teams at the end of the 2023 League of Ireland First Division season. The following season began very poorly with the side bottom of the table and winless after eight games when Henderson departed as manager on 13 April 2024.[5]
Honours
As a manager
- Cobh Ramblers
- 2007
- Munster Senior Cup 2016
References
- ^ "Henderson appointed Waterford boss". RTÉ Sport. 23 December 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ^ "Stephen Henderson is new BLUES boss". Munster Express. 30 December 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ^ "Account Error". Archived from the original on 25 July 2011.
- ^ "Stephen Henderson confirmed as new Longford Town manager". independent.
- ^ "Stephen Henderson departs Longford Town". Club site.
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