| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex William Henderson [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Blackburn, England | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Accrington Stanley | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2023 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Accrington Stanley | 48 | (5) |
| 2023 | → Colne (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Clitheroe (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:34, 24 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Alex William Henderson (born 25 September 2004) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Accrington Stanley.
Having impressed for Accrington Stanley in their youth academy, Henderson joined Northern Premier League West Division club Colne on a work-experience loan in January 2023. [3] At the end of the 2022–23 season, he signed a first professional contract. [4]
Having spent time on loan with Clitheroe in the early stages of the 2023–24 season, [5] Henderson made his senior debut in October 2023 in an EFL Trophy victory over Harrogate Town. [6] On 16 December 2023, he made his league debut as a first-half substitute in a dramatic 3–3 draw with Crewe Alexandra. [7]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Accrington Stanley | 2022–23 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023–24 [8] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Colne (loan) | 2022–23 [9] | NPL West Division | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Clitheroe (loan) | 2023–24 [10] | NPL West Division | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 [b] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Career total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||