Bill Henderson (soccer)

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Bill Henderson
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Personal information
Full name William Henderson
Date of birth (1929-11-23) 23 November 1929 (age 95)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1942-1946 Granville Waratah
1947 Granville Kewpies
1948-1956 Granville Magpies
1957–1960 Auburn
International career
1954–1956 Australia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bill Henderson (born 23 November 1929) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. [1] [2] [3]

With his debut for Australia in 1954, he became the second second-generation Socceroo—his father Andy Henderson had represented the national team in 1924. [4] [5] Henderson was a member of the Australian team at the 1956 Summer Olympics. [4] [6] Henderson was inducted into the Soccer Australia Hall of Fame in 1999. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Australian Player Database — HE". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "Bill Henderson". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  3. ↑ Stock, Greg (29 July 2008). "The Henderson Brothers". OzFootball. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  4. 1 2 "The Australian national men's football team: caps and captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. ozfootball.net. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  5. ↑ Micallef, Philip (5 November 2019). "Socceroos Greats - Where are they now: Bill Henderson". SBS Sport. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Australia squad – 1956 Olympic Football Tournament". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  7. ↑ Jones, Stuart (9 March 1999). "Australian Soccer's Hall of Fame". Inside Soccer. pp. 15, 18. Retrieved 11 April 2023.


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