John Henery

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John Henery
Personal information
Full name John Henery [1]
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [2]
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Houghton Rovers
1920–1921 Brentford 21 (1)
1921 Darlington 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Henery was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Football League for Brentford and Darlington.

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Career

Henery began his career with North Eastern League club Houghton Rovers, before competitive football was suspended due to the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. [3] After the war, he joined Southern League First Division club Brentford towards the end of the 1919–20 season and made one appearance. [3] He was retained the 1920–21 season, which would be the Griffin Park club's first in the Football League. [4] Henery made 21 appearances and scored one goal during 1920–21, [4] before being released at the end of the season and returning to his native northeast to join Third Division North club Darlington. [3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1919–20 [4] Southern League First Division1010
1920–21 [4] Third Division 20110211
Career total21110221

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References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham. p. 135. ISBN   9781905891610. OCLC   841581272.
  2. "Third Division. Northern Section. Darlington". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
  3. 1 2 3 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 75. ISBN   978-0955294914.
  4. 1 2 3 4 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 365–366. ISBN   0951526200.