Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Robert Henderson [1] | ||
Date of birth | 31 March 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Gosforth, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1972–1974 | Sunderland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1979 | Sunderland | 84 | (2) |
1979–1982 | Watford | 51 | (0) |
1982 | Cardiff City | 11 | (0) |
1982–1985 | Sheffield United | 67 | (0) |
1985–1989 | Chesterfield | 136 | (10) |
Managerial career | |||
1988 | Chesterfield | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Michael Robert Henderson (born 31 March 1956) is an English former football player, coach and manager. Primarily a defender, Henderson also played professionally in midfield, and spent most of his professional career in England's Football League.
Starting his career as a schoolboy at Sunderland, Henderson played a part in their promotion to the First Division in 1976, before transferring to Watford in 1979 for £120,000. [3] [4] He made 67 appearances for Watford in all competitions, but was a backup to Pat Rice during Watford's 1981–82 promotion to the First Division. [4] [5] At the end of that season, he joined Cardiff City, and later played for Sheffield United and Chesterfield. Towards the end of his time at Chesterfield, Henderson player-coached and briefly managed the team.] Following his retirement from football, Henderson became a police officer. [3] [4]
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