Crosby Henderson

Crosby Henderson

Personal information
Full name	Crosby Gray Henderson
Date of birth	12 May 1885(1885-05-12)
Place of birth	South Hylton, England
Date of death	27 April 1970(1970-04-27) (aged 84)
Playing position	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
–	Hylton Rangers
–	Hylton Star
1906–1908	Newcastle United	0	(0)
1908–1910	Grimsby Town	65	(0)
1910–1911	Birmingham	6	(0)
1911–1912	Brighton & Hove Albion	12	(0)
1912–19xx	Luton Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Crosby Gray Henderson (12 May 1885 – 27 April 1970) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town and Birmingham.^[1]

Henderson was born in South Hylton, which was then in County Durham. A left back, he played local football before joining Newcastle United in May 1906, but moved on to Second Division club Grimsby Town without appearing for Newcastle's first team.^[2] Henderson played 65 league games for Grimsby over two seasons,^[1] earning himself a reputation as a solid defender, but left the club when they failed to be re-elected to the Football League, joining Birmingham, who had finished below Grimsby but whose application for re-election had been successful, in August 1910.^[2][3] He went straight into the starting eleven, but lost his place after six games, and the form, consistency and fitness of the young Frank Womack meant he never regained it.^[4] At the end of the 1910–11 season, he left for Brighton & Hove Albion, where he played only 12 times in the Southern League before joining Luton Town.^[5]

Henderson died in 1970 at the age of 84.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 121. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9. 
3. ^ "Football League 1909–1910". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. http://www.fchd.btinternet.co.uk/lghist/fl/fl1910.htm. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
4. ^ Matthews, p. 157.
5. ^ Carder, Tim & Harris, Roger (1993). Seagulls! The Story of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. pp. 59–60. ISBN 0-9521337-0-9. 

Persondata
Name	Henderson, Crosby
Alternative names
Short description	Professional footballer
Date of birth	12 May 1885
Place of birth	South Hylton, County Durham, England
Date of death	27 April 1970
Place of death	?