Geordie Henderson

Infobox Football biography
playername= Geordie Henderson
fullname = George Henderson
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dateofbirth =
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countryofbirth = Scotland
dateofdeath =
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countryofdeath = Scotland
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position = Center Forward
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years = -1919
1919-1926
1927
1927-1928
1928-1930
1930-193x
clubs = Forfar Athletic
Dundee
Rangers
Darlington
New York Nationals
Dundee United
Rhyl
caps(goals) =
141 (100)
032 0(11)
069 0(22)
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George 'Geordie' Henderson was a Scottish football center forward who played professionally in Scotland and briefly in the United States, England and Wales. He saw his greatest success with Rangers in the 1920s but was never capped at the international level despite an excellent club scoring record.

Henderson began his professional career with Forfar Athletic. At some point, he played briefly with Dundee F.C. before joining Rangers in November 1919.cite book | last = Jose | first = Colin | title = American Soccer League, 1921-1931 | format = Hardback | publisher = The Scarecrow Press | year = 1998 | id = (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4) ] His debut with Rangers came in a league match on March 20 1920 against Aberdeen and his first goal came a fortnight later on April 3 against Airdrieonians. Henderson was top scorer at Rangers for four consectutive seasons from 1921-22 until 1924-25 (the latter season being his most productive netting thirty times). He played a total of 195 first class games (170 league, 25 Scottish Cup) and scored 142 goals (123 league and 19 cup). During his eight year spell at Ibrox he amassed, four League championships, four Glasgow Cup and two Charity Cup. He left Rangers to join Football League Second Division club Darlington in January 1927. In the fall of 1927, he left Britain and signed with the New York Nationals of the American Soccer League. The Nationals finished third in league play, but won the 1928 National Challenge Cup in a two game final against the Bricklayers and Masons F.C. of Chicago. The first game ended in a 1-1 tie after extra time, but the Nationals, on the strength of two Henderson goals, won the replay 3-0. In 1928, Henderson returned to Scotland where he signed with Dundee United. He spent only two seasons there, winning the 1928-1929 Second Division championship, before transferring to Rhyl F.C. in the Welsh Birmingham and District League. [ [http://thegloryyears.nstemp.com/greatplayers.htm Dundee United profile] ]

After his retirement he owned a pub in Dundee.

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