Peter Henderson (footballer)

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playername = Peter Henderson


fullname = Peter Henderson
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1952|9|29
cityofbirth = Berwick-upon-Tweed
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Retired
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position = Winger
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youthclubs = Alsager College
years = 1978
1978
1978–1980
1980–1981
1981
1981–1982
1982
1983
1983–1984
1984–1985
1985–1986
clubs = Manchester City
Witton Albion
Chester
Gillingham
→ Crewe Alexandra (loan)
Chester
Telford United
Northwich Victoria
Runcorn
Winsford United
Oswestry Town
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0 640(10)
0 7 0 (3)
0 7 0 (0)
0 280(5)
0 7 0 (1)
0 8 0 (0)
0 5 0 (0)
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Peter Henderson (born 29 September 1952, Berwick-upon-Tweed) is a former English professional footballer who mainly played as a winger. He played in The Football League for three clubs, with most of his appearances being made for Chester City.

Playing career

Henderson was 26 before he made his breakthrough into The Football League, when he joined Chester from Witton Albion in December 1978. He had previously spent time on the books of Manchester City without making a first-team appearance'Player Memories', Chester City v. Gillingham matchday programme; 28/12/1993; pg. 24] and worked as a teacher of physical education in Winsford.

He made his Football League debut for Chester in a 2–1 defeat at Peterborough United on January 13 1979, with his first goal following four days later against Colchester United.cite book | author=Chas Sumner | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997 | year=1997| pages=stats section|id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6] He remained a regular for the rest of the season, scoring a hat-trick in a 5–1 win over Lincoln City in March 1979. The following season saw Chester reach the FA Cup fifth round, [cite web|url= http://www.chester-city.co.uk/ipswich_v_chester_facup_1980.asp|title= Ipswich Town v Chester FA Cup 1980| publisher = chester-city.co.uk | accessdate=2008-02-12] with Henderson opening the scoring in a shock 2–0 win at Newcastle United in round three. This goal was unfortunately missed by many travelling Chester fans as their train arrived late. [cite book | author=Chas Sumner | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997 | year=1997| pages=p.95|id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6]

Henderson left Chester at the end of the season for Gillingham, but after an injury hit spell at Priestfield Stadium [cite book | author=Chas Sumner | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997 | year=1997| pages=p.97|id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6] and a brief loan stint with Crewe Alexandra, he returned to Chester in December 1981. He left the club at the end of the season, playing his final Football League fixture in a 1–0 loss at home to Carlisle United on 19 May 1982.

As well as training as a physiotherapist, Henderson played for non-league sides Telford United, Northwich Victoria, Runcorn, Winsford United and Oswestry Town. In 1986 he became physiotherapist at Birmingham City, and went on to become part of Lou Macari’s coaching staff at clubs including Stoke City and Celtic.

References

External links

* [http://www.wittonalbionfc.com/abouttheclub.php?page=facompetition Witton Albion history featuring Henderson]