- Niall Henderson
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Niall Henderson 
Personal information Date of birth 7 February 1988 Place of birth Craigavon, Northern Ireland Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Glenavon Youth career Portadown 2006 Gretna Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2006–2008 Gretna 0 (0) 2007 → Dumbarton (loan) 13 (0) 2008 Raith Rovers 14 (0) 2008–2009 York City 6 (0) 2009–2010 Newry City 8 (2) 2010–2011 Dungannon Swifts 2011- Glenavon * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:31, 5 June 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Niall Henderson (born 7 February 1988) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Glenavon as a midfielder.
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Career
Henderson is from Craigavon, County Armagh.[1] He grew up in Lurgan and played snooker as a child, going on to represent Northern Ireland as a junior international in 2003.[2] He was on the books at Portadown as a youth player, before moving to Scotland with Gretna at the age of 16.[3] He first featured on the bench for Gretna in their 2–1 defeat to Stirling Albion on 29 April 2006 in the Scottish Football League Second Division,[4] and was subsequently on the bench for the 2006 Scottish Cup Final against Heart of Midlothian, which was lost 4–2 on penalties after a 1–1 draw after extra time on 13 May 2006.[5] He was loaned out to Dumbarton in the Scottish Third Division in August 2007 until January 2008,[6] during which he made 16 appearances and scored one goal.[7] He was released by Gretna in January and signed for Raith Rovers later that month on a short-term deal to the end of the 2007–08 season,[8] making his debut in the 1–0 victory at Queens Park on 19 January 2008 at Hampden Park.[9] Henderson featured for the side in both legs of their play-off semi-final defeat to Airdrie United and finished the season with 16 Raith appearances.[10][11][12]
He was released by Raith after the end of the season,[13] after which he joined York City in the Conference National on 18 June 2008.[14] He made his debut in a 1–0 victory against Wrexham on 14 August 2008 after coming on as a 62nd minute substitute.[15] He was named in the Northern Ireland under-21 team in September for their 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifying game against Germany.[16] Henderson was on the bench as Northern Ireland were beaten 3–0,[17] meaning they were unable to quality for the tournament.[18] He made his return for York in a 4–2 defeat to Kettering Town, which was the team's first loss of the season.[19] He suffered from two viruses within the space of four weeks, and returned to light training in October.[20] He continued to play for the reserve team and scored in a 4–4 draw against Barnsley reserves.[21][22] Henderson had fallen out favour under manager Colin Walker and struggled to feature in the team.[23] He picked up a hamstring injury during a training session in December.[24] He was released by the club on 20 January and returned to Ireland to sign for either Finn Harps or Newry City,[25] eventually signing for Newry.[26]
On 06-07-2010 Niall joined Dungannon Swifts on a one year deal along with Johnny Topley after his contract with his previous employers, Newry City, expired. In June 2011 he joined Glenavon.
Career statistics
- As of 13 September 2008.
Club Performance Club Season League S. Cup S. League Cup Other[A] Total App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals Gretna 2005–06[27] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006–07[28] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007–08[29] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Subtotal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dumbarton (loan) 2007–08[7] 13 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 16 1 Subtotal 13 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 16 1 Raith Rovers 2007–08[12] 14 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 0 Subtotal 14 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 0 Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals York City 2008–09[30] 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Subtotal 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Total 33 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 38 1 Footnotes
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the play-offs.
References
- ^ "Niall Henderson". sportbox.tv. http://www.sportbox.tv/football/players/player.php?playerid=117945. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
- ^ "Euro Player Profile". Global Snooker Centre. http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Players/Global_Europe/Global_Ireland/ni_niall_henderson.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
- ^ Flett, Dave (2008-08-06). "Season preview: Here comes the Irish Rover to drive City on". The Press. http://www.thepress.co.uk/sport/yorkcityfc/3575164.Season_preview__Here_comes_the_Irish_Rover_to_drive_City_on/. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- ^ "Stirling Albion 2-1 Gretna". BBC Sport. 2006-04-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/4948830.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- ^ "Hearts 1-1 Gretna (4-2 on pens)". BBC Sport. 2006-05-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/4764967.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- ^ "Sons sign Henderson from Gretna". BBC Sport. 2007-08-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dumbarton/6947029.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ a b "Dumbarton 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=137&teamid=832. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ "Gretna farm out youth duo". BBC Sport. 2008-01-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gretna/7197918.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ "Queen's Park 0-1 Raith Rovers". BBC Sport. 2008-01-19. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7195036.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ "Raith Rovers 0-2 Airdrie United". BBC Sport. 2008-04-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7374170.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ "Airdrie 2-2 Raith Rovers (4-2)". BBC Sport. 2008-05-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7379022.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ a b "Raith 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=137&teamid=2102. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ "Kirkcaldy clear-out after defeat". BBC Sport. 2008-05-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/raith_rovers/7391069.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ "Minstermen move in for Henderson". BBC Sport. 2008-06-19. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/york_city/7463342.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ "York 1-0 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 2008-08-14. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7551099.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- ^ "Irish U21 call-up for Henderson". BBC Sport. 2008-09-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/york_city/7596497.stm. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
- ^ "Germany 3-0 Northern Ireland". UEFA. 2008-09-05. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/fixturesresults/round=15084/match=300219/report=lu.html. Retrieved 2008-09-13.[dead link]
- ^ "Germany U21 3-0 N Ireland U21". BBC Sport. 2008-09-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/7601490.stm. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- ^ "Kettering 4-2 York". BBC Sport. 2008-09-13. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7602209.stm. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- ^ "PhysiosUpdate". City Review: p. 15. 2008-10-25.
- ^ "Farrell leads from front for York City reserves". The Press. 2008-11-11. http://www.thepress.co.uk/sport/3836388.Farrell_leads_from_front_for_York_City_reserves/. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ "York City reserves draw at Barnsley". The Press. 2008-11-20. http://www.thepress.co.uk/sport/3863435.York_City_reserves_draw_at_Barnsley/. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ Flett, Dave (2008-11-28). "York City boss Martin Foyle starts reign against familiar foe". The Press. http://www.thepress.co.uk/sport/3933761.York_City_boss_Martin_Foyle_starts_reign_against_familiar_foe/. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ Flett, Dave (2008-12-12). "Michael Ingham declared fit for York City’s FA Trophy tie against Northwich". The Press. http://www.thepress.co.uk/sport/3972125.Michael_Ingham_declared_fit_for_York_City___s_FA_Trophy_tie_against_Northwich/. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ Flett, Dave (2009-01-20). "Niall Henderson’s heading for a KitKat Crescent exit". The Press. http://www.thepress.co.uk/sport/yorkcityfc/4060258.Niall_Henderson___s_heading_for_a_KitKat_Crescent_exit/. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
- ^ "Dungannon Swifts 0-0 Newry City". BBC Sport. 2009-10-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/8311793.stm. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ^ "Gretna 2005/2006 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=135&teamid=1141. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ^ "Gretna 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=136&teamid=1141. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ^ "Gretna 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=137&teamid=1141. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ^ "York 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=138&teamid=2910. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
External links
Categories:- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Craigavon
- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Association football midfielders
- Portadown F.C. players
- Gretna F.C. players
- Dumbarton F.C. players
- Raith Rovers F.C. players
- York City F.C. players
- Newry City F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Conference National players
- Glenavon F.C. players
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