Mick Henderson

Mick Henderson
Personal information
Full name	Michael Robert Henderson
Date of birth	31 March 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth	Gosforth, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Defender, midfielder
Youth career
1972–1974	Sunderland
Senior career*
Years	Team
1974–1979	Sunderland
1979–1982	Watford
1982	Cardiff City
1982–1985	Sheffield United
1985–1989	Chesterfield
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]

References

^ "Mick Henderson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
^ ^a ^b Struthers, Greg (28 August 2005). "Caught in time: Sunderland win the Second Division title, 1976". The Times. Retrieved 10 May 2011.^{[dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c Jones, Trefor (1996). Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 115. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
^ "Chronology". Watford Football Club. 13 April 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2011.

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[1] "Mick Henderson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

[2] Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.

[times-3] Struthers, Greg (28 August 2005). "Caught in time: Sunderland win the Second Division title, 1976". The Times. Retrieved 10 May 2011.^{[dead link]}

[WhosWho-4] Jones, Trefor (1996). Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 115. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.

[chronology-5] "Chronology". Watford Football Club. 13 April 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2011.

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