Crosby Henderson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Crosby Gray Henderson | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | South Hylton, England | ||
| Date of death | 27 April 1970 (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) |
| 1912–19?? | Luton Town | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
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 2 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- 1 2 3 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ↑ "Football League 1909–1910". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
- ↑ Matthews, p. 157.
- ↑ 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.