Tommy Henderson (footballer, born 1943)

For other people named Thomas Henderson, see Thomas Henderson (disambiguation).

Tommy Henderson

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Henderson
Date of birth	(1943-07-25) 25 July 1943
Place of birth	Larkhall, Lanarkshire
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s)	Right winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1959	Leeds United	0	(0)
1959–1960	Celtic	0	(0)
1960–1961	Hearts	7	(1)
1961–1962	St Mirren	20	(3)
1962–1965	Leeds United	24	(2)
1965–1966	Bury	7	(1)
1965–1966	Swindon Town	11	(3)
1966–1967	Stockport County	19	(4)
1967–1969	Altrincham
1969–1970	Cork Hibs	19	(5)
1970–1971	Highlands Park
1972–1973	Hellenic
1974–1975	Jewish Guild
1976–1977	Highlands Park
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tommy Henderson (born Larkhall, Scotland, 25 July 1943) is a former professional footballer who played as a right winger for Leeds United, Bury, Swindon Town, Stockport County in the 1960s.

Playing career

Henderson joined Leeds United as a schoolboy in 1959 but returned to Scotland due to being homesick. Manager Don Revie brought him back to Leeds in November 1962 and he made 20 league appearances in the 1962–63 season. His place in the first team was taken by Johnny Giles in the following season and he made just four more appearances for Leeds before joining Bury in June 1965. He moved to Swindon Town during the 1965–66 season and then joined Stockport County for the 1966–67 season.

Playing statistics

Club	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
	Apps (goals)	Apps (goals)	Apps (goals)	Apps (goals)
Leeds United	24 (2)	6 (0)	4 (0)	34 (2)
Bury				7 (1)
Swinton Town				11 (3)
Stockport County				19 (4)

References

• Mourant, Andrew (1992). Leeds United: Player by Player. Guinness Publishing Ltd. p. 21. ISBN 0-85112-568-9.