| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Henderson[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Left back, left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1910–1913 | East Stirlingshire | 68 | (3) |
| 1913–1919 | Falkirk | 68 | (0) |
| –1914 | → Penicuik Juniors (loan) | ||
| 1919–1921 | Alloa Athletic | ||
| 1921 | → Falkirk (loan) | ||
| 1921–1923 | Dumbarton | 58 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander Henderson was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for East Stirlingshire, Falkirk and Dumbarton as a left back.[1][2]
Personal life
Henderson served as a lance corporal in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War.[3] He was wounded during the course of his service.[3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| East Stirlingshire | 1909–10[1] | Scottish Second Division | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1910–11[1] | 21 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 1911–12[1] | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 1912–13[1] | 25 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Total | 68 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 99 | 3 | ||
| Falkirk | 1914–15[1] | Scottish First Division | 35 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |
| 1915–16[1] | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1916–17[1] | 13 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 1917–18[1] | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1918–19[1] | 15 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 1919–20[1] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | ||
| Dumbarton | 1921–22[4] | Scottish First Division | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1922–23[4] | Scottish Second Division | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 194 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 226 | 3 | ||
Honours
Falkirk
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ↑ "Henderson Alex Alloa Athletic 1920". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- 1 2 "Falkirk FC & the Great War". sites.google.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- 1 2 "Alex Henderson – Player Statistics". The Sons Archive – Dumbarton Football Club History. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 Meffen, John. "Falkirk FC Players to 1938/39" (PDF). p. 48. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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