Niall Henderson

Niall Henderson (born 7 February 1988) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for NIFL Championship side Annagh United.

Niall Henderson
Henderson training with York City in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-02-07) 7 February 1988
Place of birth Craigavon, Northern Ireland
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Annagh United
Youth career
Portadown
2004–2006 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 26 (1)
2010–2011 Dungannon Swifts 28 (1)
2011–2013 Glenavon 43 (4)
2013–2016 Glentoran 64 (2)
2016–2018 Portadown 51 (7)
2018– Annagh United 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 Premier 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 6 July 2010, Henderson 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] 0000000000
2006–07[28] 0000000000
2007–08[29] 0000000000
Subtotal 0000000000
Dumbarton (loan) 2007–08[7] 130310000161
Subtotal 130310000161
Raith Rovers 2007–08[12] 140000020160
Subtotal 140000020160
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
York City 2008–09[30] 6000000060
Subtotal 6000000060
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.
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References
  1. "Niall Henderson". sportbox.tv. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  2. "Euro Player Profile". Global Snooker Centre. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  3. Flett, Dave (6 August 2008). "Season preview: Here comes the Irish Rover to drive City on". The Press. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  4. "Stirling Albion 2–1 Gretna". BBC Sport. 29 April 2006. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  5. "Hearts 1–1 Gretna (4–2 on pens)". BBC Sport. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  6. "Sons sign Henderson from Gretna". BBC Sport. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  7. "Dumbarton 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  8. "Gretna farm out youth duo". BBC Sport. 23 January 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  9. "Queen's Park 0–1 Raith Rovers". BBC Sport. 19 January 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  10. "Raith Rovers 0–2 Airdrie United". BBC Sport. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  11. "Airdrie 2–2 Raith Rovers (4–2)". BBC Sport. 3 May 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  12. "Raith 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  13. "Kirkcaldy clear-out after defeat". BBC Sport. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  14. "Minstermen move in for Henderson". BBC Sport. 19 June 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  15. "York 1–0 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
  16. "Irish U21 call-up for Henderson". BBC Sport. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  17. "Germany 3–0 Northern Ireland". UEFA. 5 September 2008. Archived from the original on 1 November 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
  18. "Germany U21 3–0 N Ireland U21". BBC Sport. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
  19. "Kettering 4–2 York". BBC Sport. 13 September 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
  20. "PhysiosUpdate". City Review: 15. 25 October 2008.
  21. "Farrell leads from front for York City reserves". The Press. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  22. "York City reserves draw at Barnsley". The Press. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  23. Flett, Dave (28 November 2008). "York City boss Martin Foyle starts reign against familiar foe". The Press. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  24. Flett, Dave (12 December 2008). "Michael Ingham declared fit for York City's FA Trophy tie against Northwich". The Press. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  25. Flett, Dave (20 January 2009). "Niall Henderson's heading for a KitKat Crescent exit". The Press. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
  26. "Dungannon Swifts 0–0 Newry City". BBC Sport. 17 October 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
  27. "Gretna 2005/2006 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
  28. "Gretna 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
  29. "Gretna 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
  30. "York 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
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