Alex Henderson (Scottish footballer)

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Alex Henderson
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)
0000–1914 → Penicuik Juniors (loan)
1919–1921 Alloa Athletic
1921 → Falkirk (loan)
1921–1923 Dumbarton 58 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

  • Stirlingshire Consolation Cup: 1912–13[5]
  • Dewar Shield: 1913–14[5]
  • Falkirk District Charity Cup: 1913–14[5]
  • Falkirk Infirmary Shield: 1913–14, 1914–15[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. ^ "Henderson Alex Alloa Athletic 1920". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 27 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b "Falkirk FC & the Great War". sites.google.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Alex Henderson – Player Statistics". The Sons Archive – Dumbarton Football Club History. Retrieved 21 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b c d Meffen, John. "Falkirk FC Players to 1938/39" (PDF). p. 48. Retrieved 3 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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