Benny Henderson
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bernard Joseph Henderson | ||
| Date of birth | c. 1926 | ||
| Date of death | c. 1993 | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1949 | Drumcondra F.C. | ||
| 1946, 1954 | Dundalk F.C. | ||
| National team | |||
| 1948 | Éire | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Bernard Joseph "Benny" Henderson (1926–1993) was an Irish former soccer player. Benny is survived by his wife Esther Mary (née Doyle) and son's Benny, Christy, Liam, Hazel, and Rose having died in 1993. He played for Drumcondra F.C. and Dundalk F.C. at club level.
On 23 May 1948, he won his first senior cap for the Republic of Ireland national football team when he lined out on the left wing in a 2-0 defeat to Portugal in a friendly international played in Lisbon.
He played his only other senior international a week later in Barcelona when Ireland were beaten 2-1 by Spain in another friendly international.
Honours[]
- League of Ireland: 2
- Drumcondra F.C. 1947/48, 1948/49
- FAI Cup: 2
- Drumcondra F.C. 1946, 1954
References[]
- Benny Henderson at WorldFootball.net
- Benny Henderson @ eu-football.info
- The Complete Who's Who of Irish International Football, 1945-96 (1996):Stephen McGarrigle
Categories:
- 1926 births
- 1993 deaths
- Association footballers from County Dublin
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Ireland (FAI) international footballers
- League of Ireland players
- Drumcondra F.C. players
- Bohemian F.C. players
- Association football midfielders