Benny Henderson
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Benny Henderson is an Irish
Republic of Ireland
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 former soccer player.
(died 1993) Benny is survived by his wife Esther son's Benny, Christy, Liam, Hazel, and Rose.
He played for Drumcondra F.C. and Dundalk F.C.
Dundalk F.C.
Dundalk Football Club is a professional Irish football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. The club currently play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. Founded in 1903, they are the second most successful team, in terms of trophies won, in the history of the League of Ireland. The...

 at club level.

On 23 May 1948, he won his first senior cap for the Republic of Ireland national football team
Republic of Ireland national football team
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 when he lined out on the left wing in a 2-0 defeat to Portugal in a friendly international played in Lisbon
Lisbon
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.

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
    League of Ireland
    The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...

    : 2
    • Drumcondra F.C. 1947/48, 1948/49
  • FAI Cup
    FAI Cup
    The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...

    : 2
    • Drumcondra F.C. 1946, 1954
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