Ian Henderson (football)
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Ian Henderson is an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 footballer who plays for Colchester United.

Career

Henderson was a product of the youth academy at Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...

 and was heralded as a very promising young player. His first team debut came in October 2002 against Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...

 at Highfield Road, with his first goal for the club arriving in a 4–2 defeat at Wimbledon
Wimbledon F.C.
Wimbledon Football Club was an English professional association football club from Wimbledon, south-west London. Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club, the club spent most of its history in amateur and semi-professional non-League football before being elected to the Football...

 the following month. Henderson was a prominent member of England Youth Representative sides up to the Under-20 Age Group.

The 2003–04
2003-04 in English football
The 2003-04 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Arsenal completed the entire campaign without losing a single league game....

 season saw Henderson win a first division championship medal as Norwich won promotion to the Premier League. He scored four goals – including two in a 3–1 victory over Millwall
Millwall F.C.
Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...

 at Carrow Road – and created a number of goals for other players. He signed a new contract in the summer of 2004 but found it difficult to establish himself in the team, making only a handful of appearances in the two subsequent seasons. His Norwich career suffered a further setback as a result of injuries. After recovering, he signed for Rotherham United
Rotherham United F.C.
Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history...

 in January 2007 on a loan deal that ran until the end of the 2006–07 season.

Henderson scored his only goal for Rotherham in their last home game of the season, a 4–2 defeat to Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town F.C.
Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Founded in 1887, the team has played at four different grounds, namely Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Carter's Field and now the Abbey Business Stadium, although it is more...

. His contract with Norwich now finished, he signed a two-year deal with Northampton Town on 28 June 2007. On 27 December 2008, Northampton terminated his contract after he failed to score in 33 first team games.

Henderson signed for Luton Town
Luton Town F.C.
Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...

 on a short-term contract on 2 January 2009, and went on to make 18 league appearances in the 2008–09 season, scoring once. He was not offered a new contract at the end of the season, and was subsequently released from Luton.

Ankaragücü

Prior to the 2009–10 season, Henderson had a trial with Turkish Süper Lig side Ankaragücü
Ankaragücü
MKE Ankaragücü is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Ankara. The club wears a yellow and navy kit and play their home matches at Ankara 19 Mayis....

. On 27 July 2009, after a successful trial with the club, he signed a two year contract keeping him at the club until Summer 2011. He made his debut for the Turkish club in the first league week of the 2009–10 season, coming on as a 59th minute substitute for Abdullah Çetin, in Ankaragücü
Ankaragücü
MKE Ankaragücü is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Ankara. The club wears a yellow and navy kit and play their home matches at Ankara 19 Mayis....

's away game to Diyarbakirspor
Diyarbakirspor
Diyarbakırspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Diyarbakır. Formed in 1968, Diyarbakırspor are nicknamed Diyar...

 on 8 August 2009. Henderson left Ankaragücü on 29 October after failing to settle in Turkey.

Colchester United

On 7 January 2010, Henderson signed for Football League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....

 side Colchester United on a free transfer. Henderson was sent off on his debut for Colchester United against his former club Norwich City. Henderson scored his first goal for Colchester in a 1–1 draw against Colchester's rivals Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play...

. During the 2010–2011 campaign Henderson became a fans' favourite with energetic performances and a habit to come up with important goals, he finished the season as the U's top scorer in the league with 11 goals. After weeks of speculation he could leave the club on a Bosman free transfer, Henderson signed a new 2 year deal with the U's in June.

Club

Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...

2001–02 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002–03 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 1
2003–04 19 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 21 4
2004–05 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
2005–06 24 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 28 1
2006–07 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
Rotherham United
Rotherham United F.C.
Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history...

 (loan)
2006–07 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1
Total 6864070Northampton Town
Northampton Town F.C.
Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...

2007–08
2007–08 Football League One
The Football League 2007–08 , was the sixteenth season under its current league division format. It began in August 2007 and concluded in May 2008, with the promotion play-off finals....

23 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 27 0
2008–09 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
Total 2603030Luton Town
Luton Town F.C.
Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...

2008–09 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1
Total 1810000Ankaragücü
Ankaragücü
MKE Ankaragücü is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Ankara. The club wears a yellow and navy kit and play their home matches at Ankara 19 Mayis....

2009–10
2009–10 Süper Lig
The 2009–10 Süper Lig was the 52nd season since its establishment. The season commenced on 7 August 2009 with Istanbul B.B. hosting defending champions Beşiktaş at Atatürk Olympic Stadium. The last matches were played on 16 May 2010.Bursaspor won the league beating defending champions Beşiktaş 2–1...

2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 2000|–0020
Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....

2009–10
2009–10 Football League One
The Football League 2009–10 , was be the seventeenth season under its current league division format. It began in August 2009 and ended on 8 May 2010....

13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2
2010–11
2010–11 Football League One
The 2010–11 Football League One is the seventh season of the league under its current title and nineteenth season under its current league division format...

37 10 2 0 2 1 1 0 42 11
2011–12 19 5 1 0 1 1 1 0 22 6
Total 69173032Career total 20125100132Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk
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