Stephen Henderson (footballer)
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Stephen Henderson is an Irish
footballer who plays for Portsmouth
as a goalkeeper.
, Henderson began his youth career with Belvedere FC
. Henderson agreed to join Bristol City
in May 2007 on a one-year contract starting on 1 July, when his contract with Aston Villa
expired. He made his debut against Queens Park Rangers
in August 2007, coming on as a substitute in the second half. He joined Conference National
team York City
on a month's loan in August 2007. He made seven appearances during his spell with the club. He joined Weymouth
on a month's loan in February 2008 and spent the rest of the 2007–08 season with the club, making 16 appearances. He was offered a new deal with City in May 2008. Henderson came on as a substitute in the ninth minute against Ipswich Town
on 13 April 2009 and manager
Gary Johnson
said Henderson "did really well". He almost joined League One
team Wycombe Wanderers
on loan until the end of the 2009–10
season on 25 January 2010, before eventually signing for League Two
team Aldershot Town
on an initial month-long loan deal on 1 February 2010. In September 2010 Henderson joined Yeovil Town
on a thirty-day emergency loan making his debut on 18 September in a 4–2 away defeat to Huddersfield Town
.
On 3 Jan 2011 Henderson joined Yeovil Town for the second time on loan and subsequently kept a clean sheet on his return against Brentford and Swindon Town.
On 8 July, 2011 Henderson joined Portsmouth
on a permanent deal, citing his reasons for leaving Bristol City as frustration at his lack of first team opportunities.
On 1 October 2011, Henderson made his Portsmouth
debut at Leeds United in a 1-0 defeat and then kept his first clean sheet for Portsmouth in a 2-0 victory over Barnsley
at Fratton Park
on 15 October 2011.
debut away to Sweden
in October 2007. He earned his second cap as a substitute against Germany
in Cork in February 2009.
was part of the successful Shamrock Rovers side of the 1960s and his father, also Stephen
, played and managed in the League of Ireland
.
His two uncles are also goalkeepers; Dave
won several honours with St Patrick's Athletic, while Wayne has played for the Republic of Ireland
at full international level.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
footballer who plays for Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Born in Dublin, County DublinCounty Dublin
County Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first of the parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the...
, Henderson began his youth career with Belvedere FC
Belvedere FC
Belvedere Football Club is an Irish youth football club based in Fairview, Dublin. Originally founded in 1971, the club plays in the Dublin & District Soccer League...
. Henderson agreed to join Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
in May 2007 on a one-year contract starting on 1 July, when his contract with Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
expired. He made his debut against Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
in August 2007, coming on as a substitute in the second half. He joined Conference National
Conference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
team York City
York City F.C.
York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions...
on a month's loan in August 2007. He made seven appearances during his spell with the club. He joined Weymouth
Weymouth F.C.
Weymouth F.C. are an English football club based in the town of Weymouth, who currently play in the Southern League Premier Division.-History:Weymouth Football Club were founded in 1890 and played their first game on 24 September of that year...
on a month's loan in February 2008 and spent the rest of the 2007–08 season with the club, making 16 appearances. He was offered a new deal with City in May 2008. Henderson came on as a substitute in the ninth minute against Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
on 13 April 2009 and manager
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson (footballer)
Gary Johnson is an English football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Npower League Two's Northampton Town....
said Henderson "did really well". He almost joined 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....
team 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...
on loan until the end of the 2009–10
2009–10 in English football
The 2009–10 season was the 130th season of competitive football in England.The season began on 8 August 2009 for the Championship, League One and League Two and 15 August 2009 for the Premier League...
season on 25 January 2010, before eventually signing for League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
team Aldershot Town
Aldershot Town F.C.
Aldershot Town Football Club is an association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, founded in the spring of 1992 just after the closure of debt-ridden Fourth Division club Aldershot Football Club...
on an initial month-long loan deal on 1 February 2010. In September 2010 Henderson joined Yeovil Town
Yeovil Town F.C.
Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05...
on a thirty-day emergency loan making his debut on 18 September in a 4–2 away defeat to Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
.
On 3 Jan 2011 Henderson joined Yeovil Town for the second time on loan and subsequently kept a clean sheet on his return against Brentford and Swindon Town.
On 8 July, 2011 Henderson joined Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
on a permanent deal, citing his reasons for leaving Bristol City as frustration at his lack of first team opportunities.
On 1 October 2011, Henderson made his Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
debut at Leeds United in a 1-0 defeat and then kept his first clean sheet for Portsmouth in a 2-0 victory over Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
at Fratton Park
Fratton Park
Fratton Park is a football stadium in the English city-port of Portsmouth. It has been the home of professional club Portsmouth F.C. since its construction in 1898.-Description:...
on 15 October 2011.
International career
Henderson has been capped by the Republic of Ireland at U-15, U-16, U-17, U-19 and made his under-21sRepublic of Ireland national under-21 football team
The Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team, is the national under-21 football team of the Republic of Ireland and is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland and competes in the biennial European Under-21 Football Championship and has competed since 1978.-Competition...
debut away to Sweden
Sweden national under-21 football team
The Swedish U-21 national football team is the football team representing Sweden in competitions for under-21 year old players. Sweden U21's current captain is Jiloan Hamad with Jakob Johansson as vice captain.-UEFA European U-21 Championship Record:...
in October 2007. He earned his second cap as a substitute against Germany
Germany national under-21 football team
The Germany national under-21 football team represents the under-21s of Germany in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and is controlled by the German Football Association , the governing body of football in Germany....
in Cork in February 2009.
Career statistics
| Season | Club | League | League | FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
League Cup Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis... |
Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2007–08 2007-08 in English football The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool... |
Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
Football League Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| York City York City F.C. York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions... |
Conference National Conference National Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system... |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Weymouth Weymouth F.C. Weymouth F.C. are an English football club based in the town of Weymouth, who currently play in the Southern League Premier Division.-History:Weymouth Football Club were founded in 1890 and played their first game on 24 September of that year... |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
Football League Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Aldershot Aldershot Town F.C. Aldershot Town Football Club is an association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, founded in the spring of 1992 just after the closure of debt-ridden Fourth Division club Aldershot Football Club... |
Football League Two Football League Two Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.... |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
Football League Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeovil Town Yeovil Town F.C. Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05... |
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.... |
33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
Football League Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Career totals | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | ||
Personal life
Henderson comes from a noted Irish goalkeeping family. His grandfather PaddyPaddy Henderson (footballer)
Paddy Henderson is a former Irish football player who played as a goalkeeper.-Football career:Paddy began his career at Holyhead Town in Wales before signing for League of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers F.C...
was part of the successful Shamrock Rovers side of the 1960s and his father, also Stephen
Stephen Henderson (footballer born 1966)
Stephen Henderson is an Irish football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper.-Personal life:Henderson comes from a goalkeeping family, his father, Paddy Henderson, was a League of Ireland goalkeeper, as was his brother Dave Henderson, while his younger brother Wayne Henderson is a...
, played and managed in the 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...
.
His two uncles are also goalkeepers; Dave
Dave Henderson (footballer)
Dave Henderson , is a former Irish professional footballer goalkeeper who played in the League of Ireland from 1978 until his retirement in 1998. He also played two seasons in the North American Soccer League.-Career:...
won several honours with St Patrick's Athletic, while Wayne has played for the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland national football team
The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....
at full international level.
External links
- Stephen Henderson profile at the Bristol City website