Crosby Henderson

Crosby Gray Henderson (12 May 1885 – 27 April 1970) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town and Birmingham.[1]

Crosby Henderson
Personal information
Full name Crosby Gray Henderson
Date of birth (1885-05-12)12 May 1885
Place of birth South Hylton, England
Date of death 27 April 1970(1970-04-27) (aged 84)
Place of death Sunderland, England
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hylton Rangers
Hylton Star
1906–1908 Newcastle United 0 (0)
1908–1910 Grimsby Town 65 (0)
1910–1911 Birmingham 6 (0)
1911–1912 Brighton & Hove Albion 12 (0)
1912–19?? Luton Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Henderson was born in South Hylton, which was then in County Durham. A left back, he played local football before joining Newcastle United in May 1906, but moved on to Second Division club Grimsby Town without appearing for Newcastle's first team.[2] Henderson played 65 league games for Grimsby over two seasons,[1] earning himself a reputation as a solid defender, but left the club when they failed to be re-elected to the Football League, joining Birmingham, who had finished below Grimsby but whose application for re-election had been successful, in August 1910.[2][3] He went straight into the starting eleven, but lost his place after six games, and the form, consistency and fitness of the young Frank Womack meant he never regained it.[4] At the end of the 1910–11 season, he left for Brighton & Hove Albion, where he played only 12 times in the Southern League before joining Luton Town.[5]

Henderson died in Sunderland in 1970 at the age of 84.[5]

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  3. "Football League 1909–1910". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  4. Matthews, p. 157.
  5. Carder, Tim & Harris, Roger (1993). Seagulls! The Story of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. pp. 59–60. ISBN 0-9521337-0-9.


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