Joe Hendry (footballer)

Joseph Hendry (1886 – 1966) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left half. He featured for Rangers, Morton and Third Lanark amongst other clubs during his career.[3]

Joe Hendry
Personal information
Full name Joseph Hendry
Date of birth 1886
Place of birth Greenock, Scotland
Date of death 1966 (aged 79–80)[1]
Place of death Greenock, Scotland
Position(s) Left half
Youth career
1906 Garvel Juveniles[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1906–1907 Maryhill
1907–1910 Morton 73 (2)
1910–1919 Rangers 148 (6)
1918–1919 Dumbarton 23 (2)
1919–1920 Third Lanark 20 (1)
1920–1922 St Johnstone
1922–1923 Distillery
Total 264 (11)
National team
1910[2] Scottish League XI 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Hendry began playing football with Maryhill. He joined Greenock Morton in December 1907 and stayed there until signing for Rangers in April 1910. Hendry made his debut in a 1–0 win at home against Clyde at the end of that month,[4] and during his eight-year spell with the Gers, made 172 appearances and scored 8 goals.[5] He won three Scottish Football League titles in succession in the 1910–11,[4] 1911–12 and 1912–13 seasons, adding winner's medals from the Glasgow Cup in the first two of those campaigns, but played less as World War I escalated, spending his final year registered at Ibrox on loan at Dumbarton.

After leaving Rangers he had spells with Third Lanark, St Johnstone (then playing outside the SFL) and at Northern Irish club Distillery.[6][1]

Later career

After retiring in 1923, Hendry began a service to provide commentaries for blind fans which was probably the first such service in the country.[7][1][4] In 2019, his 1911 league medal sold for £2,400 at auction.[4]

References
  1. Player who became 'eyes' of blind fans, Greenock Telegraph, 29 June 2002
  2. (SFL player) Joseph Hendry, London Hearts Supporters Club
  3. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Pre-World War One Rangers medal sells for £2400 at sports auction, Glasgow Live, 27 April 2019
  5. (Rangers player) Hendry, Joe, FitbaStats
  6. "Joe Hendry". Rangers FC History.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  7. "Greenock Morton 1874". Morton-mad.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
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