Anthony Joseph Henderson (born 14 January 1954) is a former association footballer who played as a defender. Born in England, he captained Australia five times in the early 1980s.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Joseph Henderson | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Blackpool | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1974 | Rotherham United | 6 | (0) |
| 1975 | Durban United | ||
| 1975–1976 | East London United | ||
| 1977–1978 | Canberra City | 51 | (5) |
| 1979–1988 | Marconi | 243 | (16) |
| 1989 | Avala | ||
| 1989–1990 | Blacktown City | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1979–1983 | Australia | 27 | (2) |
| 1984 | Australia B | 7 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1989–1991 | Blacktown City | ||
| 2000–2002 | AC United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editHenderson was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He played youth football at Blackpool before signing for Rotherham United where he made six league appearances between 1970 and 1974.[1]
In 1975 moved to South Africa where he turned out for Durban United before moving during the 1975 season to East London United. He played at East London until the end of the 1976 season.[1]
In 1977, he joined Canberra City for the first year of the Australian National Soccer League. In two seasons with City he played 51 matches, scoring five goals.[1]
Before the 1979 NSL season Henderson transferred to Marconi Stallions. In ten seasons with the West Sydney team he played 243 matches, scoring 16 goals.[1]
International career
editHenderson played 27 full international matches for Australia between 1979 and 1983, including five matches as captain.[2] He also played 23 B-Internationals for Australia.[1]