Nick Hendry
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Conal Nicholson Hendry | |
| Date of birth | 1887 | |
| Place of birth | York, England | |
| Date of death | 9 April 1949 | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| ?–1907 1907–1908 1908–1910 1910–1920 ?–1922 1922–1924 |
North Eastern Railway United Middlesbrough Darlington Hull City Doncaster Rovers York City |
? (?) 0 (0) ? (?) 140 (0) ? (?) 56 (0) |
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Conal Nicholson "Nick" Hendry (1887 – 9 April 1949) was an English footballer.
[edit] Career
Hendry started his career with North Eastern Railway United, with whom he won the York and District League with in the 1905–06 season.[1] He joined Middlesbrough as an amateur in 1907,[1] but failed to make any appearances in the league for the team.[2] He then moved to Darlington in 1908, where he played until joining Hull City in March 1910.[1] Here, he became one of the first York-born footballers to play in the Football League and was dubbed "the human octopus" because of his displays for the club.[1]
He made 140 league appearances for Hull,[2] 98 of which were consecutive.[1] He made 271 appearances in first-team and war football for Hull,[1] leaving the club in 1920,[2] after which he spent a season with Doncaster Rovers.[1] He joined York City in July 1922 for their first season in the Midland League and advised the club on team selection.[1] He left the club in 1924 after making 56 appearances in the Midland League for York and later became a trainer at LNER Permanent Way.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Jarred, Martin; & Windross, Dave (1997). "Midland League Players", Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922-1997. Citizen Publications, p141. ISBN 0953100502.
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 - 1939. Tony Brown, p122. ISBN 1899468676.
