Crosby Henderson
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Crosby Gray Henderson | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | South Hylton, England | ||
| Date of death | 27 April 1970 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Sunderland, England | ||
| Position(s) | Full 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) |
| 1912–1913 | Luton Town | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Crosby Gray Henderson (12 May 1885 – 27 April 1970) was an English professional footballer who made 71 appearances in the Football League playing as a left back for Grimsby Town and Birmingham. He was on the books of Newcastle United without appearing for their first team, and played Southern League football for Brighton & Hove Albion and Luton Town.
Crosby Gray Henderson was born on 12 May 1885 in South Hylton, which was then in County Durham.[1] He was a younger child of Thomas Henderson, a blacksmith by trade, and his wife Frances. He was apprenticed as a ship plater,[2] and played local football for Hylton Rangers and Hylton Star[1] before joining Football League First Division club Newcastle United in May 1906. He continued working in the shipyards while with Newcastle, never played for their first team,[3] and moved on to Grimsby Town of the Second Division in May 1908.[4]
Henderson played 65 league games for Grimsby over two seasons,[5] earning himself a reputation as a solid defender, but left the club when they failed to be re-elected to the Football League. He joined Birmingham, who had finished below Grimsby but whose application for re-election had been successful.[6][7] 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.[8]
At the end of the 1910–11 season, he left for Brighton & Hove Albion of the Southern League. Both Grimsby and Birmingham had used him at left back, but he was capable of playing on either side,[4] and it was as a right back that he made his 12 appearances for Brighton. He was released at the end of the season,[3] and joined Luton Town, whose local newspaper described him as "a big, strong and very steady fellow, and a good kick."[9] He began the season in the first team, but fell out of favour, and in August 1913 he was reported to be advertising for an engagement.[10][11]
Henderson married Ellen Appleton in 1909.[12] He died in Sunderland on 27 April 1970 at the age of 84.[3]