Dick Hendrie
Scottish footballer
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Richard Hendrie (22 November 1895 – 15 April 1964) was a Scottish professional footballer, best remembered for his spells as left back and manager in the Football League with Gillingham.
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Hendrie while with Brentford in 1927 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Hendrie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Airdrie, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 15 April 1964 (aged 71)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Maidstone, England | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1916 | Petershill | ||
| 1916–1917 | Heart of Midlothian | 0 | (0) |
| 1917–1920 | Queen's Park | 2 | (0) |
| 1919 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1920–1923 | Maidstone United | ||
| 1923–1925 | Gillingham | 71 | (0) |
| Margate | |||
| –1927 | Grays Thurrock United | ||
| 1927–1929 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1929–1931 | Gillingham | ||
| Tunbridge Wells Rangers | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Hendrie played for Petershill, Queen's Park and Airdrieonians in his native Scotland.[1][2] Either side of a two-year spell with Third Division South club Gillingham, Hendrie played English non-League football for Maidstone United, Margate and Grays Thurrock United.[1] He ended his career with Third Division South club Brentford and retired in 1929.[3]
Managerial and coaching career
While a player at Brentford between 1927 and 1929, Hendrie served as assistant to manager Harry Curtis.[3] He returned to Gillingham in 1929 and managed the club until 1931,[4] when he returned to the Southern League to manage Tunbridge Wells Rangers.[3]
Personal life
Hendrie served as a signalman in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during the First World War.[5]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 1916–17[2] | Scottish First Division | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Airdrieonians (loan) | 1918–19[6] | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Gillingham | 1923–24[7] | Third Division South | 40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 1924–25[7] | Third Division South | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 1925–26[7] | Third Division South | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 71 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 78 | 0 | ||
| Brentford | 1927–28[8] | Third Division South | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 74 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 82 | 0 | ||
- Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
