Alex Henderson (Scottish footballer)

Scottish footballer

Alex Henderson
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Henderson
Place of birth	Scotland
Position(s)	Left back, left half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1910–1913	East Stirlingshire	68	(3)
1913–1919	Falkirk	68	(0)
0000–1914	→ Penicuik Juniors (loan)
1919–1921	Alloa Athletic
1921	→ Falkirk (loan)
1921–1923	Dumbarton	58	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Henderson was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for East Stirlingshire, Falkirk and Dumbarton as a left back.

Personal life

Henderson served as a lance corporal in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War. He was wounded during the course of his service.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
East Stirlingshire	1909–10	Scottish Second Division	6	0	3	0	9	0
	1910–11		21	2	11	0	32	2
	1911–12		19	0	10	0	29	0
	1912–13		25	1	7	0	32	1
	Total		68	3	31	0	99	3
Falkirk	1914–15	Scottish First Division	35	0	—		35	0
	1915–16		1	0	—		1	0
	1916–17		13	0	—		13	0
	1917–18		1	0	—		1	0
	1918–19		15	0	—		15	0
	1919–20		3	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		68	0	0	0	68	0
Dumbarton	1921–22	Scottish First Division	22	0	0	0	22	0
	1922–23	Scottish Second Division	36	0	1	0	37	0
	Total		58	0	1	0	59	0
Career total			194	3	32	0	226	3

Falkirk

^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
"Henderson Alex Alloa Athletic 1920". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
^ "Falkirk FC & the Great War". sites.google.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
^ "Alex Henderson – Player Statistics". The Sons Archive – Dumbarton Football Club History. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
^ Meffen, John. "Falkirk FC Players to 1938/39" (PDF). p. 48. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

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