Bert Henderson (footballer)

Bert Henderson

Personal information
Full name	Albert Williamson Henderson
Date of birth	October 28, 1931
Place of birth	Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death	May 7, 2008 (aged 76)
Place of death	Arbroath, Scotland
Position(s)	Inside forward
Youth career
	Forces Lads Club
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1951–1961	Dundee	217	(47)
1961–1962	St Mirren	19	(2)
Total		236	(49)
Managerial career
1962–1980	Arbroath
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert "Bert" Henderson (1931–2008)^[1] was a Scottish football player and manager. Henderson attended Aberdeen Grammar School before going on to play for Dundee^[2] and St Mirren.^[3]

Henderson helped Dundee win the 1952–53 Scottish League Cup.^[4] He was transferred to St Mirren in 1961 for £2,000, but a knee injury curtailed his playing career a year later.^[5] He then became manager of Arbroath in October 1962, a position he held until January 1980. Arbroath twice won promotion to Division One during his time in charge, spending a total of four seasons in the top flight of the Scottish football league system.^[5]

References

1. Ross, David (2013). Gaffers. lulu.com. p. 167. ISBN 978-1470927103.
2. "DUNDEE : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
3. "ST. MIRREN : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
4. Ross, Kenny. "1952 - League Cup win". www.dundeefc.co.uk. Dundee FC. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
5. Brown, John (4 June 2014). "Blether with Brown: Albert Henderson rightly has legendary status at Arbroath". Evening Telegraph. DC Thomson. Retrieved 20 August 2015.