Albert Percy Henderson (29 August 1881 – 20 August 1947) was a

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amateur soccer player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born in

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(now

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), and died in

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. In 1904 Henderson was a member of the Galt F.C. team, which won the gold medal in the soccer tournament. He played one match as a forward in which he scored one goal in a 4–0 win over the

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, represented by St. Rose Parish.

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the tournament 1904

1881 births 1947 deaths Canadian men's soccer players Canadian people of British descent Men's association football forwards Footballers at the 1904 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Canada Olympic soccer players for Canada Soccer people from Ontario Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics {{Canada-Olympic-medalist-stub