Ian Michael Hendon (born 5 December 1971) is an English

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manager and former player who played as a defender.

Playing career

Hendon was born in Ilford, Greater London. Primarily a

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but sometimes deployed in the

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or in

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, he began his career with

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional association football, football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English footba ...

, winning the

FA Youth Cup The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under-18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part. It ...

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. He made his first-team debut in 1989, and made seven appearances for the club over the next four years, also representing England Under-21 seven times. He was an unused substitute in the

1991 FA Charity Shield The 1991 FA Charity Shield (also known as the Tennent's FA Charity Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 69th FA Charity Shield, the annual football match contested by the reigning champions of the Football League First Division and the holder ...

. While with Spurs Hendon had loan spells with

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most dens ...

Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a professio ...

and

Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ...

before joining Orient on a permanent basis in August 1993. He spent three and a half years at

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, with a brief loan spell at

Birmingham City Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Since 2011, the first te ...

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. He later played for

Notts County Notts County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nottingham, England. The team participate in the National League (division), National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Founded on the 2 ...

Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team plays in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...

Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...

and

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Peterborough have a long-standing ...

before joining then

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side

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, having been on loan there six months previously. He was briefly joint caretaker manager at Barnet with Danny Maddix between the departure of

Martin Allen Martin James Allen (born 14 August 1965) is an English football manager and former player. He played more than 100 games as a midfielder for both Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United before finishing his playing career with Portsmouth and ...

and the arrival of

Paul Fairclough Paul Fairclough (born 31 January 1950) is an English football manager and former player who is the manager of the England C team. As a player, he made five appearances for Cheshunt in the 1981–82 season. Managerial career Stevenage In ...

. Joining up with his mentor

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, who has coached him at Tottenham and Sheffield Wednesday, he captained the club in their return to the

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in his second season, and remained a key player for four years. At the end of the 2006–07 season, Hendon was initially not offered a new playing contract by Barnet, but was given the chance to join

's coaching staff. Nevertheless, he featured in the early fixtures of 2007–08, before dropping back as new players arrived. He remained registered as a player until the end of the 2008–09 season when he retired as a player to concentrate solely on management. As a player Hendon featured in the PFA Third Division Team of the Year three times, once each with Leyton Orient ( 1996–97), Notts County ( 1997–98) and Northampton Town ( 1999–00).

Managerial career

Following Paul Fairclough's step-down after the 3–0 Boxing Day defeat to

Aldershot Town Aldershot Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in the spring ...

, Hendon was asked to take over as caretaker manager of Barnet. Fairclough's last game was a 2–0 win at A.F.C Bournemouth, leaving the side with 19 points from their 23 league games. Performances improved under Hendon, and some adept loan signings including Paul Furlong, Matt Lockwood, Jake Cole and

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helped to drag The Bees away from the relegation battle and to mathematical safety with four games to spare. He declared his desire to take the job permanently and was given the job on a two-year deal in April 2009. The Bees started the 2009–10 season in superb form and were top of the league at one point, but Hendon was sacked on 28 April 2010 after a disastrous run of form left the Bees in serious relegation trouble. The last game of Hendon's reign was a 1–0 defeat to

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. On 28 May 2010, he was appointed the manager of

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side

Dover Athletic Dover Athletic Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club was formed in 198 ...

, but just 18 days later quit the club to become assistant manager to his former Bees teammate

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at Gillingham. Hessenthaler had been his predecessor as Dover manager. In July 2011 he was appointed, by new manager

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, as development coach at

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. In December 2012, he was promoted to the role of first-team coach following the departure of Wally Downes. On 28 May 2015, it was announced Hendon would be returning to Brisbane Road as

's new manager, replacing

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following the club's relegation to

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. Following a poor run of results, Hendon was sacked in January 2016. After a spell as assistant manager at

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, he took over as manager of

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in Gibraltar, on 26 November 2019, following the departure of

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. Hendon's appointment saw a significant upturn in results, with 7 wins in 12 games, only for the season to be voided in May 2020 by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In June 2021 Hendon was reportedly offered a role as first team coach at

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, but on 24 November 2021, it was announced that Hendon had been appointed manager of

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club

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. His appointment came just days after they had sacked their manager

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, leaving Hendon with just 48 hours and two training sessions to prepare for their final game of the season, a crucial Promotion/relegation playoff Final vs

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side UCD.

Honours

Player

Tottenham Hotspur *

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: 1989–90 Notts County *

Football League Third Division The Football League Third Division was the third tier of the English football league system in 1920–21 and again from 1958 until 1992. When the FA Premier League was formed, the division become the fourth tier level. In 2004, following the f ...

: 1997–98 Barnet *

Conference National The National League, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of the National League System and fifth-highest of the overall English football league system. It is the highest league that is semi-profes ...

: 2004–05 Individual *

PFA Team of the Year The Professional Footballers' Association Team of the Year (often called the PFA Team of the Year, or simply the Team of the Year) is an annual award given to a set of 55 footballers across the top four tiers of men's English football; the Premie ...

: Third Division ( 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–2000)

Manager

Individual *

EFL League Two Manager of the Month The EFL League Two Manager of the Month is a monthly association football award to recognise the outstanding team manager in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The recipient is chosen by a panel assembled by the League's sponsor ...

: August 2015

Managerial statistics

:For Barnet (permanent spell) and Leyton Orient:

References

External links

Barnet FC profile
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