John Henshall was a

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played in the

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for

Burslem Port Vale Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in . Vale are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley of ...

at the start of the 20th century.

Career

Henshall played for Hanley Swifts before joining

in May 1900. His debut came in a 2–2 draw with Small Heath at the Athletic Ground on 1 September. He played four more

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games in that month but was not utilized for the rest of the season and was instead released in the summer.

Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Henshall, John Year of birth missing Year of death missing English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Port Vale F.C. players English Football League players Place of birth missing