Michael Hennigan (born 20 December 1942) is an English retired professional

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player and manager.

Career

Playing career

Hennigan played as a

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and began his career with the youth team of

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, but he never made a first team league appearance. Hennigan later played in

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for

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and

Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club (), commonly referred to simply as Brighton, is an English professional football club based in the city of Brighton and Hove. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league ...

, before moving to South Africa to play with Durban United.

Managerial career

Hennigan briefly took joint temporary management of

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in 1999, along with Mike Davies, after the departure of

Nigel Worthington Nigel Worthington (born 4 November 1961) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who was most recently the manager of York City. He played a defender and a midfielder, playing his club football for Ballymena United, Notts County, ...

. Hennigan managed the Malawi national side in 2005.

References

External links

Mike Hennigan - A Tribute by John Doxey
1942 births Living people People from Thrybergh Sportspeople from Yorkshire English footballers Association football defenders Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Durban United F.C. players English Football League players English football managers Blackpool F.C. managers Malawi national football team managers Expatriate football managers in Malawi {{England-footy-defender-1940s-stub