Peter Henderson (born 29 September 1952) is an English former professional

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who mainly played as a winger. He played in The Football League for three clubs, with most of his appearances being made for

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Playing career

Henderson was 26 before he made his breakthrough into The Football League, when he joined

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from

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in December 1978. He had previously spent time on the books of

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without making a first-team appearance'Player Memories', Chester City v. Gillingham matchday programme; 28 December 1993; pg. 24 and worked as a teacher of physical education in Winsford. He made his

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debut for Chester in a 2–1 defeat at Peterborough United on 13 January 1979, with his first goal following four days later against Colchester United. He remained a regular for the rest of the season, scoring a hat-trick in a 5–1 win over Lincoln City in March 1979. The following season saw Chester reach the FA Cup fifth round, with Henderson opening the scoring in a shock 2–0 win at

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in round three. This goal was unfortunately missed by many travelling Chester fans as their train arrived late. Henderson left Chester at the end of the season for Gillingham, but after an injury hit spell at Priestfield Stadium and a brief loan stint with Crewe Alexandra, he returned to Chester in December 1981. He left the club at the end of the season, playing his final

fixture in a 1–0 loss at home to

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on 19 May 1982. As well as training as a physiotherapist, Henderson played for non-league sides Telford United,

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, Runcorn,

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and

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. In 1986, he became physiotherapist at Birmingham City, and went on to become part of Lou Macari's coaching staff at clubs including

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and

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References

External links

Witton Albion history featuring Henderson
{{DEFAULTSORT:Henderson, Peter 1952 births Living people People from Berwick-upon-Tweed English men's footballers Men's association football wingers English Football League players National League (English football) players Manchester City F.C. players Witton Albion F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Telford United F.C. players Northwich Victoria F.C. players Runcorn F.C. Halton players Winsford United F.C. players Oswestry Town F.C. players Association football physiotherapists Celtic F.C. non-playing staff Stoke City F.C. non-playing staff Footballers from Northumberland