Robbie Henderson (born 11 October 1982) is a Scottish

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 plays as a defender for

Pollok F.C. Pollok Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Newlands in the southside of the city of Glasgow. The club competes in the West of Scotland Football League and are one of the biggest football clubs operating in Scottish non-league foo ...

in the

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. He has also played in midfield during his career.

Career

Henderson started his career on the books of Leeds United, where he won Young Players Player of the Year, 1999, before making his way to Scotland to sign for

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side

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

. He never made an appearance for the ''Killie'' first team, partly due to a fractured eye socket at the hands of one of his team-mates, but was sent out on loan to Raith Rovers, and Queen of the South where he managed a few appearances at each club. When he was released by Kilmarnock, he signed for

Greenock Morton Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish professional football club, which plays in the Scottish Championship. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Greeno ...

in the Scottish Football League Second Division as part of John McCormack, Henderson won a championship medal for the third division. After around 18 months at Morton, Henderson moved on to

Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir (; gd, Featha Thaigh nan Clach) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies within the Falkirk (council area), Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town is north-northwest of Falkirk and directly adjoins to Larbert in ...

before leaving the senior game in 2007 to sign for Junior side

Pollok Pollok ( gd, Pollag, lit=a pool, sco, Powk) is a large housing estate on the south-western side of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. The estate was built either side of World War II to house families from the overcrowded inner city. Housing 30,0 ...

after a deal with

Berwick Rangers Berwick Rangers Football Club is a football team based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, just south of the border with Scotland. Founded in 1881, they currently play in the , the fifth tier of Scottish football, despite hailing fr ...

fell through after one appearance, then on to

Bo'ness United Bo'ness United Football Club is a Scottish football club, based in the town of Bo'ness. The team plays in the after winning the East of Scotland and gaining SFA membership in 2020. They presently play their home games at Newtown Park, which ...

until he was transfer listed in July 2008. Henderson returned to the Junior game in March 2011 with

Glenafton Athletic Glenafton Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football club, based in New Cumnock, Ayrshire. Members of the Scottish Junior Football Association, they play in the West of Scotland Football League. The club has won the Scottish Junior Cup twice ...

and captained the club to the West Super League First Division title in 2011–2012. He left Glenafton for

Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire. Nicknamed ''The Rabs'' or ''The Roy'', they were formed in 1878. They wear red and black strips and currently compete in t ...

in October the following season. On 24 January 2016, Henderson join

Arthurlie Arthurlie is an area of the town of Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. History of Arthurlie The lands of Arthurlie were held in medieval times by the Stewart family, a branch of the noble Stewarts of Darnley. Later the lands became the prop ...

as assistant manager.

Honours

Scottish Football League Third Division The Scottish Football League Third Division was the fourth tier of the Scottish football league system between 1994 and 2013. History The Scottish football league system had operated with three divisions in the Scottish Football League (SFL) fro ...

: 1 :: 2002–2003 (with Morton)

References

;Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Henderson, Robbie 1982 births Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Men's association football defenders Leeds United F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Scottish men's footballers Brechin City F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Stenhousemuir F.C. players Living people Berwick Rangers F.C. players Pollok F.C. players Bo'ness United F.C. players Glenafton Athletic F.C. players Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C. players