Stuart Scott Hendrie (born 1 November 1989) is an English semi-professional

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who plays for side

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, as a striker. He previously played for a number of

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clubs in the

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area, and made seven appearances in

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for

Morecambe Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. It is in Morecambe Bay on the Irish Sea. Name The first use of the name was by John Whitaker in his ''History of Manchester'' (1771), w ...

. As a youngster, he played in

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, later developing into a striker.

Playing career

Early career

Hendrie joined

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's academy at the age of eleven, moving on to Tamworth before joining the youth team at

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. According to his brother Lee, he was thin as a youngster and was released because he was considered not strong enough. He finished the 2007–08 season with Studley, playing in the

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. After a trial with Tamworth during the 2008 close season, Hendrie spent short spells with Coleshill Town and Stratford Town, where he made eight appearances (five in the league) without scoring. Hendrie then returned to Coleshill in October. He joined

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, his third Midland Alliance team of the season, in April 2009. Hendrie moved up to the Southern League Midlands Division with Atherstone Town for the 2009–10 season. He was played in a defensive role during the early part of the season, but manager Dale Belford moved him to attack where he flourished. Belford suggested he had the ability to play at

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level.

Morecambe

After a two-week trial, Hendrie signed a one-year contract with

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club

on 4 August 2010, on a free transfer. He made his professional debut on 31 August, as a second-half substitute in a

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defeat to

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, and his first appearance in the Football League was on 13 November, in a 2–1 home defeat against Lincoln City, after coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for Paul Mullin. In March 2011, Hendrie moved on an emergency one-month loan to Tamworth. His time at Tamworth was disrupted by illness, and after returning to Morecambe he made no more first-team appearances and was released at the end of his contract.

Return to non-League

Hendrie signed for

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side Hinckley United in July 2011, He soon joined

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on a short-term loan deal, where he teamed up with his brother Lee. He made a goalscoring debut in a 4–3

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win over Kidsgrove Athletic, and scored in the game, but made no appearances in the Southern League. Hendrie ended the 2011–12 season on loan at

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, again playing alongside his brother. He was released by Hinckley having played eight matches in the Conference North without scoring. In August 2012, he joined

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, but returned to Redditch in October. On 18 January 2013, Hendrie was confirmed as a Tamworth player, teaming up with his brother Lee. Hendrie joined Basford United in March 2014, and went on to score four goals in his first two games with the club. Hendrie joined Montpellier in 2016. He was the top scorer in

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Division Three during his first season with the club. Hendrie signed for Rugby Town in December 2017. Hendrie spent the first part of the 2018–19 season playing for GNP Sports, his performances lead to him making a return to Coleshill Town for the 2018–19 season. Hendrie signed for Highgate United on 18 July 2019. Hendrie signed for Boldmere St. Michaels for the

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season, making 6 league appearances before the season was curtailed. Hendrie signed for

Division Two side

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for the 2021–22 season. He subsequently played for

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, Heather St John's, and

Personal life

Hendrie was born in

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, and is the son of Scottish former professional footballer Paul Hendrie, who had moved to England in 1972 to join

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. He attended Colebourne Primary School in

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, Birmingham. He is the younger brother of

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international Lee Hendrie and cousin of another Scottish former footballer, John Hendrie.

References

;General * * ;Specific {{DEFAULTSORT:Hendrie, Stuart 1989 births Living people Footballers from Solihull English men's footballers English people of Scottish descent Men's association football forwards Walsall F.C. players Studley F.C. players Coleshill Town F.C. players Stratford Town F.C. players Alvechurch F.C. players Atherstone Town F.C. players Morecambe F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Hinckley United F.C. players Daventry Town F.C. players Redditch United F.C. players Stourbridge F.C. players Corby Town F.C. players Barwell F.C. players Heather St John's F.C. players Basford United F.C. players Rugby Town F.C. players GNP Sports F.C. players Highgate United F.C. players Boldmere St. Michaels F.C. players Coton Green F.C. players Coventry United F.C. players Walsall Wood F.C. players Southern Football League players English Football League players National League (English football) players