William P. Henderson (born 1883) was a Scottish professional
footballer
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who played as a
left half
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.
Career
Born in
Dundee
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, Henderson played for minor local club Norwood before spells with
Scottish League
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clubs
Dundee
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and Heart of Midlothian. For the latter club he made 22 league appearances, scoring 3 goals, and also featured on the losing side in the
1907 Scottish Cup Final
The 1906–07 Scottish Cup was the 34th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic when they beat Heart of Midlothian 3–0 in the final.New Brompton of the English Southern League in 1908. He joined the club at the same time as another player also called William Henderson, and the two played alongside each other on six occasions.Brown, p. 26 While his namesake was a regular in the New Brompton team, this Henderson appeared only sporadically, with the last of his eight Southern League appearances coming at home to
Portsmouth
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on 12 December 1908.
He joined
Bradford City
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in May 1909, leaving the club in July 1910 to sign for
Grimsby Town
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. During his time with Bradford City he made four appearances in the Football League.Frost, p. 383