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Dick Hendrie
File:Dick Hendrie, Brentford FC footballer, 1927.jpg
Hendrie while with Brentford in 1927
Personal details
Born 22 November 1895
Airdrie, Scotland
Died 15 April 1964(1964-04-15) (aged 71)[1]
Maidstone, England

Richard Hendrie (22 November 1895 – 15 April 1964) was a Scottish professional football left back, best remembered for his spells as player and manager in the Football League with Gillingham.

Playing career[]

Hendrie played for Petershill , Queen's Park and Airdrieonians in his native Scotland.[2][1] Either side of a two-year spell with Third Division South club Gillingham, Hendrie played English non-league football for Maidstone United, Margate and Grays Thurrock United .[2] He finished his career with Third Division South club Brentford and retired in 1929.[3]

Managerial and coaching career[]

While a player at Brentford between 1927 and 1929, Hendrie served as assistant to manager Harry Curtis.[3] He returned to Gillingham in 1929 and managed the club until 1931,[4] when he returned to the Southern League to manage Tunbridge Wells Rangers .[3]

Personal life[]

Hendrie served as a signalman in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during the First World War.[5]

Career statistics[]

Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1916–17[1] Scottish First Division 2 0 2 0
Airdrieonians (loan) 1918–19[6] Scottish First Division 1 0 1 0
Gillingham 1923–24[7] Third Division South 40 0 4 0 44 0
1924–25[7] 25 0 3 0 28 0
1925–26[7] 6 0 0 0 6 0
Total 71 0 7 0 78 0
Brentford 1927–28[8] Third Division South 0 0 1 0 1 0
1928–29[8] 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 1 0 1 0
Career total 74 0 8 0 82 0

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". http://www.qpfc.com/appearances/h/hendryr.htm. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 135. ISBN 190589161X. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 75. ISBN 978-0955294914. 
  4. D management career statistics at Soccerbase
  5. McCrossan, Frank. "QUEEN'S PARK AND THE GREAT WAR 1914 TO 1918 – THE QUEEN'S PARK MEN WHO SERVED AND SURVIVED AS AT APRIL 2017 – APPENDIX 2". p. 6. http://www.queensparkfc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Appendix-2.pdf. 
  6. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Gillingham FC Career Details – Dick Hendrie". http://www.gillinghamfcscrapbook.co.uk/DisplayPlayer.php?playername=Hendrie%2CDick. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 White, Eric, ed (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 369–370. ISBN 0951526200. 

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