John Hendrie

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John Hendrie (born October 24, 1963) is a former Scottish footballer, although he is best remembered for his achievements in English football. After failing to get a chance at Coventry City, he signed for Bradford City and became a crowd favourite for several seasons with committed and excellent wing play. From Bradford he signed for Newcastle United in a big-money move. His career was to stall there in a difficult season for the Magpies and soon moved on to Leeds United. He played as a deep-lying striker for Middlesbrough and helped them win promotion to the newly-founded FA Premier League in 1992, and was their leading scorer in 1995 when they won promotion back to the top flight. He secured legendary status on Teesside by scoring the last ever goal at Ayresome Park. He left the following year after losing his place in the first team to Juninho Paulista, and joined Division One side Barnsley. Once again, Hendrie contributed towards his club winning promotion as Barnsley finished Division One runners-up and became top division members for the first time in their history. Hendrie was unable to prevent Barnsley from suffering relegation in 1997-98, and after the end of the season he succeeded Danny Wilson as manager.

However, John Hendrie's management career was a disappointment. He resigned after just one season in charge of Barnsley, having failed to get anywhere near the promotion or even playoff places.