Nick Hendry

Nick Hendry
Personal information
Full nameConal Nicholson Hendry
Date of birth1887
Place of birthYork, England
Date of death9 April 1949
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
?–1907North Eastern Railway United?(?)
1907–1908Middlesbrough0(0)
1908–1910Darlington?(?)
1910–1920Hull City140(0)
?–1922Doncaster Rovers?(?)
1922–1924York City56(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Conal Nicholson "Nick" Hendry (1887 – 9 April 1949) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Hendry started his career with North Eastern Railway United, with whom he won the York and District League in the 1905–06 season.[1] He joined Middlesbrough as an amateur in 1907,[1] but failed to make any appearances in the league for the team.[2] He then moved to Darlington in 1908, where he played until joining Hull City in March 1910.[1] Here, he became one of the first York-born footballers to play in the Football League and was dubbed "the human octopus" because of his displays for the club.[1]

He made 140 league appearances for Hull,[2] 98 of which were consecutive.[1] He made 271 appearances in first-team and war football for Hull,[1] leaving the club in 1920,[2] after which he spent a season with Doncaster Rovers.[1] He joined York City in July 1922 for their first season in the Midland League and advised the club on team selection.[1] He left the club in 1924 after making 56 appearances in the Midland League for York and later became a trainer at LNER Permanent Way.[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). "Midland League Players". Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922-1997. Citizen Publications. pp. p141. ISBN 0-9531005-0-2.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 - 1939. Tony Brown. pp. p122. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.