Dick Hendrie

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.

Dick Hendrie
Hendrie while with Brentford in 1927
Personal information
Full name Richard Hendrie[1]
Date of birth 22 November 1895
Place of birth Airdrie, Scotland
Date of death 15 April 1964(1964-04-15) (aged 71)[2]
Place of death Maidstone, England
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1916 Petershill
1916–1917 Heart of Midlothian 0 (0)
1917–1920 Queen's Park 2 (0)
1919 → Airdrieonians (loan) 1 (0)
1920–1923 Maidstone United
1923–1925 Gillingham 71 (0)
Margate
0000–1927 Grays Thurrock United
1927–1929 Brentford 0 (0)
Managerial career
1927–1929 Brentford (assistant)
1929–1931 Gillingham
Tunbridge Wells Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Hendrie played for Petershill, Queen's Park and Airdrieonians in his native Scotland.[1][2] 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.[1] 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[2] 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. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 135. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 75. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  4. Dick Hendrie 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" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  6. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  7. "Gillingham FC Career Details – Dick Hendrie". Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  8. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 369–370. ISBN 0951526200.


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