Nick Hendry

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

Nick Hendry
Personal information
Full name Conal Nicholson Hendry
Date of birth 1887
Place of birth York, England
Date of death 9 April 1949 (aged 61–62)
Height 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
000?–1907 North Eastern Railway United ? (?)
1907–1908 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
1908–1910 Darlington ? (?)
1910–1920 Hull City 140 (0)
1921–1922 Doncaster Rovers ? (0)
1922–1924 York City 56 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Hendry started his career with North Eastern Railway United, with whom he won the York and District League in the 1905–06 season.[2] He joined Middlesbrough as an amateur in 1907,[2] but failed to make any appearances in the league for the team.[3] He then moved to Darlington in 1908, where he played until joining Hull City in March 1910.[2] 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.[2]

He made 140 league appearances for Hull,[3] 98 of which were consecutive.[2] He made 271 appearances in first-team and war football for Hull,[2] leaving the club in 1920,[3] after which he spent a season with Doncaster Rovers.[2][4] He joined York City in July 1922 for their first season in the Midland League and advised the club on team selection.[2] 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.[2]

References
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  1. "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Hull City". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). "Midland League Players". Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922-1997. Citizen Publications. p. 141. ISBN 0-9531005-0-2.
  3. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 - 1939. Tony Brown. p. 122. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  4. Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879−2010). Yore Publications. pp. 31, 179. ISBN 978-0-9569848-3-8.
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