Ian Hendon
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Ian Michael Hendon is an English
professional former footballer, and development coach at West Ham United
.
, primarily at right-back but sometimes in the centre or in midfield, he began his career with Tottenham Hotspur
, winning the FA Youth Cup
in 1990
. He made his first-team debut in 1989, and made seven appearances for the club over the next four years, also representing England Under-21
seven times.
He had loan spells with Portsmouth
, Leyton Orient
and Barnsley
before joining Orient on a permanent basis in August 1993
. He spent three and a half years at Brisbane Road, with a brief loan spell at Birmingham City
in 1995
.
He later played for Notts County
, Northampton Town
, Sheffield Wednesday
and Peterborough United
before joining then Conference side Barnet
in 2003
, having been on loan there six months previously.
Joining up with his mentor Peter Shreeves
, who has coached him at Tottenham and Sheffield Wednesday, he captained the club in their return to the Football League in his second season, and remained a key player for four years. At the end of the 2006–07 season, Hendon faced a dilemma. Initially, he was not offered a new playing contract by Barnet, but was given the chance to join Paul Fairclough
's coaching staff. Nevertheless, he featured in the early fixtures of 2007–08
, before dropping back as new players arrived. He remained registered as a player until the end of the 2008/09 season when he retired as a player to concentrate solely on management.
, Hendon was asked to take over the side. Fairclough's last game was a 2-0 win at A.F.C Bournemouth, leaving the side with 19 points from their 23 league games. Performances improved under Hendon, and some adept loan signings including Paul Furlong
, Matt Lockwood
, Jake Cole
and Yannick Bolasie
helped to drag The Bees away from the relegation battle and to mathematical safety with four games to spare.
He declared his desire to take the job permanently and was given the job on a 2 year deal in April 2009. The Bees started the 2009/10 season in superb form and were top of the league at one point, but Hendon was sacked on 28 April 2010
after a disastrous run of form left the Bees in serious relegation trouble. The last game of Hendon's reign was a 1-0 defeat to Accrington Stanley
. On 28 May 2010, he was appointed the manager of Conference South
side Dover Athletic
, but just 18 days later quit the club to become assistant manager to his former Bees team-mate Andy Hessenthaler
at Gillingham
. Hessenthaler had been his predecessor as Dover manager. In July 2011 he was appointed, by new manager Sam Allardyce
, as development coach at West Ham United
.
Notts County:
Barnet:
England
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professional former footballer, and development coach at West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
.
Career
A defenderDefender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
, primarily at right-back but sometimes in the centre or in midfield, he began his career with Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
, winning the FA Youth Cup
FA Youth Cup
The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under–18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part...
in 1990
1989-90 in English football
-European competitions:English clubs were still banned from competing in European competitions following the Heysel Stadium disaster.- First Division :...
. He made his first-team debut in 1989, and made seven appearances for the club over the next four years, also representing England Under-21
England national under-21 football team
England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21, is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team....
seven times.
He had loan spells with Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
, Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...
and Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
before joining Orient on a permanent basis in August 1993
1993-94 in English football
The 1993-1994 season was the 114th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:From the start of this season, the FA Premier League would be sponsored by Carling Breweries - an association which would last for eight years...
. He spent three and a half years at Brisbane Road, with a brief loan spell at Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
in 1995
1994-95 in English football
-Premiership:Blackburn Rovers ended their 81-year wait for the league title thanks to the strike partnership of Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton which scored a total of more than 50 league goals. Manchester United would have made it three league titles in a row if they had been able to turn a 1-1 draw...
.
He later played for Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...
, Northampton Town
Northampton Town F.C.
Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...
, Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
and Peterborough United
Peterborough United F.C.
Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...
before joining then Conference side Barnet
Barnet F.C.
Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet....
in 2003
2003-04 in English football
The 2003-04 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Arsenal completed the entire campaign without losing a single league game....
, having been on loan there six months previously.
Joining up with his mentor Peter Shreeves
Peter Shreeves
Peter Shreeves is a Welsh former football player, manager and coach.-Career:Shreeves was born in Neath in South Wales where his mother had been evacuated to during the early stages of World War II, but was brought up in Islington, London. He began his career with non-league Finchley from where he...
, who has coached him at Tottenham and Sheffield Wednesday, he captained the club in their return to the Football League in his second season, and remained a key player for four years. At the end of the 2006–07 season, Hendon faced a dilemma. Initially, he was not offered a new playing contract by Barnet, but was given the chance to join Paul Fairclough
Paul Fairclough
Paul Fairclough is the current manager of the England C national football team, formerly known as the National Game XI, England non-League team or the England semi-pro team, and in charge of youth development at Barnet having been caretaker for two months in 2011.As a player he made five...
's coaching staff. Nevertheless, he featured in the early fixtures of 2007–08
2007-08 in English football
The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool...
, before dropping back as new players arrived. He remained registered as a player until the end of the 2008/09 season when he retired as a player to concentrate solely on management.
Management
Following Paul Fairclough's step-down after the 3-0 Boxing Day defeat to Aldershot TownAldershot Town F.C.
Aldershot Town Football Club is an association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, founded in the spring of 1992 just after the closure of debt-ridden Fourth Division club Aldershot Football Club...
, Hendon was asked to take over the side. Fairclough's last game was a 2-0 win at A.F.C Bournemouth, leaving the side with 19 points from their 23 league games. Performances improved under Hendon, and some adept loan signings including Paul Furlong
Paul Furlong
Paul Furlong is an English professional footballer, currently playing for St Albans City in a player/coach role.-Career:...
, Matt Lockwood
Matthew Lockwood
Matthew Dominic "Matt" Lockwood is an English footballer, regarded as a set-piece specialist, who is currently player assistant manager at Dundee.-Early career:...
, Jake Cole
Jake Cole
Jake Stanley Cole is an English footballer who plays for Football League Two club Plymouth Argyle as a goalkeeper, having previously played for Queens Park Rangers, Hayes, AFC Wimbledon, Farnborough Town, Oxford United and Barnet....
and Yannick Bolasie
Yala Bolasie
Yannick Bolasie is a Congolese footballer who plays for Football League Championship club Bristol City as a winger, having previously played for Floriana, Plymouth Argyle, Rushden & Diamonds and Barnet.-Early years:...
helped to drag The Bees away from the relegation battle and to mathematical safety with four games to spare.
He declared his desire to take the job permanently and was given the job on a 2 year deal in April 2009. The Bees started the 2009/10 season in superb form and were top of the league at one point, but Hendon was sacked on 28 April 2010
after a disastrous run of form left the Bees in serious relegation trouble. The last game of Hendon's reign was a 1-0 defeat to Accrington Stanley
Accrington Stanley F.C.
Accrington Stanley is an English association football club from Accrington in Lancashire, in the North West of England, who play in Football League Two, the fourth-highest division in the English football league system....
. On 28 May 2010, he was appointed the manager of Conference South
Conference South
Conference South is one of the second divisions of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National...
side Dover Athletic
Dover Athletic F.C.
Dover Athletic Football Club is an association football team based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club was formed in 1983 after the dissolution of the town's previous club, Dover, whose place in the Southern League was taken by the new club...
, but just 18 days later quit the club to become assistant manager to his former Bees team-mate Andy Hessenthaler
Andy Hessenthaler
Andrew "Andy" Hessenthaler is an English football manager and former player, currently in his second spell as manager of Gillingham. Hessenthaler began his career in non-league football and did not turn professional until he joined Watford at the age of 26...
at Gillingham
Gillingham F.C.
Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...
. Hessenthaler had been his predecessor as Dover manager. In July 2011 he was appointed, by new manager Sam Allardyce
Sam Allardyce
Samuel "Sam" Allardyce , nicknamed "Big Sam", is an English football manager and former professional player. In June 2011 he was appointed as manager of West Ham United....
, as development coach at West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
.
Honours
Tottenham Hotspur:- FA Youth CupFA Youth CupThe Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under–18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part...
: 1990 - Charity Shield: 1991
Notts County:
- Division 3 (IV): 1998
Barnet:
- Conference (V): 2005
Managerial stats
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Barnet Barnet F.C. Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet.... |
 |
28 December 2008 | 28 April 2010 | 74 | 21 | 32 | 21 | 28.38 |
| Dover Athletic Dover Athletic F.C. Dover Athletic Football Club is an association football team based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club was formed in 1983 after the dissolution of the town's previous club, Dover, whose place in the Southern League was taken by the new club... |
|
28 May 2010 | 15 June 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |