Stuart Hendrie
Encyclopedia
Stuart Scott Hendrie is an English
professional footballer who plays for Daventry Town
(on loan from Hinckley United
) as a striker.
, and is the son of Scottish former professional footballer Paul Hendrie
, who moved to England in March 1972 to join Birmingham City
. He is the younger brother of another professisonal footballer, Lee Hendrie
(who represented England
at senior level), and cousin to another Scottish professional footballer, John Hendrie
.
, Hendrie began his senior career in non-League football with Atherstone Town
.
After beginning a two-week trial with Morecambe
on 21 July 2010, Hendrie signed a one-year contract with them on 4 August 2010, on a free transfer. He made his professional debut on 31 August 2010, in a Football League Trophy
match against Macclesfield Town
. Hendrie made his Football League
debut on 13 November 2010, in a 2–1 home defeat against Lincoln City
, after coming on as an 87th minute substitute for Paul Mullin
.
In March 2011, Hendrie moved on an emergency one-month loan to Tamworth
.
On 11 April 2011, Hendrie returned to Morecambe. but never played for the remainder of the 2010–11
season, and was released by the club on 17 May 2011
Hendrie signed for Conference North
side Hinckley United
in July 2011, but was soon loaned out to Mark Kinsella
's Daventry Town
on a short-team loan deal. Here, he teamed up with his older brother Lee
. He made his début in a 4–3 FA Trophy
win over Kidsgrove Athletic
, and scored in the game.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
professional footballer who plays for Daventry Town
Daventry Town F.C.
Daventry Town F.C. is a football club based in the town of Daventry, Northamptonshire, England.-History:The club was established in 1886 as a local-town club playing in the Northampton Town League...
(on loan from Hinckley United
Hinckley United F.C.
Hinckley United Football Club are an English football club, from Hinckley, Leicestershire currently playing in the Conference North. Formed only in 1997, the club has risen from the Southern League Midland/West Division to the Conference North in those 14 years...
) as a striker.
Early and personal life
Hendrie was born on 1 November 1989 in SolihullSolihull
Solihull is a town in the West Midlands of England with a population of 94,753. It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation and is located 9 miles southeast of Birmingham city centre...
, and is the son of Scottish former professional footballer Paul Hendrie
Paul Hendrie
Paul Hendrie is a Scottish former professional footballer. He is the father of Bradford City midfielder Lee Hendrie who made a late substitute for England in 1998. Another son, Stuart, currently plays for Hinckley United...
, who moved to England in March 1972 to join 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...
. He is the younger brother of another professisonal footballer, Lee Hendrie
Lee Hendrie
Lee Andrew Hendrie is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kidderminster Harriers in the Football Conference. The majority of his career was spent with Premier League club Aston Villa, where he spent fourteen years and became known as a somewhat controversial figure...
(who represented England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
at senior level), and cousin to another Scottish professional footballer, John Hendrie
John Hendrie
John Grattan Hendrie is a Scottish former professional association footballer who played on the right wing or in attack....
.
Playing career
After playing with the youth team of WalsallWalsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
, Hendrie began his senior career in non-League football with Atherstone Town
Atherstone Town F.C.
Atherstone Town Football Club is a football club based in Atherstone, Warwickshire, England.They were officially established in 2004 after a previous club bearing the same name folded in 1979...
.
After beginning a two-week trial with Morecambe
Morecambe F.C.
Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. It plays its football in League Two, the fourth division of English football, having been promoted in 2007 for the first time in their history to the Football League. They played their home matches at Christie Park...
on 21 July 2010, Hendrie signed a one-year contract with them on 4 August 2010, on a free transfer. He made his professional debut on 31 August 2010, in a Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
match against Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town F.C.
Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...
. Hendrie made his Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
debut on 13 November 2010, in a 2–1 home defeat against Lincoln City
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
, after coming on as an 87th minute substitute for Paul Mullin
Paul Mullin
Paul Mullin is a former English professional footballer. He is the brother of Accrington player John Mullin.-Career:Born in Bury to Bernard and Mary Mullin, Mullin started his career with Accrington in 1995, making his first-team debut before being released...
.
In March 2011, Hendrie moved on an emergency one-month loan to Tamworth
Tamworth F.C.
Tamworth Football Club are an English semi-professional football club based in the town of Tamworth, Staffordshire. Nicknamed 'The Lambs', they are currently members of the Conference National, the fifth highest tier in the English league system....
.
On 11 April 2011, Hendrie returned to Morecambe. but never played for the remainder of the 2010–11
2010–11 Football League Two
The 2010–11 Football League Two season, , was the lowest division of the Football League for that season...
season, and was released by the club on 17 May 2011
Hendrie signed for Conference North
Conference North
The Conference North also known as Blue Square Bet North for sponsorship reasons, is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. Along with Conference South it is at Step 2 of the National League System and the sixth overall tier of...
side Hinckley United
Hinckley United F.C.
Hinckley United Football Club are an English football club, from Hinckley, Leicestershire currently playing in the Conference North. Formed only in 1997, the club has risen from the Southern League Midland/West Division to the Conference North in those 14 years...
in July 2011, but was soon loaned out to Mark Kinsella
Mark Kinsella
Mark Anthony Kinsella is an Irish former professional footballer and current football coach. He played as a central midfielder for most of his career....
's Daventry Town
Daventry Town F.C.
Daventry Town F.C. is a football club based in the town of Daventry, Northamptonshire, England.-History:The club was established in 1886 as a local-town club playing in the Northampton Town League...
on a short-team loan deal. Here, he teamed up with his older brother Lee
Lee Hendrie
Lee Andrew Hendrie is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kidderminster Harriers in the Football Conference. The majority of his career was spent with Premier League club Aston Villa, where he spent fourteen years and became known as a somewhat controversial figure...
. He made his début in a 4–3 FA Trophy
FA Trophy
The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams...
win over Kidsgrove Athletic
Kidsgrove Athletic F.C.
Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. is an English football club based in based in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One South...
, and scored in the game.