Benny Henderson Explained

Benny Henderson
Fullname:Bernard Joseph Henderson
Birth Date:c. 1926
Death Date:25 June 1993 [1]
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1947–1949
Clubs1:Drumcondra F.C.
Nationalyears1:1948
Nationalteam1:Republic of Ireland
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Years2:1946, 1954
Clubs2:Dundalk F.C.

Bernard Joseph "Benny" Henderson (c.1926 – c.1993) was an Irish former soccer player.Benny is survived by his wife Esther Mary (née Doyle) and son's Benny, Christy, Liam, Hazel, and Rose having died in 1993.He played for Drumcondra F.C. and Dundalk F.C. at club level.

On 23 May 1948, he won his first senior cap for the Republic of Ireland national football team when he lined out on the left wing in a 2-0 defeat to Portugal in a friendly international played in Lisbon.

He played his only other senior international a week later in Barcelona when Ireland were beaten 2-1 by Spain in another friendly international.

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  1. Web site: Date of Death . eu-football.info . 7 April 2023.