Dick Hendrie Explained

Dick Hendrie
Fullname:Richard Hendrie
Birth Date:22 November 1895
Birth Place:Airdrie, Scotland
Death Place:Maidstone, England
Position:Left back
Years1:–1916
Clubs1:Petershill
Years2:1916–1917
Clubs2:Heart of Midlothian
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1917–1920
Clubs3:Queen's Park
Caps3:2
Goals3:0
Years4:1919
Clubs4:Airdrieonians (loan)
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Years5:1920–1923
Clubs5:Maidstone United
Years6:1923–1925
Clubs6:Gillingham
Caps6:71
Goals6:0
Clubs7:Margate
Years8:–1927
Clubs8:Grays Thurrock United
Years9:1927–1929
Clubs9:Brentford
Caps9:0
Goals9:0
Manageryears1:1929–1931
Managerclubs1:Gillingham
Managerclubs2:Tunbridge Wells Rangers

Richard Hendrie (22 November 1895 – 15 April 1964) was a Scottish professional footballer, best remembered for his spells as left back and manager in the Football League with Gillingham.

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. He ended 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. He returned to Gillingham in 1929 and managed the club until 1931, when he returned to the Southern League to manage Tunbridge Wells Rangers.

Personal life

Hendrie served as a signalman in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during the First World War.[4]

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueNational cupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queen's Park1916–17Scottish First Division2020
Airdrieonians (loan)1918–19[5] Scottish First Division1010
Gillingham1923–24[6] Third Division South40040440
1924–25Third Division South25030280
1925–26Third Division South600060
Total71070780
Brentford1927–28[7] Third Division South001010
Career total74080820
  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 135.
  2. Web site: Hendrie, Richard . 30 August 2017 . QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website.
  3. Book: Haynes, Graham . Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 . Coumbe . Frank . Yore Publications . 2006 . 978-0955294914 . Harefield . 75.
  4. Web site: 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 . 7 June 2018 . 6.
  5. Book: Litster, John . Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . PM Publications . Norwich.
  6. Web site: Gillingham FC Career Details – Dick Hendrie . 30 August 2017.
  7. Book: 100 Years Of Brentford . Brentford FC . 1989 . 0951526200 . White . Eric . 369–370.