| Niall Henderson | |
| Birth Date: | 1988 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Craigavon, Northern Ireland |
| Currentclub: | Annagh United |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Portadown |
| Youthyears2: | 2004–2006 |
| Youthclubs2: | Gretna |
| Years1: | 2006–2008 |
| Clubs1: | Gretna |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2007 |
| Clubs2: | → Dumbarton (loan) |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2008 |
| Clubs3: | Raith Rovers |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs4: | York City |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs5: | Newry City |
| Caps5: | 26 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs6: | Dungannon Swifts |
| Caps6: | 28 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2011–2013 |
| Clubs7: | Glenavon |
| Caps7: | 43 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
| Years8: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs8: | Glentoran |
| Caps8: | 64 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs9: | Portadown |
| Caps9: | 51 |
| Goals9: | 7 |
| Years10: | 2018– |
| Clubs10: | Annagh United |
| Caps10: | 132 |
| Goals10: | 12 |
Niall Henderson (born 7 February 1988) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for NIFL Championship side Annagh United.
Henderson is from Craigavon, County Armagh.[1] He grew up in Lurgan and played snooker as a child, going on to represent Northern Ireland as a junior international in 2003.[2] He was on the books at Portadown as a youth player, before moving to Scotland with Gretna at the age of 16.[3] He first featured on the bench for Gretna in their 2–1 defeat to Stirling Albion on 29 April 2006 in the Scottish Football League Second Division,[4] and was subsequently on the bench for the 2006 Scottish Cup Final against Heart of Midlothian, which was lost 4–2 on penalties after a 1–1 draw after extra time on 13 May 2006.[5] He was loaned out to Dumbarton in the Scottish Third Division in August 2007 until January 2008,[6] during which he made 16 appearances and scored one goal. He was released by Gretna in January and signed for Raith Rovers later that month on a short-term deal to the end of the 2007–08 season,[7] making his debut in the 1–0 victory at Queens Park on 19 January 2008 at Hampden Park.[8] Henderson featured for the side in both legs of their play-off semi-final defeat to Airdrie United and finished the season with 16 Raith appearances.[9] [10]
He was released by Raith after the end of the season,[11] after which he joined York City in the Conference Premier on 18 June 2008.[12] He made his debut in a 1–0 victory against Wrexham on 14 August 2008 after coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute.[13] He was named in the Northern Ireland under-21 team in September for their 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifying game against Germany.[14] Henderson was on the bench as Northern Ireland were beaten 3–0,[15] meaning they were unable to quality for the tournament.[16] He made his return for York in a 4–2 defeat to Kettering Town, which was the team's first loss of the season.[17] He suffered from two viruses within the space of four weeks, and returned to light training in October.[18] He continued to play for the reserve team and scored in a 4–4 draw against Barnsley reserves.[19] [20] Henderson had fallen out favour under manager Colin Walker and struggled to feature in the team.[21] He picked up a hamstring injury during a training session in December.[22] He was released by the club on 20 January and returned to Ireland to sign for either Finn Harps or Newry City,[23] eventually signing for Newry.[24]
On 6 July 2010, Henderson joined Dungannon Swifts on a one-year deal along with Johnny Topley after his contract with his previous employers, Newry City, expired. In June 2011 he joined Glenavon.
As of 13 September 2008.
| Club | Season | League | S. Cup | S. League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Gretna | 2005–06[25] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006–07[26] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007–08[27] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dumbarton (loan) | 2007–08[28] | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Subtotal | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Raith Rovers | 2007–08[29] | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Subtotal | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| York City | 2008–09[30] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Subtotal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the play-offs.