| George Brown Henderson | photo edit | |
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| Nationality | Scotland |   |
| Date of Birth | 09 January 1902 | |
| Place of Birth | Kelty | |
| Start Date | 1936 | |
| End Date | 1937 | |
| Biography | 1937 George Henderson County topped the league again at the end of 1937 but with a Scottish Cup-tie impending against Chrinside they first lost 6-1 to Clach and then even more shockingly suffered a 10-0 defeat to Nairn. The following week was the cup tie and on the Monday George Henderson arrived in Dingwall as a new player coach. The 6 foot centre half met the committee in the evening. From Kelty, in Fife, he had previously played with St Bernards, Sunderland and Barnsley. When County were losing at Nairn he was turning out for Cowdenbeath against Montrose. His arrival was however well received particularly as his duties were also to include the coaching of schoolboys and juveniles. He made 49 appearances for Sunderland in the late 1920s, one of those seasons the club finished 3rd in the League. Henderson made his debut against Chirnside, a winning start as County won 3-2. Henderson had a sound debut breaking up dangerous raids with clever anticipation. His home debut was a friendly arranged against a Junior Select that County won 4-1. His first “southern” import was a Frank Wilson from Hamilton who played in a 2-1 home defeat to Fraserburgh. Henderson almost scored from a header from a County corner, however his effort scraped the bar. Defeat from Albion Rovers in the cup continued a disappointing spell for County and Henderson although he was engaged by the club for another month with Wilson staying as long as the club were in the North of Scotland Cup. They were promptly knocked out 3-1 by Caley. County suffered one more league defeat and by the end of the month Henderson’s services were also dispensed with. On the following Saturday County beat Peterhead 7-1, without Henderson and the clubs first win since the Chirnside game. His tenure only covered three league games, all lost, 8 scored and 14 conceded. His only victory was against Chrinside in the Cup(assuming you don’t include a friendly win over a Junior Select), with the above two Cup defeats you can add in a draw in the North of Scotland Cup against Caley. | |