John Hendrie (Scottish footballer)
John Grattan Hendrie (born 24 October 1963) is a Scottish former professional association footballer who played on the right wing or in attack.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Grattan Hendrie | ||
| Date of birth | 24 October 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker, right winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1984 | Coventry City | 21 | (2) |
| 1983–1984 | → Hereford United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1984–1988 | Bradford City | 173 | (46) |
| 1988–1989 | Newcastle United | 34 | (4) |
| 1989–1990 | Leeds United | 27 | (5) |
| 1990–1996 | Middlesbrough | 192 | (44) |
| 1996–1999 | Barnsley | 65 | (17) |
| Total | 518 | (118) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Barnsley | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
His career started at Coventry City but he moved to Bradford City, where he played 173 consecutive league games, winning one promotion and narrowly missing out on another. Following spells with Newcastle United and Leeds United, he moved to Middlesbrough and scored the final goal at Ayresome Park among his 44 goals for Boro. When he was replaced by Brazilian Juninho he moved to Barnsley where he finished his career and also served as manager.
His uncle is another Scottish former pro footballer, Paul Hendrie. Paul has two sons (John's cousins) in the game; Lee Hendrie made a late substitute appearance for England in 1998 and Stuart Hendrie played for Morecambe.