Mike Hennigan

Mike Hennigan

Personal information
Full name	Michael Hennigan
Date of birth	20 December 1942
Place of birth	Thrybergh, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Central defender
Youth career
1961–1962	Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1962–1964	Southampton	3	(0)
1964–1965	Brighton & Hove Albion	4	(0)
1965	Durban United
Teams managed
1999–2000	Blackpool (temporary)
2005	Malawi
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Michael "Mike/Mick" Hennigan (born 20 December 1942) is a retired English professional football player and manager.

Career

Playing career

Hennigan played as a central defender and began his career with the youth team of Sheffield Wednesday, but he never made a first team league appearance. Hennigan later played in the Football League for Southampton and Brighton & Hove Albion,^[1][2] before moving to South Africa to play with Durban United.

Managerial career

Hennigan briefly took joint temporary management of Blackpool in 1999, along with Mike Davies, after the departure of Nigel Worthington.

Hennigan managed the Malawi national side in 2005.^[3][4]

References

1. "SOUTHAMPTON : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
2. "BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
3. Aubrey Sumbuleta (16 August 2005). "Malawians select caretaker coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
4. Aubrey Sumbuleta (23 August 2005). "Hennigan out to re-ignite Malawi". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

External links

• Mike Hennigan - A Tribute by John Doxey