Nick Hendry

Nick Hendry

Personal information
Full name	Conal Nicholson Hendry
Date of birth	1887
Place of birth	York, England
Date of death	9 April 1949
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
000?–1907	North Eastern Railway United	?	(?)
1907–1908	Middlesbrough	0	(0)
1908–1910	Darlington	?	(?)
1910–1920	Hull City	140	(0)
000?–1922	Doncaster Rovers	?	(?)
1922–1924	York City	56	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Conal Nicholson "Nick" Hendry (1887 – 9 April 1949) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Hendry started his career with North Eastern Railway United, with whom he won the York and District League in the 1905–06 season.^[1] He joined Middlesbrough as an amateur in 1907,^[1] but failed to make any appearances in the league for the team.^[2] He then moved to Darlington in 1908, where he played until joining Hull City in March 1910.^[1] Here, he became one of the first York-born footballers to play in the Football League and was dubbed "the human octopus" because of his displays for the club.^[1]

He made 140 league appearances for Hull,^[2] 98 of which were consecutive.^[1] He made 271 appearances in first-team and war football for Hull,^[1] leaving the club in 1920,^[2] after which he spent a season with Doncaster Rovers.^[1] He joined York City in July 1922 for their first season in the Midland League and advised the club on team selection.^[1] He left the club in 1924 after making 56 appearances in the Midland League for York and later became a trainer at LNER Permanent Way.^[1]

References

1. Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). "Midland League Players". Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922-1997. Citizen Publications. p. 141. ISBN 0-9531005-0-2.
2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 - 1939. Tony Brown. p. 122. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.