John Henery was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Football League for Brentford and Darlington.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Henery[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sunderland, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Houghton Rovers | |||
| 1920–1921 | Brentford | 21 | (1) |
| 1921 | Darlington | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Henery began his career with North Eastern League club Houghton Rovers, before competitive football was suspended due to the outbreak of the First World War in 1914.[3] After the war, he joined Southern League First Division club Brentford towards the end of the 1919–20 season and made one appearance.[3] He was retained the 1920–21 season, which would be the Griffin Park club's first in the Football League.[4] Henery made 21 appearances and scored one goal during 1920–21,[4] before being released at the end of the season and returning to his native northeast to join Third Division North club Darlington.[3]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1919–20[4] | Southern League First Division | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 1920–21[4] | Third Division | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| Career total | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
References edit
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham. p. 135. ISBN 9781905891610. OCLC 841581272.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Third Division. Northern Section. Darlington". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
- ^ a b c Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 75. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b c d White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 365–366. ISBN 0951526200.
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