Colin Hendry
Hendry playing for Scotland at Euro 1996
Personal information
Full name Edward Colin James Hendry[1]
Date of birth (1965-12-07) 7 December 1965[2]
Place of birth Keith,[2] Scotland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1981–1982 Keith
1982–1983 Islavale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1987 Dundee 41 (2)
1987–1989 Blackburn Rovers 102 (22)
1989–1991 Manchester City 63 (5)
1991–1998 Blackburn Rovers 235 (12)
1998–2000 Rangers 22 (0)
2000–2001 Coventry City 11 (0)
2000–2001 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 9 (1)
2001–2003 Bolton Wanderers 16 (2)
2002 → Preston North End (loan) 2 (0)
2002–2003 Blackpool 14 (0)
Total 515 (44)
International career
1993–2001 Scotland 51 (3)
Managerial career
2004–2005 Blackpool
2007–2008 Clyde
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Colin James Hendry (born 7 December 1965) is a Scottish football coach and former professional footballer.

Hendry, who played as a defender, notably played in the Premier League for Blackburn Rovers, with whom he was part of the title-winning side of 1995. He also played top flight football in both England and Scotland for Dundee, Manchester City, Rangers, Coventry City and Bolton Wanderers, as well as stints in the Football League with Preston North End and Blackpool. He earned 51 caps for Scotland, scoring three times, and was part of the Tartan Army's Euro 96 and World Cup 98 squads.

Following on from retirement, Hendry took over as Blackpool manager and later had a spell in charge of Clyde. He later returned to Blackburn as part of their coaching staff, having previously had a spell as assistant manager of Boston United.

Club career

Hendry first played for his local semi-professional club, Highland League outfit Keith, and Islavale, a North Scottish Junior club. He began his full-time professional career in 1983 with Dundee. During his early career, Hendry played mainly as a striker. In 1987 he was transferred to Blackburn Rovers, where he was converted into a defender. One of his first appearances came in the Full Members Cup final, where he scored the only goal in the 1–0 Wembley win over Charlton Athletic.

He played over 100 games for Blackburn before joining Manchester City in 1989, where he was named Player of the Year in the 1989–90 season. His days at City were numbered, however, after he fell out of manager Peter Reid's plans when Reid took over in November 1990 on the departure of Howard Kendall to Everton.

He was re-signed for Blackburn by Kenny Dalglish in November 1991 for a fee of £700,000[4] and helped them to great success including promotion from the Second Division and winning the FA Premier League. In 1998, he got a move back to Scotland to play with Rangers where he was signed by manager Dick Advocaat for £4 million. However, despite winning the domestic treble in his first season, his time there was relatively unhappy with Advocaat claiming that Hendry was "not his type of player". After his spell at Rangers, Hendry also played for Coventry City and Bolton Wanderers, as well as Preston North End and Blackpool on loan, before retiring from playing football.

Overall, Hendry played more than 500 league games and scored more than 40 goals in a playing career spanning 20 years.

In November 2018, Hendry played a league game for Blackburn Sunday League side Moorgate F.C.[5]

International career

Hendry (blue, number five) playing for Scotland against Netherlands at Villa Park during Euro 1996

Hendry managed to win 51 caps for Scotland despite the fact that he was a latecomer to the international scene, not making his debut until he was 27. He captained Scotland in the 1998 World Cup. His last Scotland appearance, on 28 March 2001, saw Hendry score two goals in a 4–0 win over San Marino.[6] His international career was ended as he was subsequently banned for six matches for elbowing San Marino substitute Nicola Albani later in that game.[6]

Coaching career

Hendry landed his first managerial job in June 2004 when he was appointed manager of his former club Blackpool, but was dismissed by the club in November 2005 following a poor run of results.

In September 2006 Hendry joined Boston United as assistant manager, and in June 2007 he became manager of Scottish side Clyde.[7] Hendry lost his first three games in charge. He picked up his first victory in a Scottish Challenge Cup tie against fellow Scottish First Division side Queen of the South in August 2007. His best run was a six-game undefeated streak from November 2007 to December 2007. His final game in charge of Clyde was a Scottish Cup fourth-round match, which Clyde lost 1–0 to Dundee United.[8] Hendry resigned as manager of Clyde on 18 January 2008.[8]

In June 2012, Hendry re-joined Blackburn Rovers, initially as first team coach.[9] He later became assistant manager of the club's under-21 team.

On 12 June 2014, Hendry left Rovers.[10]

Personal life

Hendry's wife, Denise, died on 10 July 2009, aged 43.[11] Her death was caused by complications during an operation that was needed following cosmetic surgery performed in April 2002.[11] Hendry has four children by his wife: Rheagan, Kyle, Callum and Niamh.[12] His son Callum is also a footballer.[13]

On 23 June 2010, Hendry was formally declared bankrupt at Blackpool County Court. It was reported that he faced a tax bill of more than £1m and owed thousands of pounds to other creditors.[14] One of the creditors was SpreadEx, a betting company.[14]

Hendry was charged with harassing and assaulting an ex-girlfriend in May 2015.[15] He subsequently pleaded guilty to a charge of harassment, while the assault charge was dropped.[16]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[17][18]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundee 1983–84 Scottish Premier Division 401000—50
1984–85 400000—40
1985–86 2003100—231
1986–87 1321000—142
Total 412510000463
Blackburn Rovers 1986–87 Second Division 13300003[lower-alpha 1]1163
1987–88 441200101[lower-alpha 1]04612
1988–89 38700003[lower-alpha 1]0417
1989–90 7000001[lower-alpha 1]080
Total 1022200108111122
Manchester City[19] 1989–90 First Division 253311000294
1990–91 32121313[lower-alpha 1]0403
1991–92 6100101[lower-alpha 1]283
Total 6355251427710
Blackburn Rovers 1991–92 Second Division 3040000—304
1992–93 Premier League 4111000—421
1993–94 2202030—270
1994–95 40420403[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]0494
1995–96 33100405[lower-alpha 4]0441
1996–97 3510000—391
1997–98 3412010—391
Total 23512701208026212
Rangers 1998–99 Scottish Premier League 20030405[lower-alpha 2]0320
1999–00 2000002[lower-alpha 4]040
Total 220304070360
Coventry City 1999–2000 Premier League 900000—90
2000–01 200000—20
Total 110000000110
Bolton Wanderers 2000–01 First Division 22310003[lower-alpha 5]0263
2001–02 Premier League 300040—70
Total 253104030333
Preston North End (loan) 2001–02 First Division 200000—20
Blackpool (loan) 2002–03 Second Division 1400000—140
Career total 5154421326130359251

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland[20] 199331
199460
199550
199690
199750
1998100
199960
200050
200122
Total513
Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hendry goal.[21]
List of international goals scored by Colin Hendry
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
117 November 1993National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta Malta2–02–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
228 March 2001Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland San Marino1–04–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
32–0

Honours

Blackburn Rovers

Rangers

Bolton Wanderers

Individual

See also

References

  1. ↑ A Record of Post-war Scottish League Players 1946/47 to 2017/18. 7. John Litster and Scottish Football Historian magazine. 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Colin Hendry". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Colin Hendry: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Boom and bust the Blackburn way". BBC News. 13 May 1999.
  5. ↑ "Moorgate new signing @BraveheartCH #dadsarmy". Twitter. @FcMorgate. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  6. 1 2 Forsyth, Roddy (26 April 2001). "FIFA ban Hendry for six matches". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "Hendry appointed new Clyde boss". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 June 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Hendry resigns as Clyde manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 January 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Colin Hendry eyes Blackburn Rovers defensive improvement". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  10. ↑ "Hendry Leaves Rovers". Blackburn Rovers. Blackburn Rovers. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  11. 1 2 "Meningitis 'killed Denise Hendry'". BBC News. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "Colin Hendry's wife Denise dies". The Daily Telegraph. London. 10 July 2009. Archived from the original on 14 July 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  13. ↑ "Colin Hendry's son Callum can make his name at St Johnstone". The Courier. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  14. 1 2 "Colin Hendry is declared bankrupt". BBC News. 23 June 2010.
  15. ↑ "Colin Hendry charged with assaulting ex-girlfriend". BBC News. BBC. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  16. ↑ "Colin Hendry admits harassing former girlfriend". BBC News. BBC. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  17. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. ↑ Colin Hendry at Soccerbase
  19. ↑ Colin Hendry, BlueMoon
  20. ↑ Colin Hendry at National-Football-Teams.com
  21. ↑ SFA profile
  22. ↑ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 147.
  23. ↑ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 150.
  24. ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The 1998–99 Official PFA Footballers Factfile. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 352. ISBN 978-1-85291-588-9.
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