Phil Henson (born 30 March 1953) is an English footballer, who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Manchester City, Swansea City, Sheffield Wednesday, Stockport County and Rotherham United.[1][2] Henson made his league debut for Manchester City on 27th April 1974 against Manchester United at Old Trafford, a match remembered for Dennis Law's back heel winner which effectively ended the Trafford club's hopes of avoiding relegation to the second division.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philip Michael Henson | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1974 | Manchester City | 16 | (0) |
| 1973 | → Swansea City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1974–1977 | Sheffield Wednesday | 73 | (9) |
| 1977–1978 | Sparta Rotterdam | 26 | (2) |
| 1978–1980 | Stockport County | 67 | (13) |
| 1980–1984 | Rotherham United | 92 | (7) |
| Total | 275 | (31) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991–1994 | Rotherham United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He later managed Rotherham from 1991 to 1994.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Brown, Neil. "Phil Henson". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Phil Henson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
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