Jackie Henderson
Statistics
Caps 7
Goals 1
Biography
John (Jackie) Gillespie Henderson was born in Bishopbriggs on 17 January 1932, and died on 26 January 2005.
A late starter in football who did not play the game at school in Bishopbriggs, Jackie signed for Portsmouth as an amateur in 1948 from a local boys club, and turned professional the following year. Playing mainly at centre forward or on the left, he was a versatile player who actually made his international debut on the right wing. He scored regularly for Portsmouth for almost a deca
A late starter in football who did not play the game at school in Bishopbriggs, Jackie signed for Portsmouth as an amateur in 1948 from a local boys club, and turned professional the following year. Playing mainly at centre forward or on the left, he was a versatile player who actually made his international debut on the right wing. He scored regularly for Portsmouth for almost a deca