Willie Henderson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Henderson | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Baillieston, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1972 | Rangers | 478 | (36) |
| 1972 | Durban United | 3 | (0) |
| 1972–1974 | Sheffield Wednesday | 48 | (5) |
| 1973 | Miami Toros | 7 | (0) |
| 1974–1976 | Hong Kong Rangers | ||
| 1976–1977 | Caroline Hill | ||
| 1977–1978 | Brisbane Lions | ||
| 1978–1979 | Airdrieonians | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 538 | (41) | |
| National team | |||
| 1962–1971 | Scotland | 29 | (5) |
| 1962–1968 | Scottish League XI | 6 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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William "Willie" Henderson (born 24 January 1944, in Baillieston, Glasgow) is a retired Scottish football player. He played most of his career for Rangers, and spent the latter part of his career with Sheffield Wednesday, in Hong Kong with Hong Kong Rangers and with Airdrieonians. He was a prolific winger. He also featured at international level for Scotland.
Henderson made his career debut in 1960 at the age of 16. He was a very pacy right-winger and as he was only 5 feet 4 inches tall he became known as Wee Willie.
During his time with Rangers he won two Scottish league championships, the Scottish Cup four times and the League Cup twice. He was also part of the Rangers team that got to the finals of the 1960–61 and 1966–67 Cup Winners Cup competitions, and was part of the Rangers campaign that eventually brought home the trophy in the 1971/72 season. He was not involved in Rangers’ 3–2 final victory over FC Dinamo Moscow in Barcelona in May 1972, however, as he had left Rangers just prior, having fallen out with the then manager, Willie Waddell. Henderson later admitted that missing that game was one of the worst moments of his career. Thus while he sat on a beach in South Africa, his former team-mates had their names carved onto the trophy. It was a very sad way to end his Rangers career. He made a total of 478 appearances between 1960 and 1972.
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