Atholl Henderson

Atholl Henderson (born 7 October 1957) is a Scottish former professional football player and coach. After retiring from the playing side, he became a coach who introduced thousands of children to football in various roles.

He played for five clubs in a nine-year career: St Johnstone, Celtic, Dunfermline Athletic and Brechin City.

Playing career St Johnstone While studying at Perth Academy, in his home city, Henderson signed for St Johnstone, who were then based at Muirton Park and managed by Willie Ormond, on a schoolboy form on 28 December 1971. He left school in 1974 and went full-time with Saints for two seasons. The club went part-time at the end of his second season, at which point he was released.

In December 2021, Henderson retired, after exactly fifty years in the game, with his final role being chief executive of St Johnstone's Community Trust, which became a registered charity in 2016. In 2020, the club won the Scottish Football Association's "Best Professional Club in the Community" award.