Geordie Henderson

George Donald Henderson (15 April 1897 – 14 June 1953) was a Scottish footballer who played professionally in Scotland and briefly in the United States, England and Wales. Playing as a centre forward, he saw his greatest success with Rangers in the 1920s but was never capped by Scotland despite an excellent club scoring record.

Football career Henderson was born in Forfar and began his professional career with hometown club Forfar Athletic. Towards the end of the 1910s, he played briefly with Dundee before joining Rangers in November 1919.

His debut with Rangers came in a league match on 20 March 1920 against Aberdeen and his first goal came a fortnight later on 3 April against Airdrieonians. Henderson was top scorer at Rangers for four consecutive seasons from 1921–22 until 1924–25 (the latter season being his most productive, netting 32 times). He played a total of 195 first class games (170 league, 25 Scottish Cup) and scored 142 goals (123 league and 19 cup). During his eight-year spell at Rangers he amassed four Scottish League championships, four Glasgow Cups and two Charity Cups. Although he did not represent Scotland, he played once for the Scottish Football League XI.

After his retirement he owned a pub in Dundee.

Honours Rangers Scottish League Division One: 1920–21, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25

New York Nationals National Challenge Cup: 1928

Dundee United Scottish League Division Two: 1928–29