Liam Henderson

Liam Henderson (born 23 August 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for club Falkirk.

Starting in the Hearts Academy in 2014, Henderson was released in 2016 and subsequently played for Falkirk, Stenhousemuir, Cowdenbeath, Edinburgh City and Arbroath before returning to Falkirk in 2022.

Club career

Heart of Midlothian Henderson started his career at Heart of Midlothian, making his one and only first team appearance for the club in a 4-1 defeat to Livingston in the Challenge Cup in August 2014.

Falkirk Henderson signed for Falkirk following his release from Hearts in 2016, failing to make an appearance in two seasons at the club.

Edinburgh City Following a loan to Cowdenbeath, Henderson joined Edinburgh City on loan in the 2017–18 season, but soon moved to Australia to join Stirling Macedonia. However, his spell in Australia was brief and he returned to Edinburgh City on a permanent basis in August 2018. Playing for three seasons in Scottish League Two and being on the losing side in two sets of Scottish League One play-off games, Henderson left the club at the end of the 2020–21 season.

Arbroath Arbroath won the race for Henderson's signature for the 2021-22 Season, with Henderson playing 25 times, the team finishing second and participating in the Scottish Premiership play-offs. Ultimately, the team were beaten and Henderson left the club at the end of the season.

Return to Falkirk Henderson returned to Falkirk as John McGlynn's first signing at the club for the 2022–23 Scottish League One season. In 2023–24, Henderson was part of the "invincible" squad that went a whole Scottish League One season unbeaten, playing himself into the PFA Scotland League One Team of the Year alongside nine of his Falkirk team-mates. Henderson then went on to achieve promotion from the Scottish Championship the following season, as Falkirk became Back-to-Back Champions. While also earning another PFA Scotland Team of the Year nomination, the player celebrated by signing a two-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2028.

Career statistics

Honours Falkirk Scottish League One: 2023–24 Scottish Championship: 2024–25

Individual PFA Scotland Team of the Year: 2023–24 Scottish League One PFA Scotland Team of the Year: 2024–25 Scottish Championship