Hendrie: John Grattan (John)

1989-1990 (Player Details)

Outside Right

Born: Lennoxtown, Lanarkshire: 24-10-1963

Debut: v Newcastle United (a): 19-08-1989

5’7” 11st 4lb (1989)

Scottish Youth International Hendrie joined Coventry City as an apprentice in June 1980 and turned full-time in May 1981. While scoring regularly for the Reserve team and being their top scorer with ten goals from twenty-five games, he was unable to break into the first-team. He was loaned to Hereford United in January 1984, where he appearance in six scoreless games, before joining Bradford City in June 1984 on a free transfer. He had scored twice in twenty-three appearances, including six off the bench, for the Sky Blues. A key figure in City’s 1984-85 Division Three Championship winning side, he helped the Valley Paraders to the brink of the First Division before a £500,000 move took him to Newcastle United in June 1988, where he scored four times in thirty-four League appearances. Lightning quick winger Hendrie was finally caught by Leeds boss Howard Wilkinson after weeks of trying to sign him from Newcastle United. He eventually arrived at Elland Road in June 1989 after a £600,000 deal was agreed. Injuries restricted his appearances for Leeds, something which had never happened at Bradford City, where he missed only one of a possible one hundred and thirty League games and in all scored forty-six times in one hundred and seventy-three League appearances. In June 1990 Hendrie joined Middlesbrough for £550,000. He gained promotion to Division One with Boro in 1991-92, to match the same accomplishment achieved with Leeds in his season there. He was Boro’s top scorer in 1994-95. He scored forty-four times, including the last goal ever scored at Ayresome Park, in one hundred and ninety-two League appearances, including eleven from the bench, at Middlesbrough, before moving on the Barnsley for £250,000 in October 1996, after he lost his place in the team when Boro signed Juninho. He played a further two and a half years at Oakwell scoring seventeen times in forty-nine starting appearances, and sixteen as substitute. Once again he was a significant factor in his team gaining promotion as Barnsley finished Division One runners up in 1996-97. Barnsley played in the EPL in 1996-97, top-division members for the first time in their history but inevitably they were relegated. Manager Danny Wilson left and Hendrie became the Oakwell club’s Manager. He managed Barnsley without much success until he was sacked on 19th April 1999 with Barnsley sixteenth in the table but having success in the FA Cup, where they reached the quarter-finals and also had a good run in the League Cup. He sometimes worked as a TV summariser and pundit, and joined a sports law firm as a consultant. Lee Hendrie of Aston Villa and England is his cousin.