Kevin Henderson (footballer)

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kevin Henderson

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|6|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ashington, England

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| position = Striker

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| clubs1 = Morpeth Town

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| years2 = 1997–1999

| clubs2 = Burnley

| caps2 = 14

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 1999–2003

| clubs3 = Hartlepool United

| caps3 = 131

| goals3 = 29

| years4 = 2003

| clubs4 = → Carlisle United (loan)

| caps4 = 6

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2003–2005

| clubs5 = Carlisle United

| caps5 = 24

| goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2005

| clubs6 = Gateshead

| caps6 = 9

| goals6 = 4

| years7 = 2005–200x

| clubs7 = Morpeth Town

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Kevin Henderson (born 8 June 1974) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a striker for Burnley, Hartlepool United and Carlisle United. He also played non-league football for Morpeth Town and Gateshead.{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player2/kevinhenderson.html |title=Kevin Henderson |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=13 October 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=30058 |title=Henderson Blow For Gateshead |work=NonLeague Daily |accessdate=13 October 2009 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924195805/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=30058 |archivedate=24 September 2012 }}

He was a part of the Hartlepool United side that won promotion to Division Two (now renamed League One) in the 2002–03 season. After retiring from football, he began running his family's kitchen and bedroom fitting firm.{{cite web |url=https://www.theleaguepaper.com/features/where-are-they-now/375530/hartlepool-u-2002-03/ |title=Where Are They Now? HARTLEPOOL U 2002-03 |publisher=The Football League Paper |date=5 September 2021 |accessdate=4 October 2023}}