Colin Hendry

Colin Hendry
Hendry playing for Scotland at Euro 1996
Personal information
Full name Edward Colin James Hendry[1]
Date of birth (1965-12-07) 7 December 1965 (age 58)[2]
Place of birth Keith,[2] Scotland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1981–1982 Keith
1982–1983 Islavale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1987 Dundee 41 (2)
1987–1989 Blackburn Rovers 102 (22)
1989–1991 Manchester City 63 (5)
1991–1998 Blackburn Rovers 235 (12)
1998–2000 Rangers 22 (0)
2000–2001 Coventry City 11 (0)
2000–2001 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 9 (1)
2001–2003 Bolton Wanderers 16 (2)
2002 → Preston North End (loan) 2 (0)
2002–2003 Blackpool 14 (0)
Total 515 (44)
International career
1993–2001 Scotland 51 (3)
Managerial career
2004–2005 Blackpool
2007–2008 Clyde
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Colin James Hendry (born 7 December 1965) is a Scottish football coach and former professional footballer.

Hendry, who played as a defender, notably played in the Premier League for Blackburn Rovers, with whom he was part of the title-winning side of 1995. He also played top flight football in both England and Scotland for Dundee, Manchester City, Rangers, Coventry City and Bolton Wanderers, as well as stints in the Football League with Preston North End and Blackpool. He earned 51 caps for Scotland, scoring three times, and was part of the Tartan Army's Euro 96 and World Cup 98 squads.

Following on from retirement, Hendry took over as Blackpool manager and later had a spell in charge of Clyde. He later returned to Blackburn as part of their coaching staff, having previously had a spell as assistant manager of Boston United.

  1. ^ A Record of Post-war Scottish League Players 1946/47 to 2017/18. 7. John Litster and Scottish Football Historian magazine. 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Colin Hendry". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference PremProfile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).