fullname years death_date clubs caps birth_place goals position birth_date article_title name
william henderson ? -- 1922 1922 -- 1928 1934 1900 whitburn united brighton & hove albion aberdare athletic west ham 19 162 whitburn , county durham , england 2 0 right-back 5 january 1900 billy henderson -lrb- footballer -rrb-
 billy henderson
billy henderson -lrb- footballer -rrb-

william `` billy '' henderson -lrb- 5 january 1900 -- 1934 -rrb- was an english professional footballer .
he was born in whitburn , county durham .
billy henderson , a right-back , began his career with his local side whitburn from whom he joined brighton & hove albion .
he moved to aberdare athletic and played 19 league games in aberdare 's first ever season in the football league -lrb- 1921 -- 22 -rrb- .
he left aberdare mid-way during the season , in january 1922 , to join west ham united and was part of the west ham team that won promotion to the first division .
he also appeared in the famous white horse final , the first fa cup final to be held at the brand new wembley stadium , during the 1922-23 season .
he was an ever-present for the hammers during the 1923-24 season .
he left in 1928 , having played 183 times and scored one goal .
henderson was only 34 years old when he died from tuberculosis .
