Darius Henderson

Reading

Henderson started his career at Reading, making his debut as a substitute in March 2000, in a 3–0 loss to Burnley. After a further two substitute appearances he made his first start, in a 2–1 victory over Wycombe Wanderers in April, although he was substituted at half-time. He made a further two appearances that season. Despite his spell in the team towards the end of that season, he was limited to six appearances in the 2000–01 campaign. However, he became a regular in the Reading team in Division Two. His first League goals came in a 4–0 win over Luton Town, in which he scored twice. He made a further 24 appearances for Reading in the 2002–03 season, mostly in the latter part of the campaign, scoring four goals, but was loaned out to Brighton & Hove Albion for the start of the 2003–04 season for whom he scored two goals in ten games in a two-month spell. He made what was to be his final appearance for Reading in November 2003, before being sold to Gillingham for a nominal fee in January 2004. He had scored 11 goals in 71 games for Reading.

Gillingham

Unfortunately for Henderson, he was injured just a month after joining Gillingham, and did not play for the remainder of the 2003–04 season. Early in the 2004–05 season, he was loaned to League One team Swindon Town, for whom he scored an impressive five goals in six appearances. Returning to Priestfield, Gillingham were already struggling in the lower reaches of the Championship. Henderson became a…

Since retiring from playing, Henderson has become an agent and mentor with a football agency. He has five children. Henderson took up mountaineering in early 2019 and hopes to become the first footballer to summit Mount Everest, with an attempt set for May 2024. He has reached the summits of Gran Paradiso, Mont Blanc and Aconcagua. On 1 January 2012, while still a professional footballer, Henderson was arrested on suspicion of causing GBH. He was alleged to have punched a customer in a restaurant where he and his girlfriend were eating, after the customer had tried to intervene in an argument between Henderson and another woman. He was found not guilty after a jury trial at St Albans Crown Court in February 2014.

As of 29 March 2016

Watford

Football League Championship play-offs: 2006