Stephen Henderson

Early career

Born in Dublin, Henderson began his youth career with Belvedere before joining Aston Villa in 2005 at the age of 17. He progressed through the Villa youth system before signing his first professional contract on 5 May 2006.

Bristol City

Henderson agreed to join newly promoted Championship club Bristol City on 30 May 2007 on a one-year contract starting on 1 July, when his contract with Aston Villa expired. He made his debut against Queens Park Rangers on 11 August 2007, coming on as a substitute in the second half. He joined Conference Premier club York City on a one-month loan on 31 August 2007. He made seven appearances during his spell with the club. He joined Weymouth of the Conference Premier on a one-month loan on 29 February 2008 and spent the rest of the 2007–08 season with the club, making 16 appearances. He was offered a new deal with City in May 2008. Henderson came on as a substitute in the ninth minute against Ipswich Town on 13 April 2009 and manager Gary Johnson said he "did really well". He almost joined League One club Wycombe Wanderers on loan until the end of 2009–10 on 25 January 2010, before eventually signing for League Two club Aldershot Town on an initial one-month loan on 1 February 2010. On 17 September 2010, Henderson joined Yeovil Town on a 30-day emergency loan, making his debut on 18 September in a 4–2 away defeat to Huddersfield Town. On 3 January 2011, Henderson re-joined Yeovil on loan for the remainder of the…

Henderson was capped by the Republic of Ireland at under-16, under-17 and under-19 level. He made his under-21s debut as a substitute in a 3–2 defeat away to Sweden in October 2007. He finished his under-21 career with eight caps. Henderson was called up to the senior national team for a February 2012 friendly match against the Czech Republic, for which he was an unused substitute.

As of match played 15 January 2022

Henderson comes from a noted Irish goalkeeping family, his grandfather Paddy, his father, also Stephen, along with his two uncles, Dave and Wayne, are all former goalkeepers.