James Henshall

James Henshall

Personal information
Full name	James Cecil Henshall[1]
Date of birth	26 November 1906
Place of birth	Packmoor, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Date of death	1969 (aged 62–63)
Place of death	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Playing position	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1928–1933	Port Vale	37	(6)
1933	Crewe Alexandra	19	(3)
1933–1934	Stockport County	0	(0)
	Ashton National Gas
Total		56	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

James Cecil Henshall (26 November 1906 – 1969) was an English footballer.

Playing career

Henshall joined Port Vale in May 1928 and made his debut on 20 December 1930, in a 3–2 win over Millwall at The Old Recreation Ground.^[1] After being a regular for the remainder of the season, scoring twice in 18 Second Division games, he fell out of favour.^[1] He scored four goals in 16 games in 1931–32, including one in a 9–3 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.^[1] He featured just five times in 1932–33, and was transferred to Crewe Alexandra in January 1933.^[1] He later moved on to Stockport County, also in the Third Division North.^[1] Henshall managed 19 league appearances for Alexandra but was not picked for County before his departure to non-league football.^[2] He later turned out for Ashton National Gas.^[1]

Statistics

• Sourced from James Henshall profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1930–31	Second Division	18	2	0	0	18	2
	1931–32	Second Division	14	4	1	0	15	4
	1932–33	Second Division	5	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		37	6	1	0	38	6
Crewe Alexandra	1932–33	Third Division North	19	3	0	0	19	3
Stockport County	1933–34	Third Division North	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Total			56	9	1	0	57	9

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 134. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. Michael Joyce, Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939, Beeston, 2004, p. 122