Norm Henderson

Australian rules footballer (1901–1968)

Australian rules footballer

Norm Henderson
Personal information
Full name	Norman Marshall Henderson
Date of birth	(1901-03-07)7 March 1901
Place of birth	Carlton North, Victoria
Date of death	7 January 1968(1968-01-07) (aged 66)
Place of death	South Melbourne, Victoria
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1920	Melbourne	2 (2)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1920.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Norman Marshall Henderson (7 March 1901 – 7 January 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of George Henry Henderson (1873-1923),^[2] and Sarah Ann Henderson (1872-1929), née Marshall,^[3] Norman Marshall Henderson was born at Carlton North, Victoria on 7 March 1901.

He married Alma Edith Burrows (1906-1960) in 1936.^[4]

Football

Melbourne (VFL)

He played in two First XVIII matches for Melbourne in 1920.

Hawthorn (VFA)

On 3 May 1922, he was cleared from Melbourne to the Hawthorn football club, then competing in the VFA.^[5]

Death

He died on 7 January 1968.^[6]

Notes

^ Holmesby & Main (2009), p.386.
^ Deaths: Henderson, The Argus, (Wednesday, 30 May 1923), p.1.
^ Deaths: Henderson, The Age, (Friday, 13 September 1929), p.1.
^ Deaths: Henderson, The Age, (Tuesday, 19 July 1960), p.16.
^ Football: Permits to Players: The League, The Argus, (Thursday, 4 May 1922), p.8.
^ Deaths: Henderson, The Age, (Monday 8 January 1968), p.9.

References

Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.