 Hendrie in 2000 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Andrew Hendrie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1977-05-18)18 May 1977 (age 47)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kingshurst,Solihull, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1994 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2007 | Aston Villa | 251 | (27) |
| 2006–2007 | →Stoke City (loan) | 28 | (3) |
| 2007–2009 | Sheffield United | 17 | (1) |
| 2008 | →Leicester City (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2008 | →Blackpool (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Derby County | 9 | (0) |
| 2010 | →Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2010 | Bradford City | 12 | (2) |
| 2011 | Bandung | 16 | (3) |
| 2011 | Daventry Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Kidderminster Harriers | 15 | (0) |
| 2012 | Chasetown | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Redditch United | 6 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Tamworth | 27 | (3) |
| 2013 | Corby Town | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | Highgate United | 2 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Basford United | ||
| 2016–2017 | Montpellier | 13 | (8) |
| 2016 | Redditch United | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Nuneaton Griff | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Highgate United | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 431 | (52) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–2000 | England U21 | 12 | (5) |
| 1998 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| 1998 | England | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lee Andrew Hendrie (born 18 May 1977) is an English former professionalfootballer and pundit forSky Sports.
As a player, he was amidfielder who notably played in thePremier League forAston Villa where he spent fourteen years. He also played for theEngland U21 andEngland B sides, and earned one full cap forEngland in 1998. He has also played inFootball League forStoke City,Sheffield United,Leicester City,Derby County,Brighton & Hove Albion andBradford City.
Following a spell inIndonesia withBandung he became ajourneyman in non-league football, playing forDaventry Town,Kidderminster Harriers,Chasetown,Redditch United,Tamworth,Corby Town,Highgate United,Basford United,Nuneaton Griff andGloucestershire based Montpellier FC.
Born inSolihull, Hendrie was red carded on his debut as a 17-year-old forAston Villa as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat atQueens Park Rangers on 23 December 1995.[2] He went on to achieve the accolade of the club's "Young Player of the Season" award in the1997–98 season. Whilst at Aston Villa he played in the2000 FA Cup Final.
After losing his place in the Villa team during the2005–06 season it seemed Hendrie's long spell atVilla Park was coming to an end, withPortsmouth reportedly showing an interest in his services. On 29 September he joinedStoke City on loan, on the recommendation of his father.[3][4] On 30 January 2007, he extended his loan spell with the Potters until the end of the2006–07 season.[5] He played 28 times for Stoke scoring three goals which came againstLeeds United,Sunderland andNorwich City.[6][7][8]
During Hendrie's time with Villa, he crashed hisPorsche as he tried to make a plane for a European game and his managerGraham Taylor had to deal with other disciplinary matters.[9][10]
Hendrie signed a three-year contract withSheffield United after arriving on a free transfer in July 2007,[11][12] making his debut on the opening day of the season, a 2–2 home draw withColchester United.[13] However, he was dogged by injuries for the first half of the season.[14][15] Hendrie scored his first goal forthe Blades in a 5–0 win overMorecambe in theLeague Cup in September 2007,[16] but was unable to hold down a regular first-team place as the club struggled in the bottom half of the table. He scored his first league goal for Sheffield United in a 2–1 win overQueens Park Rangers on 12 January 2008.[17]
With the departure ofBryan Robson in February 2008, new managerKevin Blackwell quickly allowed Hendrie to joinLeicester City in an emergency loan deal,[18] with a view to a permanent move.[19] He scored the winning goal for Leicester in a 1–0 win overScunthorpe United on 29 March 2008[20] but could not prevent the club's relegation toLeague One and he subsequently returned toBramall Lane.
In November 2008 he joinedBlackpool on loan initially until 1 January 2009,[21] making his debut as a second-half substitute the same day in theWest Lancashire derby at home toPreston North End atBloomfield Road. He was sent off for Blackpool versusReading on 9 December 2008 and returned to Sheffield United on 31 December 2008 having made six appearances.[22]
Having returned to Bramall Lane once more he vowed to try to force his way into first team contention having been given a wake up call by his time at Blackpool.[23] He made a number of further substitute appearances forThe Blades up to the end of the season. Having been brought off the bench in the 85th minute of theplay off final againstBurnley atWembley he was subsequently sent off after the final whistle had blown for directing foul language at refereeMike Dean.[24] Followingthe Blades unsuccessful play off campaign Hendrie was placed on the transfer list as the club sought to cut its wage bill.[25]
On 1 September 2009, Hendrie joinedDerby County in a swap deal that involvedJordan Stewart moving in the opposite direction. Partly due to injury, Hendrie made just five starts for Derby before he moved toBrighton & Hove Albion on loan for the rest of the season on 23 March 2010.[26] It was announced on 13 May 2010, that he would leave Derby at the end of his contract after just 10 appearances from his nine months with the club.[27]
Hendrie was set to join Scottish-sideAberdeen but the deal fell through at the last minute.[28] Instead, he started training with Championship sideReading,[29] but was not offered a contract[30] and was instead offered a short-term deal at his cousinJohn Hendrie's former clubBradford City by managerPeter Taylor.[31] Taylor had previously managed Hendrie for England under-21s. Talking about his signing and the short-term deal, Hendrie said: "These next few weeks will be very interesting for me, and I will knuckle down. I have to use this to build up my fitness and get back to my peak."[32] On 1 January 2011 it was confirmed by Bradford manager Peter Taylor that Hendrie's deal would not be extended due to finances and that the player had in fact, left the club. Taylor said "I feel really sorry for him. He has been a superb professional during his time at the football club. Lee's a great lad, he's still a great player. We have a League Two budget and we could only take this deal so far". Hendrie had played 14 times for The Bantams and had scored twice.
Hendrie was offered a deal byConference National sideMansfield Town but turned it down because of a better offer fromBandung, a club from Indonesian breakaway league,Liga Primer Indonesia.[33]
On 26 January 2011, Indonesian clubBandung announced the signing of Hendrie on a free transfer. Hendrie signed a two-year contract with the Indonesian outfit and was assigned the number 10 jersey. He was both the first Englishman and the first player withPremier League experience to sign for aLiga Primer Indonesia club. He made his debut on 5 February 2011 in a 1–0 defeat againstPersema Malang. He scored his first goal for Bandung and provided an assist for Perry Somah on 12 February 2011 in a 3–2 defeat againstBatavia Union. On 12 March 2011, he provided another assist for Somah in a 1–0 win againstMinangkabau. It was Bandung's first win in the2011 Liga Primer Indonesia. At the end of season Hendrie was released from the club which then folded.
Throughout the summer of 2011, Hendrie joined a number of clubs for training and on trial. He was linked with a move toWrexham but any hopes of that materialising broke down with manager Dean Saunders' departure toDoncaster Rovers. In July he joinedCorby Town on a month's trial, however after just three weeks he left on his own accord. In late August, Hendrie agreed to train withHinckley United, staying with the club for a month and playing in one friendly match at the start of October. Later that month, he signed forDaventry Town until the end of the season. Hendrie was signed by Daventry Town managerMark Kinsella who was one of his former teammates atAston Villa.
He made his debut for the club on 15 October 2011 in anFA CupThird qualifying round match againstNuneaton Town. He played his first league game in a 2–0 loss againstUxbridge three days later. Hendrie's first win as a Daventry Town player came on 22 October asKidsgrove Athletic were beaten 4–3 in theFirst qualifying round of theFA Trophy.[34] Hendrie's younger brother,Stuart, joined him at Daventry on 21 October 2011, signing on a short-team loan deal fromHinckley United.[35]
On 9 November 2011 Hendrie was unveiled byKidderminster Harriers as having signed on non-contract terms. Allocated the number 34 shirt, he made his league debut on 26 November 2011 as a 60th-minute substitute in a 0–0 home draw withCambridge United; he would go on to play in a further 14 league matches for Kidderminster before his release in March 2012.[36] Immediately upon his release by Kidderminster, Hendrie signed forNorthern Premier League Premier Division sideChasetown, returning to the lower levels of English non-league football after a 5-month absence. His Chasetown debut came in a 1–1 home draw withMatlock Town on 20 March 2012.
On 29 March 2012, Hendrie joinedSouthern League Premier clubRedditch United, the club his father managed from 1991 to 1995, on a non-contract basis until the end of the season.[37] Hendrie joined his brother Stuart at Redditch, the latter once again on loan from parent clubHinckley United.[38]
Hendrie signed forTamworth in the summer of 2012, taking the number 8 shirt; he made his debut for the club on 6 October 2012 as a 60th-minute substitute forGeorge Baldock in a 2–1 home defeat toNewport County.[39] He announced his retirement from the game in May 2013 to focus on his work as a director at FootieBugs, a football activity programme company for young children.[40][41] He resumed his playing career in September 2013, joiningCorby Town.[42]
Hendrie soon moved on from Corby and on 3 December 2013, he played forHighgate United in their awayMidland Football Alliance fixture againstA.F.C. Wulfrunians. Hendrie scored and provided an assist on his début for the club in a 3–1 win.[43] However, the club were quick to announce that Hendrie's appearance was only a "one-off" and that he had in fact signed forNottinghamshire-basedBasford United on 5 December.[44] He remained dual-registered for Highgate, allowing him to potentially play for the club again (subject to his availability). He made a second appearance for the club two weeks later,[45] on a night when Basford United did not have a fixture.[46]
Hendrie scored on his début for Basford againstArmthorpe Welfare. In April 2014 Hendrie stated he was a victim of forgery and that someone had falsified transfer documents claiming he was moving toTavistock.[47][48]
Hendrie left Basford United in October 2015.[49] He subsequently played for Montpellier (based inBadsey), and all-conquering Sunday league club Digby Rangers from Birmingham[50][51] before returning toRedditch United.[52] He then signed forNuneaton Griff, before returning toHighgate United.[53]
Despite his Scottish and Irish parentage, Hendrie represented England, the country of his birth, at international level. He appeared twelve times for the England under-21 team, scoring five goals.[54] Hendrie made a single appearance for theEngland B in April 1998, a 4-1 victory against Russia B a few months before the1998 FIFA World Cup but was not selected for the final squad.[55]
He won his only full internationalcap for England at the age of 21 as a late substitute on 18 November 1998 against theCzech Republic.[56]
Hendrie now works as a pundit forSky Sports.[57]
In 2019 and 2020, Hendrie featured in both seasons ofITV showHarry's Heroes, which featured former football managerHarry Redknapp attempting get a squad of former England international footballers back fit and healthy for a game against Germany legends. Hendrie gained extra praise for opening up on his struggles with mental health.[58][59]
For Season Two of theApple TV seriesTed Lasso, assistant director Sophie Worger hired former professional playerKasali Casal to manage the soccer choreography. Casal enlisted a team of former professional players to play for the opposition teams facing AFC Richmond during game scenes, these included Hendrie and fellow formerPremier League players andJay Bothroyd,Jermaine Pennant andGeorge Elokobi.[60][61][62][63]
Lee Hendrie is the son of Scottish former professional footballerPaul Hendrie. Paul Hendrie moved to England in March 1972 to joinBirmingham City. Hendrie was born inBirmingham on 18 May 1977. His younger brother,Stuart Hendrie, is also a footballer,[64] who played alongside him atDaventry Town. Hendrie is the cousin of another Scottish professional footballer,John Hendrie.
On 27 January 2012, Hendrie was declaredbankrupt by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs at the High Court. During this time, Hendrie twice tried to take his own life.[65]
Aside from his playing career Hendrie is also a director of FootieBugs,[66] a sister company of YogaBugs,[67] which provides football-based activities and events for children aged 2 to 7.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 1995–96[68] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 1996–97[68] | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1997–98[68] | Premier League | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| 1998–99[68] | Premier League | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 37 | 3 | |
| 1999–2000[68] | Premier League | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | 38 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01[68] | Premier League | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 37 | 6 | |
| 2001–02[68] | Premier League | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[c] | 2 | 39 | 4 | |
| 2002–03[68] | Premier League | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 34 | 4 | |
| 2003–04[68] | Premier League | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05[68] | Premier League | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 5 | ||
| 2005–06[68] | Premier League | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2006–07[68] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 251 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 308 | 32 | ||
| Stoke City (loan) | 2006–07[68] | Championship | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | |
| Sheffield United | 2007–08[68] | Championship | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 14 | 2 | |
| 2008–09[68] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| Total | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | ||
| Leicester City (loan) | 2007–08[68] | Championship | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| Blackpool (loan) | 2008–09[68] | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Derby County | 2009–10[68] | Championship | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 2009–10[68] | League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bradford City | 2010–11[68] | League Two | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Bandung | 2011 | Liga Primer Indonesia | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| Daventry Town | 2011–12 | Southern League Division One Central | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 2011–12[69] | Conference Premier | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Chasetown | 2011–12 | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Redditch United | 2011–12 | Southern League Premier Division | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
| Tamworth | 2012–13[69] | Conference Premier | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
| Corby Town | 2013–14[70] | Southern League Premier Division | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Highgate United | 2013–14[71] | Midland Football Alliance | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Basford United | 2014–15[72] | Midland League Premier Division | 25 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[g] | 1 | 31 | 12 | |
| Montpellier | 2016–17[72] | Midland League Division Three | 13 | 8 | — | — | 5[h] | 1 | 18 | 9 | ||
| Redditch United | 2016–17[70] | Southern League Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Nuneaton Griff | 2018–19[72] | Midland League Division One | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Highgate United | 2018–19[72] | Midland League Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[i] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[72] | Midland League Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[j] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 455 | 62 | 37 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 548 | 72 | ||
Source:[73]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
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