Ian Hendon
FullnameIan Michael Hendon
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Birth date5 December 1971 (age 54)
Birth placeIlford, England
PositionDefender
Youthyears 11981–1989
Youthclubs 1Tottenham Hotspur
Years 11989–1993
Caps 14
Goals 10
Clubs 1Tottenham Hotspur
Years 21992
Caps 24
Goals 20
Clubs 2→ Portsmouth (loan)
Years 31992
Caps 36
Goals 30
Clubs 3→ Leyton Orient (loan)
Years 41993
Caps 46
Goals 40
Clubs 4→ Barnsley (loan)
Years 51993–1997
Caps 5131
Goals 55
Clubs 5Leyton Orient
Years 61995
Caps 64
Goals 60
Clubs 6→ Birmingham City (loan)
Years 71997–1999
Caps 782
Goals 76
Clubs 7Notts County
Years 81999–2000
Caps 860
Goals 83
Clubs 8Northampton Town
Years 92000–2003
Caps 949
Goals 92
Clubs 9Sheffield Wednesday
Years 102002–2003
Caps 104
Goals 101
Clubs 10→ Barnet (loan)
Years 112003
Caps 117
Goals 111
Clubs 11Peterborough United
Years 122003–2009
Caps 12142
Goals 1220
Clubs 12Barnet[1]
Totalcaps499
Totalgoals38
Nationalyears 11992–1993
Nationalcaps 17
Nationalgoals 10
Nationalteam 1England U21
Manageryears 12004
Managerclubs 1Barnet (caretaker)
Manageryears 22008–2010
Managerclubs 2Barnet
Manageryears 32010
Managerclubs 3Dover Athletic
Manageryears 42011–2012
Managerclubs 4West Ham United Under-23
Manageryears 52015–2016
Managerclubs 5Leyton Orient
Manageryears 62019–2020
Managerclubs 6Europa Point
Manageryears 72021
Managerclubs 7Waterford

Ian Michael Hendon (born 5 December 1971) is an English football manager and former player who played as a defender.

As a player, Hendon began his career at Tottenham Hotspur, winning the FA Youth Cup in 1990 and representing England Under-21 seven times. He went on to play for clubs including Leyton Orient, Notts County, Northampton Town, Sheffield Wednesday, and Barnet, being named in the PFA Third Division Team of the Year on three occasions.

In management, Hendon served as manager of Barnet, Leyton Orient, Dover Athletic, Europa Point and Waterford, among other roles.

Playing career

Hendon was born in Ilford, Greater London. Primarily a right-back but sometimes deployed in the centre or in midfield, he began his career with Tottenham Hotspur, winning the FA Youth Cup in 1990. He made his first-team debut in 1989, and made seven appearances for the club over the next four years, also representing England Under-21 seven times. He was an unused substitute in the 1991 FA Charity Shield.

While with Spurs Hendon had loan spells with Portsmouth, Leyton Orient and Barnsley before joining Orient on a permanent basis in August 1993. He spent three and a half years at Brisbane Road, with a brief loan spell at Birmingham City in 1995.

He later played for Notts County, Northampton Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Peterborough United before joining then Football Conference side Barnet in 2003, having been on loan there six months previously. He was briefly joint caretaker manager at Barnet with Danny Maddix between the departure of Martin Allen and the arrival of Paul Fairclough.

Reuniting with his mentor Peter Shreeves, who had coached him at Tottenham and Sheffield Wednesday, he captained the club in their return to the Football League in his second season, and remained a key player for four years. At the end of the 2006–07 season, Hendon was initially not offered a new playing contract by Barnet, but was given the chance to join Paul Fairclough's coaching staff. Nevertheless, he featured in the early fixtures of 2007–08, before dropping back as new players arrived. He remained registered as a player until the end of the 2008–09 season when he retired as a player to concentrate solely on management.[2]

As a player Hendon featured in the PFA Third Division Team of the Year three times, once each with Leyton Orient (1996–97), Notts County (1997–98) and Northampton Town (1999–00).[3][4][5]

Managerial career

Following Paul Fairclough's step-down after the 3–0 Boxing Day defeat to Aldershot Town, Hendon was asked to take over as caretaker manager of Barnet.[6] Fairclough's last game was a 2–0 win at A.F.C. Bournemouth, leaving the side with 19 points from their 23 league games. Performances improved under Hendon, and some adept loan signings including Paul Furlong, Matt Lockwood, Jake Cole and Yannick Bolasie helped to drag The Bees away from the relegation battle and achieve safety with four games to spare.[7]

He declared his desire to take the job permanently and was given the job on a two-year deal in April 2009.[8][9] The Bees started the 2009–10 season in superb form and were top of the league at one point, but Hendon was sacked on 28 April 2010 after a disastrous run of form left the Bees in serious relegation trouble.[10] The last game of Hendon's reign was a 1–0 defeat to Accrington Stanley. On 28 May 2010, he was appointed the manager of Conference South side Dover Athletic, but just 18 days later resigned from the club to become assistant manager to his former Bees teammate Andy Hessenthaler at Gillingham.[11] Hessenthaler had been his predecessor as Dover manager. In July 2011 he was appointed, by new manager Sam Allardyce, as development coach at West Ham United.[12] In December 2012, he was promoted to the role of first-team coach following the departure of Wally Downes.[13]

On 28 May 2015, it was announced Hendon would be returning to Brisbane Road as Leyton Orient's new manager, replacing Fabio Liverani following the club's relegation to League Two.[14] Following a poor run of results, Hendon was sacked in January 2016.[15]

After a spell as assistant manager at Ebbsfleet United,[16] he took over as manager of Europa Point in Gibraltar, on 26 November 2019, following the departure of Allen Bula.[17] Hendon's appointment saw a significant upturn in results, with 7 wins in 12 games, only for the season to be voided in May 2020 by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.[18]

In June 2021 Hendon was reportedly offered a role as first team coach at Southend United,[19] but on 24 November 2021, it was announced that Hendon had been appointed manager of League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford. His appointment came just days after they had sacked their manager Marc Bircham, leaving Hendon with just 48 hours and two training sessions to prepare for their final game of the season, a crucial Promotion/relegation playoff Final vs League of Ireland First Division side UCD.[20][21]

Managerial statistics

For Barnet (permanent spell) and Leyton Orient:[22]
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
PWDLWin %
Barnet (joint caretaker)23 March 200430 March 2004
Barnet28 December 200828 April 2010
Dover Athletic28 May 201015 June 2010
Leyton Orient28 May 201518 January 2016
Europa Point26 November 20193 May 2020
Waterford24 November 202127 November 2021
Total

Honours

Player

Tottenham Hotspur

Notts County

Barnet

Individual

Manager

Individual

References

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  17. ^ "Ian Hendon, nuevo entrenador del Europa Point FC de Gibraltar". 26 November 2019. Archived 11 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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