Liam Henderson (footballer, born August 1996)

For other uses, see Liam Henderson (disambiguation).

Liam Henderson
Personal information
Full name Liam Henderson
Date of birth (1996-08-23) 23 August 1996
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Falkirk
Number 5
Youth career
2014–2016 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Heart of Midlothian 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Stenhousemuir (loan) 11 (1)
2016–2018 Falkirk 0 (0)
2017 → Cowdenbeath (loan) 17 (0)
2017–2018 → Edinburgh City (loan) 8 (0)
2018 Stirling Macedonia
2018–2021 Edinburgh City 64 (12)
2021–2022 Arbroath 25 (1)
2022– Falkirk 119 (18)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 December 2025

Liam Henderson (born 23 August 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a Central Defender for Scottish Premiership club Falkirk.

Starting in the Hearts Academy in 2014, Henderson was released in 2016[1] and subsequently played for Falkirk, Stenhousemuir, Cowdenbeath, Edinburgh City and Arbroath before returning to Falkirk in 2022.

Club career

Heart of Midlothian

Henderson started his career at Heart of Midlothian, making his one and only first team appearance for the club in a 4-1 defeat to Livingston in the Challenge Cup in August 2014. [2]

Falkirk

Henderson signed for Falkirk following his release from Hearts in 2016,[3] failing to make an appearance in two seasons at the club.

Edinburgh City

Following a loan to Cowdenbeath, Henderson joined Edinburgh City on loan in the 2017–18 season, but soon moved to Australia to join Stirling Macedonia. However, his spell in Australia was brief and he returned to Edinburgh City on a permanent basis in August 2018.[4] Playing for three seasons in Scottish League Two and being on the losing side in two sets of Scottish League One play-off games, Henderson left the club at the end of the 2020–21 season.

Arbroath

Arbroath won the race for Henderson's signature for the 2021-22 Season,[5] with Henderson playing 25 times, the team finishing second and participating in the Scottish Premiership play-offs. Ultimately, the team were beaten and Henderson left the club at the end of the season.

Return to Falkirk

Henderson returned to Falkirk as John McGlynn's first signing at the club for the 2022–23 Scottish League One season.[6] In 2023–24, Henderson was part of the "invincible" squad that went a whole Scottish League One season unbeaten, playing himself into the PFA Scotland League One Team of the Year alongside nine of his Falkirk team-mates. Henderson then went on to achieve promotion from the Scottish Championship the following season, as Falkirk became Back-to-Back Champions. While also earning another PFA Scotland Team of the Year nomination, the player celebrated by signing a two-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2028.[7]

Career statistics

As of 14 January 2026[8][9]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heart of Midlothian (loan) 2014–15 Scottish Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Stenhousemuir (loan) 2015–16 Scottish League One 11 1 0 0 1 0 2[a] 0 14 1
Falkirk 2016–17 Scottish Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Scottish Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cowdenbeath (loan) 2016–17 Scottish League Two 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Edinburgh City (loan) 2017–18 Scottish League Two 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Edinburgh City 2018–19 Scottish League Two 30 1 1 1 4 0 4[b] 1[c] 38 3
2019–20 Scottish League Two 20 6 2 0 4 0 0 0 26 6
2020–21 Scottish League Two 14 5 2 0 4 0 2[d] 0 20 5
Total 64 12 5 1 12 0 6 1 84 14
Arbroath 2021–22 Scottish Championship 25 1 2 0 4 0 3[e] 1[c] 20 2
Falkirk 2022–23 Scottish League One 31 4 5 1 3 0 2[f] 0 41 5
2023–24 Scottish League One 30 7 2 1 2 0 3[a] 1[c] 37 9
2024–25 Scottish Championship 35 6 2 0 6 1 1[a] 0 44 7
2025–26 Scottish Premiership 22 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 28 1
Total 118 18 10 2 16 1 6 1 150 22
Career total 243 32 17 3 33 1 17 3 310 45
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Three appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup & one appearance in the Scottish League One Play-Offs
  3. ^ a b c Goals in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in the Scottish League One Play-Offs
  5. ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two appearances in the Scottish Premiership Play-Offs
  6. ^ Appearances in the Scottish Championship Play-Offs

Honours

Falkirk

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Hearts announce release of six out of contract players". The Herald. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Livingston 4-1 Heart of Midlothian - London Hearts". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Falkirk add Kidd to squad | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Liam Henderson rejoins City after returning from Australia". Edinburgh News. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Liam Henderson". Arbroath FC. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  6. ^ Ouakli, Adam (25 May 2022). "LIAM HENDERSON IS A BAIRN! - Falkirk Football Club". Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  7. ^ MacLeod, Andrew (20 June 2025). "LIAM HENDERSON EXTENDS CONTRACT WITH FALKIRK - Falkirk Football Club". Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  8. ^ Liam Henderson at Soccerbase
  9. ^ Liam Henderson at Soccerway
  10. ^ PFA Scotland [@PFAScotland] (19 April 2024). "🏆 PFA Scotland League 1 Team of the Year" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  11. ^ "PFA Scotland Championship Team of the Year 2025". PFA Scotland. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
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