Mike Hennigan (footballer)

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Mike Hennigan
Personal information
Full name Michael Hennigan
Date of birth (1942-12-20) 20 December 1942 (age 81)
Place of birth Thrybergh, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
1961–1962 Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1964 Southampton 3 (0)
1964–1965 Brighton & Hove Albion 4 (0)
1965 Durban United
Managerial career
1999–2000 Blackpool (caretaker)
2005 Malawi
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Hennigan (born 20 December 1942) is an English retired professional football player and manager.

Career[edit]

Playing career[edit]

Hennigan played as a central defender and began his career with the youth team of Sheffield Wednesday, but he never made a first team league appearance. Hennigan later played in the Football League for Southampton and Brighton & Hove Albion,[1] before moving to South Africa to play with Durban United.

Managerial career[edit]

Hennigan briefly took joint temporary management of Blackpool in 1999, along with Mike Davies, after the departure of Nigel Worthington.

Hennigan managed the Malawi national side in 2005.[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mike Hennigan". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. ^ Aubrey Sumbuleta (16 August 2005). "Malawians select caretaker coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  3. ^ Aubrey Sumbuleta (23 August 2005). "Hennigan out to re-ignite Malawi". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

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