Horace Vincent Henshall: Notts County Manager.

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Horace Vincent Henshall born 14/06/1889 was an English Footballer & Manager, who during his career, played for & later Managed Notts County.

Football Career.   

Horace appeared in non-league football for Bridgetown Amateurs & Crewe Alexandra before joining the Football League with Aston Villa in 1910 till 1912, where he made 45 appearances & scored 8 goals.

Henshall then joined Notts County the same year, for a then club record fee. He played the bulk of his football with Notts County. He made 164 league appearances for the club, scoring 27 goals, although his career at Notts was interrupted by the First World War.

Henshall played for Notts until 1922. He then signed for Sheffield Wednesday in Dec 1922 & remained at the club until March 1923 making 14 appearances & scoring 1 goal, before jointing Chesterfield, where he finished his league career in 1924, with a record of 33 appearances & 3 goals.

During his Football career Henshall made 256 appearances and scored 39 goals, his career being interrupted by the First World War 

Management Career.   

Henshall was Manager of Lincoln City from May 1924 to June 1927, guiding the club through a period of financial austerity. He returned to Notts County in June 1927, succeeding Albert Fisher as Secretary Manager, and remained with the club until May 1934. He Managed Notts to Division 3 South Champions in 1930/31. 

Life after Football.  

After leaving Notts, Henshall remained in Nottingham, serving as landlord of the Navigation Inn near the club's Meadow Lane ground. He died, 7/12/1951 (Source Google)

Legacy.        

Horace Vincent Henshall can be rightly regarded as a Notts County great & legend who managed his team to a Championship trophy.

Edited December 31, 2023 by Robbie__64

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League Division 3 South, final table, season 1930/31