Terry Hennessey

William Terrence Hennessey (born 1 September 1942) is a Welsh former international footballer who gained 39 caps for Wales. He played as a defender and made 400 Football League appearances in the 1960s and 1970s with Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest and Derby County.[1]

Terry Hennessey
Personal information
Full name William Terrence Hennessey
Date of birth (1942-09-01) 1 September 1942
Place of birth Llay, Wales
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
1958–1959 Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1965 Birmingham City 178 (3)
1965–1970 Nottingham Forest 159 (5)
1970–1973 Derby County 63 (4)
1973 Tamworth 0 (0)
National team
1962–1972 Wales 39 (0)
Teams managed
1974–1978 Tamworth
1978 Tulsa Roughnecks
1978–1980 Shepshed Charterhouse
1980–1981 Tulsa Roughnecks (assistant coach)
1981–1983 Tulsa Roughnecks
1986–1987 Melbourne Croatia
1987–1988 Heidelberg
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

After his playing career, he managed a number of clubs, including Tulsa Roughnecks of the North American Soccer League, whom he led to the league championship in 1983.

Playing career

He joined Birmingham City as a junior, going on to make 178 League appearances for them,[1] as well as being part of the team that won the 1962–63 Football League Cup.[2]

In November 1965, he was transferred to Nottingham Forest and became their captain. He transferred from Forest to Derby County in February 1970 for a fee of £100,000.[3] While at Derby he was part of the side that won the First Division in 1971–72.[4] His role on the field varied. During his career Hennessey accumulated a total of 400 league appearances, as well as being capped by Wales on 39 occasions.[1]

Coaching career

Hennessey was forced to retire at the end of the 1972–73 campaign and initially went into coaching. After taking a position (for the second time) as an assistant coach of Tulsa Roughnecks in 1980,[5] he took over as manager mid-season in 1981, replacing Charlie Mitchell.[6][7]

In 1983 Hennessey led Tulsa to the NASL championship, winning Soccer Bowl '83 by a 2–0 score over Toronto Blizzard.[8] However, the team's financial instability led him to resign after the season.[9]

References
  1. "Terry Hennessey". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  2. Fort, Didier (25 February 2001). "England – League Cup Finals 1961–2001". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. "Rams Remembered... Terry Hennessey". Derby County Mad. 15 July 2002. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  4. "All Derby County football club players: 1972". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  5. "Oct. 30". Tulsa World. 30 October 1990. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012.
  6. "Coaches Registry". National Soccer Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010.
  7. Jackson, Roger (13 July 1981). "A Roundup Of The Week June 29-July 5". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012.
  8. Gammon, Clive (10 October 1983). "Blowing Out The Blizzard: Tulsa won Soccer Bowl '83 with a little assist from the NASL boss". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012.
  9. "Sports People; Too Rough In Tulsa". New York Times. 17 November 1983. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
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