Biography
Inside right William Henzell joined the Tigers in June 1920 from Walker Celtic, a rich source of Tyneside talent in City’s early decades. He was immediately introduced into the first team and scored on his debut. However in just his second appearance two days later he was involved in a collision with Birmingham’s Percy Barton, who later had seven caps for England. This clash saw Henzell suffer concussion, unconciousness and hospital visit, injuries that ended his playing career. The brutality of football in the early twentieth century writ large.
Henzell returned to the North East after his injury, played a few years of junior football and worked as a civil servant in South Shields. He lived a long life and died in the Heaton suburb of Newcastle Upon Tyne in November 1985.
Details
Nationality: England
Date/Place of Birth: 9 June 1897, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Hull City First Game: 28 August 1920, West Ham United A (Division Two), 23 years, 80 days old
Hull City Final Game: 30 August 1920, Birmingham City A (Division Two), 23 years, 82 days old
Clubs
Blyth Spartans, Walker Celtic, Hull City (1920-1921)
Hull City Record
Career: 2 apps, 1 goals
William Henzell| Season | LGE App | LGE Gls | FAC App | FAC Gls | FLC App | FLC Gls | EUR App | EUR Gls | OTH App | OTH Gls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920/21 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |