Mike Hennigan (footballer)

For the American football player, see Mike Hennigan (American football).

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

Mike Hennigan

Personal information
Full name	Michael Hennigan
Date of birth	(1942-12-20) 20 December 1942 (age 82)
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

Career

Playing career

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

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]