▁a ▁number ▁of ▁clubs ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁D und ee , ▁Ar bro ath , ▁G ates head ▁and ▁Go ole ▁Town ▁before ▁sett ling ▁at ▁M ead ow bank ▁Th ist le ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁Here ▁he ▁made ▁ 3 3 5 ▁appearances ▁for ▁the ▁club , ▁scoring ▁ 3 0 ▁goals ▁before ▁leaving ▁to ▁join ▁Ber wick ▁R angers ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Manager ial ▁career ▁Hend rie ▁became ▁manager ▁of ▁Ber wick ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁he ▁took ▁them ▁to ▁second ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁Division , ▁narrow ly ▁missing ▁out ▁on ▁promotion ▁due ▁to ▁league ▁reconst ruction . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Al lo a ▁Athlet ic ▁and ▁he ▁took ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁Third ▁Division ▁championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁He ▁then ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁manager ▁of ▁St ▁Mir ren , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁gu ided ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁Scottish ▁First ▁Division ▁championship . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁keep ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁S PL ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁re leg ated ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁Form ▁was ▁poor ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 0 2 ▁season , ▁and ▁following ▁a ▁heavy ▁defeat ▁to ▁In ver ness ▁C ale y ▁Th ist le ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Hend rie ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁of ▁his ▁duties .