▁From ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁he ▁made ▁ 3 5 ▁league ▁appearances , ▁keeping ▁ 2 0 ▁clean ▁sheets . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁one ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Cup ▁W inners ' ▁Cup . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁Johnny ▁G iles ▁signed ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁White c aps ▁and ▁he ▁helped ▁them ▁win ▁the ▁North west ▁Division , ▁before ▁losing ▁in ▁the ▁play - off ▁first - round ▁game ▁to ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁Row d ies . ▁ ▁On ▁returning ▁to ▁Ireland , ▁Hend erson ▁joined ▁St . ▁Patrick ' s ▁Athlet ic , ▁making ▁his ▁debut ▁against ▁Home ▁Farm ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁He ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁tro phy , ▁the ▁Le in ster ▁Senior ▁Cup ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁Te amm ate ▁Paul ▁Mc Gr ath ▁later ▁said ▁that ▁" H end erson ▁was ▁as ▁good ▁a ▁goal keeper ▁as ▁I ' ve ▁played ▁in ▁front ▁of ". ▁Hend erson ▁signed ▁for ▁Home ▁Farm ▁F . C . ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁sp ending ▁two ▁une vent ful ▁seasons ▁before ▁signing ▁for ▁D rog h eda ▁United ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁Through out ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Hend erson ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁regular ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Ireland ▁XI ▁squad . ▁When ▁the ▁FA I ▁were ▁asked ▁by ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Council ▁of ▁Ireland ▁to ▁put