A childhood Manchester United fan, Henderson secured his dream move to the Old Trafford club’s academy aged 14, though it meant he had to move away from his family and live in accommodation organised by the club.
He had two short loan spells at Stockport County and Grimsby Town, but it was at League One Shrewsbury in 2017, aged 20, when he first made his name.
«He was quite a flamboyant character, loved by the home fans and had a knack of winding up the away supporters,» said BBC Radio Shropshire sports presenter Nick Southall.
«He was self-confident, yes, but he didn’t have any sort of ego. He took to life at Shrewsbury. Moving from Manchester maybe with his own upbringing he felt more at home with a slower, more rural life.
«He was somebody that everybody warmed to. He was very prolific on social media at the time and did a lot of work with the Shrewsbury foundation.
«He was as good as Joe Hart and he seemed to thrive off fans’ energy — especially at Wembley.»
Despite Shrewsbury’s small budget, the club reached both the EFL Trophy and League One play-off finals in 2017-18.
In Shrewsbury’s 1-0 cup final defeat by Lincoln, Henderson was at the centre of a controversial moment when he was struck by the elbow of striker Matt Rhead, who narrowly escaped a red card.
In the play-off final at Wembley — which Shrewsbury lost 2-1 to Rotherham — Henderson saved David Ball’s first-half penalty.
It was at the same end and struck towards the same side as Marmoush’s spot-kick on Saturday.
«It was written in the stars,» added Southall.
«Henderson said he’d love to one day return to Shrewsbury. This was the move that put him in the shop window.»
