Wayne Henderson ended an unhappy spell at Brighton when he signed for North End on January 31^st 2007 (transfer deadline day) for an initial fee of £150,000.

He signed a three-and-a-half-year deal and immediately set about earning that number one jersey. He had to wait a few weeks before he was selected ahead of Andy Lonergan for the trip to Coventry and he kept his place for the remainder of the season.

Henderson started his career at Roy Keane's former club, Cherry Orchard, but signed for Aston Villa as a 17-year-old and after spending several years in the youth ranks at Villa Park and loan spells at Wycombe and Notts County he signed for Brighton in January 2006.

Regular first team football at the Withdean Stadium got him noticed by the Irish selectors and became a regular in the squad, though he hasn't represented his country since appearing in the 4-0 friendly victory away to Denmark in August 2007 due to the onset of a back problem that forced him out of the North End side after playing just four games of the new campaign.

After undergoing microdiscetomy surgery, he hopes to be fit for a return to the senior squad in time for pre-season training ahead of the 2008/09 campaign.