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Rochdale 2-0 Truro City: Hendo revels on his big day

Birthday boy Ian Henderson assisted one, scored the other and even had time to miss a penalty as title-chasing Rochdale breezed to a third straight win against Truro City.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
25 January 2026

By Steven Oldham

ROCHDALE 2
Smith 3, Henderson 35

TRURO CITY 0

LIFE BEGINS AT 41: Birthday boy Henderson laps up his goal yesterday
PICTURE: Dan Youngs

Birthday boy Ian Henderson assisted one, scored the other and even had time to miss a penalty as title-chasing Rochdale breezed to a third straight win against Truro City.
Stalwart Henderson made his 500th appearance for the club in midweek and was handed a start by Dale boss Jimmy McNulty on his 41st birthday.
He got off to a flyer by laying onto Tyler Smith to hand Dale the lead inside three minutes and then scored the second from c...

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