Richard Hegarty (1884 – 3 October 1917) was an English professional footballer who played as a right back in the Football League for Stockport County.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Hegarty[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1884[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Stockton-on-Tees, England | ||
| Date of death | 3 October 1917 (aged 33)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Gosforth, England[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Belle Vue Athletic | |||
| West Hartlepool Perseverance | |||
| West Hartlepool | |||
| 1905 | Stockport County | 1 | (0) |
| Sunderland Royal Rovers | |||
| 1908–1910 | Hartlepools United | 29 | (1) |
| North Shields Athletic | |||
| West Hartlepool St Joseph's | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editHegarty served as a sergeant in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War and died of "wounds and gas" at Northumberland War Hospital on 3 October 1917.[4] He was buried in Stranton Cemetery & Crematorium, Hartlepool.[3] His elder brother Daniel died in service on 29 July 1919.[5]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stockport County | 1905–06[6] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hartlepools United | 1908–09[7] | North Eastern League | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 1909–10[7] | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 133. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ Dick Hegarty on Lives of the First World War
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Richard Hegarty | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Casualty Details: D J Hegarty". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ Watts, Ian. "Dick Hegarty County Record". gogogocounty.org. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Dick Hegarty". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
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