Dick Hegarty
English footballer
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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]
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]
| 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 | 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
Hegarty 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 Grange Cemetery, Hartlepool.[3] His elder brother Daniel died in service on 29 July 1919.[5]
Career statistics
| 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 | ||
