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]

Dick Hegarty
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

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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 Cemetery & Crematorium, Hartlepool.[3] His elder brother Daniel died in service on 29 July 1919.[5]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 133. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ Dick Hegarty on Lives of the First World War
  3. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Richard Hegarty | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Casualty Details: D J Hegarty". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  6. ^ Watts, Ian. "Dick Hegarty County Record". gogogocounty.org. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Dick Hegarty". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 17 June 2017.