Danny Hegan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Hegan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 June 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Coatbridge, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 6 August 2015 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Birmingham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bellshill Athletic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1961 | Albion Rovers | 25 | (4) |
| 1961–1963 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 1963–1969 | Ipswich Town | 207 | (34) |
| 1969–1970 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | (2) |
| 1970–1973 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 53 | (6) |
| 1973–1974 | Sunderland | 6 | (0) |
| 1974–1975 | Highlands Park | ||
| 1974 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1975–1978 | Coleshill Town | ||
| Total | 305 | (46) | |
| International career | |||
| 1969–1973 | Northern Ireland | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Daniel Hegan (14 June 1943 – 6 August 2015) was a Scottish-born professional footballer, who represented Northern Ireland at international level.
Career
[edit]Hegan won seven caps for Northern Ireland in a career that saw him make 207 appearances for Ipswich Town. He also played for both Black Country rivals, West Bromwich Albion and Wolves, appearing in the 1972 UEFA Cup final for the latter. He ended his league career by returning to Sunderland, his first English club.
Honours
[edit]Ipswich Town
Individual
- Ipswich Town Hall of Fame: Inducted 2016[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Danny Hegan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ Pearce, Steve (18 March 2016). "Hall of Fame Awards 2016". Ipswich Town F.C. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
External links
[edit]- Danny Hegan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Danny Hegan at Pride of Anglia
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- 1943 births
- 2015 deaths
- Footballers from Coatbridge
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Albion Rovers F.C. players
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Coleshill Town F.C. players
- Scottish people of Irish descent
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Bellshill Athletic F.C. players
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football midfielder, 1940s birth stubs
- Northern Ireland association football biography stubs