Brian Hetherston

Brian Hetherston

Personal information
Date of birth	(1976-11-23)23 November 1976
Place of birth	Bellshill, Scotland
Date of death	5 March 2006(2006-03-05) (aged 29)
Place of death	Coatbridge, Scotland
Position	Midfielder
Youth career
	St Mirren
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1998	St Mirren	64	(6)
1998–2000	Sligo Rovers
2000–2001	Raith Rovers	19	(0)
Total		83	(6)
International career
1996	Scotland U21	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brian Hetherston (23 November 1976 – 5 March 2006) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a midfielder. His brother is Peter Hetherston.

Career

Born in Bellshill, Hetherston played in Scotland and Ireland for St Mirren, Sligo Rovers and Raith Rovers.

Later life and death

Hetherston retired from professional football after sustaining kidney and lung damage following an epileptic seizure; he died following another seizure on 5 March 2006.