Danny Hegan
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| 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 | 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 professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Scotland, he represented Northern Ireland at international level.
Career
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]Ipswich Town
Individual
- Ipswich Town Hall of Fame: Inducted 2016[2]
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Danny Hegan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Danny Hegan at Pride of Anglia
Categories:
- 1943 births
- 2015 deaths
- Scottish people of Irish descent
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Footballers from Coatbridge
- Northern Ireland men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- 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
- Bellshill Athletic F.C. players
- Scottish football midfielder, 1940s birth stubs
- Northern Ireland association football biography stubs