| Dick Hegarty | |
| Fullname: | Richard Hegarty |
| Birth Date: | 1884 |
| Birth Place: | Stockton-on-Tees, England |
| Death Date: | 3 October 1917 (aged 33) |
| Death Place: | Gosforth, England |
| Position: | Right back |
| Clubs1: | Belle Vue Athletic |
| Clubs2: | West Hartlepool Perseverance |
| Clubs3: | West Hartlepool |
| Years4: | 1905 |
| Clubs4: | Stockport County |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Clubs5: | Sunderland Royal Rovers |
| Years6: | 1908–1910 |
| Clubs6: | Hartlepools United |
| Caps6: | 29 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Clubs7: | North Shields Athletic |
| Clubs8: | West Hartlepool St Joseph's |
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]
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.[2] He was buried in Stranton Cemetery & Crematorium, Hartlepool. His elder brother Daniel died in service on 29 July 1919.
| Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stockport County | 1905–06[3] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hartlepools United | 1908–09[4] | North Eastern League | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 1909–10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |||