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Herbie Hegarty

Name: Herbert Hegarty
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Position: Full-Back

Representative Honours: Ireland: 4 Amateur Caps (1947-1949); Irish FA Representative.

Club Career:
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Cliftonville
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Amateur
*330/?
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* all games.

Biography:
Ireland Amateur international Herbie Hegarty, legend has it, was a dab hand at picking out ducks in the Waterworks with his forceful clearances at Cliftonville's homeground of Solitude.

Ireland Representative Appearance Details:
11-08-1948 USA Olympic XI H W 5-0

Summary: 1/0. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 0.

Ireland Amateur Cap Details:
08-02-1947 England. A L 1-3
07-02-1948 England. H L 0-5
05-02-1949 England. A W 1-0
16-03-1949 Scotland H D 2-2

Summary: 4/0. Won 1, Drew 1, Lost 2.

Picture courtesy of Trevor Clydesdale.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Remember him well from the 50s especially booting the ball onto the Waterworks. A crowd entertainer. he and Bruce Shiels made a formidable right flank for the Reds. Mr Reliability he was.