Daniel Hegan (14 June 1943 – 6 August 2015) was a Scottish-born professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

, who represented

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

at international level.

Career

Hegan won seven caps for

in a career that saw him make 207 appearances for

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. He also played for both Black Country rivals,

West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club () is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was formed in 1878 and has pla ...

and

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, appearing in the

1972 UEFA Cup Final The 1972 UEFA Cup Final was the final of the first UEFA Cup football tournament. It was a two-legged contest played on 3 May and 17 May 1972 between two English clubs, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur. This was the first UEFA club com ...

for the latter. He ended his league career by returning to

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, his first English club.

Honours

Ipswich Town *

Football League Second Division The Football League Second Division was the second level division in the English football league system between 1892 and 1992. Following the foundation of the FA Premier League, the Football League divisions were renumbered and the third ti ...

: 1967–68 Individual * Ipswich Town Hall of Fame: Inducted 2016

References

External links

*
Danny Hegan at Pride of Anglia
1943 births 2015 deaths Footballers from Coatbridge Scottish footballers 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 {{NorthernIreland-footy-bio-stub