Kenneth Edward "Jackie" Hegan OBE (24 January 1901 – 3 March 1989) was an English amateur

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who played on the

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and made four appearances for

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in 1923, scoring four goals. He was a member of the

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amateur club, and a professional soldier.

Career

Hegan was born in

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, and attended

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. On leaving school, he attended the

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, going on to represent both the college and the Army while serving with the 1st Battalion,

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Corinthians

He made his

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debut on 27 December 1919 in a 7–2 victory over The Army. Ironically, he was due to play for the army, but was "lent" to the Corinthians, who turned up for the match three players short. During the 1920s and early 1930s he played in many of Corinthians' more important matches, including most of their

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ties. He was a member of the Corinthian team that defeated

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1–0 in the First round of the cup on 12 January 1924, before going out to

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in the second round. In 1925–26, Corinthian met Manchester City on 9 January 1926; after a 3–3 draw in the first match (in which Hegan scored once, with Norman Creek scoring the others), Corinthian lost the replay 4–0. In 1927, he again scored in a 4–0 victory over

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in the third round, before a 3–1 defeat by Newcastle United at

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in front of a crowd of 56,338. He played for the "Amateurs" in the 1929 FA Charity Shield. He was an occasional member of the Corinthians' foreign tours. His last match for Corinthian came in

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on 16 April 1933 against a Combined Danish XI. His military duties prevented him going on the next tour to Holland and curtailed his football career. Between 1919 and 1933, he played 167 matches for Corinthian scoring 50 goals.

England

He earned 23

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for England at amateur level, including at the 1920 Olympics held in Antwerp, when Great Britain were eliminated in a 3–1 defeat by

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. He also earned four full caps for

. His debut came on 19 March 1923 in a 6–1 victory over

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, when he scored England's first two goals. His next appearance came in the first senior international played against

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on 10 May 1923 which England won 4–1. The first and last goals were scored by Hegan while the second came from the Sunderland forward

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who is remembered for the football magazine, "Charles Buchan Football Monthly". Norman Creek scored England's other goal while France's late consolation strike came from

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. He also appeared in the

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match against

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on 20 October 1923 (lost 2–1) and against Belgium on 1 November (2–2 draw).Belgium 2 – England 2; 1 November 1923 (Match summary)
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, he was awarded the OBE; he retired from the army in July 1949, having attained the rank of lieutenant colonel. His card is No. 15 of 50 in the 1926 cigarette card series ''Football Caricatures by 'Mac issued by John Player and Sons.

References

External links

Olympic RecordEngland profile at www.englandstats.comEngland career at www.englandfanzine.co.ukEngland profile at www.englandfc.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hegan, Kenneth 1901 births 1989 deaths Footballers from Coventry People educated at Bablake School English footballers England international footballers England amateur international footballers Corinthian F.C. players Footballers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Great Britain Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst Officers of the Order of the British Empire Royal Dublin Fusiliers officers British Army personnel of World War II Association football wingers