- Kenneth Hegan
Kenneth Edward Hegan
OBE , (24 January 1901 –3 March 1989 ) was an English amateur footballer who played on the wing and made four appearances for England in 1923, scoring four goals. He was a member of the Corinthian amateur club, and a professional soldier.Career
Hegan was born in
Coventry , and attendedBablake School . On leaving school, he attended theRoyal Military College, Sandhurst , going on to represent both the college and the Army whilst serving with the 1stDublin Fusiliers .cite book | author=Graham Betts| title=England: Player by player | publisher=Green Umbrella Publishing | year=2006|pages=p. 125| isbn=1-905009-63-1]Corinthians
He made his Corinthians debut on
27 December 1919 in a 7–2 victory over The Army. [cite book | author=Rob Cavallini| title=Play Up Corinth - A History of the Corinthian Football Club | publisher= Tempus Publishing | year=2007|pages=pp. 252-253| isbn=0-752444-79-6] 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
FA Cup ties. He was a member of the Corinthian team that defeated Blackburn Rovers 1–0 in the First Round of the cup on12 January 1924 , [ [http://www.isfa.org.uk/about/news.php?go=fullnews&id=33 TheIndependent Schools Football Association 4. The Corinthian Era (with captioned photo of the team players)] ] before going out to West Bromwich Albion in the second round. In 1925–26, Corinthian met Manchester City on9 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 Walsall in the third round, before a 3–1 defeat by Newcastle United at Crystal Palace in front of a crowd of 56,338. [ [http://www.khscott.org.uk/nufc/includes/match_detail.php?id=4650 Corinthian 1 - Newcastle United 3, 29 January 1927 (Match summary)] ]He was an occasional member of the Corinthians' foreign tours. His last match for Corinthian came in
Denmark on16 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 caps for England at amateur level, including at the 1920 Olympics held in Antwerp, when Great Britain were eliminated in a 3–1 defeat by Norway. He also earned four full caps for England. [ [http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamGoals/GoalsTopScorersCal.html Hegan was England's top scorer for 1923] ] His debut came on
19 March 1923 in a 6–1 victory over Belgium, when he scored England's first two goals. [ [http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=132 England 6 - Belgium 1; 19 March 1923 (Match summary)] ] His next appearance came in the first senior international played against France on10 May 1923 which England won 4–1. The first and last goals were scored by Hegan while the second came from the Sunderland forwardCharlie Buchan [Buchan wrote in his autobiography, 'After half an hour's play, Hegan scored the first goal for England. As captain I was so delighted that I ran across and shook Hegan's hand. Though I never thought about it for the rest of the game, I got a severe reprimand from the FA member in charge of the team after it was over. It seemed that hand-shaking was one of those things that wasn't done ..." as cited in cite book | last = Bowler | first = Dave | title = Three Lions on the Shirt
publisher = Orion Paperback | page = 18 | date = 2000 | ispn = 0-75283-705-2] 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 fromJules Dewaquez . [ [http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=134 France 1 - England 4: 10 May 1923 (Match summary)] ]He also appeared in the
Home International Championship match against Northern Ireland on20 October 1923 (lost 2–1) [ [http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=137 Northern Ireland 2 - England 1; 20 October 1923 (Match summary)] ] and against Belgium on1 November (2–2 draw). [ [http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=138 Belgium 2 - England 2; 1 November 1923 (Match summary)] ]During the
Second World War , he was awarded theOBE - 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
* [http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=4930 Olympic Record]
* [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=293126/index.html FIFA profile]
* [http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=465 England profile at www.englandstats.com]
* [http://www.englandfanzine.co.uk/teams/players.asp?name=Kenneth%20Hegan England career at www.englandfanzine.co.uk]
* [http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=469 England profile at www.englandfc.com] Persondata
NAME = Kenneth Hegan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Ken Hegan
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH =24 January 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH =Coventry
DATE OF DEATH =3 March 1989
PLACE OF DEATH =
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