 Hegarty manager ofHume City in 2021. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas Ian Hegarty[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1986-06-25)25 June 1986 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Wakefield, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfield | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grimsby Town (U16s coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2000 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 2000–2002 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 2002–2003 | Glasshoughton Welfare | ||
| 2003–2004 | Grimsby Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2010 | Grimsby Town | 105 | (9) |
| 2005 | →Whitby Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | →Willenhall Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2007 | →York City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | St Mirren | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | Mansfield Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2018 | Hume City | 172 | (52) |
| Total | 295 | (61) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2022 | Hume City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2021 | |||
Nicholas Ian Hegarty (born 25 June 1986) is an English football manager and former professionalfootballer, he is an under-16s youth coach atEFL League Two sideGrimsby Town.
As a player he was amidfielder who played between 2004 and 2018. He had spells withGrimsby Town,Whitby Town,Willenhall Town,York City,St Mirren andMansfield Town, finishing his career with Hume City after emigrating to Australia. Following retirement he became manager of Hume and remained with the club for a further five years.
Born inWakefield, West Yorkshire,[2] Hegarty started his career atNottingham Forest. andSheffield Wednesday as a junior before being released. He signed forGrimsby Town in 2001 on youth scholarship deal. He was part of the youth setup managed by former Grimsby andMiddlesbrough forwardPaul Wilkinson that featured the likes ofCameron Jerome. Hegarty progressed at youth level until towards the end of the 2003–2004 season when he was added to the first team squad soon after the sacking of managerPaul Groves. However, he would have to wait until over a year later until he would make his first team debut, coming on as a late substitute forAndy Parkinson in a 4–1 away victory againstKidderminster Harriers on the final away game of the2004–05 season. Hegarty continued to be a regular for the reserves in that season and scored a hat-trick in the home match againstLincoln City. Despite a good pre-season forRussell Slade's Town side, he spent most of the2005–06 season as a fringe player, and was loaned out to Non-League clubsWhitby Town andWillenhall Town. Hegarty was to play a number of games in the2006–07 season and became more involved in the first team under the tenure ofAlan Buckley and his performances would eventually see him awarded a new two-year deal in the summer of 2007.[3] Despite featuring more often in the first team Buckley placed Hegarty on the loan list and he went on to briefly joinYork City on a month's loan in September 2007,[4] however he was to suffer a muscle strain which limited him to making two appearances during this spell.[5][6] In the 2008–2009 season, Hegarty went on to feature heavily underMike Newell and was Newell's preferred left winger, except for a two-month period when the club succeeded in loaningStuart Elliott fromDoncaster Rovers. His performances by the end of the 08–09 season had generally improved and his good form drew praise from several opposition managers which coincided with the Mariners' late surge to safety. In 09–10 season underNeil Woods Hegarty struggled to break into the first team, and suffered from several injuries. On 12 May 2010, Hegarty was one of seven players placed on the transfer list by Woods after their relegation from theEnglish Football League.[7]
On 18 August 2010 Hegarty joinedSt Mirren on trial,[8] Hegarty signed for the club on 31 August 2010, penning a one-year contract.Hegarty's 3rdScottish Premier League appearance was brief after leaving the field with a broken ankle.[9] Following the conclusion of an injury hit season Hegarty was amongst ten players released.[10]
Upon his release Hegarty trained withBradford City, before later joiningMansfield Town on trial.[11] He later re-joined Mansfield on trial in late October 2011 with a view to once again earning a contract,[12] signing the following day on a two-month deal.[13] He made two league appearances for the club before being released in December 2011.
Nick signed forHume City for the 2012 season in Australia. In his first season with Hume, Hegarty won theFootball Federation Victoria Gold Medal award, given to the best player of theVictorian Premier League.[14] From January 2014, Nick Hegarty was appointed captain of the club.[15] In 2016, Hegarty became just the seventh player to win the Gold Medal a second time. Hegarty polled 38 votes to win by seven fromAvondale FC'sMassimo Murdocca on 31.[14]
Hegarty became the senior head coach of Hume City late in 2017 after hanging up the boots that same year. Hegarty resigned from Hume on 10 April 2022, following a poor run of results. He was due to leave the club anyway due to an impending move back to theUnited Kingdom.[16]
On 23 July 2022, Hegarty joinedHuddersfield Town as a women's team coach.[17]
In August 2023, Hegarty announced on hisTwitter account that he had returned toGrimsby Town as a youth team coach for the club's under-16's team.[18]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grimsby Town | 2004–05[19] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005–06[20] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2006–07[21] | League Two | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2007–08[22] | League Two | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 37 | 4 | |
| 2008–09[23] | League Two | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 38 | 5 | |
| 2009–10[24] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 92 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 108 | 9 | ||
| Whitby Town (loan) | 2005–06[citation needed] | NPL Premier Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Willenhall Town (loan) | 2005–06[citation needed] | NPL Division One South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| York City (loan) | 2007–08[22] | Conference Premier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| St Mirren | 2010–11[25] | Scottish Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mansfield Town | 2011–12[26] | Conference Premier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 110 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 126 | 9 | ||
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Hume City | July 2017 | April 2022 | 104 | 50 | 21 | 33 | 048.1 |
| Total | 104 | 50 | 21 | 33 | 048.1 | ||
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