Jackie Hegan
Kenneth Edward "Jackie" Hegan
Career
Hegan was born in Coventry, and attended Bablake School. On leaving school, he attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, going on to represent both the college and the Army while serving with the 1st Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers.[2]
Corinthians
He made his Corinthians debut on 27 December 1919 in a 7–2 victory over The Army.[3] 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
He was an occasional member of the Corinthians' foreign tours. His last match for Corinthian came in Denmark 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.[3]
England
He earned 23 caps for England at amateur level, including at the 1920 Olympics held in Antwerp,[7] when Great Britain were eliminated in a 3–1 defeat by Norway. He also earned four full caps for England.[8] His debut came on 19 March 1923 in a 6–1 victory over Belgium, when he scored England's first two goals.[9] His next appearance came in the first senior international played against France 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 Charlie Buchan[10] 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 Jules Dewaquez.[11]
He also appeared in the
During the
His card is No. 15 of 50 in the 1926 cigarette card series Football Caricatures by 'Mac' issued by John Player and Sons.
References
- ^ "England players: Jackie Hegan". englandfootballonline. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ ISBN 1-905009-63-1.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7524-4479-6.
- ^ The Independent Schools Football Association 4. The Corinthian Era (with captioned photo of the team players) Archived 10 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Corinthian 1 – Newcastle United 3, 29 January 1927 (Match summary) Archived 9 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Professionals v. Amateurs – selected teams for annual match". Derby Daily Telegraph. 26 September 1929. p. 10. Retrieved 21 March 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Jackie Hegan". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ Hegan was England's top scorer for 1923
- ^ England 6 – Belgium 1; 19 March 1923 (Match summary)
- ISBN 0-7528-3705-2.
- ^ France 1 – England 4: 10 May 1923 (Match summary)
- ^ Northern Ireland 2 – England 1; 20 October 1923 (Match summary)
- ^ Belgium 2 – England 2; 1 November 1923 (Match summary)
External links
- Olympic Record Archived 24 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- FIFA profile
- Jackie Hegan at Englandstats.com
- England career at www.englandfanzine.co.uk Archived 5 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- England profile at www.englandfc.com Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Corinthian Casuals F.C. – Player profiles