Nick Hegarty

Nick Hegarty

Hegarty manager of Hume 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 (U16's 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 professional footballer, he is an under 16's youth coach at EFL League Two side Grimsby Town.

As a player he was a midfielder who played between 2004 and 2018. He had spells with Grimsby Town, Whitby Town, Willenhall Town, York City, St Mirren and Mansfield 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.

Career

Grimsby Town

Born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, ^[2] Hegarty started his career at Nottingham Forest. and Sheffield Wednesday as a junior before being released. He signed for Grimsby Town in 2001 on youth scholarship deal. He was part of the youth setup managed by former Grimsby and Middlesbrough forward Paul Wilkinson that featured the likes of Cameron 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 manager Paul 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 for Andy Parkinson in a 4–1 away victory against Kidderminster Harriers on the final away game of the 2004–05 season. Hegarty continued to be a regular for the reserves in that season and scored a hat-trick in the home match against Lincoln City. Despite a good pre-season for Russell Slade's Town side, he spent most of the 2005–06 season as a fringe player, and was loaned out to Non-League clubs Whitby Town and Willenhall Town. Hegarty was to play a number of games in the 2006–07 season and became more involved in the first team under the tenure of Alan 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 join York 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 under Mike Newell and was Newell's preferred left winger, except for a two-month period when the club succeeded in loaning Stuart Elliott from Doncaster 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 under Neil 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 the English Football League. ^[7]

St Mirren

On 18 August 2010 Hegarty joined St Mirren on trial, ^[8] Hegarty signed for the club on 31 August 2010, penning a one-year contract. Hegarty's 3rd Scottish 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]

Mansfield Town

Upon his release Hegarty trained with Bradford City, before later joining Mansfield 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.

Hume City

Nick signed for Hume City for the 2012 season in Australia. In his first season with Hume, Hegarty won the Football Federation Victoria Gold Medal award, given to the best player of the Victorian 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 from Avondale FC's Massimo Murdocca on 31. ^[14]

Coaching career

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 the United Kingdom. ^[16]

On 23 July 2022, Hegarty joined Huddersfield Town as a women's team coach. ^[17]

In August 2023, Hegarty announced on his Twitter account that he had returned to Grimsby Town as a youth team coach for the club's under-16's team. ^[18]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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 [lower-alpha 1]	0	3	0
	2006–07 [21]	League Two	15	0	2	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	19	0
	2007–08 [22]	League Two	30	4	2	0	0	0	5 [lower-alpha 1]	0	37	4
	2008–09 [23]	League Two	35	4	0	0	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	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

1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure

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

Honours

Grimsby Town

• Football League Trophy runner-up: 2007–08 ^[27]

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2007). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2007–08. Mainstream Publishing. p. 183. ISBN   978-1-84596-246-3.
2. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN   978-1-84596-324-8.
3. "Grimsby pair agree new contracts". BBC Sport. 18 April 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
4. "Hegarty joins Minstermen on loan". BBC Sport. 13 September 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
5. Flett, Dave (5 October 2007). "Mariners loan star set for York exit". The Press. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
6. "York 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 February 2008.
7. "3 Released, 7 Transfer Listed". Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
8. "St Mirren hand trial to former Grimsby man Nick Hegarty - Daily Record". 17 August 2010.
9. "Latest Scottish Premier Football Club Team News | Scottish Premier FC Fixtures & Results | Orange UK". Archived from the original on 23 August 2011.
10. "St Mirren allow 10 to leave club". BBC News. 13 May 2011.
11. "► NonLeagueDaily.com | Non League News and Interviews for 2021". Archived from the original on 4 October 2012.
12. http://www.chad.co.uk/sport/football/mansfield-town-fc/stags_could_offer_hegarty_a_deal_before_weekend_1_3935714 ^{[ dead link ]}
13. "Hegarty signs until Christmas". Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
14. "Elite Celebrated at Victorian Football's Night of Nights". Football Federation Victoria. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
15. "Mansfield Town release winger Nick Hegarty". BBC Sport . Retrieved 30 December 2011.
16. "Hegarty steps down at Hume City". 9 April 2022.
17. "MEET THE TEAM: Nick Hegarty joins Huddersfield Town Women coaching team". 23 July 2022.
18. Hegarty, Nick. "Who can I help? What will I learn? ⚫️⚪️⚫️ 🐟🐟🐟 #utm". Twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
19. "Games played by Nick Hegarty in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
20. "Games played by Nick Hegarty in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
21. "Games played by Nick Hegarty in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
22. "Games played by Nick Hegarty in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
23. "Games played by Nick Hegarty in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
24. "Games played by Nick Hegarty in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
25. "Games played by Nick Hegarty in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
26. "Games played by Nick Hegarty in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
27. Mitchener, Mark (30 March 2008). "Grimsby 0–2 MK Dons". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

External links

• Nick Hegarty at Soccerbase