Paul Hegarty
Paul Anthony Hegarty (born 25 July 1954) is a former Scottish football player and manager. He was captain of Dundee United during their most successful era in the 1970s and 1980s.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Anthony Hegarty | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1954 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tynecastle Boys Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1974 | Hamilton Academical | 67 | (17) |
| 1974–1990 | Dundee United | 493 | (52) |
| 1990 | St. Johnstone | 14 | (1) |
| 1990–1992 | Forfar Athletic | 40 | (1) |
| Total | 628 | (76) | |
| National team | |||
| 1978 | Scottish League XI[1] | 1 | (0) |
| 1979–1983 | Scotland | 8 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1990–1992 | Forfar Athletic | ||
| 1999 | Aberdeen | ||
| 2002–2003 | Dundee United | ||
| 2008–2009 | Livingston | ||
| 2015–2016 | Montrose | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Scotland | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1972–73 | Hamilton Academical | Scottish Division Two | 81 | 22 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 81 | 22 | |||
| 1973–74 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| 1974–75 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| Dundee United | Scottish Division One | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 4 | |||
| 1975–76 | Premier Division | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 11 | |
| 1976–77 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - | 43 | 9 | |||
| 1977–78 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 9 | ||
| 1978–79 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 5 | ||
| 1979–80 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
| 1980–81 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 55 | 10 | ||
| 1981–82 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 56 | 4 | ||
| 1982–83 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 55 | 5 | ||
| 1983–84 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 57 | 5 | ||
| 1984–85 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 5 | ||
| 1985–86 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 6 | ||
| 1986–87 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 5 | ||
| 1987–88 | 41 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 2 | ||
| 1988–89 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 1989–90 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| St Johnstone | Scottish First Division | 14 | 1 | N/A | N/A | - | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 1990–91 | Forfar Athletic | 40 | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 40 | 1 | ||||
| 1991–92 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| Career total | 654 | 76 | 63 | 7 | 87 | 12 | 69 | 12 | 873 | 107 | ||
Honours
Player
- Dundee United
- Scottish Premier Division: 1982–83
- Scottish League Cup: 1978–79, 1979–80
- UEFA Cup: Runner-up 1986–87
- Scottish Cup: Runner-up 1980–81, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88
- St Johnstone
- Scottish First Division (second tier): 1989–90
Individual
Managerial statistics
- As of 12 November 2016[update]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Forfar Athletic | 
|
1990 | 1992 | — | ||||
| Aberdeen (interim) |
|
January 1999 | May 1999 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 25.00 |
| Dundee United |
|
October 2002 | January 2003 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22.22 |
| Livingston |
|
December 2008 | April 2009 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 31.58 |
| Montrose |
|
February 2015 | November 2016 | 71 | 20 | 14 | 37 | 28.17 |
| Total | 124 | 34 | 25 | 65 | 27.42 | |||
- no statistics currently available for Forfar Athletic.