Michael Hegarty

Michael Hegarty is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Cill Chartha and the Donegal county team.

This article is about the Gaelic footballer. For the Brian Friel character, see The Freedom of the City.
Michael Hegarty
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Club(s)
Years Club
19??–200?
 Cill Chartha
Club titles
Donegal titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
19??–2011
 Donegal
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 1
NFL 1

He made 50 championship appearances, a team record when set in 2011 and not exceeded until Colm McFadden made his 51st championship appearance against Derry in the Ulster quarter-final on 25 May 2014.[1] He broke the record at 46 in the Ulster SFC quarter-final against Cavan where, though named to start, he appeared as an early substitute for Martin McElhinney.[2][3]

In 2007, Hegarty was part of the Donegal team that won the county's first National Football League title. They defeated Mayo in the final, with Hegarty playing the full game.[4][5]

Hegarty was not part of the 2010 county panel but newly appointed Donegal manager Jim McGuinness called him into the 2011 Dr McKenna Cup panel.[6] He played in the 2011 Ulster Senior Football Championship final against Derry, scoring 0–2 as Donegal won the competition for the first time in 19 years.[7]

He won the 2017 Donegal Senior Football Championship, scoring a point in the final. It was the first time his club had won the title in 24 years, having been defeated by Glenswilly at the same stage the previous year.[8]

References
  1. "Home fires still burn bright for McFadden". Irish Independent. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  2. McNulty, Chris (9 June 2011). "Three changes to Donegal team for Cavan". Donegal News. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  3. Foley, Cliona (13 June 2011). "Donegal contest Murphy red card". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  4. "Donegal win National League title". BBC Sport. 22 April 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  5. "Donegal achieve historic win - First national league title comes to county after victory over Mayo". Donegal Times. 25 April 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2007.
  6. "Cassidy and Hegarty in McGuinness' Donegal panel". BBC Sport. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  7. "Donegal 1–11 Derry 0-08". RTÉ Sport. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  8. McNulty, Chris (15 October 2017). "End result all that matters for Kilcar after final win over Naomh Conaill". Retrieved 15 October 2017.
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