Richard Hegarty (1884 â 3 October 1917) was an English professional footballer who played as a right back in the Football League for Stockport County.
Hegarty served as a sergeant in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War and died of "wounds and gas" at Northumberland War Hospital on 3 October 1917. He was buried in Stranton Grange Cemetery, Hartlepool. His elder brother Daniel died in service on 29 July 1919.