United Debut: v. Partick Thistle (A) 5-0 16/11/74.
Signed From: Hamilton Accies £72,000 12/11/74.
Transferred to: St. Johnstone in 1990.
Half of one of the best defensive partnerships ever seen in Scotland, Hegarty and Narey were the back-bone of the United defence throughout the most successful part in the club's history, and as captain, "Heggie" was the man who lifted the League Cup in 1979, 1980 and the League Championship Trophy in 1983. Signed from Hamilton Accies as a striker in 1974, Jim McLean moved him back into defence two years later, and for the next 14 years he was rarely out of the centre-half position, scoring an average of 5 goals a season. Voted SPFA Player of the Year in 1978-79, he went on to play for Scotland and, although he only won 8 caps, became the first United player to captain Scotland. Like his team-mates Kirkwood and Sturrock, Hegarty also became manager of the club in 2002.
League Cup Winner 1979
7 Appearances 2 Goals
Premier League Champion 1983
36 Appearances 3 Goals
League Cup Winner 1980
11 Appearances 4 Goals
U.E.F.A. Cup Finalist 1986/87
7 Appearances
| League | Scot Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| App. | Gls. | App. | Gls. | App. | Gls. | App. | Gls. | App. | Gls. | |
| 1974-75 | 17 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 4 |
| 1975-76 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | 2 | 43 | 11 |
| 1976-77 | 36 | 6 | 1 | - | 6 | 3 | - | - | 43 | 9 |
| 1977-78 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | - | 50 | 9 |
| 1978-79 | 36 | 5 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 41 | 5 |
| 1979-80 | 27 | - | 2 | - | 7 | 2 | 4 | - | 40 | 2 |
| 1980-81 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 55 | 10 |
| 1981-82 | 36 | 2 | 5 | - | 7 | - | 8 | 2 | 56 | 4 |
| 1982-83 | 36 | 3 | 1 | - | 10 | - | 8 | 2 | 55 | 5 |
| 1983-84 | 36 | 4 | 3 | - | 10 | - | 8 | 1 | 57 | 5 |
| 1984-85 | 33 | 2 | 5 | - | 6 | - | 6 | 3 | 50 | 5 |
| 1985-86 | 36 | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | - | 6 | 1 | 52 | 6 |
| 1986-87 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | 7 | - | 38 | 5 |
| 1987-88 | 41 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | - | 57 | 2 |
| 1988-89 | 29 | 1 | 6 | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | 41 | 1 |
| 1989-90 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 7 | 0 |
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Total
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493 | 52 | 58 | 7 | 85 | 12 | 68 | 12 | 704 | 83 |
