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'''Charles Winton Heggie''' (26 September 1862 – 15 July 1925) was a Scottish [[association football|footballer]] who played for [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], [[St Bernard's F.C.|St Bernard's]] and the [[Scotland national football team|Scotland national team]]. He is one of just two players to have scored four goals in their only Scotland appearance.<br />
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==Career==<br />
Heggie began his career at [[Govan]] based club ''Ailsa FC'' before joining Rangers in 1882. At Rangers he initially played as a [[defender (football)|defender]] but moved to a forward position for much of the [[1883–84 Rangers F.C. season|1883–84 season]] and finished the season as the club's top scorer with 13 goals in 30 matches. In these early years of football, with the exception of the [[Scottish Cup]], Rangers only contested friendly matches but Heggie helped Rangers reach the Cup semi-finals, scoring in a 5–1 win against [[Cambuslang F.C.|Cambuslang]] in the quarter-finals.<br />
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The following season, he only played 7 times for Rangers, scoring 5 goals, but was a regular again in [[1885–86 Rangers F.C. season|1885–86]] with 29 goals in 31 games. His only Scotland appearance was against [[Ireland national football team (1882–1950)|Ireland]] on 20 March 1886 at [[Ballynafeigh Park]], [[Belfast]]. Scotland won the match 7–2 and Heggie scored four of the Scotland goals.<ref name="Brown 11">Brown, Alan. [https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scot-intres1890.html "Scotland - International Matches 1881-1890"]. ''RSSSF'', 29 September 2011. Retrieved on 6 June 2013.</ref> Heggie holds the distinction of being one of just two players in Scottish football history to have scored 4 goals in their only international [[Cap (sport)|cap]]; two years later [[William Dickson (footballer born 1866)|William Dickson]] would repeat the feat, again against Ireland.<ref name="Brown 11" /><br />
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The ''Scottish Umpire and Cycling Mercury'' noted in October 1886 that:<ref>Scottish Umpire and Cycling Mercury, 5 October 1886</ref><br />
{{cquote|It is an open secret that the Rangers and C. Heggie, their crack centre are at loggerheads. It would not reflect credit on either party if we rehearsed the cause of this unfortunate breach, but the sooner it is satisfactorily bridged over the better for all concerned. The Rangers, from present appearances and performances, can't get on very well without Heggie, although they may imagine so and Heggie shows to most advantage when he is in harness. Come down from your stools both of you and don't spoil by your stiffneckedness a season that has opened auspiciously, and which under prudent management should end gloriously."}}<br />
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Unsurprisingly perhaps, the [[1886–87 Rangers F.C. season|1886–87 season]] proved to be his last at Rangers and he played 8 matches, scoring 3 times. After his spell with Rangers he moved to St. Bernard's in January 1887. This proved to be his final club; however he remained within football as a referee. Heggie later emigrated to [[Western Australia]], where he died in 1925.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scottishsporthistory.com/1/post/2013/05/one-cap-four-goals-for-scotland-the-strange-tale-of-charlie-heggie.html |title=One cap, four goals for Scotland: the strange tale of Charlie Heggie |work=Scottish Sport History |publisher= |first=Andy |last=Mitchell |date=7 May 2013 |accessdate=3 December 2013}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of Scotland national football team hat-tricks]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{SFA profile}}<br />
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[[Category:1862 births]]<br />
[[Category:1925 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Scottish men's footballers]]<br />
[[Category:Scotland men's international footballers]]<br />
[[Category:Rangers F.C. players]]<br />
[[Category:Scottish football referees]]<br />
[[Category:St Bernard's F.C. players]]<br />
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]<br />
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