21 Facts About Carl Heggs

Carl Heggs was forced out of retirement towards the end of November 2012 as Hinckley United were short for players.

Carl Heggs was the caretaker manager of League One side Notts County after Paul Ince was sacked in 2011.

Carl Heggs made 68 appearances and found the net on three occasions for the Baggies.

Carl Heggs spent two seasons with the club making 55 appearances and scoring seven goals.

Carl Heggs spent just over one season with the Cobblers, making 65 appearances and scoring 11 goals, but he would team up with manager Ian Atkins again elsewhere.

Carl Heggs scored on his debut against Morecambe, but after that found goals hard to come by scoring only five in his 49 games for the club.

Carl Heggs was unusually loaned from a non-League club to a Football League club when he joined Chester City in March 2000, as he teamed up again with Ian Atkins.

On 28 July 2000, Heggs joined Third Division side Carlisle United on a two-year contract.

Carl Heggs signed for Conference National side Forest Green Rovers in 2001 playing under former England international Nigel Spink.

Carl Heggs spent a season at the non league side making just under 48 appearances before moving on to Ilkeston Town.

On 1 June 2005, Carl Heggs joined Staffordshire side Tamworth of the Conference National.

Carl Heggs was even subject of a move during his time with Tamworth, but opted to turn down a move to Hucknall Town on 1 March 2006 to help Tamworth's fight against relegation.

Carl Heggs joined Hinckley United on 10 July 2006, with the chance of regular first team football being the major factor in his decision.

Carl Heggs found that his first team promise wasn't quite as true as he was led to believe and after spending more time on the bench and out of the team than he had wished for he left after just less than six months with the club.

On 22 May 2007, Carl Heggs re-joined Tamworth, stating that he was delighted to be back at club.

Carl Heggs re-joined Redditch United for his second spell on 17 October 2007 and was appointed as the club's player-coach.

Carl Heggs rejoined former team Hinckley United for the second time in February 2010.

Carl Heggs was appointed manager of King's Lynn on 1 June 2009.

On 3 April 2011, Carl Heggs was appointed caretaker manager at Notts County for two matches.

Carl Heggs is highly regarded as having excellent knowledge of local football players in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.

Carl Heggs "threw his hat into the ring for the manager's position on a permanent basis", according to a club statement.