Hetherston played over 350 league matches during his seventeen-year playing career, appearing for eight different clubs. Hetherston was appointed as manager of
Raith Rovers in 1999, spending two years with Rovers before resigning in December 2001. In May 2002, Hetherston was appointed manager of
Albion Rovers, releasing fifteen players just a week later. Hetherston faced a charge in November 2003 for making sexist remarks about women in football and promptly resigned after another charge three weeks later. Hetherston – who is now a
publican – was one of a number of players who featured in the 2001 film
A Shot at Glory, starring
Robert Duvall and
Michael Keaton. ==Family==