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'''Edward John Orton Hemsley''' (born 1 September 1943) is an English former professional [[Football (soccer)|footballer]], playing at [[Defender (football)|left-back]] for [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] and [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]]. He was also a [[first-class cricket]]er for [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]]. |
'''Edward John Orton Hemsley''' (born 1 September 1943) is an English former professional [[Football (soccer)|footballer]], playing at [[Defender (football)|left-back]] for [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] and [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]]. He was also a [[first-class cricket]]er for [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]]. |
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==Football career== |
==Football career== |
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Hemsley was born in [[Stoke-on-Trent]], and was still a schoolboy when he signed professional terms with Shrewsbury Town in 1961.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120709135501/http://archive.worcesternews.co.uk/2006/5/15/412079.html Worcester News] (Retrieved 19 January 2007)</ref> He made 235 [[English football league system|league]] appearances for [[ |
Hemsley was born in [[Stoke-on-Trent]], and was still a schoolboy when he signed professional terms with [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]] in 1961.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120709135501/http://archive.worcesternews.co.uk/2006/5/15/412079.html Worcester News] (Retrieved 19 January 2007)</ref> He made 235 [[English football league system|league]] appearances for the Shrews with 21 league goals.<ref name="ENFA" /> In 1968, [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] appointed [[Arthur Rowley]] as manager, who had spent the previous ten years in charge at Shrewsbury.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Clarebrough & Kirkham |title=Sheffield United The Complete Record |publisher=Derby Books Publishing |year=2012 |pages=246}}</ref> Rowley's first signing was to be his old club captain: Hemsley. |
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In 1968, the manager of Sheffield United was [[Arthur Rowley]] - who had spent the previous 10 years as manager of Shrewsbury Town, and his first signing was to be Hemsley. Hemsley had been club captain at Shrewsbury. |
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He was given his chance in the starting line-up at left-back and soon made the position his own. His debut for Sheffield United was against [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] at [[Bramall Lane]] in 1968 in a 1–0 victory. He was a regular in the team over the next few years, and played 40 matches (out of a possible 42) when the Blades won promotion to the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] in [[1970–71 Football League|1970–71]]. |
He was given his chance in the starting line-up at left-back and soon made the position his own. His debut for Sheffield United was against [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] at [[Bramall Lane]] in 1968 in a 1–0 victory.<ref name="ENFA">{{ENFA|name=Ted Hemsley}}</ref> He was a regular in the team over the next few years, and played 40 matches (out of a possible 42) when the Blades won promotion to the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] in [[1970–71 Football League|1970–71]].<ref name="ENFA"/> |
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He played for Sheffield United for 9 years; his final appearance |
He played for Sheffield United for 9 years; his final appearance was at [[Ewood Park]] against [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] on 5 March 1977.<ref name="ENFA"/> In total, he made 247 league appearances for Sheffield United, scoring 7 goals.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Clarebrough & Kirkham |title=Sheffield United The Complete Record |publisher=Derby Books Publishing |year=2012 |pages=642}}</ref> He finished his footballing career with [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]], making 32 league appearances over two seasons.<ref name="ENFA"/> |
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==Cricket career== |
==Cricket career== |
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| Full name | Edward John Orton Hemsley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1958–1960 | Shrewsbury Town | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961–1968 | Shrewsbury Town | 235 | (21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1968–1977 | Sheffield United | 247 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1979 | Doncaster Rovers | 32 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 514 | (29) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edward John Orton Hemsley (born 1 September 1943) is an English former professional footballer, playing at left-back for Sheffield United and Shrewsbury Town. He was also a first-class cricketer for Worcestershire.
Football career
[edit]Hemsley was born in Stoke-on-Trent, and was still a schoolboy when he signed professional terms with Shrewsbury Town in 1961.[1] He made 235 league appearances for the Shrews with 21 league goals.[2] In 1968, Sheffield United appointed Arthur Rowley as manager, who had spent the previous ten years in charge at Shrewsbury.[3] Rowley's first signing was to be his old club captain: Hemsley.
He was given his chance in the starting line-up at left-back and soon made the position his own. His debut for Sheffield United was against Millwall at Bramall Lane in 1968 in a 1–0 victory.[2] He was a regular in the team over the next few years, and played 40 matches (out of a possible 42) when the Blades won promotion to the First Division in 1970–71.[2]
He played for Sheffield United for 9 years; his final appearance was at Ewood Park against Blackburn Rovers on 5 March 1977.[2] In total, he made 247 league appearances for Sheffield United, scoring 7 goals.[4] He finished his footballing career with Doncaster Rovers, making 32 league appearances over two seasons.[2]
Cricket career
[edit]Hemsley was a right-hand batsman. As a bowler he was a right-arm medium pace. He played first-class cricket for Worcestershire between 1962 and 1982. He was mentioned as a possible England batsman when he helped Worcestershire, for whom he played 243 first-class games and 219 one-dayers, to the County Championship in 1964. In total, Hemsley scored 9740 first-class runs for Worcestershire. He also (uniquely) played cricket on his home football ground, Worcs v Yorkshire at Bramall Lane[5]
His younger brother, Colin Hemsley, played List A cricket for Shropshire.[6]
References and notes
[edit]- ^ Worcester News (Retrieved 19 January 2007)
- ^ a b c d e Ted Hemsley at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Clarebrough & Kirkham (2012). Sheffield United The Complete Record. Derby Books Publishing. p. 246.
- ^ Clarebrough & Kirkham (2012). Sheffield United The Complete Record. Derby Books Publishing. p. 642.
- ^ Cricket Archive (Retrieved 19 January 2007)
- ^ "Colin Hemsley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
