Chris Hemming

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Chris Hemming
Personal information
Full name Christopher Andrew John Hemming [1]
Date of birth (1966-04-13) 13 April 1966 (age 57) [1]
Place of birth Newcastle-under-Lyme, England [1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1981–1983 Stoke City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1989 Stoke City 93 (2)
1988 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 4 (0)
1989–1991 Hereford United 41 (3)
1991–1992 Merthyr Tydfil 21 (0)
1992 Macclesfield Town
1992–1994 Stafford Rangers 76 (2)
Total235(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christopher Andrew John Hemming (born 13 April 1966) is a former footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City and Wigan Athletic. [1] [3] He is known as the first professional footballer to play whilst having a pacemaker. [1]

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Career

Hemming was a product of Stoke's youth system and he made his professional debut in the 1983–84 season which came in a 1–0 defeat away at Tottenham Hotspur on 3 March 1984. [1] He played in the awful 1984–85 season which saw Stoke relegated to the Second Division with a record low points tally. [1] Hemming became a useful member of Mick Mills' squad but he made the national sporting headlines when he was fitted with a pacemaker and still managed to continue playing professional football. [1] He played in 106 games for Stoke before joining Wigan Athletic on loan then permanently to Hereford United in 1989. [1] He later went on to play for non-league Merthyr Tydfil, [4] Macclesfield Town and Stafford Rangers. [1]

Career statistics

Source: [5]

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1983–84 First Division 300000—30
1984–85 First Division1610010—171
1985–86 Second Division 24010101 [lower-alpha 1] 0270
1986–87 Second Division220002000240
1987–88 Second Division24100201 [lower-alpha 1] 0271
1988–89 Second Division4000201 [lower-alpha 1] 070
Total9321080301052
Wigan Athletic (loan) 1988–89 Third Division 4000002 [lower-alpha 2] 060
Hereford United 1989–90 Fourth Division 35240204 [lower-alpha 2] 2454
1990–91 Fourth Division6120002 [lower-alpha 2] 0101
Total413602062555
Career total1385701001121667

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN   0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 348. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ↑ Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN   1-874287-39-2.
  4. ↑ Harman, John (2005). Alliance to Conference. Tony Williams Publications. p. 457. ISBN   978-1-869833-52-7.
  5. ↑ Chris Hemming at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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