Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christopher Andrew John Hemming [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 13 April 1966||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( 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) |
Total | 235 | (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]
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]
Source: [5]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke City | 1983–84 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
1984–85 | First Division | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||
1985–86 | Second Division | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
1986–87 | Second Division | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
1987–88 | Second Division | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
1988–89 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 93 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 105 | 2 | ||
Wigan Athletic (loan) | 1988–89 | Third Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Hereford United | 1989–90 | Fourth Division | 35 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 [b] | 2 | 45 | 4 |
1990–91 | Fourth Division | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
Total | 41 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 5 | ||
Career total | 138 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 166 | 7 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Christopher Andrew John Hemming [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 13 April 1966||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( 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) |
Total | 235 | (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]
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]
Source: [5]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke City | 1983–84 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
1984–85 | First Division | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||
1985–86 | Second Division | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
1986–87 | Second Division | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
1987–88 | Second Division | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
1988–89 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 93 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 105 | 2 | ||
Wigan Athletic (loan) | 1988–89 | Third Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Hereford United | 1989–90 | Fourth Division | 35 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 [b] | 2 | 45 | 4 |
1990–91 | Fourth Division | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
Total | 41 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 5 | ||
Career total | 138 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 166 | 7 |