Ted Hemsley

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Ted Hemsley
Personal information
Full name Edward John Orton Hemsley
Date of birth (1943-09-01) 1 September 1943 (age 81)
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height 5
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
1958–1960 Shrewsbury Town
Senior career*
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)

Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 243 219
Runs scored 9,740 4,023
Batting average 29.33 22.60
100s/50s 8/53 0/17
Top score 176* 95*
Balls bowled 5,147 2961
Wickets 70 73
Bowling average 35.67 30.15
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/5 4/42
Catches/stumpings 180/– 65/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 May 2020
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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

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

  1. ^ Worcester News (Retrieved 19 January 2007)
  2. ^ a b c d e Ted Hemsley at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. ^ Clarebrough & Kirkham (2012). Sheffield United The Complete Record. Derby Books Publishing. p. 246.
  4. ^ Clarebrough & Kirkham (2012). Sheffield United The Complete Record. Derby Books Publishing. p. 642.
  5. ^ Cricket Archive (Retrieved 19 January 2007)
  6. ^ "Colin Hemsley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
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