Chris Hemming

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][2] He is known as the first professional footballer to play whilst having a pacemaker.[1]

Chris Hemming
Personal information
Full name Christopher Andrew John Hemming[1]
Date of birth (1966-04-13) 13 April 1966[1]
Place of birth Newcastle-under-Lyme, England[1]
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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,[3] Macclesfield Town and Stafford Rangers.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[4]

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1983–84 First Division 300000—30
1984–85 First Division 1610010—171
1985–86 Second Division 24010101[lower-alpha 1]0270
1986–87 Second Division 220002000240
1987–88 Second Division 24100201[lower-alpha 1]0271
1988–89 Second Division 4000201[lower-alpha 1]070
Total 9321080301052
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 Division 6120002[lower-alpha 2]0101
Total 413602062555
Career total 1385701001121667
  1. Appearances in Full Members' Cup
  2. Appearances in Football League Trophy

References
  1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
  3. Harman, John (2005). Alliance to Conference. Tony Williams Publications. p. 457. ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7.
  4. Chris Hemming at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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