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. (Retrieved 19 January 2007) He made 235 league appearances for the Shrews with 21 league goals. In 1968, Sheffield United appointed Arthur Rowley as manager, who had spent the previous ten years in charge at Shrewsbury. 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. 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.
He played for Sheffield United for 9 years; his final appearance was at Ewood Park against Blackburn Rovers on 5 March 1977. In total, he made 247 league appearances for Sheffield United, scoring 7 goals. He finished his footballing career with Doncaster Rovers, making 32 league appearances over two seasons.
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 LaneCricket Archive (Retrieved 19 January 2007)
His younger brother, Colin Hemsley, played List A cricket for Shropshire.
References and notes
External links Profile of Ted Hemsley