Playing position Role Footballer Name Chris Hemming | Years Team 1981–1983 Stoke City Position Defender | |
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Full name Christopher Andrew John Hemming Date of birth (1966-04-13) 13 April 1966 (age 49) Place of birth Newcastle-under-Lyme, England | ||
Hereford United 2-1 Walsall - 6th January 1990 -FA Cup 3rd Round - Chris Hemming Feature
Christopher Andrew John "Chris" Hemming (born 13 April 1966) is a former footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City and Wigan Athletic. He is known as the first professional footballer to play whilst having a pacemaker.
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- Hereford United 2 1 Walsall 6th January 1990 FA Cup 3rd Round Chris Hemming Feature
- Career
- Career statistics
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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. He played in the awful 1984–85 season which saw Stoke relegated to the Second Division with a record low points tally. 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. He played in 106 games for Stoke before joining Wigan Athletic on loan then permanently to Hereford United in 1989. He later went on to play for non-league Merthyr Tydfil, Macclesfield Town and Stafford Rangers.