John Hemingsley Explained

Rabbit Hemingsley
Fullname:John J. Hemingsley
Birth Place:Newark, New Jersey, United States
Position:Center Forward
Years1:1914–1916
Years2:1916–1917
Years3:1917–1918
Years4:1918–1919
Years5:1919–1920
Years6:1920–1921
Years7:1921–1922
Years8:1922–1923
Years9:1923–1924
Years10:1924
Years11:1924–1926
Clubs11:Newark Skeeters
Caps7:22
Caps8:10
Caps9:16
Caps10:3
Caps11:32
Goals7:16
Goals8:3
Goals9:3
Goals10:1
Goals11:12
Nationalyears1:1916
Nationalteam1:United States
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

John J. "Rabbit" Hemingsley (also spelled Heminsley)[1] was a U.S. soccer center forward who played the first two U.S. national team games in 1916. He spent seven seasons in the National Association Football League and five in the American Soccer League.

Professional career

Hemingsley was a resident of Kearny, New Jersey.[2] fIn 1914, Hemingsley began his professional career with the Kearny Scots of the National Association Football League. Kearny won the 1915 American Cup. He then played with New York F.C. for the 1916–1917 season[3] and the 1917–1918 season with West Hudson A.A.[4] He played the 1918–1919 season with Philadelphia Merchant Ship. In 1919, he traveled with Bethlehem Steel F.C. on the team's tour of Scandinavia.[5] Hemingsley is listed with Paterson F.C. in July 1920.[6] He then played at least the 1920–1921 season with Erie A.A. When the NAFBL folded in 1921, Erie moved to the first American Soccer League where it played under the name, Harrison S.C.[7] In 1923, he moved to Paterson F.C., but after ten games, was transferred to the Newark Skeeters for the end of the season. In 1924, he began the season with J&P Coats, but after only three games, returned to the Skeeters where he remained through the end of the 1925–1926 season.[8]

National team

Hemingsley earned two caps with the national team in 1916. In the first official U.S. national team game, the U.S. defeated Sweden on August 20, 1916. On September 3, 1916, Hemingsley and his teammates tied Norway before returning to the U.S.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Soccer History - 1916 . 2007-10-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091021101131/http://geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl082825.html . 2009-10-21 . dead .
  2. Farnsworth, Ed. "Behind the footage: The opening game of the USMNT’s 1916 Scandinavian tour", Society for American Soccer History, September 4, 2020. Accessed November 30, 2022. "Then, Kearny, New Jersey’s James Ford (Jersey AC), playing at outside right, 'by brilliant individual work, took the ball up in the right way' before centering to center forward and fellow Kearny native John Heminsley (Newark Scottish Americans)."
  3. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1916/11/13/100228125.pdf November 13, 1916 New York Times
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20091021123653/http://geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl051318.html May 13, 1918 The Globe
  5. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1919/07/15/98289711.pdf July 15, 1919 New York Times
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20091021154749/http://geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl070720.html July 7, 1920 The Globe
  7. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D03E2D7133EEE3ABC4C51DFB667838A639EDE HARRISON DEFEATS TRENTON; Heminsley Is Star in Soccer Victory -Score ... - Article Preview - The New York Times
  8. Book: Jose, Colin . American Soccer League, 1921-1931 . Hardback . The Scarecrow Press . 1998 . 0-8108-3429-4 . .
  9. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html RSSSF