| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jeffrey Lawrence Hemmerman | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Hull, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hull City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1973–1977 | Hull City | 59 | (10) |
| 1975 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 1977–1978 | Port Vale | 15 | (5) |
| 1978–1982 | Portsmouth | 123 | (40) |
| 1982–1983 | Cardiff City | 55 | (22) |
| Total | 257 | (78) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Jeffrey Lawrence (Jeff) Hemmerman (born 25 February 1955 in Hull) is an English former footballer.
Hemmerman came through the youth ranks at Hull City but struggled to ever make a big impact on the first team and was loaned out to Scunthorpe United in 1975 to try and gain experience. He was eventually let go to Port Vale in June 1977.
He only remained at Vale Park for the 1977–78 season and was used mainly as a back-up player before moving to Portsmouth on a free transfer in May 1978.[1] He finished as top scorer for the club in his first year and after four years had racked up well over 100 appearances for the club, with a healthy goal return to boot.
Surprisingly dropped by Portsmouth he moved to Cardiff City in 1982 and helped fire the Bluebirds into Division Two but suffered a severe knee ligament injury near the end of the year against Bristol Rovers. He attempted a comeback from the injury the following year but struggled to regain form and fitness and subsequently retired.[2]
After retiring he trained as a physiotherapist and worked for Cardiff for a while until he set up his own rehabilitation clinic in Newport.[3]