John Hemingsley

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.

Rabbit Hemingsley
Personal information
Full name John J. Hemingsley
Place of birth Newark, New Jersey, United States
Position(s) Center Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1914–1916 Kearny Scots
1916–1917 New York F.C.
1917–1918 West Hudson A.A.
1918–1919 Philadelphia Merchant Ship
1919–1920 Paterson F.C.
1920–1921 Erie A.A.
1921–1922 → Harrison S.C. 22 (16)
1922–1923 Paterson F.C. 10 (3)
1923–1924 Newark Skeeters 16 (3)
1924 J&P Coats 3 (1)
1924–1926 Newark Skeeters 32 (12)
International career
1916 United States 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 team mates tied Norway before returning to the U.S.[9]

References
  1. "U.S. Soccer History - 1916". Archived from the original on 2009-10-21. Retrieved 2007-10-14.
  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. November 13, 1916 New York Times
  4. May 13, 1918 The Globe
  5. July 15, 1919 New York Times
  6. July 7, 1920 The Globe
  7. HARRISON DEFEATS TRENTON; Heminsley Is Star in Soccer Victory -Score ... - Article Preview - The New York Times
  8. Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4).
  9. RSSSF Archived 2010-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
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