Jeff Hemmerman

Jeffrey Lawrence Hemmerman (born 25 February 1955) is an English former footballer. A forward, he scored 77 goals in 257 league games in a ten-year career in the Football League with Hull City, Scunthorpe United, Port Vale, Portsmouth, and Cardiff City. He was promoted out of the Fourth Division with Portsmouth in 1979–80, and then won promotion out of the Third Division with Cardiff City in 1982–83.

Career Hemmerman came through the youth ranks at Hull City as Terry Neill's "Tigers" ended the 1973–74 season in ninth place in the Second Division. He played, as a substitute, in the 1973 Watney Cup final defeat to Stoke City. Hull went on to finish the 1974–75 season in eighth place under the stewardship of John Kaye. He was loaned out to Scunthorpe United in the 1975–76 campaign and scored one goal in five Fourth Division games at the Old Showground. He was Hull's top-scorer in the 1976–77 season with seven goals. He scored ten goals in 59 league games during his four seasons at Boothferry Park.

Hemmerman signed with Roy Sproson's Port Vale in June 1977. He scored on his debut on 20 August, converting a penalty in a 3–1 defeat to Chesterfield at Vale Park. He was awarded a testimonial match in December 1984 when Cardiff played Aston Villa.

Post-retirement After retiring, he trained as a physiotherapist and worked for Cardiff City before setting up his own rehabilitation clinic in Newport.

Career statistics

Honours Hull City Watney Cup runner-up: 1973

Portsmouth Football League Fourth Division fourth-place promotion: 1979–80

Cardiff City Football League Third Division second-place promotion: 1982–83