Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Edward John Orton Hemsley (born September 1, 1943, in Stoke-on-Trent, England) was a professional footballer, playing at left-back for Sheffield United and Shrewsbury Town. He was also a first-class cricketer for Worcestershire. Hemsley was still a schoolboy when he signed professional terms with Shrewsbury Town in 1961. He made 235 league appearances for the Shrews with 21 league goals. In 1968, the manager of Sheffield United was Arthur Rowley - who had spent the previous 10 years as manager of Shrewsbury Town, and his first signing was to be Hemsley. Hemsley had been club captain at Shrewsbury.