Ashley Josiah Hemmings (born 3 March 1991) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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or winger for

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed in ...

. Hemmings began his career with

Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ...

before being released in 2012, by then having also had

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spells at

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league syst ...

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

and

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

Club career

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Hemmings was born in

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, London. He is a product of

' academy, having been with the club since age nine. He signed a professional contract age 17 in February 2009 and soon went on

for a month to gain first team experience at

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club

, where he made his senior debut against

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. He made his Wolves debut as a substitute against

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on 25 April 2009 in which the club clinched the Championship title; he also featured as a substitute against

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at ...

a week later on the final day of the season. At the end of the 2009–10 season, Hemming signed a two-year contract with the club. To gain further first team experience, he went on a month's loan to

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club

in October 2010 making his debut on 23 October, as a substitute, in a 1–1 draw at Gillingham. In the second round of a FA Cup, Hemmings provided a winning goal for

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as Torquay beat Walsall 1–0. However, after making nine league appearances, Hemmings loan spell at Torquay United had ended, despite having it extended until the end of the season. In November 2011, he moved on loan to League Two club

until January 2012. He scored his first senior goal on his debut for the Pilgrims against

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; then scored his second goal, which turns out to be a winner and provided a double assist in a 3–2 win over

Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ...

. His loan spell was then extended to run until the end of the season. His contract at Wolves expired in June 2012 and was not renewed. After being released by Plymouth, Hemmings was linked with a return to Plymouth on a permanent basis, but manager Carl Fletcher decided against signing Hemmings.

Walsall

A free agent, Hemmings signed for League One club

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on a two-year contract. Hemmings scored on his Walsall debut against

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with an 18-yard drive into the bottom corner of the goal in the first round of the League Cup and made his league debut in an opening game of the season; as Walsall lost 3–0 against Doncaster Rovers. On 17 November 2012, Hemmings scored his first league goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against

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. In his first season at Walsall, Hemmings made 34 appearances and scored twice in all competitions. His second season at Walsall saw Hemmings play the first two matches, which saw him earn Man of the Match. Hemmings then scored his first goal of the season, in the second round of League Cup, in a 3–1 loss against

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

. A week later in the first round of Football League Trophy, Hemmings scored against his former club, as Walsall lose on penalty shoot-out following a 2–2 draw. His first league goal didn't came until 22 October 2013 against

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when he scored a brace, in a 3–1 win. However soon after, Hemmings' performance soon gone badly and his first team chance was soon limited. On 27 March 2014, Hemmings joined League Two club

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on loan until 24 April 2014. Because Burton reached the

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Hemmings extended his loan until the end of the 2013–14 season. He was released by Walsall in May 2014.

Dagenham & Redbridge

In July 2014, he signed for League Two club

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on a one-year contract after training with the club during pre-season. Hemmings made his Dagenham & Redbridge in the opening game of the season, in a 3–0 loss against

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. Three days later on 12 August 2014, Hemmings scored twice and provided an assist for

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, in a 6–6 draw in the first round of League Cup against Brentford, but lost 4–2 in the penalty shoot-out. Two weeks later on 30 August 2014, Hemmings scored his first league goal of the season, in a 3–3 draw against

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. Hemmings then changed into a position as a defensive role Hemmings scored two goals in two games against

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and Cheltenham Town. His fourth goal later came on 7 March 2015, in a 3–2 win over

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, followed up with his fifth goal of the season, in a 3–2 win over Newport County. At the end of the season, making forty-four appearances and scoring seven times in all competitions, Hemmings signed a one-year contract extension with the club. In May 2016 as his contract expired, he was released along with eleven players as Dagenham were relegated to the

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Mansfield Town

Hemmings signed for

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club

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

on 3 June 2016. Hemmings scored his first goal for Mansfield in an

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tie against Plymouth Argyle on 5 November 2016. He was released by Mansfield at the end of the 2016–17 season.

Non-League

Following his departure from Mansfield, Hemmings then joined

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and was Boston's top goalscorer for the 2017–18 season with 16 goals. He was voted by Boston fans as the club's player of the season. Hemmings signed for newly promoted National League club Salford City on 30 May 2018. He left less than two months later on 24 July 2018, signing for another National League club,

AFC Fylde AFC Fylde is a professional football club based in Wesham in the Borough of Fylde, Lancashire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mill Farm. Originally known as Kirkham & Wesham following a merger of Kirkham Town and Wes ...

, on a two-year contract. He stated that he decided to move as he was more likely to play regularly at Fylde. In December 2018, he joined

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on a one-month loan deal. He scored 2 goals in 5 appearances before returning to his parent club. Hemmings joined

in October 2019 on an 18-month contract. In February 2021, he signed a new contract to keep him at the club for an additional season. After scoring two goals in the month, complete with a number of impressive performances, Hemmings was awarded the

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Player of the Month award for October 2021.

International career

Hemmings made his debut for the England national under-17 team on 30 July when starting a 2–0 win over

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in their opening match at the 2007 Nordic Cup. He played in all of England's matches at the tournament, and came on as a substitute on 4 August 2007 in the third-place match, with England beating

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4–1. This was the last of his four appearances for the under-17s.

Career statistics

Honours

England U17 * Nordic Cup third place: 2007 Kidderminster Harriers *

play-offs: 2022-23 Individual *

Player of the Year: 2017–18 *

Player of the Month:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hemmings, Ashley 1991 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Lewisham People from Lewisham English men's footballers Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Salford City F.C. players AFC Fylde players Altrincham F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Black British sportsmen