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Cyril Hemingway

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Cyril Hemingway
Personal information
Full name Francis Cecil Hemingway
Date of birth 18 November 1903[1][2]
Place of birth Hoyland, Yorkshire, England[3]
Date of death 9 October 1978 (aged 74)[2]
Place of death London, England
Position(s) Inside Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1925–1928 Rotherham United 67 (22)
1928–1929 Torquay United 38 (11)
1929–1930 Exeter City 39 (19)
1930–1931 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 (0)
1931–1932 Torquay United 23 (4)
1932 Dartmouth United
Total 171 (56)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francis Cecil Hemingway (18 November 1903 – 9 October 1978), known as Cyril Hemingway, was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Exeter City, Rotherham United, Torquay United and Wolverhampton Wanderers.[4][5][6]

In 1931, Hemingway married Linda Hicks in Torquay, where her father was the owner of a hotel. Hemingway became proprietor of a pub in Dartmouth, where he played for Dartmouth A.F.C.[7]

References

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  1. ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
  2. ^ a b England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
  3. ^ 1911 England Census
  4. ^ Cyril Hemingway at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  5. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  6. ^ "Hemingway, Cyril". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  7. ^ "The wedding has been solemnised at Torquay of Mr. Cyril Hemingway, former Exeter City footballer, and Miss Linda Kate Hicks". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. 22 July 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 18 October 2023.