Ashley Hemmings

Ashley Josiah Hemmings (born 3 March 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Kidderminster Harriers.

Hemmings began his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers before being released in 2012, by then having also had loan spells at Cheltenham Town, Torquay United and Plymouth Argyle.

Club Career

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Hemmings was born in Lewisham, London. He is a product of Wolverhampton Wanderers' academy, having been with the club since age nine.

He signed a professional contract age 17 in February 2009 and soon went on loan for a month to gain first team experience at League One club Cheltenham Town, where he made his senior debut against Millwall.

He made his Wolves debut as a substitute against Barnsley on 25 April 2009 in which the club clinched the Championship title; he also featured as a substitute against Doncaster Rovers 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 League Two club Torquay United 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 Billy Kee as Torquay beat Walsall 1–0. However, after making nine league appearance, 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 Plymouth Argyle until January 2012. He scored his first senior goal on his debut for the Pilgrims against Northampton Town; 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. 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 a return to Plymo