Vince Hilaire
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| Vince Hilaire | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vincent Mark Hilaire | |
| Date of birth | October 10, 1959 | |
| Place of birth | Forest Hill, London, England | |
| Playing position | Midfielder (retired) | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1977-1984 1982 1984 1984-1988 1988-1989 1989-1990 1990-1991 1991-1992 |
Crystal Palace San Jose Earthquakes (NASL) (loan) Luton Town Portsmouth Leeds United → Stoke City (loan) Stoke City Exeter City Career |
255 (29) 22 (5) 6 (0) 146 (25) 44 (6) 5 (1) 10 (2) 33 (4) 499 (67) |
| National team | ||
| 1979–1982 | England U21 | 9 (?) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Vincent Mark Hilaire (born 10 October 1959 in Forest Hill, London)[1] is a retired professional footballer who played in the Football League for Crystal Palace, Luton Town, Portsmouth, Leeds United, Stoke City and Exeter City.[2] He was one the first established black players in English football.[3]
[edit] Career
Hilaire began his career with Crystal Palace as a 17 year old in a 3–2 defeat at Lincoln City in March 1977[4] and rose to prominence with the side prophesied to be the "Team of the Eighties"[5] after winning the Second Division championship title in 1978–79. He made over 255 league appearances for Crystal Palace, scoring 29 goals,[1] and was Supporters 'Player of The Year' in 1979 and 1980.[6] He also played one summer season in the NASL with the San Jose Earthquakes in 1982.[7]
He joined Luton Town in July 1984 but made only six appearance before being transferred to Portsmouth a few months later in November 1984, where he made 146 appearances, scoring 25 goals.[1] He moved to Leeds United in the summer of 1988, playing 51 games and scoring seven goals, then moved on to Stoke City in November 1989 on loan, joining them on a permanent transfer in November 1990.[1] He later joined Exeter City in 1991 where he made 33 appearances, scoring four goals, in the 1991–92 season.[8] He won international caps for England Youth, B and U21, [6] and although he was a regular contender for senior international honours, he never quite made the full England squad.
He was a professional footballer at a time when racism was rife in English football. He said about a match at Vale Park in 1976, "After about 20 minutes, the manager, then Terry Venables, told me to go and have a warm-up. I came out of the dug-out, and I started jogging around the touchline. I couldn't believe the abuse that was coming at me... animal noises and all the names you think of calling a black person. Any name under the sun. And it frightened me a bit, so I couldn't wait to get back in the dug-out. And I thought, 'Well, if this is the sort of reception I'm going to get, then I don't really want to know'".[9]. He has a daughter called Danielle who is 19 and was a soccerette on Soccer AM on 22 August 2009. Vince also holds the distinction of being one of the few footballers, if not the only one, to be mentioned in an otherwise non-football related top 20 hit, being name-checked in The Beloved's 1989 single 'Hello'.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Vince Hilaire". sportingheroes.net. http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=18598. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Vince Hilaire". Crystal Palace FC official website. http://www.cpfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/PalaceLegendsF-J/0,,10323~676753,00.html. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ Oliver, Brian; Ed Vulliamy (2003-08-03). "Up Pompey". The Observer. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,1009777,00.html. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Vince Hilaire". sportingheroes.ner. http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=1033. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ Barber, David (2006-01-01). "Young Eagles soar". TheFA.com. http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFAYouthCup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2006/02/TheFAYouthCup_Palace.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ a b "Vince Hilaire". Active Hospitality & Events. http://www.asmhospitality.com/profiles/vince-hilaire.php. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "NASL All-time Player Register" ((HTML)). http://home.att.net/~nasl/players.htm#H. Retrieved 2007-10-04.
- ^ "Vince Hilaire". playerhistory.com. http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.aspx?page=player_details&playerID=23566. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ Atkin, Ronald (8 October 2006). "Kick racism out of football: Very Best of role models". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/kick-racism-out-of-football-very-best-of-role-models-419155.html. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
