Bob Hill (footballer)
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Personal information | |||||||||||
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Full name | Robert Hill | ||||||||||
Date of birth | 3 July 1867 | ||||||||||
Place of birth | Forfar, Scotland | ||||||||||
Date of death | 3 October 1938 | (aged 71)||||||||||
Place of death | Redcar, England | ||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m) | ||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||
Black Watch | |||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
Glentoran | |||||||||||
1890–1893 | Linfield | ||||||||||
1893–1895 | Sheffield United | 64 | (20) | ||||||||
1895–1897 | Ardwick | ||||||||||
1898 | Watford St. Marys | ||||||||||
1898–1899 | Millwall | ||||||||||
1899–1900 | Brighton United | ||||||||||
1900–1901 | Dundee | ||||||||||
1901–? | Forfar Athletic | ||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert "Bob" Hill (3 July 1867 – 3 October 1938) was a Scottish footballer who played primarily as a centre or inside forward.
Born in Forfar, Scotland,[1] Hill began his football career when he was a soldier and was spotted playing for his regimental team, Black Watch.[1] After a brief spell at Glentoran, it was Irish League rivals Linfield who bought him out of his army contract and took him on as a player.[1] Hill spent three successful seasons with the Belfast club, winning two Irish Cup and two League Champions medals with them.[1]
On February 1893, Hill arrived at Sheffield United, scoring on his debut as a trialist and prompting United to sign him permanently.[1] He soon established himself in United's first team and played in the 1893 test–match victory that saw them promoted to the First Division.[1] Hill was a regular in the side for the following two seasons and despite starting the 1895–96 season as a first-choice striker, he was surprisingly transferred to Ardwick in November 1895 along with Joe Davies and Hugh Morris.[1]
After two years at Ardwick, Hill spent a brief period with Watford St. Marys in 1898, before joining Millwall (1898–99) and then Brighton United (1899–1900).[1] Then, Hill returned to his native Scotland to play for Dundee and finished his career with his home town club Forfar Athletic.[1]
Honours
- Football League Division Two
- Runner-up: 1892–93
References
- 1867 births
- 1938 deaths
- People from Forfar
- Black Watch soldiers
- Scottish footballers
- Association football forwards
- NIFL Premiership players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Glentoran F.C. players
- Linfield F.C. players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. players
- Brighton United F.C. players
- Dundee F.C. players
- Forfar Athletic F.C. players
- Sportspeople from Angus