Bob Hill (footballer)

Robert "Bob" Hill (3 July 1867 – 3 October 1938) was a Scottish footballer who played primarily as a centre or inside forward.

Bob Hill
Personal information
Full name Robert Hill
Date of birth (1867-07-03)3 July 1867
Place of birth Forfar, Scotland
Date of death 3 October 1938(1938-10-03) (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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

Sheffield United

References

  1. Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham (2008). Sheffield United Who's Who. Hallamshire Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-1-874718-69-7.
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