Dennis Hillman

Dennis Victor Hillman (27 November 1918 – 22 December 1994) was an English footballer who played in the Football League as an outside right for Colchester United and Gillingham.

For the British Olympic weightlifter, see Dennis Hillman (weightlifter).

Dennis Hillman
Personal information
Full name Dennis Victor Hillman[1]
Date of birth (1918-11-27)27 November 1918
Place of birth Southend-on-Sea, England
Date of death 22 December 1994(1994-12-22) (aged 76)[1]
Place of death Colchester, England
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1944 Barking
1944–1946 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
1946–1951 Colchester United 111 (18)
1951–1952 Gillingham 21 (0)
Hastings United
Ramsgate Athletic
Total 133 (18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Southend-on-Sea, Hillman began his career with Brighton & Hove Albion, although he failed to break into the first-team with the club, opting to return to Essex with Colchester United shortly after World War II in 1946.[2] He would go on to make 107 Southern League appearances for the club and appeared on four occasions in the Football League after Colchester's election in 1950.[1][3]

Hillman made his Southern League debut on 28 September 1946 in a 3–2 home victory against Worcester City and scored his first goal for the club in a 3–3 draw at Bath City on 2 November of the same year.[2] He would go on to score 18 times in the Southern League,[4] scoring his final goal in the second leg of the Southern League Cup final against Bath, resulting in a 3–4 defeat as Colchester won 6–4 on aggregate on 3 May 1950.[2] He played his last game for the U's on 24 March 1951, a Third Division South 3–0 defeat by rivals Ipswich Town.[2]

Gillingham signed Hillman in August 1951 from Colchester, making 21 appearances for the club, eventually losing his place to Bill Burtenshaw.[5][6] He would later play for Hastings United and Ramsgate Athletic.[2]

Dennis Hillman died aged 76 on 22 December 1994 in a road accident.[6]

References
  1. "Dennis Hillman". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  2. "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  3. "Colchester United – Appearances – Southern League". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  4. "Colchester United – Goalscorers – Southern League". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  5. "Gillingham FC Career Details – Dennis Hillman". Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  6. "ON THIS DAY..." Gillingham FC. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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