Richard Hill (footballer, born 1963)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Richard Wilfred Hill[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 20 September 1963||
Place of birth | Hinckley,[1] England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Leicester City | 0 | (0) | |
1982–1985 | Nuneaton Borough | ||
1983 | Christchurch United | ||
1985–1987 | Northampton Town | 104 | (52) |
1987 | Watford | 4 | (0) |
1987–1990 | Oxford United | 63 | (17) |
1990-1992 | Kettering Town | ||
Managerial career | |||
1998–2000 | Stevenage Borough | ||
2012–2015 | Eastleigh | ||
2016 | Whitehawk | ||
2017 | Eastleigh | ||
2023–2024 | Eastleigh | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Richard Wilfred Hill (born 20 September 1963) is an English football coach and manager who was most recently manager of Eastleigh. He is also a former footballer who played for Oxford United, Watford, Northampton Town and Leicester City. He has been assistant manager at six different clubs, including Queens Park Rangers, and had a difficult but successful stint as manager of Stevenage Borough[3][4] before taking Eastleigh into the Conference for the first time in their history.[5]
Playing career
During his playing days Hill played for Nuneaton Borough, Christchurch United in New Zealand, Northampton Town, Watford and Oxford United. In his time at Northampton, Hill scored 33 league and cup goals in one season, winning the golden boot for finishing as the club's top goal scorer.
Hill was transferred from Northampton Town to Watford for a Fourth Division record fee of £258,000. He was the last signing made by
Hill had to finish his playing career early due to a serious knee injury, but having amassed 69 goals from just 171 Football League games.
Managerial career
Since retiring from playing Hill has been assistant manager to
In June 2010, Hill was appointed technical advisor to the Ethiopia national football team and worked with them during African Nations qualifying games.
In June 2011, Hill was appointed assistant manager to FC Kairat in the Kazakhstan Premier League.
On 12 September 2012, Hill was appointed manager of
Hill resigned at Eastleigh on 23 September 2015 after just over 3 years in the job, following a run of five games without a win, culminating in a 5–2 defeat to
On 9 September 2016, Hill returned to management, replacing Pablo Asensio as boss of National League South club Whitehawk.[8][9]
On 29 November 2016 Hill left Whitehawk and joined Aston Villa to be part of Steve Bruce's recruitment staff.[10] Following the departure of Martin Allen as manager at Eastleigh, after a run of seven games without a win, Hill returned to The Spitfires as Director of Football and caretaker manager on 23 February 2017.[11]
Between May 2018 and July 2020, Hill held the position of Head of Football Operations at Sunderland.[12] He came under criticism from supporters of the club on account of what was perceived as poor transfer business, however received support from owner Stewart Donald whom Hill had previously worked with at Eastleigh.[13]
In March 2023, Hill once again returned to Eastleigh in the role of Club Director.[14] Following the departure of Lee Bradbury in August 2023, he was once again placed in temporary charge of the first-team.[15] On 28 September, he was given the job on a permanent basis.[16]
Honours
Individual
- 1986–87 Fourth Division[17]
References
- ^ a b c "Richard Hill". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ISBN 978-1-85983-715-3.
- ISBN 978-0907969525.
- ^ "Eastleigh win promotion after clinching Conference South title". BBC Sport. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Hill announced as new Eastleigh boss". Southern Daily Echo. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ^ "Hill leaves Eastleigh with "a heavy heart" after three great years in charge". Southern Daily Echo. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ Brian Owen (9 September 2016). "National League: Richard Hill takes charge as Whitehawk sack Asensio". The Argus. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ Tom Harris (9 September 2016). "Club statement - managerial change". Whitehawk F.C. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Richard Hill leaves the Hawks". Whitehawk F.C. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ "Eastleigh bring in Hill after Allen exit". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Hill and Coton leave SAFC". www.safc.com. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Johns, Craig (14 November 2019). "Stewart Donald: Richard Hill saved Sunderland Football Club - buy him a beer!". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Copley, James (9 March 2023). "Ex-Sunderland head of football operations appointed as National League club director". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "CLUB STATEMENT | LEE BRADBURY". www.eastleighfc.com. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "NEWS | RICHARD HILL APPOINTED AS FIRST-TEAM MANAGER". www.eastleighfc.com. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 146.