Steve Hill (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Hill | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Blackpool, England | ||
| Date of death | 27 November 2010 (aged 70) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1964 | Blackpool | 71 | (1) |
| 1964–1968 | Tranmere Rovers | 131 | (10) |
| 1968–1970 | Wigan Athletic | 36 | (4) |
| Total | 202 | (11) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stephen Hill (15 February 1940 – 27 November 2010)forward.
Hill began his career with his
1959–60
campaign.
In
Football League Cup tie – a 3–1 second-round-replay loss at home to Leeds United
on 5 October 1960.
Blackpool manager
League Cup
, appearing from the second round onwards.
In
1963–64 season, which proved to be his final one for the club. After losing his place to Leslie Lea, Hill made only nine league appearances, the final one occurring on 18 January 1964, in a 2–0 loss at home to Spurs
.
Hill joined Tranmere Rovers in September 1964, with whom he scored ten goals in 131 league appearances.[2] He moved to Wigan Athletic in July 1968,[3] where he appeared 36 times in the Northern Premier League during his two seasons at the club.[4]
Hill later managed a TV rental shop in Blackpool.[3] He died on 27 November 2010, aged 70.[1]
References
- Specific
- ^ a b "Stephen 'Mandy' Hill 1940-2010" - BlackpoolMad.co.uk
- ^ "Steve (Mandy) Hill". Neil Brown. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ a b Edwards, Leigh (26 August 2012), "Back to the Future – Tranmere Rovers FC", Official Shrewsbury Town Matchday Programme: 32–33
- ISBN 1-874427-91-7.
- General
- Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.