Brian Hill (footballer, born 1937)
Appearance
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 October 1937 | ||
Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
Date of death | 5 April 1968 | (aged 30)||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
Youth career | |||
–1956 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1956–1967 | Sheffield Wednesday | 117 | (1) |
1967–1968 | Club Brugge | 11 | (0) |
Total | 128 | (1) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Brian Hill (6 October 1937 – 5 April 1968) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back.
Career
[edit]Born in Sheffield, Hill began his career at Sheffield Wednesday, where he made 117 appearances in the Football League for them between 1956 and 1967.[1] He also made 2 FA Cup and 3 European appearances for the club.[2] He later played in Belgium for Club Brugge, making 11 league and 2 European appearances for them.[3]
Death
[edit]Hill died of a heart attack on 5 April 1968.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ "Profile". Sheffield Wednesday Archive. Retrieved 29 December 2013.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Profile" (in Dutch). Club Brugge K.V. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ Dickinson, Jason; Brodie, John (2005). The Wednesday Boys: A Definitive Who's Who of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club 1880–2005. Sheffield: Pickard Communication. p. 137. ISBN 978-0954726492.
- ^ Sheffield Star. 5 April 1968. p. 1.
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