Dennis Hill
English footballer (1929–2020)
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Dennis Hill (16 August 1929 – July 2020) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 August 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Willenhall, England | ||
| Date of death | July 2020 (aged 90) | ||
| Place of death | Wolverhampton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Darlaston | |||
| 1951–1957 | Birmingham City | 4 | (0) |
| 1957–1959 | Burton Albion | ||
| 1959–196? | Matlock Town | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Life and career
Hill was born in Willenhall, Staffordshire. He joined Birmingham City in June 1951,[2] and made his debut in the Second Division on 13 February 1954, deputising for regular outside left Alex Govan in a home game against West Ham United which Birmingham won 2–0.[3] Hill played only three more games over the next three years, as Govan's goalscoring ability kept him out of first-team consideration, and in February 1957 he decided to pursue a career as a draughtsman while playing part-time football, first with Burton Albion[2] and then with Matlock Town. He scored seven goals from 38 appearances for Matlock in the 1959–60 season,[4] when the team won the championship of the Central Alliance Division North[5] and reached the first round proper of the FA Cup for the first time in the club's history.[6][7]
Hill died in Wolverhampton in July 2020 at the age of 90.[8]
