Haydn Hill
English footballer
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Haydn Henry Clifford Hill (4 July 1913 – 3 November 1992) was an English amateur footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1][2] He played as a goalkeeper for Corinthian, Sheffield Wednesday, Yorkshire Amateur and Dulwich Hamlet. He also played cricket for Dorset.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Haydn Henry Clifford Hill | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1913 | ||
| Place of birth | Creswell, Derbyshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 3 November 1992 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Weymouth, Dorset, England | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1934–1935 | Corinthian | ||
| 1935 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | (0) |
| 1935–1936 | Yorkshire Amateur | ||
| 1937–1940 | Dulwich Hamlet | ||
| International career | |||
| 1936 | Great Britain | 2 | (0) |
| 1935–1938 | England Amateurs | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Football
Hill played for Corinthian a number of times in 1934 and 1935.[4][5][6] He played for Yorkshire Amateur in 1935 and 1936.[7]
Hill played for the England national amateur football team 8 times between 1935 and 1938. He made his debut against Wales on 19 January 1935 and played for the last time on 12 March 1938 against Scotland.[8]
Hill made 4 appearances for Sheffield Wednesday in 1935. He played twice in the 1934–35 Football League and twice in 1935–36.[9]
Hill played for Dulwich Hamlet from 1937 to 1940.[10][11] In his first season, he was in the team that beat Leyton 2–0 in the FA Amateur Cup final at Upton Park on 3 April 1937. At the end of the game he "was carried shoulder high off the field, and the tribute was well deserved."[12]
Cricket
Hill played cricket for Dorset, making 24 appearances in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship between 1948 and 1953.[13]