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Matt Hill (footballer)

English footballer (born 1981)

Field	Value
name	Matt Hill
image	Matt hill.JPG
image_size	200
fullname	Matthew Clayton Hill{{Cite book
editor-first	Barry J.
editor-last	Hugman
title	The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10
year	2009
publisher	Mainstream Publishing
isbn	978-1-84596-474-0 }}
height
birth_date
birth_place	Bristol, England
position	Defender
youthyears1	–1996
youthclubs1	Manor Farm Boys Club
youthyears2	1996–1998
youthclubs2	Bristol City
years1	1998–2005	clubs1 = Bristol City	caps1 = 203	goals1 = 6
years2	2005–2008	clubs2 = Preston North End	caps2 = 105	goals2 = 0
years3	2008–2010	clubs3 = Wolverhampton Wanderers	caps3 = 15	goals3 = 0
years4	2010	clubs4 = → Queens Park Rangers (loan)	caps4 = 16	goals4 = 0
years5	2010–2011	clubs5 = Barnsley	caps5 = 23	goals5 = 2
years6	2011–2012	clubs6 = Blackpool	caps6 = 4	goals6 = 0
years7	2012	clubs7 = → Sheffield United (loan)	caps7 = 12	goals7 = 0
years8	2012–2014	clubs8 = Sheffield United	caps8 = 66	goals8 = 0
years9	2014–2016	clubs9 = Tranmere Rovers	caps9 = 42	goals9 = 1
years10	2016–2019	clubs10 = Bradford Park Avenue	caps10 = 49	goals10 = 2
years11	2019–2022	clubs11 = Stafford Rangers
caps11	21	goals11 = 1
totalcaps	556
totalgoals	12
manageryears1	2021–2023
managerclubs1	Stafford Rangers

| editor-first = Barry J. | editor-last = Hugman Matthew Clayton Hill (born 26 March 1981) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. Born in Bristol, Hill started his career with Bristol City where he made over 200 appearances. He subsequently joined Preston North End where he also spent a successful spell, playing over 100 times for the Lancashire club. A move to Wolverhampton Wanderers followed but first team opportunities were more limited and he was loaned to Queens Park Rangers before leaving to join Barnsley. After only one season at the South Yorkshire club he transferred to Blackpool but again played few first team games before being loaned to Sheffield United, with the move being made permanent in the summer of 2012. He managed non-league Stafford Rangers F.C. from 2021 to 2023

Career

Bristol City

Hill began his professional career at his home town club Bristol City, making his debut aged 17 on 7 November 1998 in a 6–1 defeat to Wolves. He progressed to become a first choice player by the 2000–01 season, claiming both the Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year honour at Ashton Gate in the same season in 2001–02 season. He twice came close to winning promotion with the Robins from the third tier, but they lost in the play-offs for two successive seasons.

Preston North End

The defender finally moved up a division when he joined Preston North End in January 2005 in a £100,000 deal. His first season almost ended with a place in the Premier League, but it was third time unlucky for Hill in the play-offs as Preston lost the final to West Ham. The following season brought more disappointment as injury ruled him out of the final month, where the club once again missed out in the play-offs. He recovered for the 2006–07 season and went on to win the Preston fans' Player of the Year Award.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Hill joined Wolverhampton Wanderers on 1 September 2008 signing a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. Hill contested the left–back slot with Stephen Ward throughout the season, but made 13 appearances in helping Wolves win promotion to the Premier League as champions.

After making only two appearances in the top flight, Hill was loaned to Championship side Queens Park Rangers in January 2010 for the remainder of the 2009–10 campaign.

Barnsley

In October 2010. Hill joined Championship side Barnsley on a one-month emergency loan deal after full-back Jay McEveley picked up an injury. He suffered a foot fracture which led to him returning to Molineux for treatment, before returning to Barnsley in the New Year.

In January 2011, his contract with Wolves was terminated by mutual consent and it was later announced that he had signed a deal until the end of the season with Barnsley.

Hill scored his first goal in seven years in the 2–2 draw with Nottingham Forest on 1 January, latching onto a pass and thumping across Lee Camp. He emulated this feat in the 3–3 draw with Leeds United in February.

Blackpool

Hill's contract with Barnsley expired in May 2011 and he left the club.{{cite web|url=http://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10309~2357799,00.html|title=Five Players Leave Oakwell|publisher=Barnsley FC Website

Sheffield United

Having been released by Blackpool, Hill signed a permanent deal with Sheffield United at the end of July 2012. Having been a regular in the starting XI for most of the season, Hill was ruled out for 6 weeks with a broken jaw in January 2013. Hill eventually returned to the side in March and played regularly until the end of the season, finishing having made 41 appearances in all competitions.

During the 2013–14 season, Hill was largely used as a substitute by new managers David Weir and Nigel Clough, starting occasional games as cover for other defenders. Despite this Hill made a further 39 appearances for the Blades during the season. In May 2014, with the season over, Hill announced that he would be leaving United as his contract had expired, stating that "I am sad to say I am leaving Sheffield United. I have had a fantastic time with the lads, staff and fans." Hill played 95 times in total for United.

Tranmere Rovers

Hill joined Tranmere Rovers on a non contract basis in August 2014. After five appearances he signed a one-year contract with Rovers. Two weeks later Hill picked up the Achilles tendon injury against Newport County that forced him to miss the next six months. He recovered by the end of the season making substitute appearance at Mansfield on 14 April. Hill returned to the starting eleven against Plymouth, however Tranmere lost 2-3 which confirmed their relegation to the National League. After the end of the season he signed a new six-month contract with Rovers.

Personal life

His son James Hill is also a footballer as is his cousin, Scott Golbourne.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Other	Total	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps
Bristol City	1998–99	First Division	3	0	0	0	0	0	—	3	0
1999–2000	Second Division	14	0	0	0	0	0	5Appearances in Football League Trophy	0	19	0
2000–01	Second Division	34	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	41	0
2001–02	Second Division	40	1	1	0	2	0	5	0	48	1
2002–03	Second Division	44	3	3	0	1	0	6	0	54	3
2003–04	Second Division	45	2	3	0	2	0	1	0	51	2
2004–05	League One	23	0	2	0	2	0	3	0	30	0
Preston North End	2004–05	Championship	14	0	—	—	Championship play-offs]]	0	17	0
2005–06	Championship	26	0	2	0	1	0	—	29	0
2006–07	Championship	38	0	3	0	1	0	—	42	0
2007–08	Championship	26	0	2	0	1	0	—	29	0
2008–09	Championship	1	0	0	0	1	0	—	2	0
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2008–09	Championship	13	0	1	0	—	—	14	0
2009–10	Premier League	2	0	0	0	1	0	—	3	0
Queens Park Rangers (loan)	2009–10	Championship	16	0	0	0	—	—	16	0
Barnsley	2010–11	Championship	23	2	1	0	0	0	—	24	2
Blackpool	2011–12	Championship	4	0	0	0	1	0	—	5	0
Sheffield United	2011–12	League One	12	0	0	0	—	League One play-offs]]	0	15	0
2012–13	League One	34	0	3	0	0	0	League One play-offs]]	0	41	0
2013–14	League One	32	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	39	0
Tranmere Rovers	2014–15	League Two	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	12	0
2015–16	National League	31	1	2	0	—	0	0	33	1
Bradford Park Avenue	2016–17	National League North	37	2	0	0	—	0	0	37	2
2017–18	National League North	12	0	0	0	—	0	0	12	0

Honours

Bristol City

Football League Trophy: 2002–03

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Football League Championship: 2008–09

References

(4 January 2005). "Preston offer for Hill accepted". BBC Sport.
(1 September 2008). "Preston Defender Joins The Ranks". wolves.co.uk.
(25 January 2010). "QPR sign Matt Hill on loan from Wolves". BBC Sport.
(20 October 2010). "Barnsley sign Wolves defender Matt Hill". BBC Sport.
(24 January 2011). "Hill contract cancelled". wolves.co.uk.
(9 July 2011). "Hill Agrees Pool Move". blackpoolfc.co.uk.
(6 March 2012). "Blades secure loan double". Sheffield United F.C..
(26 May 2012). "Huddersfield promoted after shootout". Eurosport.
(30 July 2012). "Triple swoop for Blades". Sheffield United FC Official Web Site.
(8 January 2013). "Sheffield United defender Matt Hill out for six weeks". BBC Sport.
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(7 May 2014). "Sheffield United: Hill confirms Blades departure". Sheffield Star.
(8 August 2014). "Tranmere Rovers sign Gerardo Bruna and Matt Hill". BBC Sport.
(1 September 2014). "Matt Hill Signs Permanent Deal". Tranmere Rovers F.C..
(24 September 2014). "Hill Has Surgery on Injured Achilles Tendon". Tranmere Rovers F.C..
(14 April 2015). "Report: Mansfield 1 Tranmere 0". Tranmere Rovers F.C..
(25 April 2015). "Report: Plymouth 3 Tranmere 2". Tranmere Rovers F.C..
(22 June 2015). "Hill Signs New Deal". Tranmere Rovers F.C..
Rosie Swarbrick. (29 August 2018). "James Hill makes Fleetwood history as Joey Barton explains 11 team changes at Leicester". Blackpool Gazette.
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