Dave Hill (footballer)
David Michael Hill (born 6 June 1966 in Nottingham) is an English former professional footballer and is the former manager of Cobh Ramblers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Michael Hill[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1966[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1988 | Scunthorpe United | 140 | (10) |
| 1988–1991 | Ipswich Town | 61 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | Scunthorpe United | 65 | (6) |
| 1993–1995 | Lincoln City | 58 | (6) |
| 1994 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1995–2000 | Cork City | ||
| 2000–2002 | Bohemians | ||
| Cobh Ramblers | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| Cobh Ramblers (Player/Manager) | |||
| Cork City (Assistant manager) | |||
| 2009–2014 | Cobh Ramblers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He made 327 league appearances in England with Scunthorpe United, Ipswich Town, Lincoln City and Chesterfield before moving to Ireland in 1995 and joining Cork City. He spent 5 seasons at the club, winning an FAI Cup winners medal and League of Ireland Cup winners medal. He also picked up 2 runners up medals in the League of Ireland Premier Division.
In August 2000, Hill moved to Dublin to Bohemians. In his first season, he finally won a Premier Division winners medal and to top it off, he was part of the team that completed the "Double" a week later when winning the FAI Cup. Hill spent another season at Bohs before taking up the offer of the player/manager job at First Division side Cobh Ramblers. He spent 2 seasons here and reached the playoffs but couldn't get the club promoted. He then became assistant manager at Cork City. He left when Damien Richardson was sacked.
Honours edit
- League of Ireland: 1
- FAI Cup: 2
- League of Ireland Cup: 1
- Cork City - 1998-99
References edit
External links edit
- Dave Hill at Soccerbase