Alan Hill (footballer, born 1955)

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Alan Hill
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Alan Hill during his time at Wrexham
Personal information
Full name Alan Hill
Date of birth (1955-06-22) 22 June 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth Chester, England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1969–1974 Wrexham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1973–1983 Wrexham 199 (7)
1983–1984 Oswestry Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:24, 2 March 2018 (UTC)

Alan Hill (born 22 June 1955) is an English former professional footballer, spending most of his footballing career (and all of his professional footballing career) playing in the English Football League with Wrexham, making over 200 total appearances for the club. [1]

Career

Hill signed for Wrexham as a schoolboy. He made his first team debut in 1975 aged 19. [2]

Hill would prove a versatile player, playing in nine different positions during his time at Wrexham, including a game as goalkeeper in the Welsh Cup. [1]

After over 10 years at Wrexham, Hill would move to Oswestry Town for the final year of his career. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "LEGEND Alan Hill interview". Wrexham AFC. 1 March 2018. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Davies (1999). Racecourse Robins: From Adams to Youds - A Who's Who of Wrexham Association Football Club 1921 - 1999.
  3. ↑ "Alan Hill". WorldFootball. Retrieved 2 March 2018.


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