Bobby Hill (Scottish footballer)

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Bobby Hill
Personal information
Full name Robert Hill
Date of birth (1938-06-09) 9 June 1938 (age 86)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
?–1955 Easthouses Lily ? (?)
1955–1965 Colchester United 238 (21)
1965–? Bury Town ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:58, 13 May 2011

Robert Hill (born 9 June 1938) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as an inside forward in The Football League for Colchester United.

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Career

Hill signed for Colchester from Easthouses Lily in 1955 and made over 200 appearances for the club as well as helping them secure promotion to the Third Division in 1961–62, before moving to non-league side Bury Town in 1965. [1]

Honours

Club

Colchester United [2]

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References

  1. Player Profile - Bobby Hill Archived 13 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Tier Four (League Two) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.