James Hill (1910s footballer)

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James Hill
Personal information
Full name James Hill [1]
Place of birth Hanley, England [1]
Position(s) Left winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1917–1921 Port Vale 18 (1)
Shrewsbury Town
Total18(1+)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Hill was an English footballer.

Career

Hill most likely joined Port Vale in the summer of 1917. [1] He scored on his debut at outside-left in a 4–1 defeat at local rivals Stoke on 6 October 1917. [1] He was a regular in the first team from the following month, though he was on active duty from March 1918 to January 1919 and could not play any matches. [1] He was rarely picked during the 1919–20 Second Division season however but was in the starting 11 for the Staffordshire Senior Cup win of 1920. [1] He was released at the end of the 1920–21 campaign and so moved on to Shrewsbury Town. [1]

Contents

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [2]
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 1919–20 Second Division 1510000151
1920–21 Second Division30000030
Total1810000181

Honours

Port Vale

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 137. ISBN   0-9529152-0-0.
  2. James Hill at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)