Sean Hillier

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Sean Hillier
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-04-19) 19 April 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Brentford Women (assistant)
Youth career
2002–2004 Brentford
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2005 Brentford 0 (0)
2004 → Welling United (loan) 1 (0)
2005 → Hendon (loan) 1 (0)
2005 → North Greenford United (loan) 11 (2)
2005–2006 AFC Wimbledon 1 (0)
2005–2006 → North Greenford United (loan) 25 (4)
2006–2007 Hanwell Town
2007–2008 North Greenford United 42 (3)
2008 Chertsey Town 8 (0)
2008–2013 North Greenford United 187 (7)
2015–2016 New Hanford 20 (2)
2017–2019 North Greenford United 50 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sean Hillier (born 19 April 1986) is an English former semi-professional footballer who played as a defender. Hillier began his career at Brentford and made one professional appearance before dropping into non-League football upon his release in 2005. He played the majority of his career for North Greenford United and made over 250 appearances across five spells with the club. He is currently assistant coach of Brentford Women.

Contents

Playing career

Brentford

Hillier began his career as a youth at Brentford and embarked on a scholarship at the beginning 2002–03 season. [1] He played in the 2–0 2004 Supporters Direct Cup win over AFC Wimbledon on 20 July 2004 and replaced Chris Hargreaves after 87 minutes. [2] Hillier received his maiden call into the first team squad for a Football League Trophy first round match against Milton Keynes Dons on 28 September 2004. [3] Hillier made his professional debut when he started the match at right back and played the full 90 minutes of the 3–0 defeat. [3] He was an unused substitute during two further first team matches during the 2004–05 season. [4] Either side of his brief period of involvement with the first team squad, Hillier spent periods away on loan at non-League clubs Welling United, Hendon and North Greenford United. [5] He was released at the end of the 2004–05 season. [6]

AFC Wimbledon

Hillier signed for Isthmian League Premier Division club AFC Wimbledon on 30 July 2005. [7] He made his only first team appearance for the club as a 51st-minute substitute for Michael Woolner in a 2–0 defeat to Bromley on 25 October 2005 and departed at the end of the 2005–06 season. [8] Hillier rejoined Combined Counties League Premier Division club North Greenford United on loan in November 2005, until the end of the 2005–06 season. [9] He made 28 appearances during his spell and scored a seasonal-best five goals. [10]

Hanwell Town

Hillier signed for Southern League First Division South & West club Hanwell Town during the 2006 off-season. [5] He left the club in early 2007.

Third spell with North Greenford United

Hillier rejoined North Greenford United for the third time in January 2007. [5] He helped the Blues to the 2007 Premier Challenge Cup Final versus Merstham, but suffered a 4–1 defeat. [11] He made 21 appearances and scored one goal during the 2006–07 season. [11] He departed the Blues in February 2008, having made 46 appearances and scored three goals during his year with the club. [11] [12]

Chertsey Town

Hillier signed for Combined Counties League Premier Division club Chertsey Town on 27 February 2008 and made eight appearances during the remainder of the 2007–08 season, before departing the club. [12]

Fourth and fifth spells with North Greenford United

Hillier signed for North Greenford United for the fourth time during the 2008 off-season and was a virtual ever-present during the 2008–09 season, [13] making 42 appearances and helping the Blues to a second-place finish in the Combined Counties League Premier Division. [14] Hillier won the first competitive silverware of his career during the 2009–10 season, with the Combined Counties League Premier Division title (which brought promotion to the Southern League First Division Central) and the Middlesex Senior Charity Cup. [15] [16] The cup win set up a match versus Middlesex Senior Cup winners Staines Town for the George Ruffell Memorial Shield in August 2010, but though Hillier got on the scoresheet, the Blues were denied more silverware after suffering a shootout defeat. [17]

Playing Southern League First Division Central football for the 2010–11 season, Hillier made 50 appearances and scored one goal in a season of consolidation. [15] [18] Hillier played through until the end of the 2012–13 season, [18] which was his last with the club until his return in 2017. [19] In the interim, he played for Middlesex County League Premier Division club New Hanford and spent time recovering from a tendon injury. [20] [21]

Coaching career

In June 2019, Hillier was announced as assistant to Brentford Women head coach Karleigh Osborne. [22] He is also a coach alongside Osborne at 24 Football Academy in Northolt. [23]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 2004–05 [3] League One 0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Hendon (loan) 2004–05 [24] Isthmian League Premier Division10——1 [lower-alpha 2] 020
North Greenford United (loan) 2004–05 [25] Combined Counties League Premier Division112———112
AFC Wimbledon 2005–06 [26] Isthmian League Premier Division1000—0010
North Greenford United (loan) 2005–06 [10] Combined Counties League Premier Division254——3 [lower-alpha 3] 1285
North Greenford United 2006–07 [11] Combined Counties League Premier Division181——3 [lower-alpha 3] 0211
2007–08 [12] Combined Counties League Premier Division242——1 [lower-alpha 3] 0252
Total423——40493
Chertsey Town 2007–08 [12] Combined Counties League Premier Division80———80
North Greenford United 2008–09 [13] Combined Counties League Premier Division401——2 [lower-alpha 3] 0421
2009–10 [27] Combined Counties League Premier Division421——5 [lower-alpha 4] 0471
2010–11 [18] Southern League First Division Central38150—7 [lower-alpha 5] 0501
2011–12 [18] Southern League First Division Central30350—10 [lower-alpha 6] 0453
2012–13 [18] Southern League First Division Central37110—5 [lower-alpha 7] 0431
Total1877110—2902277
New Hanford 2015–16 [20] Middlesex County League Premier Division202——2 [lower-alpha 8] 0222
North Greenford United 2017–18 [28] Combined Counties League Premier Division33100—5 [lower-alpha 9] 0381
2018–19 [18] Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division17020—3 [lower-alpha 10] 0220
Total31517130—44137218
Career total345191300048140620
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in Isthmian League Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Combined Counties League Premier Challenge Cup
  4. ↑ 2 appearances in Combined Counties League Premier Challenge Cup, 1 appearance in FA Vase, 1 appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Middlesex Senior Charity Cup
  5. ↑ 3 appearances in Southern League Cup, 2 appearances in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Middlesex Senior Charity Cup
  6. ↑ 4 appearances in Southern League Cup, 4 appearances in Middlesex Senior Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Middlesex Senior Charity Cup
  7. ↑ 2 appearances in Southern League Cup, 2 appearances in Middlesex Senior Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy
  8. ↑ 1 appearance in Middlesex Intermediate Cup, 1 appearance in Middlesex County League Premier Division Cup
  9. ↑ 2 appearances in Combined Counties League Premier Challenge Cup, 1 appearance in FA Vase, 1 appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Middlesex Senior Charity Cup
  10. ↑ 2 appearances in FA Vase, 1 appearance in Middlesex Senior Charity Cup

Honours

Brentford

North Greenford United

Individual

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