Stan Hillier

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Stan Hillier
Equipe de Cannes a son arrivee gare de Lyon 1932 (cropped) - Stan Hillier.jpg
Hillier with the Cannes team at Gare de Lyon in 1932
Personal information
Full name Stanley Hillier
Date of birth 1904 (1904)
Place of birth London, England
Position Inside left
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–1924 Erith & Belvedere
1924–1926 Bradford City 11 (2)
1926–1928 Gillingham 26 (4)
1928–1934 AS Cannes
Total37(6)
Managerial career
1932–1934 AS Cannes
1938–1939 FC Nancy
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stanley Hillier (born 1904) was an English professional football player and manager.

Career

Hillier was born in London in 1904. [1] He played football for Erith & Belvedere, before joining Bradford City in May 1924. [1] He made 11 first-team appearances with Bradford scoring two goals, all in the Football League, [2] before joining Gillingham in December 1926. [1] He played for Gillingham until 1928, making 26 appearances and scoring four goals. [3]

Hillier then emigrated in France, playing for Cannes. He became Cannes manager after William Aitken left, [4] from 1934 to 1938. [5] He also managed Nancy in 1938-39. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City: A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. p. 399. ISBN   0-907969-38-0.
  2. ↑ Frost, p. 383.
  3. ↑ Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. ISBN   1-899468-20-X.
  4. ↑ "Aitken quitte Cannes". RetroNews.fr - Le site de presse de la BnF (in French). Paris-soir. 9 June 1934. p. 4/12. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  5. ↑ Garin, Erik (12 July 2007). "France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 18 October 2016. Careful, dates are incorrect here!
  6. ↑ "Nancy 1939-40 meilleur que Nancy 1938-1939". Gallica (in French). Football. 30 August 1939. Retrieved 17 March 2025.


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