Cliff Hill
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Full name | John Clifford Hill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | St Helens, England | 24 February 1943|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 8 April 2021 | (aged 78)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Stand-off, Fullback, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Clifford Hill (24 February 1943 – 8 April 2021) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Lancashire, and at club level for Wigan (Heritage #631) and Oldham, as a stand-off, i.e. number 6.[1]
He was born in St Helens Hospital, but raised in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, England.
Playing career[]
International honours[]
Cliff Hill won a cap for Great Britain while at Wigan in 1966 against France.[1]
County League appearances[]
Cliff Hill played in Wigan's victory in the Lancashire County Cup during the 1969–70 season
Challenge Cup Final appearances[]
Cliff Hill played stand-off in Wigan's 20-16 victory over Hunslet in the 1965 Challenge Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1965, in front of a crowd of 89,016,[2] and played as an interchange/substitute (replacing Fullback Colin Tyrer, and became the first ever Interchange/Substitute to play in a Challenge Cup Final) in Wigan's 2-7 defeat by Castleford in the 1970 Challenge Cup Final during the 1969–70 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 9 May 1970, in front of a crowd of 95,255.
County Cup Final appearances[]
Cliff Hill played stand-off in Wigan's 16-13 victory over Oldham in the 1966 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1966–67 season at Station Road, Swinton, on Saturday 29 October 1966.[3]
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances[]
Cliff Hill played stand-off, and scored a try in Wigan's 7-4 victory over St. Helens in the 1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1968–69 season at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 17 December 1968,[4] and played fullback in the 6-11 defeat by Leigh in the 1969 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1969–70 season at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 16 December 1969.
Personal life[]
Cliff Hill is the older brother of the rugby league footballer; David Hill.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "1964-1965 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "1966-1967 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "1968-1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Morris, Graham (2005). Wigan Rugby League Football Club: 100 Greats. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-7524-3470-4.
External links[]
- 1943 births
- 2021 deaths
- Great Britain national rugby league team players
- Lancashire rugby league team players
- Oldham R.L.F.C. captains
- Oldham R.L.F.C. players
- People from St Helens, Merseyside
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Wigan Warriors players