Cliff Hill

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Cliff Hill
Personal information
Full nameJohn Clifford Hill
Born(1943-02-24)24 February 1943
St Helens, England
Died8 April 2021(2021-04-08) (aged 78)
Playing information
PositionStand-off, Fullback, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1964–70 Wigan 192 57 0 0 171
1971–73 Oldham 59 9 0 0 27
Total 251 66 0 0 198
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Lancashire 1
1966 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

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[]

  1. ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "1964-1965 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ^ "1966-1967 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ^ "1968-1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ^ Morris, Graham (2005). Wigan Rugby League Football Club: 100 Greats. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-7524-3470-4.

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