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Matt Hill 
Personal information Full name Matthew Clayton Hill Date of birth 26 March 1981 Place of birth Bristol, England Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Playing position Defender Club information Current club Blackpool Number 18 Youth career Bristol City Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1998–2005 Bristol City 198 (6) 2005–2008 Preston North End 105 (0) 2008–2011 Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 (0) 2010 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 16 (0) 2010–2011 → Barnsley (loan) 6 (1) 2011 Barnsley 23 (2) 2011– Blackpool 3 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:58, 11 May 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Matthew Clayton "Matt" Hill (born 26 March 1981) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Blackpool.
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Career
Born in Bristol, Hill began his professional career at his home town club Bristol City, making his debut aged 17 on 7 November 1998 in a 6–1 defeat to Wolves. He progressed to become a first choice player by the 2000–01 season. He twice came close to winning promotion with the Robins from the third tier, but they lost in the play-offs for two successive seasons.
The defender finally moved up a division when he joined Preston North End in January 2005 in a £100,000 deal.[1] His first season almost ending with a place in the Premier League, but it was third time unlucky for Hill in the play-offs as Preston lost the final to West Ham. The following season brought more disappointment as injury ruled him out of the final month, where the club once again missed out in the play-offs. He recovered for the 2006–07 season and went on to win the Preston fans' Player of the Year Award. Preston tried to re-sign Matt after he became a free agent but could not match an offer from Blackpool.
He joined Wolverhampton Wanderers on 1 September 2008 signing a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[2] Hill contested the left–back slot with Stephen Ward throughout the season, but made 13 appearances in helping Wolves win promotion to the Premier League as champions.
After making only two appearances in the top flight, Hill was loaned to Championship side Queens Park Rangers in January 2010 for the remainder of the 2009–10 campaign.[3]
In October 2010. Hill joined Championship side Barnsley on a one month emergency loan deal after full-back Jay McEveley picked up an injury.[4] He suffered a foot fracture which led to him returning to Molineux for treatment, before returning to Barnsley in the New Year.
In January 2011, his contract with Wolves was terminated by mutual consent and it was later announced that he has signed a deal until the end of the season with Barnsley.[5]
Hill scored his first goal in seven years in the 2–2 draw with Nottingham Forest on 1 January, latching onto a pass and thumping across Lee Camp. He emulated this feat in the 3–3 draw with Leeds United in February.
Hill's contract with expired with Barnsley in May 2011 and he left the club.[6] He joined Blackpool on 9 July, and played his first game with the club on 11 August in a goalless League Cup tie with Sheffield Wednesday. Hill made his first League start in a home game against Derby County on 17 August.
Honours
- Football League Trophy: 2003
- Football League Championship (II): 2009
References
- ^ "Preston offer for Hill accepted". BBC Sport. 2005-01-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_city/4145209.stm.
- ^ "Preston Defender Joins The Ranks". wolves.co.uk. 2008-09-01. http://www.wolves.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~1382144,00.html.
- ^ "QPR sign Matt Hill on loan from Wolves". BBC Sport. 2010-01-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/8478849.stm.
- ^ "Barnsley sign Wolves defender Matt Hill". BBC Sport. 2010-10-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barnsley/9112277.stm.
- ^ "Hill contract cancelled". wolves.co.uk. 24 January 2011. http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~2275085,00.html.
- ^ "FIVE PLAYERS LEAVE OAKWELL". Barnsley FC Website. 11 May 2011. http://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10309~2357799,00.html. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~2388949,00.html
External links
Blackpool F.C. – current squad 1 Gilks · 3 Crainey · 4 Southern · 5 Eardley · 6 Evatt · 7 Clarke · 8 Grandin · 9 K. Phillips · 10 Ormerod · 11 Bruna · 12 Taylor-Fletcher · 13 Bogdanović · 14 Sylvestre · 15 Baptiste · 16 Ferguson (c) · 17 Basham · 18 Hill · 19 Husband · 20 Cathcart · 23 M. Phillips · 26 Tomsett · 28 Dodd · 29 Howard · 31 Ángel · 32 Djordjic · 33 Harris · 34 Kettings · 36 Ince · 37 Shelvey · 38 LuaLua · 39 McManaman · Manager: Holloway
Categories:- Living people
- 1981 births
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
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