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Cliff Hill


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John Clifford "Cliff" Hill is a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, and 1970s, playing at representative level for Great Britain and Lancashire, and at club level for Wigan and Oldham, as a stand-off/five-eighth, i.e. number 6.

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International honours

Cliff Hill won a cap for Great Britain while at Wigan in 1966 against France.

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/five-eighth 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, 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/five-eighth 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.

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances

Cliff Hill played stand-off/five-eighth, 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, 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 has a younger brother, David, who also played rugby league for Wigan and Oldham.

References

Cliff Hill Wikipedia