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Richard Hill (footballer, born 1893)

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Full name
  
Richard Henry Hill

Years
  
Team

Position
  
Defender

Playing position
  
Left back

Died
  
1971

Date of death
  
1971 (aged 77–78)

Role
  
Footballer

Name
  
Richard Hill


Date of birth
  
(1893-11-26)26 November 1893

Place of birth
  
Mapperley, England

Richard Henry Hill (26 November 1893 – 1971) was an English international footballer who played as a left back.

Career

Born in Mapperley, former Grenadier Guard Hill played professionally for Millwall and Torquay United, and earned one cap for England on 24 May 1926 against Belgium in Antwerp.

Dick played mainly as a left back, but also played at centre half and right back. He played 314 Football League games, 24 Southern League games and 28 FA Cup games for Millwall. His total of 366 games leaves him sixth in the list of most appearances for Millwall.

He joined Torquay United in July 1930 and made 28 appearances scoring his only senior goal.

References

Richard Hill (footballer, born 1893) Wikipedia