Cliff Hill

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]
RelativesDavid Hill

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 and Oldham, as a stand-off.[1]

He was born in St Helens Hospital, but raised in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, England.

Playing career

Wigan

Hill joined Wigan in 1964 from the Newton-le-Willows rugby union club.[2]

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,[3] and appeared as a 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.

Hill played stand-off in Wigan's 16-13 victory over Oldham in the 1966 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1966–67 season at Station Road, Swinton, on Saturday 29 October 1966.[4]

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,[5] 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.

He was sold to Oldham in 1971 for a fee of £2,250.[2]

Representative honours

Cliff Hill won a cap for Great Britain while at Wigan in 1966 against France.[1]

Cliff Hill played in Wigan's victory in the Lancashire County Cup during the 1969–70 season

Personal life

Cliff Hill is the older brother of the rugby league footballer; David Hill.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "In Memoriam: Cliff Hill". Wigan Warriors. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  3. ^ "1964-1965 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ^ "1966-1967 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ^ "1968-1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ^ Morris, Graham (2005). Wigan Rugby League Football Club: 100 Greats. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-7524-3470-4.