Frank Hill
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Robert Hill | ||
| Date of birth | 21 May 1906 | ||
| Place of birth | Forfar, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 26 August 1993 (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | California, USA | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1924–1928 | Forfar Athletic | ||
| 1928–1932 | Aberdeen | 98 | (9) |
| 1932–1936 | Arsenal | 76 | (3) |
| 1936–1937 | Blackpool | 45 | (8) |
| 1937–1939 | Southampton | 51 | (3) |
| 1944–1948 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1930–1931 | Scotland | 3 | (0) |
| 1930 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1944–1948 | Crewe Alexandra (Player-manager) | ||
| 1948–1954 | Burnley | ||
| 1954–1956 | Preston North End | ||
| 1957 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||
| 1958–1961 | Notts County | ||
| 1961–1965 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Frank Robert Hill (21 May 1906 – 26 August 1993) was a Scottish football player and manager.
Hill was born in Forfar and started his career at Forfar Athletic, joining the club in 1924. He moved to Aberdeen in 1928 and played over 100 Scottish Division One matches. A right-half (which was more or less the equivalent of a defensive midfield position), Hill earned the nickname "Tiger" for his "tigerish" tackling. During his four years at Aberdeen, he also won three caps for Scotland (between 1930 and 1931).
Hill left Aberdeen under something of a cloud, being one of five players dropped by manager Paddy Travers in November 1931. At the time, the reasons were not clear, but the club's official history claims that several players had been involved in a betting scandal. No players were ever charged with any offence, but none of them ever played for Aberdeen again. Hill had played a total of 106 times for Aberdeen, scoring 10 goals.
In 1932 he was signed by Herbert Chapman's Arsenal, who had just finished runners-up in both the First Division and FA Cup. He made his debut against Blackburn Rovers on 15 October 1932. Although Arsenal were spoilt for choice for wing-halves (he had to compete for a place with Charlie Jones, Bob John, Wilf Copping and Jack Crayston), "Tiger" Hill still featured heavily in all three of Arsenal's hat-trick of League titles (1932–33, 1933–34 and 1934–35), earning winner's medals for each, as well as the 1933–34 Charity Shield; Hill usually played at right half but also ably deputised at left half or even on the wing.
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