Matt Hill (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Matthew Clayton Hill | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Bradford Park Avenue | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1998 | Bristol City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2005 | Bristol City | 203 | (6) |
| 2005–2008 | Preston North End | 105 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 150 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Barnsley | 23 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Blackpool | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Sheffield United | 66 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | (1) |
| 2016– | Bradford Park Avenue | 25 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:37, 20 February 2017 (UTC). |
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Matthew Clayton "Matt" Hill (born 26 March 1981) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Bradford Park Avenue. Born in Bristol, Hill started his career with Bristol City where he made over 200 appearances. He subsequently joined Preston North End where he also spent a successful spell, playing over 100 times for the Lancashire club. A move to Wolverhampton Wanderers followed but first team opportunities were more limited and he was loaned to Queens Park Rangers before leaving to join Barnsley. After only one season at the South Yorkshire club he transferred to Blackpool but again played few first team games before being loaned to Sheffield United, with the move being made permanent in the summer of 2012.
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, claiming both the Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year honour at Ashton Gate in the same season in 2001–02 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. His first season almost ended 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.
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