Clint Hill (footballer)
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Clint Hill, Stockport County FC | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clinton Scott Hill | ||
| Date of birth | 19 October 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Huyton, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stockport County (assistant manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1997 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2002 | Tranmere Rovers | 140 | (16) |
| 2002–2003 | Oldham Athletic | 18 | (1) |
| 2003–2008 | Stoke City | 80 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2008–2010 | Crystal Palace | 101 | (2) |
| 2010–2016 | Queens Park Rangers | 169 | (5) |
| 2011 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Rangers | 24 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Carlisle United | 38 | (1) |
| Total | 588 | (34) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Clinton Scott Hill (born 19 October 1978) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is currently assistant manager of League One side Stockport County.
Hill began his career with local side Tranmere Rovers in 1997. He broke into the first team and became a regular as Rovers reached the League Cup final in 2000. Hill was sent-off however as Tranmere lost 2–1. He remained at Prenton Park until 2002 when he joined Oldham Athletic and after impressing there he was signed by Championship side Stoke City. His first season with Stoke was cut down due to injuries which hampered his time at the club. He left for Crystal Palace after making 84 appearances for Stoke in five years.
At Palace he played well despite the club struggling financially and when manager Neil Warnock joined Queens Park Rangers Hill followed him in July 2010. In his first season at Loftus Road QPR won the Championship and gained promotion to the Premier League. They went on to ensure survival on the final day of the season, Hill winning the supporters player of the year award for his performances this despite playing 25 matches and also spending a short time on loan at Nottingham Forest.