GB international rugby league footballer (1943–2021)
Cliff Hill Full name John Clifford Hill Born (1943-02-24 ) 24 February 1943St Helens , EnglandDied 8 April 2021(2021-04-08) (aged 78) Position Stand-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
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]
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