{{short description|English footballer}} {{About||the American archeologist|Bert Hodge Hill|the British equestrian|Bertie Hill}} {{Use British English|date=August 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Bert Hill |image = |image_size = |caption = |fullname = Albert Hill<ref name="WWCU">{{cite book |last1=Whitehead |first1=Jeff |last2=Drury |first2=Kevin |title=The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years |year=2008 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |isbn=978-1-85983-629-3 |page=118}}</ref><ref name="CUD">{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=192 |title=Bert Hill |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |accessdate=1 August 2017 }}</ref> |birth_date = {{birth date|1930|3|8|df=y}}<ref name="WWCU"/><ref name="CUD"/> |birth_place = West Ham, London England |death_date = {{death date and age |2017|7|14 |1930|3|8 |df=y}}<ref name="death">{{cite web |url=https://www.cu-fc.com/news/2017/august/bert-hill-1930-2017/ |title=Bert Hill: 1930-2017 |last=Hudson |first=Matt |date=1 August 2017 |publisher=Colchester United FC |accessdate=1 August 2017 }}</ref> |height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}<ref name="WWCU"/> |position = Wing-half |youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1950 |youthclubs1 = Chelsea |years1 = 1950–1952 |clubs1 = Chelsea |caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 1952–1958 |clubs2 = Colchester United |caps2 = 104 |goals2 = 3 |years3 = 1958–1959 |clubs3 = Dartford |caps3 = |goals3 = |years4 = |clubs4 = Hastings United |caps4 = |goals4 = |years5 = |clubs5 = Canterbury City |caps5 = |goals5 = |totalcaps = 104+ |totalgoals = 3+ }} '''Albert Hill''' (8 March 1930 – 14 July 2017) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing-half for Colchester United in the Football League.
==Career== Born in West Ham, London, Hill began his career at Chelsea, where he signed a professional contract in May 1950. He failed to break into the first-team, and joined Third Division South club Colchester United on trial in August 1952. He signed permanently for a £300 fee by the end of September 1952.<ref name="WWCU"/> He made his debut on 11 April 1953 in Colchester's 3–1 win against Bristol City.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=matchesplayed&fplyShowAll=true&fdfaShowAll=true&frt=rescomp&pd=1026&fsea=all&fply=192&it=492 |title=Colchester Utd 3–1 Bristol City |date=11 April 1953 |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |accessdate=1 August 2017 }}</ref> That was to be his only appearance of the season, and over the next four seasons played a role as a squad-player, unable to hold down a regular starting position.<ref name="CUD"/>
Hill handed in a transfer request at the end of the 1956–57 season in order to find a club closer to his London home.<ref name="WWCU"/> However, his final campaign with the club proved to be his most rewarding making 32 first-team appearances.<ref name="season5758">{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=matchesplayed&fplyShowAll=true&fdfaShowAll=true&frt=rescomp&pd=1026&fsea=17&fdfa=1&fply=192 |title=Matches for Bert Hill |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |accessdate=1 August 2017 }}</ref> After making 107 appearances and scoring three goals,<ref name="death"/> he left Colchester in July 1958 to join Dartford. He signed for Hastings United in June 1959, and later played for Canterbury City before knee injuries caused him to end his playing career.<ref name="WWCU"/>
==After football== After quitting football, Hill had jobs driving for Schweppes, working for a paper bag manufacturer and later became a London taxicab driver.<ref name="WWCU"/> He died at the age of 87 on 14 July 2017.<ref name="death"/>
==Career statistics==
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|FA Cup !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=6|Colchester United |1952–53<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=matchesplayed&fplyShowAll=true&fdfaShowAll=true&frt=rescomp&pd=1026&fsea=12&fdfa=1&fply=192 |title=Matches for Bert Hill |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |accessdate=1 August 2017 }}</ref> |Third Division South |1||0||0||0||1||0 |- |1953–54<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=matchesplayed&fplyShowAll=true&fdfaShowAll=true&frt=rescomp&pd=1026&fsea=13&fdfa=1&fply=192 |title=Matches for Bert Hill |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |accessdate=1 August 2017 }}</ref> |Third Division South |16||1||0||0||16||1 |- |1954–55<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=matchesplayed&fplyShowAll=true&fdfaShowAll=true&frt=rescomp&pd=1026&fsea=14&fdfa=1&fply=192 |title=Matches for Bert Hill |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |accessdate=1 August 2017 }}</ref> |Third Division South |19||0||2||0||21||0 |- |1955–56<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=matchesplayed&fplyShowAll=true&fdfaShowAll=true&frt=rescomp&pd=1026&fsea=15&fdfa=1&fply=192 |title=Matches for Bert Hill |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |accessdate=1 August 2017 }}</ref> |Third Division South |22||1||0||0||22||1 |- |1956–57<ref name="season5758"/> |Third Division South |15||1||0||0||15||1 |- |1957–58<ref name="season5758"/> |Third Division South |31||0||1||0||32||0 |- !colspan=3|Career total !104!!3!!3!!0!!107!!3 |}
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==External links== *[http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player6/bertiehill.html Bertie Hill Career Stats at Neil Brown's]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Bert}} Category:1930 births Category:2017 deaths Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Newham Category:People from West Ham Category:English men's footballers Category:Men's association football wing halves Category:Chelsea F.C. players Category:Colchester United F.C. players Category:Dartford F.C. players Category:Hastings United F.C. (1948) players Category:Canterbury City F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:20th-century English sportsmen