Keith Hill (footballer)

Keith Hill

Hill as manager of Rochdale in 2015
Personal information
Full name Keith John Hill
Date of birth (1969-05-17) 17 May 1969
Place of birth Bolton, Lancashire, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Rochdale (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1992 Blackburn Rovers 96 (4)
1992–1996 Plymouth Argyle 123 (2)
1996–2001 Rochdale 154 (4)
2001–2002 Cheltenham Town 5 (0)
2001 → Wrexham (loan) 12 (1)
2002–2003 Morecambe 20 (0)
Total 410 (11)
Teams managed
2006–2011 Rochdale
2011–2012 Barnsley
2013– Rochdale

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Keith John Hill (born 17 May 1969) is an English professional football manager and former footballer, who is the manager of League One club Rochdale. A former footballer, after retiring as a player, he moved into coaching at former club Rochdale, and was appointed as caretaker manager, following the sacking of Steve Parkin he would become the club's manager.

In his 16-year-long playing career, Hill was a defender who represented Blackburn Rovers, Plymouth Argyle, Rochdale, Cheltenham Town, Wrexham and Morecambe.

Playing career

Hill began his career with Blackburn Rovers, moving on to Plymouth Argyle in 1992 in a joint deal with Craig Skinner, with Nicky Marker moving in the opposite direction. Hill spent four years with Plymouth, moving on to Rochdale in 1996. After five years at Spotland, he joined Cheltenham Town, but he only spent a year there, playing only five games, punctuated by a two-month loan with Wrexham. He then spent a year with Football Conference side Morecambe.

Managerial career

Rochdale

Following Hill's retirement from playing the game, he joined former club Rochdale's coaching staff, where he held the position of Director of Youth. On 17 December 2006, Hill was appointed as caretaker manager, following the sacking of Steve Parkin.[1] His first game in charge against Milton Keynes Dons ended a 2–1 loss and they were left in the League Two relegation zone. His first win came 2 games into his reign, a 4–0 win over Boston United, which lifted them out of the relegation zone. After his second 4–0 win, Rochdale appointed Hill as permanent manager on 3 January 2007.[2] Rochdale ended the season in ninth, despite being in the bottom three for the majority of the first half of the season.

In his first full season as Dale boss, he took Rochdale to League Two play-off final, where they lost 3–2 against Stockport County, having defeated Darlington 5–4 on penalties in the semi-final. The 2008–09 season saw Hill take Rochdale to the play-offs for the second year in a row, but they were beaten 2–1 by Gillingham, the eventual winners. The next season saw improvement again, gaining automatic promotion, after a 1–0 win against Northampton Town on 17 April 2010. However, a dip in form near the end of the season saw Rochdale miss out on the League Two title, finishing third behind Notts County and Bournemouth. Rochdale finished ninth in League One the following season. The 68 points gained meant the club had achieved their highest league finish since the 1969–70 season.

Barnsley

Hill was given permission to talk to Championship side Barnsley about their vacant manager's job on 20 May 2011. Four days later, he chose to remain with Rochdale because "we are ambitious but we're also happy in our work here."[3] Hill changed his mind at the start of June and was appointed manager of Barnsley, with assistant David Flitcroft joining him.[4] With a relatively small budget at his disposal, Hill mainly signed players from lower divisions.[5] Rochdale players Matt Done and Scott Wiseman were among his first signings for Barnsley.[6][7] Barnsley avoided relegation by one place in his first season in charge, with results having deteriorated following the sale of striker Ricardo Vaz Tê and long term injuries to influential midfielders Jacob Butterfield, Jim O'Brien and David Perkins in January.[5] Hill was sacked by Barnsley on 29 December 2012, following a defeat by Blackburn.[5]

Return to Rochdale

Following the sacking of John Coleman Hill returned to manage Rochdale A.F.C. for a second spell on 22 January 2013. On 26 April 2014, Rochdale won 2-0 against Cheltenham, promoting them back to League One.[8]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 3 December 2016
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
PWDLWin %
Rochdale 16 December 2006 1 June 2011 231 101 59 71 43.7 [9]
Barnsley 1 June 2011 29 December 2012 75 19 15 41 25.3 [9]
Rochdale 22 January 2013 Present 206 92 42 72 44.7 [9]
Total 512 212 116 184 41.4 —

Honours

Player

Plymouth Argyle

Cheltenham Town

Manager

Rochdale

References

  1. ↑ "Rochdale boss Parkin leaves club". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 December 2006. Retrieved 17 December 2006.
  2. ↑ "Rochdale name Hill as new manager". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 January 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2007.
  3. ↑ "Keith Hill stays at Rochdale after talks with Barnsley". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Barnsley appoint Rochdale boss Keith Hill as manager". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 "Keith Hill: Barnsley sack manager after defeat by Blackburn". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Scott Wiseman and Matt Done set for Barnsley move". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  7. ↑ "Barnsley swoop for Dale duo". Sky Sports. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  8. ↑ "Keith Hill: Rochdale return for former Barnsley manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  9. 1 2 3 "Managers: Keith Hill". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

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