Frederick Hill (17 January 1940 – 1 October 2021) was an English

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who played at both professional and international levels as an

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Club career

Born in

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, Hill began his career with the junior team of

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, turning professional in 1957. He later played for

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and

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Peterborough have a long-standing ...

, making over 500 appearances in

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. He later played in Ireland for

Cork Hibernians Cork Hibernians F.C. were an Irish football club based in Cork. They played in the League of Ireland between 1957 and 1976 and, from 1962, played their home games at Flower Lodge. In 1971, they were League of Ireland champions. History The ...

, and in non-league with

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and Radcliffe Borough, before ending his career playing in Sweden. Hill was inducted into the Peterborough United F.C. Hall of Fame in February 2010.

International career

Hill earned two caps for the England national team in 1962, and also earned 10 caps for England at under-23 level.

Later life and death

Hill turned 80 in January 2020. He was twice hospitalised later that year. Hill died on 1 October 2021, at the age of 81.

References

1940 births 2021 deaths Footballers from Sheffield English men's footballers England men's international footballers England men's under-23 international footballers Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Halifax Town A.F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Manchester City F.C. players Cork Hibernians F.C. players Droylsden F.C. players Radcliffe F.C. players English Football League players English Football League representative players Men's association football inside forwards Oswestry Town F.C. managers English football managers {{England-footy-forward-1940s-stub