Garry Hill is an English

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manager who was last the manager of

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club

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. He previously managed

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, Heybridge Swifts, St Albans City,

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, Weymouth and

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Coaching career

Heybridge Swifts

Hill began his non-league managerial career with Heybridge Swifts, following a spell managing Chelmsford Sunday League side Priory Sports, where he managed former professional players

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and Paul Parker. Hill took the village team to the

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and the

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first round for the first time.

St Albans City

He then moved on to St Albans City before in the summer of 1999 taking over as manager of

Dagenham & Redbridge

He led the club to the Isthmian League title and promotion to the

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in his first season in charge. The following season, Hill's side finished third in the Conference and took Premiership

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to a replay in the Third Round of the

. They again reached the FA Cup Third Round in the 2001–02 season, losing 4–1 to

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after taking the lead, and finished second in the Conference, missing promotion to the

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on goal difference. The following season saw another run in the FA Cup, beating

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after a replay in the Third Round before losing 1–0 to

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thanks to an injury time goal. Their league form was not particularly good until the latter stages of the season when they won eleven consecutive games and qualified for the play-off final, losing 3–2 in extra-time to

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. The 2003–04 season was not a success and Hill resigned soon after a 9–0 defeat at home to

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late in the season.

Hornchurch

In May 2004 he took over as manager of ambitious Isthmian League side

, but left shortly after the club went into administration in January 2005 after their owners, the Carthium Group ceased trading. At the time the club were top of the table and had been dubbed the 'non-league Chelsea' due to their extravagant spending on players from higher-level clubs.

Weymouth

Hill took over as manager of Weymouth on 22 March 2005 and led them to promotion to the Conference at the end of the following season. On 21 October 2006, Hill was rushed to hospital in Dorchester after suffering chest pains near the end of Weymouth's

game with

. Tests revealed no heart problems and he returned to the club after a short period of rest. In January 2007, Hill, and his assistant

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, were sacked by Weymouth, following the announcement of a major restructuring of the club, which saw the entire first-team squad placed on the transfer-list in order to cut unsustainable costs at the club.

Rushden & Diamonds

In February 2007 Hill was appointed as the manager of

following the dismissal of

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. In September 2007 Hill was involved in an incident after a 1–1 draw with Salisbury City. For head-butting Salisbury assistant manager

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, Hill received a two-week suspension and a 10-game touchline ban from the FA. On 10 February 2009, Hill resigned as manager of Rushden & Diamonds.

Woking

Hill was appointed manager of

on 20 January 2011. Woking finished the 2010–2011 season in 5th place in the Conference South, and finished the 2011–2012 season in 1st, winning promotion to the Conference Premier.

Ebbsfleet United

On 8 November 2018, Hill was appointed manager of Ebbsfleet replacing

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. He was sacked by Ebbsfleet on 10 October 2019. Following his sacking at Ebbsfleet, Hill was set to take over at

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club

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in February 2020, before the deal fell through during contract negotiations.

Managerial statistics

Honours

;Heybridge Swifts *

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Division One North: 1995–96 (promotion) ;Dagenham & Redbridge *

Premier Division: 1999–2000 ;Weymouth *

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: 2005–06 ;Woking *

: 2011–12 *

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: 2013–14, 2016–17

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Garry Living people English football managers Heybridge Swifts F.C. managers St Albans City F.C. managers Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. managers Hornchurch F.C. managers Weymouth F.C. managers Rushden & Diamonds F.C. managers Woking F.C. managers Ebbsfleet United F.C. managers National League (English football) managers 1959 births