Kevin Hill (born 6 March 1976 in

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) is a former professional footballer, who is currently employed as the manager of Exmouth Town. He primarily played in midfield, but also featured in defence, up front and as a goalkeeper.

Career

Hill was born in

and was playing for non-league side Torrington, and working in a local supermarket, when Kevin Hodges signed him for Torquay United in August 1997. He made his league debut on 9 August 1997 in a 2–1 defeat away to Macclesfield Town, Macclesfield's first game as a league side after promotion from the

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. He quickly became a regular in the side and remained so under a number of different managers. In the 2000–01 season, he was Torquay's leading goalscorer, including a crucial goal in the last game of the season away to Barnet, which saw Barnet relegated to the

and Torquay surviving. The circle was turned when he was a regular in the 2003–04 promotion winning side under

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. In February 2006 he played his 400th game for Torquay against Bury in a 0–0 draw. Hill was awarded a testimonial in 2007, culminating in a match with local rivals

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at Plainmoor and his loyalty to the club led to him being sent a letter by

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president

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. He struggled to establish himself under new manager Paul Buckle and in February 2008 was linked with a loan move to Dorchester Town, but chose to stay with Torquay. On 5 May 2008, Hill made his record equalling 473rd appearance for Torquay United in a play-off semi final defeat (1–4 on the day 3–5 on aggregate) at home to local rivals Exeter City. He marked the occasion by scoring Torquay's goal. He beat the appearance record, previously held by

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, on 10 May 2008 by coming on as a late substitute for Tim Sills in the

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final between Torquay and Ebbsfleet United, a game which Ebbsfleet won 1–0, thanks to a goal from former Torquay forward

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. On 17 June 2008, Hill signed for

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side Dorchester Town, on a two-year deal. On 8 September 2010, it was confirmed Hill signed for Tiverton Town who beat interest from Weymouth to land the 34-year-old midfielder. On 27 July 2013 Hill signed for Exmouth as player/coach. On 23 February 2022, Hill made a one-off appearance for Tiverton following a major injury crisis for the club and played in their 4-1 defeat away to

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All time playing career

*''Includes Play-Off Matches''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Kevin 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Exeter Footballers from Devon English footballers Torquay United F.C. players Dorchester Town F.C. players Tiverton Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Association football midfielders