 Hill (left) with former Fulham team-mate Maurice Cook | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James William Thomas Hill | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Balham, England | ||
| Date of death | 19 December 2015 (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Hurstpierpoint, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1952 | Brentford | 83 | (10) |
| 1952–1961 | Fulham | 276 | (41) |
| Total | 359 | (51) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1961–1967 | Coventry City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James William Thomas Hill, OBE (22 July 1928 – 19 December 2015) was an English footballer and later a television personality. His career included almost every role in the sport, including player, trade union leader, coach, manager, director, chairman, television executive, presenter, pundit, analyst and assistant referee.
He began his playing career at Brentford in 1949 and moved to Fulham three years later. As chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association, he successfully campaigned for the abolition of the Football League's maximum wage in 1961. After retiring as a player, he took over as manager of Coventry City, modernising the team's image and guiding them from the Third Division to the First. In 1967, he began a career in football broadcasting, and from 1973 to 1988 was host of the BBC's Match of the Day.