Keith Hill (footballer)

Keith Hill
Personal information
Full name Keith John Hill[1]
Date of birth (1969-05-17) 17 May 1969 (age 55)[1]
Place of birth Bolton, Lancashire, England[1]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre back[1]
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)
Managerial career
2006–2011 Rochdale
2011–2012 Barnsley
2013–2019 Rochdale
2019–2020 Bolton Wanderers
2020–2021 Tranmere Rovers
2021–2022 Scunthorpe United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Keith John Hill (born 17 May 1969) is an English professional former footballer and football manager who was most recently manager of National League club Scunthorpe United.

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

After retiring as a player, he went into coaching at Rochdale, and was twice the club's manager until sacked in March 2019.[3] Following this, he endured a difficult spell as manager of hometown club Bolton Wanderers following their points deduction.[4] He was appointed manager of Tranmere Rovers on 21 November 2020,[5] but was sacked after the team reached the League Two play-offs in May 2021.

  1. ^ a b c d "Keith Hill". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Keith Hill: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Rochdale: Keith Hill sacked as manager by League One club". BBC Sport. 4 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Hill appointed as Wanderers manager".
  5. ^ "Tranmere Rovers appoint Keith Hill as first team manager".