 Hillyard in 2001 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald William Hillyard | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Brinsworth, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leeds United | |||
| 1969 | York City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1974 | York City[2] | 61 | (0) |
| 1972 | → Hartlepool United (loan)[3] | 23 | (0) |
| 1973 | → Bury (loan)[4] | 0 | (0) |
| 1973 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)[5] | 0 | (0) |
| 1974–1991 | Gillingham[6] | 563 | (0) |
| Total | 647 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ronald William Hillyard (born 31 March 1952) is an English former football goalkeeper. He spent seventeen years playing for Gillingham, for whom he holds the record for the most matches played in all competitions.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ York City all-time players' records
- ^ Hartlepool United all-time players' records
- ^ Bury all-time players' records
- ^ Brighton & Hove Albion all-time players' records
- ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 158. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.