Frank Robert Hill was a Scottish football player and manager.
18 Facts About Frank Hill
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Frank Hill moved to Aberdeen in 1928 and played over 100 Scottish Division One matches.
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Frank Hill left Aberdeen under something of a cloud, being one of five players dropped by manager Paddy Travers in November 1931.
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Frank Hill had played a total of 106 times for Aberdeen, scoring 10 goals.
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Frank Hill made his debut against Blackburn Rovers on 15 October 1932.
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At the time, Arsenal were spoilt for wing-halves and Frank Hill competed for his place with Charlie Jones, Bob John, Wilf Copping and Jack Crayston.
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Frank Hill won the 1934 Charity Shield with the Gunners.
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Frank Hill usually played at right-half but deputised at left-half or even on the wing.
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Frank Hill requested a transfer and was sold to Second Division Blackpool in the summer of 1936.
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In May 1937, Frank Hill was recruited by Tom Parker to join Southampton as part of his drive to strengthen the team in an attempt to gain promotion from the Second Division, along with David Affleck, Billy Bevis and Ray Parkin.
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Frank Hill eventually fell out with the Board of Directors when it was revealed that he had secretly applied for various managerial positions and he left the club in 1939 to take up a position as assistant trainer at Preston North End, although Southampton refused to release his player registration until 1943.
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Frank Hill made 53 appearances for Southampton, scoring three goals.
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Frank Hill returned to Britain in 1944 and became player-manager of Crewe Alexandra until he was 42.
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Frank Hill went on to manage Burnley from September 1948 to 1954 then Preston North End from 1954 to 1956.
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Frank Hill then moved abroad in January 1957, coaching the Iraqi military team as well as Iraqi club Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, before returning to take over at Notts County in 1958.
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Frank Hill finished his career as a scout for Manchester City, before retiring.
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Frank Hill moved with his wife Doris and son David to Lafayette, California, USA in 1967 where they owned "Piccadilly Circus Fish'n Chips" and he refereed locally at the college level well into his 70s.
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Frank Hill died in California in August 1993, aged 87.