Dennis Victor Hillman (27 November 1918 – 22 December 1994) was an English footballer who played in the Football League as an outside right for Colchester United and Gillingham.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis Victor Hillman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Southend-on-Sea, England | ||
| Date of death | 22 December 1994 (aged 76)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Colchester, England | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1944 | Barking | ||
| 1944–1946 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 1946–1951 | Colchester United | 111 | (18) |
| 1951–1952 | Gillingham | 21 | (0) |
| Hastings United | |||
| Ramsgate Athletic | |||
| Total | 133 | (18) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Born in Southend-on-Sea, Hillman began his career with Brighton & Hove Albion, although he failed to break into the first-team with the club, opting to return to Essex with Colchester United shortly after World War II in 1946.[2] He would go on to make 107 Southern League appearances for the club and appeared on four occasions in the Football League after Colchester's election in 1950.[1][3]
Hillman made his Southern League debut on 28 September 1946 in a 3–2 home victory against Worcester City and scored his first goal for the club in a 3–3 draw at Bath City on 2 November of the same year.[2] He would go on to score 18 times in the Southern League,[4] scoring his final goal in the second leg of the Southern League Cup final against Bath, resulting in a 3–4 defeat as Colchester won 6–4 on aggregate on 3 May 1950.[2] He played his last game for the U's on 24 March 1951, a Third Division South 3–0 defeat by rivals Ipswich Town.[2]
Gillingham signed Hillman in August 1951 from Colchester, making 21 appearances for the club, eventually losing his place to Bill Burtenshaw.[5][6] He would later play for Hastings United and Ramsgate Athletic.[2]
Dennis Hillman died aged 76 on 22 December 1994 in a road accident.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Dennis Hillman". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "Colchester United – Appearances – Southern League". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "Colchester United – Goalscorers – Southern League". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "Gillingham FC Career Details – Dennis Hillman". Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ a b "ON THIS DAY..." Gillingham FC. Retrieved 1 May 2013.