John Hills (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John David Hills | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Blackpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Blackpool | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | Everton | 3 | (0) |
| 1997 | → Swansea City (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 1997 | → Swansea City (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Blackpool (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1998–2003 | Blackpool | 157 | (16) |
| 2003–2005 | Gillingham | 52 | (2) |
| 2005–2007 | Sheffield Wednesday | 45 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Blackpool | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Fleetwood Town | 14 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | A.F.C. Fylde | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:25, 20 December 2008 (UTC). |
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John David Hills (born 21 April 1978) is an English former footballer.
Hills started in the youth team at hometown club Blackpool. He was signed by Everton manager Joe Royle for £90,000 as a schoolboy from Blackpool in 1995, after he impressed in an FA Youth Cup match playing for the Blackpool youth team against their Everton counterparts.
His only full appearance for the Toffees was at home to Chelsea on 11 May 1997. He had two loan spells at Swansea City, making eighteen appearances and scoring once, before returning to his hometown club for £60,000 in 1998, after an initial loan spell. In the 2000–01 season he was an integral part of the Third Division play-off final-winning team. In the 2001–02 season he scored the Seasiders third goal as they beat Cambridge United 4–1 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff to win the LDV Vans Trophy. He also helped Blackpool win the LDV Vans Trophy in the 2003–04 season.
Hills made almost two hundred appearances over five years, scoring twenty goals and he also held the captain's armband in the absence of Ian Hughes.
Hills left Blackpool for Gillingham, who were then in the Championship in 2003 and appeared fifty-eight times over two years, scoring two goals. After his contract was not renewed, Paul Sturrock signed him for Sheffield Wednesday, for whom he sometimes played on the left-wing. His time with the Owls was blighted by injury, which only allowed him to appear forty-six times, and was released by the club after two years.
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