Garry Hill

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Garry Hill is an English football manager. He is the current manager of Conference National side Weymouth.

Hill began his non-league managerial career with Heybridge Swifts and then St Albans City. In the summer of 1999 he took over as manager of Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. and led them to the Ryman League title and promotion to the Conference in his first season in charge.

The following season, Hill's side took Premiership Charlton Athletic to a replay in the Third Round of the FA Cup and finished in third place in the Conference.

They again reached the FA Cup Third Round in the 2001-2002 season, losing 4-1 to Ipswich Town after taking the lead, and finished second in the Conference, missing promotion to the Football League on goal difference.

The following season saw another run in the FA Cup, beating Plymouth Argyle after a replay in the Third Round before losing 1-0 to Norwich City thanks to an injury time goal. Their league form was not particularly good until the latter stages of the season when they won eleven consecutive games and qualified for the play-off final, losing 3-2 in extra-time to Doncaster Rovers.

The 2003-2004 season was not a success and Hill resigned soon after a 9-0 defeat at home to Hereford United late in the season. In May 2005 he took over as manager of ambitious Ryman League side Hornchurch, but left shortly after the club went into administration in January 2005 after their owners, the Carthium Group ceased trading. At the time the club were top of the table and had been dubbed the 'non-league Chelsea' due to their extravagent spending on players from higher level clubs.

Hill took over as manager of Weymouth on March 22, 2005 ^[1] and led them to promotion to the Conference at the end of the following season. On October 21, 2006, Hill was rushed to hospital in Dorchester after suffering chest pains near the end of Weymouth's Conference game with Rushden & Diamonds. Tests revealed no heart problems and he returned to the club after a short period of rest ^[2]

Preceded by: Ted Hardy	Dagenham & Redbridge Manager 1999-2004	Succeeded by: John Still
Preceded by: [[]]	Hornchurch Manager 2004-2005	Succeeded by: [[]]
Preceded by: Steve Johnson	Weymouth Manager 2005-present	Succeeded by: Incumbent