Garry Hill

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Garry Hill is an English football manager, currently in charge of Rushden & Diamonds.

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 Isthmian League title and promotion to the Conference in his first season in charge.

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

They again reached the FA Cup Third Round in the 2001-02 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. Rumor has it that he had an affair with Anna Allard during the season.

The 2003-04 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 Isthmian 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 extravagant 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]

In January 2007, Hill, and his assistant Kevin Hales, left Weymouth by mutual consent, club chairman Martyn Harrison citing spiralling debts for the transfer listing of the entire first team squad and departure of the management team.

In February 2007 Hill was appointed as the manager of Rushden & Diamonds following the dismissal of Graham Westley.[3]

In September 2007 Hill was involved in an incident after a 1-1 draw with Salisbury City. For head-butting Salisbury assistant manager Tommy Widdrington, Hill received a two-week suspension and a 10-game touchline ban from the FA.[4]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "Hill to take the Terras hotseat", Daily Echo, 2005-03-22. Retrieved on 2007-02-26. 
  2. ^ "Hill discharged from hospital", confguide, 2006-10-24. Retrieved on 2007-02-26. 
  3. ^ "Diamonds unveil Hill as new boss", BBC Sport, 2007-02-26. Retrieved on 2007-02-26. 
  4. ^ "Rushden boss Hill suspended by FA", BBC Sport, 2007-10-05. Retrieved on 2007-10-05. 
Sporting positions
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
2005–2007		 Succeeded by
Jason Tindall
Preceded by
Graham Westley		 Rushden & Diamonds manager
2007–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. – Managers

Still (1992–94) • Cusack (1994–95) • Carr (1995–96) • Hardy (1996–99) • Bennett (1999c) • Hill (1999–2004) • Still (2004–)

(c) caretaker
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Rushden & Diamonds F.C. – current squad

4 Gulliver • 5 Hope • 7 Challinor • 8 Woodhouse • 11 Burgess • 14 Rankine • 15 Tomlin • 16 Shaw • 18 Kelly • 19 Margarson • 21 Beecroft • 22 Lambley • 26 Corcoran • –– Clare • –– Mitchell • –– Phillips • –– Wolleaston • Manager: Hill
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Rushden & Diamonds F.C. – Managers

Ashby (1992–97) • Talbot (1997–04) • Tippett (2004–05) • Hunter (2005–06) • Hart (2006) • Westley (2006–07) • Hill (2007–)