Mickey Lill
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| Mickey Lill | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 3, 1936 | |
| Place of birth | Romford, England | |
| Date of death | October 2004 | |
| Place of death | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| Playing position | Winger | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Storey Athletic West Ham United |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1957–1960 1960–1962 1962–1963 1962–1965 1965 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers Everton Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Germiston Callies |
30 (15) 31 (11) 21 (7) 39 (5) 13 (13) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Mickey Lill (3 August 1936 - October 2004) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Everton, Plymouth Argyle and Portsmouth.
He began as a trainee at London non-league club Storey Athletic before being spotted by West Ham United. However, he left for then-Champions Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1954 still as an apprentice.
The winger made his first team debut on 7 December 1957, scoring in a 2-1 win at Preston North End. However, he did not feature again that season as Wolves won the league title for a second time. He really broke through at Molineux in the following campaign as the club successfully retained the League Championship, making 18 appearances and scoring 12 goals.
Their league triumph gave Lill the chance to appear in the European Cup during the 1959/60 season, but he still found himself on the sidelines often and left for Everton in early 1960.
He played for two full seasons at Everton as the club twice finished in the top five. He was sold in the summer of 1962 to Second Division Plymouth Argyle. After a solitary season with the Pilgrims, he moved along the South coast to fellow second tier club Portsmouth.
After three seasons at Fratton Park, Lill left English football to join Germiston Callies in South Africa. He soon became coach of the club after retiring from playing and eventually worked as a PE teacher just outside Johannesburg.
He died after a battle against cancer in October 2004, aged 68.
