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John David Hills (born on 21 April 1978 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English footballer currently playing for Fleetwood Town.
[edit] Career[edit] Early career - From Blackpool to Everton and back to BlackpoolHills 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.[1] 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 Millenium Stadium, Cardiff to win the LDV Vans Trophy.[2] He also helped Blackpool win the LDV Vans Tropy 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. [edit] Gillingham and Sheffield WednesdayHills 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. [edit] Back to Blackpool againOn 5 July 2007, Hills signed a one-year contract (with an option for a further year) with Blackpool, his third spell with his hometown club. On 7 May 2008 he was released by Blackpool after making only four league appearances.[3] [edit] Fleetwood TownAn operation in the summer meant he was not fully fit and without a club.[1] On the eve of the 2008-09 season, Hills signed for local Fylde coast club Fleetwood Town who had been promoted to the Conference North,[4] on a non-contract basis.[1] On 25 October 2008 he played in Fleetwood's FA Cup fourth qualifying round 4-3 win over Nantwich Town which saw the club reach the First Round Proper.[5] [edit] Personal lifeIn 2008 Hills invested in a public house in Blackpool, becoming the landlord of The Welcome pub, in Marton.[1] He has also helped coach youngsters on the Fylde coast with two fellow local players, who were also with Hills at Everton Jamie Milligan, now at Fleetwood Town, where he has been since 2004 and Gavin McCann who is currently playing for Bolton Wanderers. In February 2008, Milligan and McCann launched the first football academy on the Fylde coast, the Milligan-McCann Academy which is aimed at 8 to 12 year olds and runs at King Edward VII and Queen Mary School in Lytham St Annes. Hills also coaches.[6] [edit] HonoursBlackpool (first spell)
Blackpool (second spell)
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