Gordon Hill
| Date of birth | 01 April 1954 |
| Place of birth | Sunbury-on-Thames |
| Nationality | English |
| Position | Midfielder/Forward |
A mercurial talent on the left-wing, a bag of tricks with a sweet left-foot earning him the nickname 'Merlin', a great crowd favourite. Left in acrimonious circumstances but he is remembered with great fondness by all lucky enough to have seen him play.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millwall | 01 Jan 1973 | 01 Nov 1975 | |
| Manchester United | 01 Nov 1975 | 01 Apr 1978 | |
| Derby County | 01 Apr 1978 | 01 Nov 1979 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 7 | 3 |
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| 1975-76 | Manchester United | League Division One | 26 | 7 |
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| 1976-77 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 7 | 2 |
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| 1976-77 | Manchester United | League Cup | 6 | 4 |
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| 1976-77 | Manchester United | League Division One | 38 | 1 |
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| 1976-77 | Manchester United | UEFA Cup | 4 | 1 |
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| 1977-78 | Derby County | League Division One | 1 | 1 |
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| 1977-78 | Manchester United | FA Charity Shield | 1 | ||||
| 1977-78 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 3 | 1 |
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| 1977-78 | Manchester United | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1977-78 | Manchester United | League Division One | 36 | 17 |
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| 1977-78 | Manchester United | UEFA European Cup Winners Cup | 4 | 1 |
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| 1978-79 | Derby County | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1978-79 | Derby County | League Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 1978-79 | Derby County | League Division One | 12 | 2 |
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| 1979-80 | Derby County | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1979-80 | Derby County | League Division One | 9 | 3 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 1975 | Manchester United v Aston Villa | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 22 Nov 1975 | Arsenal v Manchester United | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 29 Nov 1975 | Manchester United v Newcastle United | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Dec 1975 | Middlesbrough v Manchester United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 13 Dec 1975 | Sheffield United v Manchester United | W | 1-4 | League Division One | |
| 20 Dec 1975 | Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Dec 1975 | Everton v Manchester United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Dec 1975 | Manchester United v Burnley | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Jan 1976 | Manchester United v Oxford United | W | 2-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 10 Jan 1976 | Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Jan 1976 | Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Jan 1976 | Manchester United v Peterborough United | W | 3-1 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 31 Jan 1976 | Manchester United v Birmingham City | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 07 Feb 1976 | Coventry City v Manchester United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Feb 1976 | Leicester City v Manchester United | W | 1-2 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 18 Feb 1976 | Manchester United v Liverpool | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 21 Feb 1976 | Aston Villa v Manchester United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Feb 1976 | Manchester United v Derby County | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Feb 1976 | Manchester United v West Ham United | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Mar 1976 | Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | Quarter-final |
| 09 Mar 1976 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United | W | 2-3 | FA Cup | Quarter-final replay |
| 13 Mar 1976 | Manchester United v Leeds United | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 17 Mar 1976 | Norwich City v Manchester United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 Mar 1976 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | W | 3-4 | League Division One | |
| 27 Mar 1976 | Manchester United v Middlesbrough | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Apr 1976 | Derby County v Manchester United | W | 0-2 | FA Cup | Semi-final |
| 10 Apr 1976 | Ipswich Town v Manchester United | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Apr 1976 | Manchester United v Everton | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 19 Apr 1976 | Burnley v Manchester United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Apr 1976 | Manchester United v Stoke City | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Apr 1976 | Leicester City v Manchester United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 May 1976 | Manchester United v Southampton | L | 0-1 | FA Cup | Final |
| 04 May 1976 | Manchester United v Manchester City | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 21 Aug 1976 | Manchester United v Birmingham City | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 Aug 1976 | Coventry City v Manchester United | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 28 Aug 1976 | Derby County v Manchester United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Sep 1976 | Manchester United v Tranmere Rovers | W | 5-0 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 04 Sep 1976 | Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 11 Sep 1976 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 15 Sep 1976 | Ajax v Manchester United | L | 1-0 | UEFA Cup | 1st round 1st leg |
| 18 Sep 1976 | Manchester United v Middlesbrough | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 22 Sep 1976 | Manchester United v Sunderland | D | 2-2 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 25 Sep 1976 | Manchester City v Manchester United | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 29 Sep 1976 | Manchester United v Ajax | W |
2-0 Agg: 2-1 |
UEFA Cup | 1st round 2nd leg |
| 02 Oct 1976 | Leeds United v Manchester United | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 04 Oct 1976 | Sunderland v Manchester United | D | 2-2 | League Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 06 Oct 1976 | Manchester United v Sunderland | W | 1-0 | League Cup | 3rd round 2nd replay |
| 16 Oct 1976 | West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Oct 1976 | Manchester United v Juventus | W | 1-0 | UEFA Cup | 2nd round 1st leg |
| 23 Oct 1976 | Manchester United v Norwich City | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 27 Oct 1976 | Manchester United v Newcastle United | W | 7-2 | League Cup | 4th round |
| 30 Oct 1976 | Manchester United v Ipswich Town | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Nov 1976 | Juventus v Manchester United | L |
3-0 Agg: 3-1 |
UEFA Cup | 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 06 Nov 1976 | Aston Villa v Manchester United | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 10 Nov 1976 | Manchester United v Sunderland | D | 3-3 | League Division One | |
| 20 Nov 1976 | Leicester City v Manchester United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Nov 1976 | Manchester United v West Ham United | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 01 Dec 1976 | Manchester United v Everton | L | 0-3 | League Cup | Quarter-final |
| 18 Dec 1976 | Arsenal v Manchester United | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Dec 1976 | Manchester United v Everton | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1977 | Manchester United v Aston Villa | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Jan 1977 | Ipswich Town v Manchester United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Jan 1977 | Manchester United v Walsall | W | 1-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 15 Jan 1977 | Manchester United v Coventry City | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 19 Jan 1977 | Manchester United v Bristol City | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 22 Jan 1977 | Birmingham City v Manchester United | W | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 29 Jan 1977 | Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers | W | 1-0 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 12 Feb 1977 | Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 16 Feb 1977 | Manchester United v Liverpool | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 19 Feb 1977 | Manchester United v Newcastle United | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Feb 1977 | Southampton v Manchester United | D | 2-2 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 05 Mar 1977 | Manchester United v Manchester City | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Mar 1977 | Manchester United v Southampton | W | 2-1 | FA Cup | 5th round replay |
| 12 Mar 1977 | Manchester United v Leeds United | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 19 Mar 1977 | Manchester United v Aston Villa | W | 2-1 | FA Cup | Quarter-final |
| 23 Mar 1977 | Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 02 Apr 1977 | Norwich City v Manchester United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Apr 1977 | Everton v Manchester United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 09 Apr 1977 | Manchester United v Stoke City | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 11 Apr 1977 | Sunderland v Manchester United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Apr 1977 | Manchester United v Leicester City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 23 Apr 1977 | Leeds United v Manchester United | W | 1-2 | FA Cup | Semi-final |
| 26 Apr 1977 | Middlesbrough v Manchester United | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Apr 1977 | Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 May 1977 | Liverpool v Manchester United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 11 May 1977 | Stoke City v Manchester United | D | 3-3 | League Division One | |
| 14 May 1977 | Manchester United v Arsenal | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 16 May 1977 | West Ham United v Manchester United | L | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 21 May 1977 | Liverpool v Manchester United | W | 1-2 | FA Cup | Final |
| 13 Aug 1977 | Liverpool v Manchester United | D | 0-0 | FA Charity Shield | |
| 20 Aug 1977 | Birmingham City v Manchester United | W | 1-4 | League Division One | |
| 24 Aug 1977 | Manchester United v Coventry City | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Aug 1977 | Manchester United v Ipswich Town | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Aug 1977 | Arsenal v Manchester United | L | 3-2 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 03 Sep 1977 | Derby County v Manchester United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 10 Sep 1977 | Manchester City v Manchester United | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Sep 1977 | Saint Etienne v Manchester United | D | 1-1 | ECW Cup | 1st round 1st leg |
| 17 Sep 1977 | Manchester United v Chelsea | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Sep 1977 | Leeds United v Manchester United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Oct 1977 | Manchester United v Liverpool | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 05 Oct 1977 | Saint Etienne v Manchester United | W |
0-2 Agg: 1-3 |
UEFA European Cup Winners Cup | 1st round 2nd leg |
| 08 Oct 1977 | Middlesbrough v Manchester United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 Oct 1977 | Manchester United v Newcastle United | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 19 Oct 1977 | FC Porto v Manchester United | L | 4-0 | ECW Cup | 2nd round 1st leg |
| 22 Oct 1977 | West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 29 Oct 1977 | Aston Villa v Manchester United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 02 Nov 1977 | Manchester United v FC Porto | W |
5-2 Agg: 5-6 |
ECW Cup | 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 05 Nov 1977 | Manchester United v Arsenal | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 12 Nov 1977 | Nottingham Forest v Manchester United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 19 Nov 1977 | Manchester United v Norwich City | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Nov 1977 | Queens Park Rangers v Manchester United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 03 Dec 1977 | Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 10 Dec 1977 | West Ham United v Manchester United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Dec 1977 | Manchester United v Nottingham Forest | L | 0-4 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1977 | Everton v Manchester United | W | 2-6 | League Division One | |
| 27 Dec 1977 | Manchester United v Leicester City | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 31 Dec 1977 | Coventry City v Manchester United | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Jan 1978 | Manchester United v Birmingham City | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 11 Jan 1978 | Manchester United v Carlisle United | W | 4-2 | FA Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 14 Jan 1978 | Ipswich Town v Manchester United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 21 Jan 1978 | Manchester United v Derby County | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 28 Jan 1978 | Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 01 Feb 1978 | West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United | L | 3-2 | FA Cup | 4th round replay |
| 08 Feb 1978 | Manchester United v Bristol City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Feb 1978 | Chelsea v Manchester United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 25 Feb 1978 | Liverpool v Manchester United | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Mar 1978 | Manchester United v Leeds United | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Mar 1978 | Manchester United v Middlesbrough | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 11 Mar 1978 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 15 Mar 1978 | Manchester United v Manchester City | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 18 Mar 1978 | Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Mar 1978 | Leicester City v Manchester United | W | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 27 Mar 1978 | Manchester United v Everton | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 01 Apr 1978 | Arsenal v Manchester United | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1975-76 | England | Bi-Centenary | 1 | ||||
| 1975-76 | England | UEFA Under-23 | 1 | 1 |
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| 1976-77 | England | FIFA World Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 1976-77 | England | International Friendly | 1 |
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| 1977-78 | England | A v B | 5 | 4 |
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| 1977-78 | England | B International | 1 | ||||
| 1977-78 | England | FIFA World Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1977-78 | England | International Friendly | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 1976 | England v Hungary | W | 3-1 | UEFA U23 | Quarter-final |
| 28 May 1976 | England v Italy | W | 3-2 | Bi-Centenary | |
| 08 Sep 1976 | England v Republic of Ireland | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 13 Oct 1976 | England v Finland | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | Group 2 |
| 30 Mar 1977 | England v Luxembourg | W | 5-0 | FIFA World Cup | Group 2 |
| 07 Sep 1977 | England v Switzerland | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 12 Oct 1977 | Luxembourg v England | W | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup | Group 2 |
| 21 Feb 1978 | Germany v England | W | 1-2 | B International | |
| 30 May 1978 | Malaysia v England | D | 1-1 | A v B | |
| 07 Jun 1978 | New Zealand v England | W | 0-4 | A v B | |
| 11 Jun 1978 | New Zealand v England | W | 1-3 | A v B | |
| 14 Jun 1978 | New Zealand v England | W | 0-4 | A v B | |
| 18 Jun 1978 | Singapore v England | W | 0-8 | A v B | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.