In 1971, after leaving Kenyngton Manor School in Sunbury on Thames , Hill began his club career in 1972 with Southall of the
Athenian League as a 17-year-old. He drew the attention of
Millwall and signed with them in 1973. Known to The Lions fans as '
Merlin', the Millwall youngster was a skilful player who entertained the fans with his dribbling and shooting. He played 91 league games for Millwall, scoring 22 goals. After spending the summer of 1975 on loan with the
North American Soccer League's
Chicago Sting, and being named All League, Hill subsequently signed for
Manchester United in November 1975 for £70,000, forming a wing partnership with
Steve Coppell. Hill helped United reach the
1976 FA Cup Final, scoring both goals with long-range efforts in the semi-final at
Hillsborough Stadium against
Derby County. United lost in the final against Southampton. He was also part of the
1977 FA Cup-winning side. Hill left United for Derby County for £250,000 in 1978, with his sale by Dave Sexton deeply unpopular with supporters. At the time of his sale, Hill was United's top scorer and a favourite among fans. He spent two seasons with Derby County, most of it sidelined with a knee injury suffered in one of his first games, before moving to
Queens Park Rangers in November 1979 in a £150,000 deal. He played his last Qpr game in late september and with Tommy Docherty's sacking in early october He transferred for £80,000 to
Montreal Manic of the NASL in January 1981. After a successful first season with the Manic, he began the 1982 season in Montreal, but after five games the Manic sent him to the
Chicago Sting. In the fall of 1982, the Sting entered the
Major Indoor Soccer League for the winter indoor season. Hill began the season with the Sting, and moved to the
San Jose Earthquakes after eleven games. In January 1983, the Earthquakes turned around and traded Hill and
Gary Etherington to the
New York Arrows in exchange for
Steve Zungul. In the summer of 1983, Hill played for
Inter-Montreal of the
Canadian Professional Soccer League. In the autumn of 1983, Hill signed with the
Kansas City Comets of MISL. He played one season with the Comets, then began the 1984–85 season before being released. In December 1984, he signed with the
Tacoma Stars. He joined
FC Twente in the Dutch Premier Division for the 1985–86 season, playing 19 times and scoring four goals. He spent the summer of 1986 in Finland with
HJK Helsinki, scoring two goals in as many appearances before returning to England where he played under his former teammate
Stuart Pearson at Northwich Victoria, as well as at
AFC Bournemouth,
Stafford Rangers and
Radcliffe Borough. ==Manager==