Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1986-04-19) 19 April 1986 (age 38) | ||
Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Brentford Women (assistant) | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2004 | Brentford | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
2004 | → Welling United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2005 | → Hendon (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2005 | → North Greenford United (loan) | 11 | (2) |
2005–2006 | AFC Wimbledon | 1 | (0) |
2005–2006 | → North Greenford United (loan) | 25 | (4) |
2006–2007 | Hanwell Town | ||
2007–2008 | North Greenford United | 42 | (3) |
2008 | Chertsey Town | 8 | (0) |
2008–2013 | North Greenford United | 187 | (7) |
2015–2016 | New Hanford | 20 | (2) |
2017–2019 | North Greenford United | 50 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sean Hillier (born 19 April 1986) is an English former semi-professional footballer who played as a defender. Hillier began his career at Brentford and made one professional appearance before dropping into non-League football upon his release in 2005. He played the majority of his career for North Greenford United and made over 250 appearances across five spells with the club. He is currently assistant coach of Brentford Women.
Playing career
Brentford
Hillier began his career as a youth at Brentford and embarked on a scholarship at the beginning 2002–03 season. He played in the 2–0 2004 Supporters Direct Cup win over AFC Wimbledon on 20 July 2004 and replaced Chris Hargreaves after 87 minutes. Hillier received his maiden call into the first team squad for a Football League Trophy first round match against Milton Keynes Dons on 28 September 2004. Hillier made his professional debut when he started the match at right back and played the full 90 minutes of the 3–0 defeat. He was an unused substitute in two further first team matches during the 2004–05 season. Either side of his brief period of involvement with the first team squad, Hillier spent periods away on loan at non-League clubs Welling United, Hendon and North Greenford United. He was released at the end of the 2004–05 season.
AFC Wimbledon
Hillier signed for Isthmian League Premier Division club AFC Wimbledon on 30 July 2005. He made his only first team appearance for the club as a 51st-minute substitute for Michael Woolner in a 2–0 defeat to Bromley on 25 October 2005 and departed at the end of the 2005–06 season. Hillier rejoined Combined Counties League Premier Division club North Greenford United on loan in November 2005, until the end of the 2005–06 season. He made 28 appearances during his spell and scored a seasonal-best five goals.
Hanwell Town
Hillier signed for Southern League First Division South & West club Hanwell Town during the 2006 off-season. He left the club in early 2007.
Third spell with North Greenford United
Hillier rejoined North Greenford United for the third time in January 2007. He helped the Blues to the 2007 Premier Challenge Cup Final versus Merstham, but suffered a 4–1 defeat. He made 21 appearances and scored one goal during the 2006–07 season. He departed the Blues in February 2008, having made 46 appearances and scored three goals during his year with the club.
Chertsey Town
Hillier signed for Combined Counties League Premier Division club Chertsey Town on 27 February 2008 and made eight appearances during the remainder of the 2007–08 season, before departing the club.
Fourth and fifth spells with North Greenford United
Hillier signed for North Greenford United for the fourth time during the 2008 off-season and was a virtual ever-present during the 2008–09 season, making 42 appearances and helping the Blues to a second-place finish in the Combined Counties League Premier Division. Hillier won the first competitive silverware of his career during the 2009–10 season, with the Combined Counties League Premier Division title (which brought promotion to the Southern League First Division Central) and the Middlesex Senior Charity Cup. The cup win set up a match versus Middlesex Senior Cup winners Staines Town for the George Ruffell Memorial Shield in August 2010, but though Hillier got on the scoresheet, the Blues were denied more silverware after suffering a shootout defeat.
Playing Southern League First Division Central football for the 2010–11 season, Hillier made 50 appearances and scored one goal in a season of consolidation. Hillier played through until the end of the 2012–13 season, which was his last with the club until his return in 2017. In the interim, he played for Middlesex County League Premier Division club New Hanford and spent time recovering from a tendon injury.
Coaching career
In April 2019, Hillier was named as assistant to Brentford Women head coach Karleigh Osborne. He is also a coach alongside Osborne at 24 Football Academy in Northolt.
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 2004–05 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hendon (loan) | 2004–05 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
North Greenford United (loan) | 2004–05 | Combined Counties League Premier Division | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
AFC Wimbledon | 2005–06 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
North Greenford United (loan) | 2005–06 | Combined Counties League Premier Division | 25 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 28 | 5 | ||
North Greenford United | 2006–07 | Combined Counties League Premier Division | 18 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
2007–08 | Combined Counties League Premier Division | 24 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |||
Total | 42 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 49 | 3 | ||||
Chertsey Town | 2007–08 | Combined Counties League Premier Division | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
North Greenford United | 2008–09 | Combined Counties League Premier Division | 40 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
2009–10 | Combined Counties League Premier Division | 42 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 47 | 1 | |||
2010–11 | Southern League First Division Central | 38 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
2011–12 | Southern League First Division Central | 30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
2012–13 | Southern League First Division Central | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
Total | 187 | 7 | 11 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | 227 | 7 | |||
New Hanford | 2015–16 | Middlesex County League Premier Division | 20 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
North Greenford United | 2017–18 | Combined Counties League Premier Division | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
2018–19 | Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
Total | 315 | 17 | 13 | 0 | — | 44 | 1 | 372 | 18 | |||
Career total | 345 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 406 | 20 |
- Appearance in Football League Trophy
- Appearance in Isthmian League Cup
- ^ Appearances in Combined Counties League Premier Challenge Cup
- 2 appearances in Combined Counties League Premier Challenge Cup, 1 appearance in FA Vase, 1 appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Middlesex Senior Charity Cup
- 3 appearances in Southern League Cup, 2 appearances in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Middlesex Senior Charity Cup
- 4 appearances in Southern League Cup, 4 appearances in Middlesex Senior Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Middlesex Senior Charity Cup
- 2 appearances in Southern League Cup, 2 appearances in Middlesex Senior Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy
- 1 appearance in Middlesex Intermediate Cup, 1 appearance in Middlesex County League Premier Division Cup
- 2 appearances in Combined Counties League Premier Challenge Cup, 1 appearance in FA Vase, 1 appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Middlesex Senior Charity Cup
- 2 appearances in FA Vase, 1 appearance in Middlesex Senior Charity Cup
Honours
Brentford
- Supporters Direct Cup: 2004
North Greenford United
- Combined Counties League Premier Division: 2009–10
- Middlesex Senior Charity Cup: 2009–10
Individual
- North Greenford United Player of the Year: 2010–11
References
- "Scholars Start This Saturday". brentfordfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 September 2002. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Match report | Brentford vs. AFC Wimbledon (20 July 2004)". wimbledonheritage.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Sean Hillier in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- Brentford Football Club Official Matchday Magazine versus Sheffield Wednesday. 16 May 2005. pp. 60–61.
- ^ "Sean Hillier". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- "League One club guide". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- "Two more sign-on as Dons draw". wimbledonheritage.co.uk. 30 July 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- "AFCWimbledon251005". Kentish Football. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- "AFC Wimbledon News Archive". Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Hillier Sean". football.mitoo.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Hillier Sean". football.mitoo.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Hillier Sean". football.mitoo.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Hillier Sean". football.mitoo.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- "History". North Greenford United FC. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ North Greenford United F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- ^ "Middlesex Senior Charity Cup Final – Monday 3rd May 2010". Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- "1st Team v Staines Town". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Sean Hillier Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- "Players". North Greenford United FC. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Hillier Sean". Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- "Uxbridge v North Greenford United" (PDF). p. 10. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- "Brentford Women: The Team Behind the Team". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- "About us". Mysite. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- "Former Staff – Sean Hillier". Greensnet – Official Hendon FC. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- "All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Hillier Sean". football.mitoo.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- "Player Profile – Sean Hillier". wimbledonheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- "All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Hillier Sean". football.mitoo.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- "Sean Hillier – 1st Team". North Greenford United FC. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- "Latest News". North Greenford United FC. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
External links
- Sean Hillier at Soccerbase
- Sean Hillier at brentfordfc.com
- 1986 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Brentford F.C. players
- Hendon F.C. players
- AFC Wimbledon players
- North Greenford United F.C. players
- Hanwell Town F.C. players
- Chertsey Town F.C. players
- Welling United F.C. players
- National League (English football) players
- Isthmian League players
- Southern Football League players
- English football coaches
- Footballers from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
- People from Hammersmith
- 21st-century English sportsmen