Garry Hill

Garry Hill is an English football manager, currently in charge of Rushden & Diamonds.

Hill began his non-league managerial career with Heybridge Swifts and then St Albans City. In the summer of 1999 he took over as manager of Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. and led them to the Isthmian League title and promotion to the Conference in his first season in charge.

The following season, Hill's side finished third in the Conference and took Premiership Charlton Athletic to a replay in the Third Round of the FA Cup.

They again reached the FA Cup Third Round in the 2001-02 season, losing 4-1 to Ipswich Town after taking the lead, and finished second in the Conference, missing promotion to the Football League on goal difference.

The following season saw another run in the FA Cup, beating Plymouth Argyle after a replay in the Third Round before losing 1-0 to Norwich City thanks to an injury time goal. Their league form was not particularly good until the latter stages of the season when they won eleven consecutive games and qualified for the play-off final, losing 3-2 in extra-time to Doncaster Rovers.

The 2003-04 season was not a success and Hill resigned soon after a 9-0 defeat at home to Hereford United late in the season. In May 2004 he took over as manager of ambitious Isthmian League side Hornchurch, but left shortly after the club went into administration in January 2005 after their owners, the Carthium Group ceased trading. At the time the club were top of the table and had been dubbed the 'non-league Chelsea' due to their extravagant spending on players from higher level clubs.

Hill took over as manager of Weymouth on March 22, 2005cite news
title = Hill to take the Terras hotseat
url = http://archive.thisisdorset.net/2005/3/22/57447.html
publisher = Daily Echo
date = 2005-03-22
accessdate = 2007-02-26] and led them to promotion to the Conference at the end of the following season. On October 21, 2006, Hill was rushed to hospital in Dorchester after suffering chest pains near the end of Weymouth's Conference game with Rushden & Diamonds. Tests revealed no heart problems and he returned to the club after a short period of rest.cite news
title = Hill discharged from hospital
url = http://www.confguide.com/newsArticle.do?id=4563
publisher = confguide
date = 2006-10-24
accessdate = 2007-02-26]

In January 2007, Hill, and his assistant Kevin Hales, left Weymouth by mutual consent, club chairman Martyn Harrison citing spiralling debts for the transfer listing of the entire first team squad and departure of the management team.

In February 2007 Hill was appointed as the manager of Rushden & Diamonds following the dismissal of Graham Westley.cite news
title = Diamonds unveil Hill as new boss
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rushden_and_diamonds/6397109.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-02-26
accessdate = 2007-02-26]

In September 2007 Hill was involved in an incident after a 1-1 draw with Salisbury City. For head-butting Salisbury assistant manager Tommy Widdrington, Hill received a two-week suspension and a 10-game touchline ban from the FA.cite news
title = Rushden boss Hill suspended by FA
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rushden_and_diamonds/7029965.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-10-05
accessdate = 2007-10-05]

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