John Hill (New Zealand footballer)

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| fullname = John B. Hill

| height = 1.73 m

| position = Defender

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|05|08|df=yes}}

| birth_place =Northern Ireland

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| clubs1 = Gisborne City

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| nationalyears1 = 1980–1982

| nationalteam1 = New Zealand

| nationalcaps1 = 17 | nationalgoals1 = 0

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John B. Hill (born 8 May 1949) is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.[http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/1982_world_cup_team.html NZ 1982 World Cup] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723152233/http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/1982_world_cup_team.html |date=23 July 2008 }}

Hill's first professional club was Glentoran in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He moved to New Zealand in 1975, where he played for Gisborne City from 1980 until 1982.

Hill made his full All Whites debut in a 4–0 win over Mexico on 20 August 1980{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1559.htm|title=A-International Lineups|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|accessdate=12 February 2009}} and ended his international playing career with 17 A-international caps to his credit.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm |title=A-International Appearances – Overall |publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website |accessdate=12 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007054503/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm |archivedate= 7 October 2008 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm |title=A-International Scorers – Overall |publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website |accessdate=12 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616123344/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm |archivedate=16 June 2009 }}

He represented the All Whites at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain[https://web.archive.org/web/20071105052853/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=59/teams/team=43978.html 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain] in the 2–5 loss to Scotland,[https://web.archive.org/web/20071015065800/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=59/results/matches/match=1051/report.html Match Report - Scotland v. New Zealand] bud did not feature in the other two matches against USSR and Brazil. His solitary finals appearance was Hill's last cap for his adopted country.