Stan Hillier

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| name = Stan Hillier

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| fullname = Stanley Hillier

| birth_date = 1904

| birth_place = London, England

| death_date =

| height =

| position = Inside left

| years1 = –1924

| clubs1 = Erith & Belvedere

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| years2 = 1924–1926

| clubs2 = Bradford City

| caps2 = 11

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 1926–1928

| clubs3 = Gillingham

| caps3 = 26

| goals3 = 4

| years4 = 1928–1934

| clubs4 = AS Cannes

| caps4 =

| goals4 =

| totalcaps = 37

| totalgoals = 6

| manageryears1 = 1932–1934

| managerclubs1 = AS Cannes

| manageryears2 = 1938–1939

| managerclubs2 = FC Nancy

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Stanley Hillier (born 1904) was an English professional football player and manager.

Career

Hillier was born in London in 1904.{{cite book |last=Frost |first=Terry |title=Bradford City: A Complete Record 1903–1988 |publisher=Breedon Books Sport |page=399 |date=1988 |isbn=0-907969-38-0}} He played football for Erith & Belvedere, before joining Bradford City in May 1924. He made 11 first-team appearances with Bradford scoring two goals, all in the Football League,Frost, p. 383. before joining Gillingham in December 1926. He played for Gillingham until 1928, making 26 appearances and scoring four goals.{{cite book |last=Brown |first=Tony |title=The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record |publisher=Soccerdata |date=2003 |isbn=1-899468-20-X}}

Hillier then emigrated in France, playing for Cannes. He became Cannes manager after William Aitken left,{{Cite web |title=Aitken quitte Cannes |url=https://www.retronews.fr/journal/paris-soir/09-juin-1934/4/a768e9f2-066a-4b4d-aa25-6540f16e430a |access-date=17 March 2025 |website=RetroNews.fr - Le site de presse de la BnF |publisher=Paris-soir |page=4/12 |language=FR |publication-date=9 June 1934}} from 1934 to 1938.{{cite web |last=Garin |first=Erik |date=12 July 2007 |title=France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs |url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/trainers-fran-clubs.html |accessdate=18 October 2016 |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF)}} Careful, dates are incorrect here! He also managed Nancy in 1938-39.{{Cite web |date=30 August 1939 |title=Nancy 1939-40 meilleur que Nancy 1938-1939 |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k7214939c/f4.item.r=(prOx:%20%22hillier%22%2020%20%22nancy%22).zoom |access-date=17 March 2025 |website=Gallica |publisher=Football |language=FR |publication-date=30 August 1939}}