Benny Hill -V- Barnsley FC

Playing career

Hill began his career with Blackburn Rovers, moving on to Plymouth Argyle in 1992 in a joint deal with Craig Skinner, with Nicky Marker moving in the opposite direction.
Hill spent four years with Plymouth, moving on to Rochdale in 1996. After five years at Spotland, he joined Cheltenham Town, but he only spent a year there, playing only five games, punctuated by a two-month loan with Wrexham. He spent a year with Conference side Morecambe, before retiring in 2003.

Management

Rochdale
Following Hill's retirement from playing the game, he joined former club Rochdale's coaching staff, where he held the position of Director of Youth. On 17 December 2006, Hill was appointed as caretaker manager, following the sacking of Steve Parkin.[1] His first game in charge against Milton Keynes Dons ended a 2-1 loss and they were left in the League Two relegation zone. His first win came 2 games into his reign, a 4-0 win over Boston United, which lifted them out of the relegation zone. After his second 4-0 win, Rochdale appointed Hill as permanent manager on 3 January 2007.[2] After a change in form, Rochdale ended the season in 9th, despite being in the bottom 3 for the majority of the first half of the season.
In his first full season as Dale boss, he took Rochdale to League Two play-off final, where they lost 3-2 against Stockport County, following beating Darlington 5-4 on penalties in the semi-final.
The 2008-09, saw Hill take Rochdale to the play-offs a second time in two season, but they were beaten 2-1 by the eventual winners, Gillingham, at Priestfield Stadium.
The next season saw improvement again, gaining automatic promotion, after a 1-0 win at against Northampton Town F.C. on 17 April 2011. However a dip in form near the end of the season, saw Rochdale miss out on the League Two title, finally finishing third behind Notts County and Bournemouth.
Their first season in League One, saw Rochdale as potential promotion contenders a long with newly promoted Bournemouth, Rochdale finished 9th at the end of the season with 68 points, meaning Hill had equalized their highest league finish since 1969-70.

1992–93 – Division Two re-designated Division One on formation of FA Premier League
1996–97 – Football League runner-up; promoted to FA Premier League
1997–98 – Relegated to Football League Division One
1999-00 – Not promoted after play-offs. Finished 4th in the final table (Semi-final – Birmingham City 0 Barnsley 4, Barnsley 1 Birmingham City 2, Agg 5–2; Final – Barnsley 2 Ipswich Town 4 at Wembley)
2002 – Relegated to Division Two
2004–05 – Division Two re-designated Football League One on formation of Football League Championship
2005–06 – Promoted as Football League One play-off winners. Finished 5th in the final table. (Semi-final – Barnsley 0 Huddersfield Town 1, Huddersfield Town 1 Barnsley 3, Agg 3–2. Final – Swansea City 2 Barnsley 2 (AET). Barnsley win 4–3 on penalties at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.)
2007–08 – FA Cup Semi-Finalists (Defeated Blackpool 2–1 Goals by Stephen Foster and Michael Coulson, Defeated Southend United 1–0 Goal by Jamal Campbell-Ryce, Defeated Liverpool 2–1 Goals by Stephen Foster and Brian Howard, Defeated Chelsea 1–0 Goal by Kayode Odejayi, Lost to Cardiff City 1–0 in the Semi-Final)
2008–09 – Fielded the youngest ever player in the history of the Football League at Ipswich Town when Reuben Noble-Lazarus came on aged 15 years and 45 days

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