Queens Park Rangers
Which team did Gordon Hill (footballer) play for from 1979 to 1981?
Gordon Hill ( footballer ) Gordon Alec Hill ( born 1 April 1954 ) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Millwall , Manchester United , Derby County and Queens Park Rangers , and was capped six times for the England national team . Player . In 1971 after leaving Longford School Hill began his club career with Staines Town of the Athenian League as a 17-year-old . In 1972 , he moved to Southall F.C. , playing a few youth games there while his brother was on trial at the club . He drew the attention of Millwall F.C . and signed with them in 1973 . Known to The Lions fans as Merlin , Hill had outstanding skill that earned him wide recognition . The Millwall youngster entertained the fans with high-class shooting and dribbling and it was not long before scouts from big clubs noticed him . He played 91 league games for Millwall , scoring 22 goals . After spending the summer of 1975 on loan with the North American Soccer Leagues Chicago Sting , and being named All League , Hill subsequently signed for Manchester United in November 1975 for £70,000 , a bargain for manager Tommy Docherty , forming a wing partnership with Steve Coppell . Hill helped United reach the 1976 FA Cup Final , scoring both goals with typical long-range efforts in the semi-final at Hillsborough Stadium against Derby County . Unfortunately for Hill , United lost in the Final against Southampton . He was also part of the 1977 FA Cup-winning side . Hill left United for Derby County for £250,000 in 1978 , with his sale by Dave Sexton deeply unpopular with supporters . At the time of his sale , Hill was Uniteds top scorer and a favourite among fans . He spent two seasons with Derby County , most of it sidelined with a knee injury suffered in one of his first games , before moving to Queens Park Rangers in 1980 . He left England for the Montreal Manic of the NASL in 1981 . After a successful first season with the Manic , he began the 1982 season in Montreal , but after five games the Manic sent him to the Chicago Sting . In the fall of 1982 , the Sting entered the Major Indoor Soccer League for the winter indoor season . Hill began the season with the Sting , and moved to the San Jose Earthquakes after eleven games . In January 1983 , the Earthquakes turned around and traded Hill and Gary Etherington to the New York Arrows in exchange for Steve Zungul . In the summer of 1983 , Hill played for Inter-Montreal of the Canadian Professional Soccer League . In the autumn of 1983 , Hill signed with the Kansas City Comets of MISL . He played one season with the Comets , then began the 1984–85 season before being released . In December 1984 , he signed with the Tacoma Stars . He joined FC Twente in the Dutch Premier Division for the 1985–86 season , playing 19 times and scoring four goals . He spent the summer of 1986 in Finland with HJK Helsinki , scoring two goals in as many appearances before returning to England where he played under his former teammate Stuart Pearson at Northwich Victoria , before retiring from the game . Manager . In the summer of 1991 , Hill was managing director , Head Coach and Player of the Nova Scotia Clippers in the teams only year in the Canadian Soccer League , where he took the club to the playoffs . In 2001 , he briefly managed Chester City during their spell in the Football Conference , and had a short spell managing Hyde United . He was the Director of coaching ( Boys ) for Cleveland United SC 2012–13 . Hill admits that any promising players would be steered towards his former team . He returns to the UK several times a year with groups of players to play games in the Manchester area . Currently , Gordon is owner of United Sports based in the United States , having a partnership with Chesterfield FC , sending young players to work with them in their development squad . Gordon is still interested in continuing his management career . International career . During his career , Hill played at every level for England : as an amateur , youth , under 23 , England B and full International , at which level he won six full caps between 1976 and 1977 . Honours . Club . - Manchester United - FA Cup : 1976-77 - FA Charity Shield : 1977