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Tony Incenzo: Not bad for a bag of balls!

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Tony Incenzo
9 February 2025

By Tony Incenzo
TALKING POINTS

Looking back on a glittering career where he won six England international caps marauding down the left wing for the likes of Manchester United, Gordon Hill believes it all became possible due to his humble upbringing in Non-League circles.
Hill also played professionally for Millwall, Derby County and Queens Park Rangers plus several overseas teams.
Nevertheless it was Southall FC who set him on his way.
Currently aged 70 and living in the USA, near Seattle, Hill joined me on Zoom to discuss those early days.
Modest path
He began by recalling a modest path i...

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