John Hill  born in Yeovil, Somerset
Joined as an apprentice in 1964
Signed Professional forms in 1966
Professional League Debut Vs Swindon March 2nd 1968

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Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Football Club 1964-65 (Back Row) R.Gater, R. Bolton, T. Nelson, J. Groves, M. O'hara, D. Best, T. Standley, K. Hodgson, D. Reeves, K. Brown (Middle Row) W. Coxon, T. Naylor, J. Archer, J. Hill, J. Vincent, B. Farmer, K. White, J. Compton, A, O'Neill, R. Saunders, A. Cunliffe (Front Row)  C. Weller, R. Bumstead, C. Woods, R. Flewin(Manager) D. Coughlin, C. Crickmore
	Boscombe's apprentices have a change  from training in removing a tree which fell near the ground in a storm.
	June 1968 saw the Boscombe apprentices in an Amsterdam tournament, the 15 man squad represented the club in  Rotterdam for the first overseas venture in the clubs history. Although Boscombe's fine run in the tournament ended with a 2-1 defeat in the final against CVV Rotterdam John Hill who was captain picked up a runners up trophy. Left shows John(No5) flying the flag and also picking the  runners up trophy. Rave write-ups were given about the event: Hills leadership and example was from the top shelf. Directors Cliff Pardy and Harold Walker who went on the tour both said how were proud they were of the club and players.
	John(right) and fellow players in the  dressing room with the physio
	In place of baskets each player was given  a red and white leather holdall, with the  Clubs initials in gold and a waterproof  compartment at the side. The bags were  made by the firm of John E. Clarke & Co. of Windham Road, and were the gift of  Boscombe Director Mr. J E Clarke
	Team squad for the 1968-69 season
	Bournemouth & Boscombe team that played Poole Town 1969 1)Roger Jones 2) Terry Gulliver 3) Ralph Miller 4) Alan Summerhill 5) John Hill 6) Jimmy White 7) Chris Foote  8) Denis Longhorn 9) Keith East 10) John Hold  11) Tony Powell Sub) Ray Bumstead
	Picture of John when he was playing for Poole Town  The team  made a trip to France May 1974
	Although John only played four first team games for AFCB  he made well over 200 Combination appearances. John was at the club for over seven years, and at 22 couldn't establish a first team place so signed for Weymouth on March 4th 1971. John also played for Holt and Poole Town.
Many thanks to John for letting us look into his career