John Hillcoat (footballer)

John Hillcoat (born 16 December 1970) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

John Hillcoat
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-12-16) 16 December 1970
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Linwood Rangers
Gleniffer Thistle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 Dunfermline Athletic 13 (0)
1994–1996 Clyde 38 (0)
1996 Hamilton Academical 2 (0)
1996–1997 Partick Thistle 26 (0)
1997 Clydebank 7 (0)
1997 Hamilton Academical 1 (0)
1997–1998 Greenock Morton 9 (0)
1998–1999 Hamilton Academical 9 (0)
1999–2000 Queen of the South 22 (0)
2000–2002 Dumbarton 39 (0)
2002 St Mirren 9 (0)
2002–2003 Stranraer 27 (0)
2003–2005 Ayr United 13 (0)
2005–2007 Brechin City 6 (0)
2007–2008 Stenhousemuir 11 (0)
2008 East Stirlingshire 3 (0)
2008 St Johnstone 0 (0)
Total 235 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Playing

Hillcoat is a former Dunfermline Athletic, Clyde, Hamilton Academical, Partick Thistle, Clydebank, Morton, Queen of the South, St Mirren,[1] Dumbarton, Stranraer, Ayr United, Brechin City and Stenhousemuir goalkeeper.

In November 2008, Hillcoat joined St Johnstone as cover,[2] but was then released at the end of December.[3]

Coaching

Hillcoat left Stenhousemuir in May 2008 to take up a position as goalkeeping coach at East Stirlingshire.[4] In December 2008 he took up a similar position at Alloa Athletic.

Personal life

Hillcoat grew up in Linwood, Renfrewshire. He currently writes a column for the Sunday Mail newspaper.

gollark: It's too slow to outpace everyone else's exploits.
gollark: Basically, the "demand-based" prices which aren't actually based on *how much people are willing to pay* are an utterly broken idea.
gollark: Yes, I did some testing and it works.
gollark: If you buy a share in yourself the price goes up. You can then buy further shares at the higher price, then sell them all at once so they all go for that high price. 2% is taken as bank fees if you have debt, but your net worth still goes up.
gollark: There's lots of talk about "tweaking" but really I think they need a total overhaul. Again.

References
  1. "Hillcoat joins St Mirren". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 February 2002. Retrieved 7 January 2007.
  2. "Play it again would suit Holmes". The Courier. DC Thomson. 29 November 2008. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008.
  3. "Saints sign Ireland B internationalist". The Courier. DC Thomson. 30 December 2008. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011.
  4. "Three players leave Stenhousemuir". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2008.
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