Template:Did you know nominations/Joe Hillier


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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 19:17, 10 December 2018 (UTC)

Joe Hillier

 * ... that Cardiff City lost £200 from Joe Hillier transfer to Middlesbrough in 1930 after the club's manager wrote down the wrong sum? Source: WalesOnline
 * Reviewed: Yang Dan (chemist)

Created by Kosack (talk). Self-nominated at 20:30, 28 October 2018 (UTC).


 * Replies to your points above:
 * Source added for triple transfer.
 * A quote from the off line source:
 * A quote from the off line source:

"A butcher by trade, goalkeeper Joe Hillier started out with his home town team Bridgend prior to a trial with Swansea. However, it was with Cardiff that he turned professional..."


 * Only league appearances are counted in infoboxes.
 * I have no idea if it's BLP policy, but Eddie Jenkins was the oldest former Cardiff player still living when he died in 2005 and Hillier was born before him.
 * QPQ added. Kosack (talk) 13:30, 29 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg I see. Good to go then. Juxlos (talk) 13:40, 29 October 2018 (UTC)