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Football League Division Three - Coventry City v Colchester United

Coventry City players and officials, including manager Jimmy Hill (second l) and captain George Curtis (holding Player of the Season trophy, c), celebrate winning the Third Division Championship after their 1-0 victory

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Jimmy Hill - Press Conference - Dorchester Hotel, London

Former Coventry City Manager and footballer Jimmy Hill at a press conference to announce him becoming the head of London Weekend Television Limited's Sports Unit. Balham born Hill (39) began his football career as an amateur with Reading and signed as a professional with Brentford before joining Fulham. He became chairman of the Professional Footballers Association in 1956 and successfully negotiated a new deal for the players which culminated in the abolition of the maximum wage in 1960. He became Coventry City manager in 1961 and led the club from the third to the first Division in five and a half years

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Coventry City - Jimmy Hill

Within sight of achieving his ambition to raise Coventry City to the First Division is manager Jimmy Hill

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Coventry City