Born in Bristol Matt Hill actually made his debut against Wolves, as a 17-year-old for Bristol City in their 6-1 defeat to the Molineux men in November, 1998.

He went on to make over 200 appearances for his home-town club before joining Preston in 2005 where he rattled up another century-plus of appearances in the following three years.

A left back who can also operate in the centre, Hill joined Wolves for an undisclosed fee on September 1 but saw his debut delayed after picking up a knee injury in training shortly afterwards.

He made his belated bow in Wolves colours in the 3-0 win over Derby in December.

Although in and out of the team in his first season, Hill finished up with 14 appearances and in particular played a crucial role in helping the team recover from their dip in form in January and February of 2009.

He made his Premier League bow for Wolves in the defeat at Blackburn in September, 2009, and appeared again in the defeat at Manchester United in December.

He spent the latter part of the campaign on loan with Queens Park Rangers, nailing down the left back slot in making 16 appearances.