Edward Dennis Herbert Uphill (11 August 1931 – 7 February 2007) was an English professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Reading, Coventry City, Mansfield Town, Watford and Crystal Palace.
Uphill signed as a professional for Spurs in September 1949 and made his Football League debut against Sunderland on 2 February 1950.
He played a part in the push and run side of 1950–51 when he scored one goal[2] and made two appearances[3] in the position of inside forward.
Signed by Reading in an exchange deal which involved Johnny Brooks in February 1953 he went on to make 92 appearances and netting 42 goals for the club.
[4] After retiring from the game through injury, he gained a turf accountants licence and ran a bookmakers business in Watford, before owning a removals company.