Career
Towards the end of his playing career, Hillcoat became the player/manager of Hamilton. He left the club in May 2003, after former Clyde owner Ronnie Macdonald took control of the club Hillcoat then moved to Clyde as a youth team coach, a position he vacated in December 2004 for business reasons.
In February 2014, Hillcoat was appointed to the coaching staff of Queen"s Park.