Career
He is currently the goalkeeping coach at York City. Hinchcliffe made one Scottish Football League (SFL) appearance for Albion Rovers in the 1991/92 season, before moving to Highland League club Elgin City. In 1995 he moved back into the SFL with Arbroath, where he made nearly 200 appearances for the club
In the summer of 2003 he transferred to Street Mirren and made 70 appearances, including several in their promotion season in 2005-2006.
In the 2006-2007 season, he played a handful of games for Queen of the South during a loan spell at the Dumfries club In the summer of 2007, he signed for Partick Thistle as goalkeeper and goalkeeper coach.
Thistle"s manager, Ian McCall, had also signed Hinchcliffe (on loan) for Queen of the South. He was released at the end of the 2009/10 season but rejoined in a player-coach role in time for the 2010/11 season.
In April 2011 Hinchcliffe continued his role under the new management team of Jackie McNamara and Simon Donnelly.
McNamara and Donnelly left Partick Thistle in January 2013, with the club sitting in 2nd place, to join Dundee United. Hinchcliffe worked closely with new caretaker manager Alan Archibald. Archibald later guided Thistle to the Championship gaining the Jags promotion to the Scottish Premiership with a 16-game unbeaten run.
Despite Thistle"s attempts to secure Hinchliffe"s services he opted to rejoin Jackie McNamara and Simon Donnelly at Dundee United, signing a three-year deal in time for season 2013-2014.
Hinchcliffe left Dundee United in September 2015, following McNamara"s departure. In November 2015 he was appointed as goalkeeping coach at Airdrieonians, but a month later reunited with McNamara at League Two club York City.