2013–14 Hartlepool United F.C. season

Hartlepool United
2013–14 season
Owner	IOR
Chairman	Ken Hodcroft
Manager	Colin Cooper
Stadium	Victoria Park
League Two	19th
FA Cup	Second round; (eliminated by Coventry City)
League Cup	First round; (eliminated by Nottingham Forest)
League Trophy	Third round ; (eliminated by; Rotherham United)
Top goalscorer	League: ; Luke James (13); All: ; Luke James (16)
Highest home attendance	4,864 (vs Morecambe)
Lowest home attendance	1,740 (vs Bradford City)
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2013–14 season is Hartlepool United's 93rd competitive season and their first season in League Two since 2006–07. Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014.

Players

As of End of Season.^[1]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	Scott Flinders
2	DF	ENG	Neil Austin
5	DF	ENG	Sam Collins
7	MF	ENG	Jonathan Franks
8	MF	ENG	Simon Walton
9	FW	ENG	Marlon Harewood
10	FW	ENG	James Poole
11	MF	ENG	Andy Monkhouse
12	FW	ENG	Jack Barmby
13	GK	ENG	Andy Rafferty
14	MF	WAL	Jack Compton
15	MF	ENG	Antony Sweeney
16	DF	ENG	Josh Rowbotham


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	ENG	Greg Rutherford
19	DF	ENG	Jordan Richards
20	DF	ENG	Dan Jones
21	DF	ENG	Michael Duckworth
22	DF	ENG	Darren Holden
24	DF	ENG	Scott Harrison
26	MF	ENG	Connor Oliver
27	MF	ENG	Connor Smith
28	MF	ENG	Lewis Hawkins
33	FW	ENG	Luke James
35	DF	ENG	Christian Burgess
37	FW	ENG	Zak Boagey
38	MF	ENG	Brad Walker

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Player	From	Fee	Ref
27 June 2013	MF	Jack Compton	Colchester United	Free	^[2]
30 July 2013	FW	Nialle Rodney	Telford United	Free	^[3]
22 August 2013	DF	Michael Duckworth	Bradford Park Avenue	Free	^[4]
13 January 2014	FW	Marlon Harewood	Bristol City	Free	^[5]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Player	To	Fee	Ref
19 June 2013	DF	Evan Horwood	Tranmere Rovers	Free	^[6]
15 July 2013	DF	Ritchie Humphreys	Chesterfield	Free	^[7]
7 August 2013	DF	Peter Hartley	Stevenage	Undisclosed	^[8]
31 January 2014	DF	Jack Baldwin	Peterborough United	£500,000	^[9]

League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
17	Cheltenham Town	46	13	16	17	53	63	−10	55
18	Morecambe	46	13	15	18	52	64	−12	54
19	Hartlepool United	46	14	11	21	50	56	−6	53
20	AFC Wimbledon	46	14	14	18	49	57	−8	53^[a]
21	Northampton Town	46	13	14	19	42	57	−15	53

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: BBC Sport^{[needs update]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:

^ On 28 April AFC Wimbledon have been deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.^[10]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	14	11	21	50	56	−6	53	10	3	10	30	27	+3	4	8	11	20	29	−9

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	D	L	D	L	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	D	D	D	D	W	L	L	L	W	L	D	W	W	D	L	W	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	L
Position	24	24	23	23	23	23	21	20	22	19	16	16	14	14	13	13	12	13	13	14	14	14	13	14	16	16	14	16	15	11	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	13	15	18	19	17	18	19

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

3 August 2013 (2013-08-03) 1	Rochdale	3–0	Hartlepool United	Rochdale
15:00	Hogan 14' Donnelly 50' Henderson 58'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,177 Referee: Michael Bull

10 August 2013 (2013-08-10) 2	Hartlepool United	0–1	Southend United	Hartlepool
15:00		Report	Eastwood 5'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,479 Referee: Mark Brown

17 August 2013 (2013-08-17) 3	York City	0–0	Hartlepool United	York
15:00		Report		Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 4,768 Referee: Dave Phillips

24 August 2013 4	Hartlepool United	0–1	Fleetwood Town	Hartlepool
15:00		Report	Hughes 16'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,297 Referee: Steven Rushton

31 August 2013 5	Torquay United	0–0	Hartlepool United	Torquay
15:00		Report		Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,646 Referee: Oliver Langford

7 September 2013 6	Hartlepool United	1–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Hartlepool
15:00	Poole 90'	Report	Kretzschmar 51', 69'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,640 Referee: Mark Haywood

14 September 2013 7	Hartlepool United	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Hartlepool
15:00	Franks 30' Monkhouse 42'	Report	Gray 57'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,388 Referee: Michael Naylor

21 September 2013 8	Bristol Rovers	2–2	Hartlepool United	Bristol
15:00	Harrold 35' O'Toole 90'	Report	James 36', 45'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,579 Referee: Charles Breakspear

28 September 2013 9	Hartlepool United	1–3	Oxford United	Hartlepool
15:00	James 48'	Report	Williams 5' Smalley 67' Hall 90' (pen)	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,799 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

5 October 2013 10	Mansfield Town	1–4	Hartlepool United	Mansfield
15:00	Clucas 75' (pen.)	Report	Monkhouse 8' Compton 44', 50' Poole 79'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 3,457 Referee: Graham Horwood

12 October 2013 11	Exeter City	0–3	Hartlepool United	Exeter
15:00		Report	Baldwin 21' James 50' Compton 62'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,615 Referee: Andy Davies

19 October 2013 12	Hartlepool United	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Hartlepool
15:00	James 55'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,929 Referee: Scott Mathieson

22 October 2013 13	Hartlepool United	3–1	AFC Wimbledon	Hartlepool
19:45	Walton 32', pen.' James 72' Dolan 83'	Report	Pell 66', pen.'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: Darren Bond Referee: 3,652

26 October 2013 14	Scunthorpe United	1–0	Hartlepool United	Scunthorpe
15:00	Winnall 76'	Report		Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: Darren Bond Referee: 3,652

2 November 2013 15	Hartlepool United	2–1	Dagenham & Redbridge	Hartlepool
15:00	Poole 12' Monkhouse 79'	Report	Hines 56'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,450 Referee: Graham Salisbury

15 November 2013 16	Newport County	2–0	Hartlepool United	Newport
19:45	Worley 7' Washington 64'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,094 Referee: Steve Martin

23 November 2013 17	Hartlepool United	2–0	Northampton Town	Hartlepool
15:00	James 23' Walton 49', pen.'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,617 Referee: Mark Haywood

26 November 2013 18	Bury	1–0	Hartlepool United	Bury
19:45	Nardiello 48'	Report		Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 1,998 Referee: Mark Heywood

30 November 2013 19	Hartlepool United	0–0	Portsmouth	Hartlepool
15:00		Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,126 Referee: Paul Tierney

14 December 2013 20	Cheltenham Town	2–2	Hartlepool United	Cheltenham
15:00	McGlashan 4' Roofe 38'	Report	Franks 54', 71'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,491 Referee: Steven Rushton

21 December 2013 20	Hartlepool United	1–1	Burton Albion	Hartlepool
15:00	Walker 69'	Report	Edwards 18'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,595 Referee: Richard Clark

26 December 2013 21	Chesterfield	1–1	Hartlepool United	Chesterfield
15:00	Darikwa 31'	Report	Dolan 48' (pen.)	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 7,680 Referee: Gary Sutton

29 December 2013 22	Morecambe	1–2	Hartlepool United	Morecambe
15:00	Sampson 87'	Report	Baldwin 18' Franks 90'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,081 Referee: Michael Naylor

1 January 2014 23	Hartlepool United	0–3	Bury	Hartlepool
15:00		Report	Mayor 5' Nardiello 12' Hinds 75'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,529 (228 away fans) Referee: Andy Haines

11 January 2014 24	Hartlepool United	0–3	Rochdale	Hartlepool
15:00		Report	Donnelly 50' Kavanagh 63' Cummins 90'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,685 (232 away fans) Referee: Rob Lewis

18 January 2014 25	Fleetwood Town	2–0	Hartlepool United	Fleetwood
15:00	Parkin 67' Marrow 69'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,009 Referee: James Adcock

25 January 2014 26	Hartlepool United	2–0	York City	Hartlepool
15:00	James 82' Barmby 89'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,673 (956 away fans) Referee: Iain Williamson

28 January 2014 27	AFC Wimbledon	2–1	Hartlepool United	Kingston upon Thames
19:45	Antwi 74' Hylton 76'	Report	James 44'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,730 (239 away fans) Referee: Mark Haywood

1 February 2014 29	Hartlepool United	0–0	Scunthorpe United	Hartlepool
15:00		Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,727 (497 away fans) Referee: Jeremy Simpson

8 February 2014 30	Dagenham & Redbridge	0–2	Hartlepool United	Dagenham
15:00		Report	Williams 69' Monkhouse 89'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 3,357 (196 away fans) Referee: Steven Rushton

15 February 2014 31	Hartlepool United	3–0	Newport County	Hartlepool
15:00	James 41' Sandell O.G. 55' Williams 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,470 (127 away fans) Referee: Trevor Kettle

18 February 2014 32	Southend United	1–1	Hartlepool United	Southend
19:45	Corr 43'	Report	Walker 59'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 4,361 (106 away fans) Referee: Keith Hill

22 February 2014 33	Northampton Town	2–0	Hartlepool United	Northampton
15:00	Doumbe 45+7' Dickenson 47'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,083 (268 away fans) Referee: Darren Bond

1 March 2014 34	Hartlepool United	3–0	Torquay United	Hartlepool
15:00	Barmby 31' James 54' Harewood 64'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,437 (91 away fans) Referee: Fred Graham

8 March 2014 35	Wycombe Wanderers	2–1	Hartlepool United	High Wycombe
15:00	Morgan 52' McClure 70'	Report	Barmby 42'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,073 (188 away fans) Referee: Andy Madley

11 March 2014 36	Accrington Stanley	0–0	Hartlepool United	Accrington
19:45		Report		Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,196 (175 away fans) Referee: David Coote

15 March 2014 37	Hartlepool United	4–0	Bristol Rovers	Hartlepool
15:00	Harewood 2' Walker 16' Walton 56' Franks 90'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,480 (239 away fans) Referee: Seb Stockbridge

21 March 2014 (2014-03-21) 38	Oxford United	1–0	Hartlepool United	Oxford
19:45	Connolly 78'	Report		Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 4,954 (185 away fans) Referee: Andy Davies

25 March 2014 (2014-03-25) 39	Hartlepool United	2–4	Mansfield Town	Hartlepool
19:45	Harewood 28' James 53'	Report	Jennings 20', 72' Rhead 80' McGuire 90+2'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,976 (129 away fans) Referee: Gary Sutton

29 March 2014 (2014-03-29) 40	Hartlepool United	0–1	Cheltenham Town	Hartlepool
15:00		Report	McGlashan 74'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,328 (104 away fans) Referee: Graham Salisbury

5 April 2014 (2014-04-05) 41	Portsmouth	1–0	Hartlepool United	Portsmouth
15:00	Webster 2'	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 15,273 (187 away fans) Referee: Andy D’Urso

12 April 2014 (2014-04-12) 42	Hartlepool United	1–2	Chesterfield	Hartlepool
15:00	James 24'	Report	Cooper 30' Doyle 49'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,778 (553 away fans) Referee: Eddie Ilderton

19 April 2014 (2014-04-19) 43	Burton Albion	3–0	Hartlepool United	Burton upon Trent
15:00	Kee 28' Phillips 58' Bell 85'	Report		Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,558 Referee: Michael Bull

21 April 2014 (2014-04-21) 44	Hartlepool United	2–1	Morecambe	Hartlepool
15:00	Compton 67' Barmby 81'	Report	Ellison 25'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,864 (241 away fans) Referee: Scott Duncan

26 April 2014 (2014-04-26) 45	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	Hartlepool United	Plymouth
15:00	Banton 30'	Report	Barmby 67'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 6,617 (246 away fans) Referee: Gary Sutton

3 May 2014 (2014-05-03) 46	Hartlepool United	0–2	Exeter City	Hartlepool
15:00		Report	Keohane 25' Wheeler 44'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,710 (186 away fans) Referee: Darren Deadman

FA Cup

9 November 2013 First Round	Hartlepool United	3–2	Notts County	Hartlepool
15:00	Baldwin 16' James 42', 72'	Report	Leacock 17' Murray 84'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,313 Referee: Carl Boyeson

7 December 2013 Second Round	Hartlepool United	1–1	Coventry City	Hartlepool
15:00	Monkhouse 78'	Report	Baker 12'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,898 Referee: Robert Madley

17 December 2013 Replay	Coventry City	2–1	Hartlepool United	Northampton
19:45	Clarke 36', 90'	Report	Baldwin 88'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,214 Referee: Keith Hill

League Cup

6 August 2013 First Round	Nottingham Forest	3–1	Hartlepool United	Nottingham
19:45	Majewski 33' Halford 65' Derbyshire 67'	Report	Austin 76'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 9,081 Referee: Stephen Martin

Football League Trophy

3 September 2013 First round	Hartlepool United	5–0	Bradford City	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:00	James 24' Franks 48' Burgess 56' Compton 59' (pen.) Rodney 87'	Report		Attendance: 1,740 Referee: Richard Clark

8 October 2013 Second round	Sheffield United	0–1	Hartlepool United	Bramall Lane, Sheffield
19:45 BST			Poole 37'	Attendance: 4,189

12 November 2013 Area quarter-final	Hartlepool United	1–2	Rotherham United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:00 GMT	Monkhouse 24'	Report	Eaves 9' Agard 45'	Attendance: 2,911 Referee: Darren Drysdale

References

^ "First team squad". FootballSquads. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
^ "Hartlepool United: Jack Compton Becomes First Colin Cooper Signing". BBC Sport. 27 June 2013.
^ "Nialle Rodney Signs For Hartlepool After Successful Trial". BBC Sport. 30 July 2013.
^ "Hartlepool: Duckworth Signs From Bradford Park Avenue". BBC Sport. 22 August 2013.
^ "Transfer window: Marlon Harewood Joins Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 13 January 2014.
^ "Stephen Foster And Evan Horwood Join Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. 19 June 2013.
^ "Ritchie Humphreys: Chesterfield Sign Former Hartlepool Full-Back". BBC Sport. 15 July 2013.
^ "Stevenage Sign Peter Hartley From Hartlepool". BBC Sport. 7 August 2013.
^ "Transfer Deadline Day: Jack Baldwin Joins Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 31 January 2014.
^ "AFC Wimbledon docked three points for ineligible Jake Nicholson". BBC Sport. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

[table_hth_WIM0.55658973965635-11] On 28 April AFC Wimbledon have been deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.^[10]

[1] "First team squad". FootballSquads. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

[2] "Hartlepool United: Jack Compton Becomes First Colin Cooper Signing". BBC Sport. 27 June 2013.

[3] "Nialle Rodney Signs For Hartlepool After Successful Trial". BBC Sport. 30 July 2013.

[4] "Hartlepool: Duckworth Signs From Bradford Park Avenue". BBC Sport. 22 August 2013.

[5] "Transfer window: Marlon Harewood Joins Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 13 January 2014.

[6] "Stephen Foster And Evan Horwood Join Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. 19 June 2013.

[7] "Ritchie Humphreys: Chesterfield Sign Former Hartlepool Full-Back". BBC Sport. 15 July 2013.

[8] "Stevenage Sign Peter Hartley From Hartlepool". BBC Sport. 7 August 2013.

[9] "Transfer Deadline Day: Jack Baldwin Joins Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 31 January 2014.

[10] "AFC Wimbledon docked three points for ineligible Jake Nicholson". BBC Sport. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

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