2011–12 Hartlepool United F.C. season
| 2011–12 season | ||||
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| Owner | IOR | |||
| Chairman | Ken Hodcroft | |||
| Manager | Mick Wadsworth (until 6 December) Neale Cooper (from 28 December) | |||
| Stadium | Victoria Park | |||
| League One | 13th | |||
| FA Cup | First round (Eliminated by Stevenage) | |||
| League Cup | First round (Eliminated by Sheffield United) | |||
| Football League Trophy | First Round (Eliminated by Scunthorpe United) | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Antony Sweeney (8) All: Antony Sweeney (9) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 6,800 (vs Sheffield Wednesday) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,744 (vs Stevenage) | |||
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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.
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Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Player | From | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2011 | FW | James Poole | Manchester City | Free | [2] |
| 13 May 2011 | MF | Nolberto Solano | Leicester City | Free | [3] |
| 27 June 2011 | FW | Colin Nish | Hibernian | Free | [4] |
| 22 July 2011 | DF | Jack Baldwin | Faversham Town | Undisclosed | [5] |
| 2 September 2011 | DF | Stephen Wright | Brentford | Free | [6] |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Player | To | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 June 2011 | MF | Leon McSweeney | Leyton Orient | Free | [7] |
| 23 June 2011 | MF | Joe Gamble | Limerick | Free | [8] |
| 23 June 2011 | FW | Denis Behan | Limerick | Free | [8] |
| 11 July 2011 | DF | Dylan Purvis | Blyth Spartans | Free | [8] |
| 5 August 2011 | FW | Michael Mackay | Consett | Free | [8] |
| 7 August 2011 | FW | Billy Greulich | Durham City | Free | [8] |
| 10 August 2011 | MF | Fabián Yantorno | Sud América | Free | [8] |
| 13 August 2011 | MF | Billy Blackford | Whitby Town | Free | [8] |
| 15 September 2011 | DF | Ármann Björnsson | ÍA | Free | [8] |
| 11 January 2012 | DF | Jordan Mellish | Blyth Spartans | Free | [9] |
| 24 January 2012 | DF | Stephen Wright | Wrexham | Free | [10][11] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Player | From | Date until | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 March 2012 | FW | Samuel Adjei | Newcastle United | 2 April 2012 | [12] |
| 20 March 2012 | FW | Ryan Noble | Sunderland | 1 June 2012 | [13] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Player | To | Date until | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2011 | FW | Callum Hassan | Harrogate Town | 12 September 2011 | [14] |
| 19 September 2011 | FW | Callum Hassan | Whitby Town | 19 October 2011 | [15] |
| 19 September 2011 | MF | Lewis Hawkins | Whitby Town | 19 October 2011 | [15] |
| 4 November 2011 | DF | Paul Johnson | Workington | 3 March 2012 | [16][17] |
| 4 November 2011 | FW | Steven Snaith | Workington | 4 January 2012 | [16] |
| 16 March 2012 | DF | Paul Johnson | Darlington | 1 June 2012 | [18] |
Results
Pre-season friendlies
| 11 July 2011 | Den Bosch | 2–2 | Hartlepool United | De Vliert, Den Bosch |
| 18:30 | Reniers Karg |
Mooney Nish |
| 20 July 2011 | Blyth Spartans | 1–3 | Hartlepool United | Croft Park, Blyth |
| 19:0 | Armstrong |
Hassan Poole |
| 23 July 2011 | Workington | 2–3 | Hartlepool United | Borough Park, Workington |
| 15:00 | McNiven Johnson |
Boyd Hassan Sweeney |
| 25 July 2011 | Whitby Town | 0–2 | Hartlepool United | Turnbull Ground, Whitby |
| 19:00 | Larkin Poole |
| 27 July 2011 | Harrogate Town | 0–3 | Hartlepool United | Wetherby Road, Harrogate |
| 19:30 | Austin Nish Luscombe |
| 30 July 2011 | York City | 2–1 | Hartlepool United | Bootham Crescent, York |
| 15:00 | Chambers Fyfield |
Boyd |
Attendance: 1,241 |
| 2 August 2011 | Hartlepool United | 1–3 | Sunderland | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
| 19:30 | Solano |
Gyan Colback Larsson |
Attendance: 5,757 |
League One
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 58 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 56 |
| 13 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 56 |
| 14 | Bury | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 60 | 79 | −19 | 56 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 54 |
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
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 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 56 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 33 | −4 |
Results by matchday
| 6 August 2011 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 2–2 | Hartlepool United | Stadium:mk, Milton Keynes |
| 15:00 | Chadwick Ibehre |
Boyd Poole |
Attendance: 7,287 |
| 13 August 2011 2 | Hartlepool United | 1–1 | Walsall | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
| 15:00 | Nish |
Macken |
Attendance: 5,170 |
| 16 August 2011 3 | Hartlepool United | 0–0 | Huddersfield Town | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
| 19:45 | Attendance: 5,506 |
| 20 August 2011 4 | Stevenage | 2–2 | Hartlepool United | Broadhall Way, Stevenage |
| 15:00 | Harrison Laird |
Hartley Boyd |
Attendance: 2,831 |
| 27 August 2011 5 | Rochdale | 1–3 | Hartlepool United | Spotland Stadium, Rochdale |
| 15:00 | Akpa Akpro |
Boyd Poole |
Attendance: 2,600 |
| 3 September 2011 6 | Hartlepool United | 2–0 | Exeter City | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
| 15:00 | Liddle Luscombe |
Attendance: 5,152 |
| 10 September 2011 7 | Carlisle United | 1–2 | Hartlepool United | Brunton Park, Carlisle |
| 15:00 | Loy |
Liddle Boyd |
Attendance: 4,765 |
| 17 September 2011 8 | Hartlepool United | 3–0 | Bury | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
| 15:00 | Solano Nish |
Attendance: 5,343 |
| 24 September 2011 9 | Bournemouth | 1–2 | Hartlepool United | Dean Court, Bournemouth |
| 15:00 | Gregory |
Solano Horwood |
Attendance: 5,275 |
| 1 October 2011 10 | Hartlepool United | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
| 15:00 | Johnson |
Attendance: 6,800 |
| 9 October 2011 11 | Notts County | 3–0 | Hartlepool United | Meadow Lane, Nottingham |
| 16:30 | Hawley Montano |
Attendance: 6,172 |
| 15 October 2011 12 | Hartlepool United | 1–3 | Wycombe Wanderers | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
| 15:00 | Boyd |
Donnelly Beavon Sam Collins |
Attendance: 5,421 |
| 22 October 2011 13 | Chesterfield | 2–3 | Hartlepool United | B2net Stadium, Chesterfield |
| 15:00 | Clarke Holden |
Murray Poole |
Attendance: 5,937 |
| 25 October 2011 14 | Hartlepool United | 0–2 | Tranmere Rovers | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
| 19:45 | Akins |
Attendance: 5,200 |
| 29 October 2011 15 | Hartlepool United | 0–4 | Charlton Athletic | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
| 15:00 | Wright-Phillips Hollands Wagstaff |
Attendance: 5,333 |
| 5 November 2011 16 | Leyton Orient | 1–1 | Hartlepool United | Brisbane Road, Leyton |
| 15:00 | Cox |
Austin |
Attendance: 4,424 |
| 19 November 2011 17 | Scunthorpe United | 0–2 | Hartlepool United | Glanford Park, Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 | Monkhouse Sweeney |
Attendance: 3,861 |
| 26 November 2011 18 | Hartlepool United | 0–1 | Yeovil Town | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
| 15:00 | N'Gala |
Attendance: 4,604 |
| 29 November 2011 19 | Hartlepool United | 0–1 | Preston North End | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
| 19:45 | Mellor |
Attendance: 4,156 |
| 10 December 2011 20 | Brentford | 2–1 | Hartlepool United | Griffin Park, Brentford |
| 15:00 | McGinn Alexander |
Collins |
Attendance: 6,352 |
| 17 December 2011 21 | Hartlepool United | 0–1 | Colchester United | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
| 15:00 | Wordsworth |
Attendance: 4,029 |
| 26 December 2011 22 | Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | Hartlepool United | Boundary Park, Oldham |
| 15:00 | Poole |
Attendance: 4,459 |
| 31 December 2011 23 | Sheffield United | 3–1 | Hartlepool United | Bramall Lane, Sheffield |
| 13:00 | Flynn Porter Evans |
Hartley |
Attendance: 20,372 |
| 2 January 2012 24 | Hartlepool United | 1–2 | Scunthorpe United | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
| 15:00 | Monkhouse |
Togwell Thompson |
Attendance: 5,289 |
| 7 January 2012 25 | Hartlepool United | 2–0 | Rochdale | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
| 15:00 | Brown James |
Attendance: 4,663 |
| 14 January 2012 26 | Exeter City | 0–0 | Hartlepool United | St James Park, Exeter |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 4,016 |
| 21 January 2012 27 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–2 | Hartlepool United | Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield |
| 15:00 | Johnson Madine |
Hartley Sweeney |
Attendance: 17,469 |
| 28 January 2012 28 | Hartlepool United | 4–0 | Carlisle United | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
| 15:00 | James Sweeney Nish |
Attendance: 5,995 |
| 11 February 2012 29 | Hartlepool United | 0–0 | AFC Bournemouth | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 4,548 |
| 14 February 2012 30 | Preston North End | 1–0 | Hartlepool United | Deepdale, Preston |
| 19:45 | Mayor |
Attendance: 14,191 |
| 18 February 2012 31 | Hartlepool United | 3–0 | Notts County | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
| 15:00 | Sweeney Monkhouse |
Attendance: 4,718 |
| 25 February 2012 32 | Wycombe Wanderers | 5–0 | Hartlepool United | Adams Park, Wycombe |
| 15:00 | Hayes Doherty Beavon |
Attendance: 4,408 |
| 28 February 2012 33 | Bury | 1–2 | Hartlepool United | Gigg Lane, Bury |
| 19:45 | Worrall |
Humphreys Boyd |
Attendance: 2,072 |
| 3 March 2012 34 | Hartlepool United | 1–1 | Milton Keynes Dons | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
| 15:00 | Poole |
O'Shea |
Attendance: 4,955 |
| 6 March 2012 35 | Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | Hartlepool United | Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield |
| 19:45 | Lee |
Attendance: 12,316 |
| 10 March 2012 36 | Walsall | 0–0 | Hartlepool United | Banks's Stadium, Walsall |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 3,751 |
| 17 March 2012 37 | Hartlepool United | 0–0 | Stevenage | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 4,484 |
| 20 March 2012 38 | Hartlepool United | 0–1 | Oldham Athletic | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
| 19:45 | Mvoto |
Attendance: 4,109 |
| 24 March 2012 39 | Yeovil Town | 0–1 | Hartlepool United | Huish Park, Yeovil |
| 15:00 | Noble |
Attendance: 4,033 |
| 31 March 2012 40 | Hartlepool United | 0–1 | Sheffield United | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
| 15:00 | Evans |
Attendance: 5,825 |
| 6 April 2012 41 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Hartlepool United | Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester |
| 15:00 | Sears |
Sweeney |
Attendance: 3,921 |
| 9 April 2012 42 | Hartlepool United | 0–0 | Brentford | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 4,292 |
| 14 April 2012 43 | Hartlepool United | 1–2 | Chesterfield | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
| 15:00 | Liddle |
Whitaker Bowery |
Attendance: 4,004 |
| 21 April 2012 44 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 | Hartlepool United | Prenton Park, Birkenhead |
| 15:00 | Welsh Williams |
Sweeney |
Attendance: 4,757 |
| 28 April 2012 45 | Hartlepool United | 2–1 | Leyton Orient | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
| 15:00 | Sweeney Noble |
Campbell-Ryce |
Attendance: 4,502 |
| 5 May 2012 46 | Charlton Athletic | 3–2 | Hartlepool United | The Valley, Charlton |
| 15:00 | Hollands Haynes Kermorgant |
Hartley Liddle |
Attendance: 26,749 |
FA Cup
| 12 November 2011 1 | Hartlepool United | 0–1 | Stevenage | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
| 15:00 | Summary | Laird |
Attendance: 2,744 Referee: Mark Heywood |
League Cup
| 9 August 2011 | Hartlepool United | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Sheffield United | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
| 19:30 | Sweeney |
Quinn |
Attendance: 2,774 | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Horwood Poole Luscombe Collins Austin Nish |
Cresswell Collins Montgomery Quinn Lowton Philliskirk |
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Football League Trophy
| 30 August 2011 Round 1 | Scunthorpe United | 2–0 | Hartlepool United | Glanford Park |
| 19:00 | Grant |
Attendance: 1,763 |
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Scott Flinders | 48 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Neil Austin | 49 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | MF | Ritchie Humphreys | 32 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Gary Liddle | 40 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Sam Collins | 37 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Evan Horwood | 44 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | James Brown | 25 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | FW | James Poole | 30 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Colin Nish | 20 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | Adam Boyd | 36 | 6 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Andy Monkhouse | 48 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | DF | Stephen Wright | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Nathan Luscombe | 16 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | Antony Sweeney | 42 | 9 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | Steven Haslam | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Samuel Adjei | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | Jack Baldwin | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | Jordan Richards | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Paul Murray | 46 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | GK | Andy Rafferty | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | FW | Callum Hassan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | Nolberto Solano | 16 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | FW | Colin Larkin | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28 | DF | Josh Rowbotham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | DF | Peter Hartley | 47 | 4 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 30 | DF | Darren Holden | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | MF | Luke James | 19 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | MF | Lewis Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | FW | Ryan Noble | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | MF | Greg Rutherford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Goalscorers
| Rank | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antony Sweeney | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | James Poole | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Adam Boyd | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Peter Hartley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary Liddle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Colin Nish | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 7 | Luke James | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Andy Monkhouse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | Neil Austin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Noble | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Nolberto Solano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | James Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | ) | 1 | |
| Ritchie Humphreys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Nathan Luscombe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Paul Murray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Clean Sheets
| Rank | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Flinders | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Andy Rafferty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Penalties
| Date | Name | Opposition | Scored? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2011 | Adam Boyd | Stevenage | |
| 15 October 2011 | Adam Boyd | Wycombe Wanderers | |
| 5 November 2011 | Neil Austin | Leyton Orient |
Suspensions
| Date Incurred | Name | Games Missed | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August 2011 | Nathan Luscombe | 3 | |
| 5 November 2011 | Paul Murray | 1 | |
| 12 November 2011 | Scott Flinders | 1 | |
| 31 March 2012 | Peter Hartley | 1 |
Awards
| End of Season Awards | Winner |
|---|---|
| Hartlepool Mail Player of the Year | Peter Hartley |
| Players' Player of the Year | Peter Hartley |
| Michael Maidens' Goal of the Season | Luke James vs Rochdale |
| Supporters' Association Youth Team Player of the Year | Josh Rowbotham |
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