2010–11 Hartlepool United F.C. season

Hartlepool United
2010–11 season
Owner	IOR
Chairman	Ken Hodcroft
Manager	Chris Turner ; (until 19 August); Mick Wadsworth ; (from 19 August)
Football League One	16th
FA Cup	Third round ; (Eliminated by Watford)
Football League Cup	Second round ; (Eliminated by Wigan Athletic)
Football League Trophy	Third round ; (Eliminated by Sheffield Wednesday)
Top goalscorer	League: Antony Sweeney (9); All: Antony Sweeney (14)
Highest home attendance	4,084 (vs Sheffield Wednesday)
Lowest home attendance	1,359 (vs Northampton Town)
	← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The 2010–11 season is Hartlepool United's 102nd season in existence and their fourth consecutive season in League One since promotion in 2006–07. Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011.

Players

As of End of Season.^[1]

Current squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	Scott Flinders
2	DF	ENG	Neil Austin
3	MF	ENG	Ritchie Humphreys
4	MF	ENG	Gary Liddle
5	DF	ENG	Sam Collins
6	DF	ENG	Evan Horwood
7	MF	IRL	Leon McSweeney
8	MF	IRL	Joe Gamble
9	FW	IRL	Denis Behan
10	FW	ENG	Adam Boyd
11	MF	ENG	Andy Monkhouse
12	MF	URU	Fabian Yantorno
14	FW	ENG	James Brown
15	MF	ENG	Antony Sweeney
16	DF	ENG	Steven Haslam


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	ENG	Michael Mackay
19	MF	NOR	Jon André Fredriksen
20	MF	ENG	Paul Murray
21	GK	ENG	Andy Rafferty
22	DF	ISL	Ármann Björnsson
23	FW	ENG	Colin Larkin
24	FW	ENG	Billy Greulich
26	DF	ENG	Paul Johnson
27	DF	ENG	Dylan Purvis
28	MF	ENG	Billy Blackford
29	DF	ENG	Peter Hartley
30	MF	ENG	Callum Martin
31	GK	ENG	Liam Mooney
37	DF	ENG	Darren Holden
38	DF	ENG	Josh Rowbotham

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Player	From	Fee	Ref
14 May 2010	GK	Andy Rafferty	Guisborough Town	Free	^[2]
30 July 2010	DF	Evan Horwood	Carlisle United	Free	^[3]
5 August 2010	MF	Paul Murray	Shrewsbury Town	Free	^[4]
6 August 2010	MF	Fabián Yantorno	Atenas	Free	^[5]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Player	To	Fee	Ref
10 June 2010	MF	Alan Power	Rushden & Diamonds	Free	^[6]
14 June 2010	DF	Ben Clark	Gateshead	Free	^[7]
7 July 2010	MF	Ritchie Jones	Oldham Athletic	Free	^[8]
7 July 2010	MF	Jonny Rowell	Olympic Chaleroi	Free	^[9]
6 October 2010	DF	Julian Cherel	Mansfield Town	Free	^[10]

Results

League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	Yeovil Town	46	16	11	19	56	66	−10	59
15	Sheffield Wednesday	46	16	10	20	67	67	0	58
16	Hartlepool United	46	15	12	19	47	65	−18	57
17	Oldham Athletic	46	13	17	16	53	60	−7	56
18	Tranmere Rovers	46	15	11	20	53	60	−7	56

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2011. Source: BBC
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	15	12	19	47	65	−18	57	9	6	8	32	32	0	6	6	11	15	33	−18

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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D	W	L	L	L	D	W	L	W	W	L	D	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	L	D	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	D	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	W	L	D	L	D	D
Position	13	15	9	13	16	20	20	16	19	18	15	17	18	17	14	19	14	12	10	7	8	13	12	14	14	14	11	13	12	14	14	12	13	10	11	8	8	10	12	14	13	14	13	15	18	16

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

Results

7 August 2010	Rochdale	0–0	Hartlepool United	Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
15:00		[1]		Attendance: 3,706

14 August 2010	Hartlepool United	2–2	Swindon Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Boyd 4' Sweeney 12'	[2]	Dossevi 72' Austin 74'	Attendance: 2,893

21 August 2010	Yeovil Town	0–2	Hartlepool United	Huish Park, Yeovil
15:00		[3]	Liddle 30' Monkhouse 54'	Attendance: 3,537

28 August 2010	Hartlepool United	0–5	Sheffield Wednesday	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		[4]	Murray 8' (o.g) Coke 10' Mellor 23' Tudgay 73' (pen.) Morrison 90'	Attendance: 4,084

4 September 2010	MK Dons	1–0	Hartlepool United	Stadium:mk, Milton Keynes
12:15	Guy 77' Lewington 84'	[5]		Attendance: 7,656

11 September 2010	Hartlepool United	2–3	Exeter City	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Humphreys 38' Sweeney 42'	[6]	Harley 12' O'Flynn 48', 57'	Attendance: 2,641

18 September 2010	Brentford	0–0	Hartlepool United	Griffin Park, Brentford
15:00		[7]		Attendance: 4,710

25 September 2010	Hartlepool United	2–1	Walsall	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Sweeney 43' Monkhouse 56'	[8]	Gray 9'	Attendance: 2,552

28 September 2010	Hartlepool United	0–4	Carlisle United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45		[9]	Michalík 8' Madine 26', 36', 71'	Attendance: 3,419

2 October 2010	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	Hartlepool United	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00		[10]	McSweeney 87'	Attendance: 7,333

9 October 2010	Hartlepool United	2–0	Peterborough United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Hartley 44' Liddle 90'	[11]	Tomlin 82'	Attendance: 3,047

16 October 2010	Leyton Orient	1–0	Hartlepool United	Brisbane Road, Leyton
15:00	Téhoué 89'	[12]		Attendance: 3,605

23 October 2010	Hartlepool United	2–2	Bristol Rovers	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Gamble 29' Sweeney 79'	[13]	Kuffour 85' Anthony 90'	Attendance: 2,792

30 October 2010	Dagenham & Redbrigde	1–1	Hartlepool United	Victoria Road, Dagenham
15:00	Hartley 49' (o.g)	[14]	Arber 90' (o.g)	Attendance: 2,464

13 November 2010	Hartlepool United	3–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Austin 23' Liddle 71' Poole 84'		Dicker 57' Bridcutt 77'	Attendance: 3,073

20 November 2010	Colchester United	3–2	Hartlepool United	Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester
15:00	Bond 57' Odejayi 60' Henderson 90' (pen.)		Murray 28' Horwood 88'	Attendance: 3,640

23 November 2010	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Hartlepool United	Prenton Park, Birkenhead
19:45			Gulasci 77' (o.g.)	Attendance: 4,340

11 December 2010	A.F.C. Bournemouth	0–1	Hartlepool United	Dean Court, Bournemouth
15:00			Brown 31'	Attendance: 6,129

26 December 2010	Huddersfield Town	0–1	Hartlepool United	Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
15:00			McSweeney 42'	Attendance: 14,813

1 January 2011	Hartlepool United	4–2	Oldham Athletic	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Austin 27' (pen.) Hartley 45' Humphreys 58' Sweeney 69'		Stephens 18' Mvoto 81'	Attendance: 3,411

3 January 2011	Notts County	3–0	Hartlepool United	Meadow Lane, Nottingham
15:00	Ince 44' Miller 70' Westcarr 79'			Attendance: 6,285

15 January 2011	Hartlepool United	0–1	Dagenham & Redbridge	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00			Tomlin 86'	Attendance: 2,939

18 January 2011	Bristol Rovers	0–0	Hartlepool United	Memorial Stadium, Bristol
19:45				Attendance: 5,285

22 January 2011	Peterborough United	4–0	Hartlepool United	London Road Stadium, Peterborough
15:00	Mackail-Smith 62' Rowe 64' Tomlin 68' Wesolowski 90'			Attendance: 5,800

25 January 2011	Hartlepool United	1–1	Notts County	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Liddle 38'		Hughes 69'	Attendance: 2,545

1 February 2011	Oldham Athletic	4–0	Hartlepool United	Boundary Park, Oldham
19:45	White 7' Taylor 51' Evina 69' Reid 90'			Attendance: 3,056

5 February 2011	Hartlepool United	1–0	Colchester United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Sweeney 88'			Attendance: 2,646

12 February 2011	Brighton & Hove Albion	4–1	Hartlepool United	Withdean Stadium, Brighton
15:00	Wood 12' Murray 17', 56' Noone 53'		Sweeney 63'	Attendance: 7,296

15 February 2011	Hartlepool United	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Monkhouse 14' Liddle 62'		Eccleston 54'	Attendance: 2,289

19 February 2011	Hartlepool United	0–1	MK Dons	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00			Powell 45'	Attendance: 2,620

22 February 2011	Hartlepool United	0–0	Southampton	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45				Attendance: 3,301

26 February 2011	Exeter City	1–2	Hartlepool United	St James Park, Exeter
15:00	Cureton 59'		Monkhouse 21, 29'	Attendance: 4,931

1 March 2011	Hartlepool United	0–1	Huddersfield Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45			Pilkington 12'	Attendance: 2,857

5 March 2011	Hartlepool United	3–0	Brentford	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Monkhouse 36, 57' Liddle 83'			Attendance: 2,936

8 March 2011	Carlisle United	1–0	Hartlepool United	Brunton Park, Carlisle
19:45	Zoko 67'			Attendance: 3,898

12 March 2011	Hartlepool United	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Sweeney 20' Collins 64'			Attendance: 3,059

15 March 2011	Hartlepool United	0–1	Leyton Orient	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45			Smith 28'	Attendance: 2,313

19 March 2011	Walsall	5–2	Hartlepool United	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
15:00	Grigg 59' Byfield 64' Gray 77' Smith 83' Ledesma 90+4'		Larkin 21, 52'	Attendance: 4,234

25 March 2011	Hartlepool United	0–2	Rochdale	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45			Jones 23' Dawson 56'	Attendance: 3,081

2 April 2011	Swindon Town	1–1	Hartlepool United	County Ground, Swindon
15:00	Ritchie 67'		Horwood 37'	Attendance: 7,146

9 April 2011	Hartlepool United	3–1	Yeovil Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Boyd 18' Collins 62' Larkin 69'		Obika 10'	Attendance: 2,834

16 April 2011	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Hartlepool United	Hillsborough, Sheffield
15:00	Miller 45+2 (pen)' Madine 65'

22 April 2011	Hartlepool United	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Sweeney 14'		Jennings 81'	Attendance: 2,969

25 April 2011	Southampton	2–0	Hartlepool United	St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
16:00	Lambert 50 (pen)' Fonte 82'			Attendance: 24,210

30 April 2011	Hartlepool United	2–2	A.F.C. Bournemouth	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Boyd 52' Flinders 90+4'		Lovell 29' McDermott 38'	Attendance: 3,159

7 May 2011	Charlton Athletic	0–0	Hartlepool United	The Valley, Charlton
15:00				Attendance: 15,804

FA Cup

6 November 2010 (2010-11-06) First round	Hartlepool United	0–0	Vauxhall Motors	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report		Attendance: 2,381

16 November 2010 (2010-11-16) replay	Vauxhall Motors	0–1	Hartlepool United	Rivacre Park, Ellesmere Port
19:45			Brown 70'	Attendance: 2,406

14 December 2010 (2010-12-14) Second round	Hartlepool United	4–2	Yeovil Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Sweeney 35', 40', 59' Humphreys 49'		A. Williams 18' Upson 31'	Attendance: 1,914

8 January 2011 (2011-01-08) Third round	Watford	4–1	Hartlepool United	Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00	Mingoia 66' Sordell 68', 82' Graham 90'		Sweeney 45'	Attendance: 8,950

Football League Cup

11 August 2010 (2010-08-11) First round	Hartlepool United	2–0	Sheffield United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Brown 6' Boyd 61' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 2,520

24 August 2010 (2010-08-24) Second round	Hartlepool United	0–3	Wigan Athletic	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		[15]	Collins 3' (o.g) Gómez 76' Moses 86'	Attendance: 3,196

Football League Trophy

31 August 2010 (2010-08-31) First round	Hartlepool United	4–0	Northampton Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:00	Horwood 66' Sweeney 69' Monkhouse 71' Behan 75'	Report		Attendance: 1,359

5 October 2010 (2010-10-05) Second round	Hartlepool United	1–0	Bradford City	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:00	McSweeney 69'	Report		Attendance: 1,728

10 November 2010 (2010-11-10) Third round	Sheffield Wednesday	4–1	Hartlepool United	Hillsborough, Sheffield
19:30	Mellor 9', 29', 48' (pen.) Teale 55'	Report	Yantorno 43'	Attendance: 10,909

References

^ "First team profiles". Hartlepool United F.C. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
^ "Andy Rafferty Is Hartlepool's First Summer Signing". BBC Sport. 14 May 2010.
^ "Hartlepool Complete The Signing of Local Lad Horwood". The Northern Echo. 30 July 2010.
^ "Paul Murray Completes Hartlepool Move". Vital Hartlepool. 5 August 2010.
^ "Yantorno Puts Pen To Paper on Pools Deal". The Northern Echo. 6 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2010.
^ "Diamonds Sign Alan Power". Rushden and Diamonds FC. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012.
^ "Gateshead land Hartlepool United Defender". Gateshead FC. 14 June 2010. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010.
^ "Ritchie Jones Joins Latics". Oldham Athletic FC. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 10 July 2010.
^ "Jonny Rowell Joins Belgian Side". Vital Hartlepool. 7 July 2010.
^ "Mansfield Town Swoop For Keeper Mihkel Aksalu". BBC Sport. 6 October 2010.

[1] "First team profiles". Hartlepool United F.C. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2011.

[2] "Andy Rafferty Is Hartlepool's First Summer Signing". BBC Sport. 14 May 2010.

[3] "Hartlepool Complete The Signing of Local Lad Horwood". The Northern Echo. 30 July 2010.

[4] "Paul Murray Completes Hartlepool Move". Vital Hartlepool. 5 August 2010.

[5] "Yantorno Puts Pen To Paper on Pools Deal". The Northern Echo. 6 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2010.

[6] "Diamonds Sign Alan Power". Rushden and Diamonds FC. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012.

[7] "Gateshead land Hartlepool United Defender". Gateshead FC. 14 June 2010. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010.

[8] "Ritchie Jones Joins Latics". Oldham Athletic FC. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 10 July 2010.

[9] "Jonny Rowell Joins Belgian Side". Vital Hartlepool. 7 July 2010.

[10] "Mansfield Town Swoop For Keeper Mihkel Aksalu". BBC Sport. 6 October 2010.

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