2001–02 Hartlepool United F.C. season

The 2001–02 season was Hartlepool United's 95th year in existence. Along with competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002.

Hartlepool United

2001–02 season
Owner	IOR
Chairman	Ken Hodcroft
Manager	Chris Turner
Stadium	Victoria Park
Division Three	7th
FA Cup	First round (Eliminated by Swindon Town)
Football League Cup	First round (Eliminated by Nottingham Forest)
Football League Trophy	First round (Eliminated by Bury)
Top goalscorer	League: Gordon Watson (18) All: Gordon Watson (18)
Highest home attendance	7,135 (vs Cheltenham Town)
Lowest home attendance	2,190 (vs Bury)

Players

As of End of Season.

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	WAL	Anthony Williams
2	DF	ENG	Paul Arnison
3	DF	ENG	Mark Robinson
4	DF	ENG	Michael Barron
5	DF	ENG	Graeme Lee
6	DF	ENG	Chris Westwood
7	MF	ENG	Mark Tinkler
8	MF	ENG	Ritchie Humphreys
9	FW	ENG	Tony Lormor
10	FW	ENG	Kevin Henderson
11	FW	WAL	Eifion Williams
12	FW	WAL	Jermaine Easter

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	ENG	Tommy Widdrington
15	DF	ENG	Jon Bass
16	MF	ENG	Darrell Clarke
17	MF	ENG	Paul Stephenson
18	DF	NIR	Gordon Simms
19	FW	ENG	Adam Boyd
20	DF	ENG	James Sharp
21	GK	NOR	Martin Hollund
23	FW	ENG	Gordon Watson
24	MF	ENG	James Coppinger
25	MF	ENG	Antony Sweeney
26	MF	ENG	Paul Smith

Results

Pre-season friendlies

Billingham Town v Hartlepool United

18 July 2001 (2001-07-18)	Billingham Town	0–4	Hartlepool United	Bedford Terrace, Billingham
19:00		Report	Lormor 15' Stephenson 30' Clark 36' Henderson 86'

Division Three

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	20	11	15	74	48	+26	71	12	6	5	53	23	+30	8	5	10	21	25	−4

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	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	L	D	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	W	L	D	W	L	L	D	D	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W
Position	12	3	13	17	20	21	23	23	23	22	22	23	24	20	21	24	20	15	13	8	9	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	8	7

Source: InTheMadCrowd
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Hartlepool United v Mansfield Town

11 August 2001 (2001-08-11) 1	Hartlepool United	1–1	Mansfield Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Clark 78'	Report	Greenacre 8'	Attendance: 3,534 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Shrewsbury Town v Hartlepool United

18 August 2001 (2001-08-18) 2	Shrewsbury Town	1–3	Hartlepool United	Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00	Rodgers 40'	Report	Clark 61' (pen.) Henderson 66' Tinkler 76'	Attendance: 2,783 Referee: Joe Ross

Hartlepool United v Darlington

25 August 2001 (2001-08-25) 3	Hartlepool United	1–2	Darlington	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Tinkler 15'	Report	Atkinson 35' Mellanby 42'	Attendance: 4,842 Referee: Neale Barry

Leyton Orient v Hartlepool United

27 August 2001 (2001-08-27) 4	Leyton Orient	2–0	Hartlepool United	Brisbane Road, Leyton
15:00	Ibehre 45' Houghton 90'	Report		Attendance: 3,719 Referee: Mark Cooper

Scunthorpe United v Hartlepool United

8 September 2001 (2001-09-08) 5	Scunthorpe United	1–0	Hartlepool United	Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
15:00	Torpey 29'	Report		Attendance: 3,206 Referee: Alan Butler

Southend United v Hartlepool United

15 September 2001 (2001-09-15) 6	Southend United	0–0	Hartlepool United	Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00		Report		Attendance: 3,933 Referee: Paul Armstrong

Hartlepool United v Cheltenham Town

18 September 2001 (2001-09-18) 7	Hartlepool United	0–1	Cheltenham Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45		Report	Devaney 78'	Attendance: 2,599 Referee: Mike Pike

Hartlepool United v Kidderminster Harriers

22 September 2001 (2001-09-22) 8	Hartlepool United	1–1	Kidderminster Harriers	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Watson 54'	Report	Blake 57'	Attendance: 3,130 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Lincoln City v Hartlepool United

25 September 2001 (2001-09-25) 9	Lincoln City	2–0	Hartlepool United	Sincil Bank, Lincoln
19:45	Thorpe 37' Holmes 66' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 2,306 Referee: Michael Ryan

Hartlepool United v Carlisle United

29 September 2001 (2001-09-29) 10	Hartlepool United	3–1	Carlisle United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Tinkler 34' Watson 66' Boyd 88'	Report	Hews 4'	Attendance: 3,854 Referee: Phil Joslin

Rushden & Diamonds v Hartlepool United

5 October 2001 (2001-10-05) 11	Rushden & Diamonds	2–1	Hartlepool United	Nene Park, Irthlingborough
19:45	Barron 30' (o.g.) Hunter 67'	Report	Watson 45'	Attendance: 3,929 Referee: Clive Penton

Hartlepool United v York City

13 October 2001 (2001-10-13) 12	Hartlepool United	3–0	York City	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Tinkler 39' Boyd 47', 64'	Report		Attendance: 3,603 Referee: Tony Bates

Torquay United v Hartlepool United

20 October 2001 (2001-10-20) 13	Torquay United	1–0	Hartlepool United	Plainmoor, Torquay
15:00	Graham 79'	Report		Attendance: 2,148 Referee: Grant Hegley

Macclesfield Town v Hartlepool United

23 October 2001 (2001-10-23) 14	Macclesfield Town	0–1	Hartlepool United	Moss Rose, Macclesfield
19:45		Report	Boyd 77'	Attendance: 1,356 Referee: Paul Danson

Hartlepool United v Oxford United

27 October 2001 (2001-10-27) 15	Hartlepool United	0–1	Oxford United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report	Moody 48'	Attendance: 3,595 Referee: Steve Baines

Plymouth Argyle v Hartlepool United

3 November 2001 (2001-11-03) 16	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Hartlepool United	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00	Friio 41'	Report		Attendance: 5,723 Referee: Bill Jordan

Hartlepool United v Hull City

6 November 2001 (2001-11-06) 17	Hartlepool United	4–0	Hull City	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Watson 33', 40', 90' Barron 84'	Report		Attendance: 3,183 Referee: Peter Jones

Hartlepool United v Exeter City

10 November 2001 (2001-11-10) 18	Hartlepool United	2–0	Exeter City	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Watson 49' Lormor 90'	Report		Attendance: 3,222 Referee: Roger Furnandiz

Hartlepool United v Halifax Town

20 November 2001 (2001-11-20) 19	Hartlepool United	3–0	Halifax Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Watson 35' Tinkler 60' Widdrington 65'	Report		Attendance: 2,963 Referee: Phil Richards

Swansea City v Hartlepool United

23 November 2001 (2001-11-23) 20	Swansea City	0–1	Hartlepool United	Vetch Field, Swansea
19:45		Report	Lee 20'	Attendance: 4,161 Referee: Peter Walton

Hartlepool United v Rochdale

30 November 2001 (2001-11-30) 21	Hartlepool United	1–1	Rochdale	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Bass 74'	Report	Oliver 59'	Attendance: 4,162 Referee: Steve Baines

Hartlepool United v Luton Town

8 December 2001 (2001-12-08) 22	Hartlepool United	1–2	Luton Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Humphreys 64'	Report	Crowe 30' Taylor 45'	Attendance: 3,585 Referee: Tony Leake

Luton Town v Hartlepool United

22 December 2001 (2001-12-22) 23	Luton Town	2–2	Hartlepool United	Kenilworth Road, Luton
15:00	Howard 35' Johnson 84'	Report	Clarke 45', 59'	Attendance: 6,739 Referee: George Cain

Hartlepool United v Leyton Orient

29 December 2001 (2001-12-29) 24	Hartlepool United	3–1	Leyton Orient	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Watson 4' Smith 37' Tinkler 86'	Report	Harris 75'	Attendance: 3,832 Referee: Howard Webb

Hartlepool United v Shrewsbury Town

12 January 2002 (2002-01-12) 25	Hartlepool United	2–2	Shrewsbury Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Watson 26' Lee 89'	Report	Murray 57' Rodgers 78'	Attendance: 3,447 Referee: Peter Rejer

Mansfield Town v Hartlepool United

19 January 2002 (2002-01-19) 26	Mansfield Town	3–0	Hartlepool United	Field Mill, Mansfield
15:00	Lee 3' (o.g.) Corden 78' Greenacre 90'	Report		Attendance: 4,349 Referee: Trevor Parkes

Hartlepool United v Rushden & Diamonds

26 January 2002 (2002-01-26) 27	Hartlepool United	5–1	Rushden & Diamonds	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Watson 29', 64' Humphreys 62' Widdrington 69' Coppinger 78'	Report	Duffy 90'	Attendance: 3,513 Referee: Michael Ryan

Hartlepool United v Scunthorpe United

29 January 2002 (2002-01-29) 28	Hartlepool United	3–2	Scunthorpe United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Tinkler 12' Watson 77' Smith 82'	Report	Beagrie 28', 66' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,294 Referee: Mike Pike

Hull City v Hartlepool United

5 February 2002 (2002-02-05) 29	Hull City	1–1	Hartlepool United	Boothferry Park, Hull
19:45	Williams 6'	Report	Boyd 90'	Attendance: 8,419 Referee: Fraser Stretton

Hartlepool United v Torquay United

9 February 2002 (2002-02-09) 30	Hartlepool United	4–1	Torquay United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Boyd 13', 14' Lee 20' Easter 65'	Report	Brandon 73'	Attendance: 3,658 Referee: Brian Curson

Bristol Rovers v Hartlepool United

12 February 2002 (2002-02-12) 31	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Hartlepool United	Memorial Stadium, Bristol
15:00		Report	Boyd 19'	Attendance: 6,482 Referee: Phil Prosser

York City v Hartlepool United

16 February 2002 (2002-02-16) 32	York City	1–0	Hartlepool United	Bootham Crescent, York
15:00	Nogan 68'	Report		Attendance: 4,823 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Darlington v Hartlepool United

19 February 2002 (2002-02-19) 33	Darlington	1–1	Hartlepool United	Feethams, Darlington
19:45	Clark 37'	Report	Tinkler 59'	Attendance: 6,339 Referee: Graham Laws

Hartlepool United v Southend United

23 February 2002 (2002-02-23) 34	Hartlepool United	5–1	Southend United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Humphreys 9', 66' Coppinger 35' Smith 69' Easter 71'	Report	Belgrave 90'	Attendance: 3,609 Referee: Roger Furnandiz

Cheltenham Town v Hartlepool United

26 February 2002 (2002-02-26) 35	Cheltenham Town	3–0	Hartlepool United	Whaddon Road, Cheltenham
19:45	Naylor 41', 74' Alsop 43'	Report		Attendance: 3,257 Referee: David Crick

Kidderminster Harriers v Hartlepool United

2 March 2002 (2002-03-02) 36	Kidderminster Harriers	3–2	Hartlepool United	Aggborough Stadium, Kidderminster
15:00	Sall 58' Larkin 64' Bennett 87'	Report	Humphreys 4' Tinkler 73'	Attendance: 2,894 Referee: Phil Richards

Hartlepool United v Lincoln City

5 March 2002 (2002-03-05) 37	Hartlepool United	1–1	Lincoln City	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Clarke 77'	Report	Walker 54'	Attendance: 3,126 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Hartlepool United v Bristol Rovers

9 March 2002 (2002-03-09) 38	Hartlepool United	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Watson 29'	Report	Ellington 64'	Attendance: 3,699 Referee: John Brandwood

Rochdale v Hartlepool United

16 March 2002 (2002-03-16) 39	Rochdale	0–0	Hartlepool United	Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
15:00		Report		Attendance: 3,219 Referee: Mark Cooper

Carlisle United v Hartlepool United

19 March 2002 (2002-03-19) 40	Carlisle United	0–2	Hartlepool United	Brunton Park, Carlisle
19:45		Report	Lee 22' Watson 68'	Attendance: 3,147 Referee: Mark Halsey

Hartlepool United v Macclesfield Town

22 March 2002 (2002-03-22) 41	Hartlepool United	1–2	Macclesfield Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Westwood 90'	Report	Tipton 33' Lambert 62'	Attendance: 3,819 Referee: George Cain

Oxford United v Hartlepool United

30 March 2002 (2002-03-30) 42	Oxford United	1–2	Hartlepool United	Kassam Stadium, Oxford
15:00	Moody 33'	Report	Williams 12', 23'	Attendance: 5,767 Referee: Ray Olivier

Hartlepool United v Plymouth Argyle

1 April 2002 (2002-04-01) 43	Hartlepool United	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Clarke 86'	Report		Attendance: 3,725 Referee: Mike Jones

Halifax Town v Hartlepool United

6 April 2002 (2002-04-06) 44	Halifax Town	0–2	Hartlepool United	The Shay, Halifax
15:00		Report	Watson 9' Lee 63'	Attendance: 1,838 Referee: Tony Bates

Hartlepool United v Swansea City

13 April 2002 (2002-04-13) 45	Hartlepool United	7–1	Swansea City	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Clarke 20', 45', 65' Williams 47' Boyd 69' Watson 75' (pen.) Henderson 77'	Report	Mumford 26'	Attendance: 4,033 Referee: Steve Baines

Exeter City v Hartlepool United

20 April 2002 (2002-04-20) 46	Exeter City	0–2	Hartlepool United	St James Park, Exeter
15:00		Report	Watson 9' Williams 56'	Attendance: 3,595 Referee: Paul Armstrong

FA Cup

Swindon Town v Hartlepool United

17 November 2001 (2001-11-17) First round	Swindon Town	3–1	Hartlepool United	County Ground, Swindon
15:00	Ruddock 36' (pen.) Invincible 37' Heywood 74'	Report	Clarke 39'	Attendance: 4,766 Referee: Paul Danson

League Cup

Hartlepool United v Nottingham Forest

20 August 2001 (2001-08-20) First round	Hartlepool United	0–2	Nottingham Forest	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45		Report	John 33' Bart-Williams 60'	Attendance: 3,938 Referee: Anthony Leake

Football League Trophy

Hartlepool United v Bury

16 October 2001 (2001-10-16) First round	Hartlepool United	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Bury	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45		Report	Newby 114'	Attendance: 2,190 Referee: Graeme Laws

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division Three		FA Cup		League Cup		Other
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	WAL	Anthony Williams	47	0	43	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
2	DF	ENG	Paul Arnison	21	1	19	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
3	DF	ENG	Mark Robinson	39	0	37	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4	DF	ENG	Michael Barron	44	1	39	1	1	0	1	0	3	0
5	DF	ENG	Graeme Lee	44	5	39	5	1	0	1	0	3	0
6	DF	ENG	Chris Westwood	39	1	35	1	1	0	1	0	2	0
7	MF	ENG	Mark Tinkler	43	9	40	9	1	0	1	0	1	0
8	MF	ENG	Ritchie Humphreys	51	5	46	5	1	0	1	0	3	0
9	FW	ENG	Tony Lormor	18	1	17	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
10	FW	ENG	Kevin Henderson	26	2	23	2	0	0	1	0	2	0
11	MF	ENG	Ian Clark	8	2	7	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
11	FW	WAL	Eifion Williams	10	5	8	4	0	0	0	0	2	1
12	FW	WAL	Jermaine Easter	12	2	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	ENG	Tommy Widdrington	27	2	24	2	1	0	1	0	1	0
15	DF	ENG	Jon Bass	22	1	20	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
16	MF	ENG	Darrell Clarke	37	8	33	7	1	1	1	0	2	0
17	MF	ENG	Paul Stephenson	32	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
18	DF	NIR	Gordon Simms	11	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	ENG	Adam Boyd	31	9	29	9	0	0	0	0	2	0
20	DF	ENG	James Sharp	16	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21	GK	NOR	Martin Hollund	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
23	FW	ENG	Gordon Watson	36	18	32	18	1	0	1	0	2	0
24	MF	ENG	Anthony Ormerod	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	ENG	James Coppinger	14	2	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	ENG	Antony Sweeney	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	ENG	Paul Smith	34	3	31	3	1	0	0	0	2	0
27	FW	ENG	Jon Parkin	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rank	Name	Division Three	FA Cup	League Cup	Other	Total
1	Gordon Watson	18	0	0	0	18
2	Adam Boyd	9	0	0	0	9
	Mark Tinkler	9	0	0	0	9
4	Darrell Clarke	7	1	0	0	8
5	Ritchie Humphreys	5	0	0	0	5
	Graeme Lee	5	0	0	0	5
	Eifion Williams	4	0	0	1	5
8	Paul Smith	3	0	0	0	3
9	Ian Clark	2	0	0	0	2
	James Coppinger	2	0	0	0	2
	Jermaine Easter	2	0	0	0	2
	Kevin Henderson	2	0	0	0	2
	Tommy Widdrington	2	0	0	0	2
14	Paul Arnison	0	0	0	1	1
	Michael Barron	1	0	0	0	1
	Jon Bass	1	0	0	0	1
	Tony Lormor	1	0	0	0	1
	Chris Westwood	1	0	0	0	1

Clean Sheets

Rank	Name	Division Three	FA Cup	League Cup	Other	Total
1	Anthony Williams	13	0	0	0	13

Penalties

Date	Name	Opposition	Scored?
18 August 2001	Ian Clark	Shrewsbury Town	Y
8 September 2001	Tommy Widdrington	Scunthorpe United	N
22 September 2001	Ian Clark	Kidderminster Harriers	N
13 April 2002	Gordon Watson	Swansea City	Y