2012–13 Hartlepool United F.C. season

Hartlepool United
2012–13 season
Owner	IOR
Chairman	Ken Hodcroft
Manager	Neale Cooper ; (until 24 October); John Hughes ; (from 13 November)
Stadium	Victoria Park
Football League One	23rd (relegated)
FA Cup	First round ; (Eliminated by Chesterfield)
Football League Cup	First round ; (Eliminated by Crewe Alexandra)
Football League Trophy	First round ; (Eliminated by Bradford City)
Top goalscorer	League: Andy Monkhouse (7); All: Andy Monkhouse (7)
Highest home attendance	4,474 (vs Carlisle United)
Lowest home attendance	1,777 (vs Bradford City)
	← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 season was Hartlepool United's 104th year in existence and their sixth consecutive season in League One.^[1] Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.

Players

As of End of Season.^[2]

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
3	MF	ENG	Ritchie Humphreys
5	DF	ENG	Sam Collins
6	DF	ENG	Evan Horwood
7	MF	ENG	Jonathan Franks
8	MF	ENG	Simon Walton
10	FW	ENG	James Poole
11	MF	ENG	Andy Monkhouse
14	MF	ENG	Nathan Luscombe
15	MF	ENG	Antony Sweeney
16	DF	ENG	Josh Rowbotham
17	MF	ENG	Greg Rutherford
18	DF	ENG	Jack Baldwin


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	ENG	Jordan Richards
21	GK	ENG	Andy Rafferty
22	DF	ENG	Darren Holden
23	DF	ENG	Nathan Buddle
26	DF	ENG	Paul Johnson
28	MF	ENG	Lewis Hawkins
29	DF	ENG	Peter Hartley
31	GK	ENG	Adam McHugh
32	GK	ENG	Mark Foden
33	FW	ENG	Luke James
37	FW	ENG	Zak Boagey
38	MF	ENG	Brad Walker
39	FW	ENG	Steve Howard

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Player	From	Fee	Ref
17 May 2012	MF	Jonathan Franks	Middlesbrough	Free	^[3]
6 July 2012	MF	Simon Walton	Plymouth Argyle	Free	^[4]
11 July 2012	FW	Steve Howard	Leicester City	Free	^[5]

Loans in

Date	Position	Player	From	End date	Ref
8 September 2012	MF	Craig Lynch	Sunderland	8 October 2012	^[6]
5 October 2012	FW	Ryan Noble	Sunderland	10 December 2012	^[7]
9 October 2012	FW	Charlie Wyke	Middlesbrough	9 April 2013	^[8]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref
19 May 2012	MF	Nolberto Solano	Retired	—	^[9]
6 June 2012	FW	James Brown	Gateshead	Free	^[10]
21 June 2012	MF	Gary Liddle	Notts County	Free	^[11]
17 August 2012	FW	Callum Hassan	Workington	Free	^[12]
20 August 2012	FW	Adam Boyd	Celtic Nation	Free	^[13]
24 August 2012	FW	Colin Larkin	Lincoln City	Free	^[14]
18 September 2012	DF	Steve Haslam	AFC Fylde	Free	^[15]
29 January 2013	MF	Paul Murray	Oldham Athletic	Free	^[16]

Loans out

Date	Position	Player	To	End date	Ref
22 August 2012	FW	Colin Nish	Dundee	1 June 2013	^[17]
15 February 2013	DF	Paul Johnson	Workington	1 June 2013	^[18]

Results

Pre-season friendlies

15 July 2012 (2012-07-15) Friendly	Telstar	2–0	Hartlepool United	Rabobank IJmond Stadion, Velsen-Zuid
19:00	Murphy 42' Hoefdraad 68'	Report		Referee: Christiaan Bax

18 July 2012 (2012-07-18) Friendly	Almere City	3–0	Hartlepool United	Yanmar Stadion, Almere
19:00	Van Zaanen 40' Dissels 76' Lilipaly 88'	Report

25 July 2012 (2012-07-25) Friendly	Whitby Town	1–1	Hartlepool United	Turnbull Ground, Whitby
19:00	Mulligan 85'	Report	Murray 75'

27 July 2012 (2012-07-27) Friendly	Hartlepool United	1–0	Sunderland	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:00	Howard 8'	Report		Attendance: 5,424 Referee: Andy Haines

31 July 2012 (2012-07-31) Friendly	Hartlepool United	2–2	Middlesbrough	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:00	Sweeney 16' Collins 82'	Report	McDonald 34' Reach 36'	Attendance: 3,663

4 August 2012 (2012-08-04) Friendly	Hartlepool United	1–1	Hull City	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Franks 62'	Report	Stewart 72'	Attendance: 900

7 August 2012 (2012-08-07) Friendly	Hartlepool United	1–5	Newcastle United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:00	Sweeney 59'	Report	Ameobi 3' Marveaux 4', 12' (pen.) Vučkić 53' Obertan 85'	Attendance: 4,802

League One

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	9	14	23	39	67	−28	41	5	8	10	19	27	−8	4	6	13	20	40	−20

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	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	W	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	L	D	D	L	L	D	L	L	W	W	D	D
Position	13	20	14	17	18	20	20	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	23	24	24	24	23	23	23	23

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

Results

18 August 2012 (2012-08-18) 1	Hartlepool United	0–0	Swindon Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report		Attendance: 4,132 Referee: Mark Brown

21 August 2012 (2012-08-21) 2	Notts County	2–0	Hartlepool United	Meadow Lane, Nottingham
19:45	Zoko 16' Bishop 86'	Report		Attendance: 4,913 Referee: Stuart Attwell

1 September 2012 (2012-09-01) 3	Hartlepool United	2–0	Scunthorpe United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Franks 23' James 86'	Report		Attendance: 3,863 Referee: David Coote

8 September 2012 (2012-09-08) 4	Hartlepool United	1–2	Carlisle United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Poole 40'	Report	Cadamarteri 76' Robson 85'	Attendance: 4,474 Referee: James Adcock

15 September 2012 (2012-09-15) 5	Bournemouth	1–1	Hartlepool United	Dean Court, Bournemouth
15:00	Tubbs 90'	Report	Walton 73' (pen.)	Attendance: 5,308 Referee: Fred Graham

18 September 2012 (2012-09-18) 6	Preston North End	5–0	Hartlepool United	Deepdale, Preston
19:45	Byrom 28' Beavon 29' King 65' Laird 84', 87'	Report		Attendance: 8,132 Referee: Tony Bates

22 September 2012 (2012-09-22) 7	Hartlepool United	2–2	Shrewsbury Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Franks 15' Monkhouse 90'	Report	Morgan 27', 82'	Attendance: 3,909 Referee: Carl Boyeson

29 September 2012 (2012-09-29) 8	Colchester United	3–1	Hartlepool United	Community Stadium, Colchester
15:00	Massey 39' Ibehre 43', 62'	Report	Lynch 6'	Attendance: 3,471 Referee: Mick Russell

2 October 2012 (2012-10-02) 9	Hartlepool United	1–2	Sheffield United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Howard 78'	Report	Kitson 27' Gallagher 89'	Attendance: 4,027 Referee: Mark Haywood

6 October 2012 (2012-10-06) 10	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Hartlepool United	Alexandra Stadium, Crewe
15:00	Aneke 45' Ellis 70'	Report	Horwood 9'	Attendance: 4,375 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

13 October 2012 (2012-10-13) 11	Hartlepool United	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Austin 70' (pen.)	Report	Jones 89'	Attendance: 4,406 Referee: Graham Scott

16 October 2012 (2012-10-16) 12	Leyton Orient	1–0	Hartlepool United	Brisbane Road, Leyton
19:45	Brunt 47'	Report		Attendance: 2,664 Referee: Brendan Malone

20 October 2012 (2012-10-20) 13	Hartlepool United	0–1	Crawley Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report	Akpan 15'	Attendance: 3,852 Referee: Kevin Wright

23 October 2012 (2012-10-23) 14	Bury	2–1	Hartlepool United	Gigg Lane, Bury
19:45	Hopper 37' Worrall 55'	Report	Noble 56'	Attendance: 1,877 Referee: Steven Rushton

27 October 2012 (2012-10-27) 15	Brentford	2–2	Hartlepool United	Griffin Park, Brentford
15:00	Hayes 11', 58'	Report	Dean 25' (o.g.) Craig 90' (o.g.)	Attendance: 5,213 Referee: Dave Phillips

7 November 2012 (2012-11-07) 16	Hartlepool United	0–2	Tranmere Rovers	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45		Report	Robinson 79' (pen.) Stockton 90'	Attendance: 3,285 Referee: Gary Sutton

10 November 2012 (2012-11-10) 17	Yeovil Town	1–0	Hartlepool United	Huish Park, Yeovil
15:00	Edwards 7'	Report		Attendance: 3,095 Referee: Tim Robinson

17 November 2012 (2012-11-17) 18	Hartlepool United	0–5	Coventry City	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report	Baker 51', 59' McGoldrick 58' Moussa 75' Barton 78'	Attendance: 4,404 Referee: Andy D'Urso

20 November 2012 (2012-11-20) 19	Hartlepool United	1–2	Oldham Athletic	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Sweeney 65'	Report	Baxter 17', 90'	Attendance: 3,078 Referee: Craig Pawson

24 November 2012 (2012-11-24) 20	Walsall	1–1	Hartlepool United	Banks's Stadium, Walsall
15:00	Holden 49'	Report	Horwood 29' (pen.)	Attendance: 4,562 Referee: Iain Williamson

8 December 2012 (2012-12-08) 21	Hartlepool United	0–2	Stevenage	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report	Haber 19' (pen.) Akins 60'	Attendance: 3,265 Referee: Andy Madley

15 December 2012 (2012-12-15) 22	Milton Keynes Dons	1–0	Hartlepool United	Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
15:00	Lowe 16'	Report		Attendance: 7,164 Referee: Roger East

26 December 2012 (2012-12-26) 23	Carlisle United	3–0	Hartlepool United	Brunton Park, Carlisle
15:00	Collins 21' (o.g.) Robson 27' Miller 73'	Report		Attendance: 5,380 Referee: Mark Halsey

29 December 2012 (2012-12-29) 24	Sheffield United	2–3	Hartlepool United	Bramall Lane, Sheffield
15:00	Doyle 30' Maguire 90'	Report	Howard 7', 72' Humphreys 54'	Attendance: 19,941 Referee: Darren Deadman

1 January 2013 (2013-01-01) 25	Hartlepool United	0–1	Preston North End	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report	Mousinho 45'	Attendance: 3,829 Referee: Andy Haines

12 January 2013 (2013-01-12) 26	Shrewsbury Town	1–1	Hartlepool United	New Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00	Taylor 23'	Report	Wyke 55'	Attendance: 5,101 Referee: Carl Berry

22 January 2013 (2013-01-22) 27	Hartlepool United	1–2	A.F.C. Bournemouth	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Baldwin 51'	Report	McQuoid 20' Grabban 63' (pen.)	Attendance: 2,502 Referee: Mick Russell

26 January 2013 (2013-01-26) 28	Portsmouth	1–3	Hartlepool United	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
15:00	Wallace 67'	Report	Baldwin 18' Poole 52' Rutherford 90'	Attendance: 10,981 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

2 February 2013 (2013-02-02) 29	Hartlepool United	2–1	Notts County	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Poole 5' Hartley 70'	Report	Campbell-Ryce 52'	Attendance: 3,662 Referee: Steven Rushton

9 February 2013 (2013-02-09) 30	Swindon Town	1–1	Hartlepool United	County Ground, Swindon
15:00	Ferry 15'	Report	Monkhouse 74'	Attendance: 9,973 Referee: Gavin Ward

12 February 2013 (2013-02-12) 31	Hartlepool United	0–0	Portsmouth	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45		Report		Attendance: 3,526 Referee: Darren Bond

16 February 2013 (2013-02-16) 32	Hartlepool United	2–1	Leyton Orient	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Hartley 88' James 90'	Report	Rowlands 8' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,773 Referee: Scott Duncan

23 February 2013 (2013-02-23) 33	Scunthorpe United	1–2	Hartlepool United	Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
15:00	Alabi 77'	Report	Poole 20' Franks 37'	Attendance: 3,434 Referee: Craig Pawson

26 February 2013 (2013-02-26) 34	Hartlepool United	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Wyke 27' Franks 40' Monkhouse 90'	Report		Attendance: 3,509 Referee: Darren Drysdale

2 March 2013 (2013-03-02) 35	Doncaster Rovers	3–0	Hartlepool United	Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
15:00	Hume 35' Coppinger 54' Paynter 81'	Report		Attendance: 7,457 Referee: Steve Bratt

5 March 2013 (2013-03-05) 36	Hartlepool United	0–0	Colchester United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45		Report		Attendance: 3,148 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

9 March 2013 (2013-03-09) 37	Hartlepool United	0–0	Yeovil Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report		Attendance: 3,633 Referee: David Webb

16 March 2013 (2013-03-16) 38	Coventry City	1–0	Hartlepool United	Ricoh Arena, Coventry
15:00	McDonald 33'	Report		Attendance: 10,412 Referee: Fred Graham

19 March 2013 (2013-03-19) 39	Oldham Athletic	3–0	Hartlepool United	Boundary Park, Oldham
19:45	Simpson 17' M'voto 27' Baxter 69'	Report		Attendance: 3,269 Referee: Oliver Langford

23 March 2013 (2013-03-23) 40	Hartlepool United	0–0	Walsall	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report		Attendance: 3,065 Referee: Andy Madley

29 March 2013 (2013-03-29) 41	Hartlepool United	0–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report	Bamford 7' Bowditch 62'	Attendance: 3,269 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

1 April 2013 (2013-04-01) 42	Stevenage	1–0	Hartlepool United	Lamex Stadium, Stevenage
15:00	Ehmer 76'	Report		Attendance: 2,903 Referee: Carl Berry

6 April 2013 (2013-04-06) 43	Hartlepool United	2–0	Bury	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Monkhouse 42', 71'	Report		Attendance: 2,939 Referee: Darren Drysdale

13 April 2013 (2013-04-13) 44	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Hartlepool United	Prenton Park, Birkenhead
15:00		Report	Austin 10'	Attendance: 4,721 Referee: Lee Collins

20 April 2013 (2013-04-20) 45	Hartlepool United	1–1	Brentford	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
17:15	James 25'	Report	Trotta 39'	Attendance: 3,541 Referee: Michael Naylor

27 April 2013 (2013-04-27) 46	Crawley Town	2–2	Hartlepool United	Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
15:00	Proctor 70', 89'	Report	Monkhouse 75', 79'	Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Keith Stroud

FA Cup

3 November 2012 First round	Chesterfield	6–1	Hartlepool United	Proact Stadium, Chesterfield
15:00	Boden 16' Randall 29' Clay 42' Forbes 54' Lester 79' Westcarr 90'	Report	Sweeney 78'	Attendance: 3,083 Referee: Christopher Sarginson

League Cup

11 August 2012 (2012-08-11) First round	Crewe Alexandra	5–0	Hartlepool United	Alexandra Stadium, Crewe
15:00	Leitch-Smith 7' Clayton 13', 39' Pogba 34', 90'	Report		Attendance: 2,501 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Football League Trophy

9 October 2012 (2012-10-09) First round	Hartlepool United	0–0 (2–3 p)	Bradford City	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45		Report		Attendance: 1,777 Referee: Graham Salisbury
	Penalties
	Austin Franks Noble Wyke Horwood		Thompson Doyle Wells Connell Davies

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		Other
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Scott Flinders	49	0	46	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
2	DF	ENG	Neil Austin	42	2	39	2	1	0	1	0	1	0
3	MF	ENG	Ritchie Humphreys	32	1	30	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
5	DF	ENG	Sam Collins	43	0	41	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Evan Horwood	40	2	37	2	1	0	1	0	1	0
7	MF	ENG	Jonathan Franks	48	4	45	4	1	0	1	0	1	0
8	MF	ENG	Simon Walton	37	1	34	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
10	FW	ENG	James Poole	38	4	36	4	1	0	1	0	0	0
11	MF	ENG	Andy Monkhouse	36	7	35	7	0	0	1	0	0	0
14	MF	ENG	Nathan Luscombe	13	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF	ENG	Antony Sweeney	35	2	32	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
17	MF	ENG	Greg Rutherford	7	1	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF	ENG	Jack Baldwin	34	2	32	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
19	DF	ENG	Jordan Richards	11	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	ENG	Paul Murray	17	0	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	ENG	Darren Holden	18	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24	MF	ENG	Craig Lynch	6	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	ENG	Lewis Hawkins	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF	ENG	Peter Hartley	46	2	43	2	1	0	1	0	1	0
33	MF	ENG	Luke James	27	3	26	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
35	FW	ENG	Ryan Noble	12	1	10	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
36	FW	ENG	Charlie Wyke	26	2	25	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
37	FW	ENG	Zak Boagey	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rank	Name	League One	FA Cup	Total
1	Andy Monkhouse	7	0	7
2	Jonathan Franks	4	0	4
2	James Poole	4	0	4
4	Luke James	3	0	3
4	Steve Howard	3	0	3
6	Jack Baldwin	2	0	2
	Peter Hartley	2	0	2
	Evan Horwood	2	0	2
	Antony Sweeney	1	1	2
	Charlie Wyke	2	0	2
11	Ritchie Humphreys	1	0	1
	Craig Lynch	1	0	1
	Ryan Noble	1	0	1
	Greg Rutherford	1	0	1
	Simon Walton	1	0	1

Clean Sheets

Rank	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	Other	Total
1	Scott Flinders	9	0	0	1	10

Penalties

Date	Name	Opposition	Scored?
1 September 2012	Steve Howard	Scunthorpe United	N
15 September 2012	Simon Walton	Bournemouth	Y
13 October 2012	Neil Austin	Doncaster Rovers	Y
23 October 2012	Neil Austin	Bury	N
24 November 2012	Evan Horwood	Walsall	Y
13 April 2013	Simon Walton	Tranmere Rovers	N

Suspensions

Date Incurred	Name	Games Missed	Reason
8 September 2012	Neil Austin	1	(vs. Carlisle United)
20 November 2012	Neil Austin	3	(vs. Oldham Athletic)
29 March 2013	Simon Walton	1	(vs. Milton Keynes Dons)

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