2001–02 Hartlepool United F.C. season

Hartlepool United
2001–02 season
OwnerIOR
ChairmanKen Hodcroft
ManagerChris Turner
StadiumVictoria Park
Division Three7th
FA CupFirst round
(Eliminated by Swindon Town)
Football League CupFirst round
(Eliminated by Nottingham Forest)
Football League TrophyFirst round
(Eliminated by Bury)
Top goalscorerLeague: Gordon Watson (18)
All: Gordon Watson (18)
Highest home attendance7,135 (vs Cheltenham Town)
Lowest home attendance2,190 (vs Bury)

The 2001–02 season was Hartlepool United's 95th year in existence.[1] 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.

Players

As of End of Season.[2]

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 Wales WAL Anthony Williams
2 DF England ENG Paul Arnison
3 DF England ENG Mark Robinson
4 DF England ENG Michael Barron
5 DF England ENG Graeme Lee
6 DF England ENG Chris Westwood
7 MF England ENG Mark Tinkler
8 MF England ENG Ritchie Humphreys
9 FW England ENG Tony Lormor
10 FW England ENG Kevin Henderson
11 FW Wales WAL Eifion Williams
12 FW Wales WAL Jermaine Easter
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF England ENG Tommy Widdrington
15 DF England ENG Jon Bass
16 MF England ENG Darrell Clarke
17 MF England ENG Paul Stephenson
18 DF Northern Ireland NIR Gordon Simms
19 FW England ENG Adam Boyd
20 DF England ENG James Sharp
21 GK Norway NOR Martin Hollund
23 FW England ENG Gordon Watson
24 MF England ENG James Coppinger
25 MF England ENG Antony Sweeney
26 MF England ENG Paul Smith

Results

Pre-season friendlies

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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAAHHAHAHAAHAHHHAHHAHHAHHAHAAAHAAHHAAHAHAHA
ResultDWLLLDLDLWLWLWLLWWWWDLDWDLWWDWWLDWLLDDDWLWWWWW
Position1231317202123232322222324202124201513891212121313121211111010101010111111111010109987
Source: InTheMadCrowd
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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

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

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

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 Wales WAL Anthony Williams 47 0 43 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
2 DF England ENG Paul Arnison 21 1 19 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
3 DF England ENG Mark Robinson 39 0 37 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF England ENG Michael Barron 44 1 39 1 1 0 1 0 3 0
5 DF England ENG Graeme Lee 44 5 39 5 1 0 1 0 3 0
6 DF England ENG Chris Westwood 39 1 35 1 1 0 1 0 2 0
7 MF England ENG Mark Tinkler 43 9 40 9 1 0 1 0 1 0
8 MF England ENG Ritchie Humphreys 51 5 46 5 1 0 1 0 3 0
9 FW England ENG Tony Lormor 18 1 17 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
10 FW England ENG Kevin Henderson 26 2 23 2 0 0 1 0 2 0
11 MF England ENG Ian Clark 8 2 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
11 FW Wales WAL Eifion Williams 10 5 8 4 0 0 0 0 2 1
12 FW Wales WAL Jermaine Easter 12 2 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF England ENG Tommy Widdrington 27 2 24 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
15 DF England ENG Jon Bass 22 1 20 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
16 MF England ENG Darrell Clarke 37 8 33 7 1 1 1 0 2 0
17 MF England ENG Paul Stephenson 32 0 29 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
18 DF Northern Ireland NIR Gordon Simms 11 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW England ENG Adam Boyd 31 9 29 9 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 DF England ENG James Sharp 16 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 GK Norway NOR Martin Hollund 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
23 FW England ENG Gordon Watson 36 18 32 18 1 0 1 0 2 0
24 MF England ENG Anthony Ormerod 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF England ENG James Coppinger 14 2 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF England ENG Antony Sweeney 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF England ENG Paul Smith 34 3 31 3 1 0 0 0 2 0
27 FW England 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 Green tickY
8 September 2001 Tommy Widdrington Scunthorpe United Red XN
22 September 2001 Ian Clark Kidderminster Harriers Red XN
13 April 2002 Gordon Watson Swansea City Green tickY

References

  1. ^ "History". Statto. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Hartlepool United 2001–02". FootballSquads. Retrieved 17 July 2020.