2011–12 Hartlepool United F.C. season

Hartlepool United F.C.
2011–12 season
OwnerIOR
ChairmanKen Hodcroft
ManagerMick Wadsworth
(until 6 December)
Neale Cooper
(from 28 December)
StadiumVictoria Park
League One13th
FA CupFirst round
(Eliminated by Stevenage)
League CupFirst round
(Eliminated by Sheffield United)
Football League TrophyFirst Round
(Eliminated by Scunthorpe United)
Top goalscorerLeague: Antony Sweeney (8)
All: Antony Sweeney (9)
Highest home attendance6,800 (vs Sheffield Wednesday)
Lowest home attendance2,744 (vs Stevenage)

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.

No. Position Player
1 GK Scott Flinders
2 DF Neil Austin
3 MF Ritchie Humphreys
4 DF Gary Liddle
5 DF Sam Collins
6 DF Evan Horwood
7 FW James Brown
8 FW James Poole
9 FW Colin Nish
10 FW Adam Boyd
11 MF Andy Monkhouse
14 MF Nathan Luscombe
15 MF Antony Sweeney
16 DF Steven Haslam
18 DF Jack Baldwin
No. Position Player
19 DF Jordan Richards
20 MF Paul Murray
21 GK Andy Rafferty
23 FW Callum Hassan
24 MF Nolberto Solano
26 DF Paul Johnson
27 FW Colin Larkin
28 DF Josh Rowbotham
29 DF Peter Hartley
30 DF Darren Holden
33 FW Luke James
34 MF Lewis Hawkins
35 FW Ryan Noble
36 MF Greg Rutherford

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Player From Fee Ref
13 May 2011FWJames PooleManchester CityFree[2]
13 May 2011MFNolberto SolanoLeicester CityFree[3]
27 June 2011FWColin NishHibernianFree[4]
22 July 2011DFJack BaldwinFaversham TownUndisclosed[5]
2 September 2011DFStephen WrightBrentfordFree[6]

Transfers out
Date Position Player From Fee Ref
16 June 2011MFLeon McSweeneyLeyton OrientFree[7]
23 June 2011MFJoe GambleLimerickFree[8]
23 June 2011FWDenis BehanLimerickFree[8]
11 July 2011DFDylan PurvisBlyth SpartansFree[8]
5 August 2011FWMichael MackayConsettFree[8]
7 August 2011FWBilly GreulichDurham CityFree[8]
10 August 2011MFFabián YantornoSud AméricaFree[8]
13 August 2011MFBilly BlackfordWhitby TownFree[8]
15 September 2011DFÁrmann BjörnssonÍAFree[8]
11 January 2012DFJordan MellishBlyth SpartansFree[9]
24 January 2012DFStephen WrightWrexhamFree[10][11]

Loans in
Date from Position Player From Date until Ref
2 March 2012FWSamuel AdjeiNewcastle United2 April 2012[12]
20 March 2012FWRyan NobleSunderland1 June 2012[13]

Loans out
Date from Position Player To Date until Ref
12 August 2011FWCallum HassanHarrogate Town12 September 2011[14]
19 September 2011FWCallum HassanWhitby Town19 October 2011[15]
19 September 2011MFLewis HawkinsWhitby Town19 October 2011[15]
4 November 2011DFPaul JohnsonWorkington3 March 2012[16][17]
4 November 2011FWSteven SnaithWorkington4 January 2012[16]
16 March 2012DFPaul JohnsonDarlington1 June 2012[18]

Results

Pre-season friendlies
11 July 2011 Den Bosch2–2Hartlepool UnitedDe Vliert, Den Bosch
18:30 Reniers  50'
Karg  53'		 Mooney  21'
Nish  28'
20 July 2011 Blyth Spartans1–3Hartlepool UnitedCroft Park, Blyth
19:0 Armstrong  ?' Hassan  ?'
Poole  ?', ?'
23 July 2011 Workington2–3Hartlepool UnitedBorough Park, Workington
15:00 McNiven  ?' (pen.)
Johnson  ?' (o.g.)		 Boyd  ?' (pen.)
Hassan  ?'
Sweeney  ?'
25 July 2011 Whitby Town0–2Hartlepool UnitedTurnbull Ground, Whitby
19:00 Larkin  45'
Poole  54'
27 July 2011 Harrogate Town0–3Hartlepool UnitedWetherby Road, Harrogate
19:30 Austin  48'
Nish  54'
Luscombe  90'
30 July 2011 York City2–1Hartlepool UnitedBootham Crescent, York
15:00 Chambers
Fyfield 		Boyd Attendance: 1,241
2 August 2011 Hartlepool United1–3SunderlandVictoria Park, Hartlepool
19:30 Solano  8' Gyan  31'
Colback  49'
Larsson  59'		 Attendance: 5,757

League One
Main article: 2011–12 Football 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

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 14 14 18 50 55  −5 56 6 6 11 21 22  −1 8 8 7 29 33  −4

Results by matchday
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHHAAHHAHAAHAAHHAHAHHAHA
ResultDDDDWWWWWLLLWLLDWLLLLWLLWDDWDLWLWDLDDLWLDDLDWL
Position9131416126653791071013121011131314121617131313101014911119111111121111121213141113
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
6 August 2011 1Milton Keynes Dons2–2Hartlepool UnitedStadium:mk, Milton Keynes
15:00 Chadwick  53'
Ibehre  90+1'		 Boyd  20'
Poole  85'		 Attendance: 7,287
13 August 2011 2Hartlepool United1–1WalsallVictoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Nish  5' Macken  3' (pen.) Attendance: 5,170
16 August 2011 3Hartlepool United0–0Huddersfield TownVictoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45 Attendance: 5,506
20 August 2011 4Stevenage2–2Hartlepool UnitedBroadhall Way, Stevenage
15:00 Harrison  69'
Laird  88'		 Hartley  34'
Boyd  41' (pen.)		 Attendance: 2,831
27 August 2011 5Rochdale1–3Hartlepool UnitedSpotland Stadium, Rochdale
15:00 Akpa Akpro  16' Boyd  7'
Poole  47', 87'		 Attendance: 2,600
3 September 2011 6Hartlepool United2–0Exeter CityVictoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Liddle  4'
Luscombe  89'		 Attendance: 5,152
10 September 2011 7Carlisle United1–2Hartlepool UnitedBrunton Park, Carlisle
15:00 Loy  74' (pen.) Liddle  21'
Boyd  41'		 Attendance: 4,765
17 September 2011 8Hartlepool United3–0BuryVictoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Solano  33'
Nish  51', 74'		 Attendance: 5,343
24 September 2011 9Bournemouth1–2Hartlepool UnitedDean Court, Bournemouth
15:00 Gregory  37' Solano  42'
Horwood  87'		 Attendance: 5,275
1 October 2011 10Hartlepool United0–1Sheffield WednesdayVictoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Johnson  33' Attendance: 6,800
9 October 2011 11Notts County3–0Hartlepool UnitedMeadow Lane, Nottingham
16:30 Hawley  29', 55'
Montano  90+1'		 Attendance: 6,172
15 October 2011 12Hartlepool United1–3Wycombe WanderersVictoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Boyd  89' (pen.) Donnelly  15'
Beavon  36'
Sam Collins  82' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 5,421
22 October 2011 13Chesterfield2–3Hartlepool UnitedB2net Stadium, Chesterfield
15:00 Clarke  10'
Holden  52'		 Murray  17'
Poole  19', 48'		 Attendance: 5,937
25 October 2011 14Hartlepool United0–2Tranmere RoversVictoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45 Akins  46', 66' Attendance: 5,200
29 October 2011 15Hartlepool United0–4Charlton AthleticVictoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Wright-Phillips  9', 37'
Hollands  55'
Wagstaff  84'		 Attendance: 5,333
5 November 2011 16Leyton Orient1–1Hartlepool UnitedBrisbane Road, Leyton
15:00 Cox  23' Austin  54' (pen.) Attendance: 4,424
19 November 2011 17Scunthorpe United0–2Hartlepool UnitedGlanford Park, Scunthorpe
15:00 Monkhouse  21'
Sweeney  77'		 Attendance: 3,861
26 November 2011 18Hartlepool United0–1Yeovil TownVictoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 N'Gala  25' Attendance: 4,604
29 November 2011 19Hartlepool United0–1Preston North EndVictoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45 Mellor  22' Attendance: 4,156
10 December 2011 20Brentford2–1Hartlepool UnitedGriffin Park, Brentford
15:00 McGinn  80'
Alexander  85'		 Collins  83' Attendance: 6,352
17 December 2011 21Hartlepool United0–1Colchester UnitedVictoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Wordsworth  36' Attendance: 4,029
26 December 2011 22Oldham Athletic0–1Hartlepool UnitedBoundary Park, Oldham
15:00 Poole  7' Attendance: 4,459
31 December 2011 23Sheffield United3–1Hartlepool UnitedBramall Lane, Sheffield
13:00 Flynn  12'
Porter  34'
Evans  42'		 Hartley  90+3' Attendance: 20,372
2 January 2012 24Hartlepool United1–2Scunthorpe UnitedVictoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Monkhouse  83' Togwell  32'
Thompson  74'		 Attendance: 5,289
7 January 2012 25Hartlepool United2–0RochdaleVictoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Brown  74'
James  80'		 Attendance: 4,663
14 January 2012 26Exeter City0–0Hartlepool UnitedSt James Park, Exeter
15:00 Attendance: 4,016
21 January 2012 27Sheffield Wednesday2–2Hartlepool UnitedHillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
15:00 Johnson  58'
Madine  75'		 Hartley  47'
Sweeney  87'		 Attendance: 17,469
28 January 2012 28Hartlepool United4–0Carlisle UnitedVictoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 James  6'  67'
Sweeney  17'
Nish  81'		 Attendance: 5,995
11 February 2012 29Hartlepool United0–0AFC BournemouthVictoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Attendance: 4,548
14 February 2012 30Preston North End1–0Hartlepool UnitedDeepdale, Preston
19:45 Mayor  76' Attendance: 14,191
18 February 2012 31Hartlepool United3–0Notts CountyVictoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Sweeney  37' (53)
Monkhouse  78'		 Attendance: 4,718
25 February 2012 32Wycombe Wanderers5–0Hartlepool UnitedAdams Park, Wycombe
15:00 Hayes  5' (55)
Doherty  11'
Beavon  42' (71)		 Attendance: 4,408
28 February 2012 33Bury1–2Hartlepool UnitedGigg Lane, Bury
19:45 Worrall  79' Humphreys  45+1'
Boyd  74'		 Attendance: 2,072
3 March 2012 34Hartlepool United1–1Milton Keynes DonsVictoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Poole  40' O'Shea  51' Attendance: 4,955
6 March 2012 35Huddersfield Town1–0Hartlepool UnitedGalpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
19:45 Lee  75' Attendance: 12,316
10 March 2012 36Walsall0–0Hartlepool UnitedBanks's Stadium, Walsall
15:00 Attendance: 3,751
17 March 2012 37Hartlepool United0–0StevenageVictoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Attendance: 4,484
20 March 2012 38Hartlepool United0–1Oldham AthleticVictoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45 Mvoto  8' Attendance: 4,109
24 March 2012 39Yeovil Town0–1Hartlepool UnitedHuish Park, Yeovil
15:00 Noble  65' Attendance: 4,033
31 March 2012 40Hartlepool United0–1Sheffield UnitedVictoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Evans  79' (pen.) Attendance: 5,825
6 April 2012 41Colchester United1–1Hartlepool UnitedColchester Community Stadium, Colchester
15:00 Sears  81' (pen.) Sweeney  17' Attendance: 3,921
9 April 2012 42Hartlepool United0–0BrentfordVictoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Attendance: 4,292
14 April 2012 43Hartlepool United1–2ChesterfieldVictoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Liddle  37' Whitaker  59'
Bowery  69'		 Attendance: 4,004
21 April 2012 44Tranmere Rovers1–1Hartlepool UnitedPrenton Park, Birkenhead
15:00 Welsh  40'
Williams  72'		 Sweeney  69' Attendance: 4,757
28 April 2012 45Hartlepool United2–1Leyton OrientVictoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Sweeney  23'
Noble  73'		 Campbell-Ryce  34' Attendance: 4,502
5 May 2012 46Charlton Athletic3–2Hartlepool UnitedThe Valley, Charlton
15:00 Hollands  70'
Haynes  78'
Kermorgant  81'		 Hartley  31'
Liddle  86'		 Attendance: 26,749

FA Cup
12 November 2011 1Hartlepool United0–1StevenageVictoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Summary Laird  10' (pen.) Attendance: 2,744
Referee: Mark Heywood

League Cup
9 August 2011 Hartlepool United1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		Sheffield UnitedVictoria Park, Hartlepool
19:30 Sweeney  80' Quinn  29' Attendance: 2,774
Penalties
Horwood
Poole
Luscombe
Collins
Austin
Nish 		Cresswell
Collins
Montgomery
Quinn
Lowton
Philliskirk

Football League Trophy
30 August 2011 Round 1Scunthorpe United2–0Hartlepool UnitedGlanford Park
19:00 Grant  59', 66' Attendance: 1,763

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague OneFA CupLeague CupOther
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scott Flinders 480450101010
2 DF Neil Austin 491461101010
3 MF Ritchie Humphreys 321301100010
4 DF Gary Liddle 404374101010
5 DF Sam Collins 371361001000
6 DF Evan Horwood 441411101010
7 FW James Brown 251241000010
8 FW James Poole 307277101010
9 FW Colin Nish 204194001000
10 FW Adam Boyd 366336101010
11 MF Andy Monkhouse 483453101010
12 DF Stephen Wright 110100100000
14 MF Nathan Luscombe 161131101010
15 MF Antony Sweeney 429398101110
16 DF Steven Haslam 110100000010
17 MF Samuel Adjei 1010000000
18 DF Jack Baldwin 170170000000
19 DF Jordan Richards 2020000000
20 MF Paul Murray 461451001000
21 GK Andy Rafferty 2010100000
23 FW Callum Hassan 1010000000
24 MF Nolberto Solano 162142101000
27 FW Colin Larkin 3020000010
28 DF Josh Rowbotham 1010000000
29 DF Peter Hartley 474444101010
30 DF Darren Holden 3030000000
33 MF Luke James 193193000000
34 MF Lewis Hawkins 1010000000
35 FW Ryan Noble 9292000000
36 MF Greg Rutherford 1010000000

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 Y
    15 October 2011 Adam Boyd Wycombe Wanderers Y
    5 November 2011 Neil Austin Leyton Orient Y

    Suspensions
    Date Incurred Name Games Missed Reason
    13 August 2011 Nathan Luscombe 3 (vs. Walsall)
    5 November 2011 Paul Murray 1 (vs. Leyton Orient)
    12 November 2011 Scott Flinders 1 (vs. Stevenage)
    31 March 2012 Peter Hartley 1 (vs. Sheffield United)

    Awards
    End of Season Awards Winner
    Hartlepool Mail Player of the YearPeter Hartley
    Players' Player of the YearPeter Hartley
    Michael Maidens' Goal of the SeasonLuke James vs Rochdale
    Supporters' Association Youth Team Player of the YearJosh Rowbotham

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