2013–14 Hartlepool United F.C. season

Hartlepool United

2013-14 season
Chairman	Ken Hodcroft
Owner	IOR
Manager	Colin Cooper
Stadium	Victoria Park
League Two	19th
FA Cup	Second round (eliminated by Coventry City)
League Cup	First round (eliminated by Nottingham Forest)
League Trophy	Third round (eliminated by Sheffield United)
Top goalscorer	League: Luke James (13) All: Luke James (16)
Highest home attendance	4,864 (vs Morecambe)
Lowest home attendance	1,740 (vs Bradford City)
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The 2013–14 season is Hartlepool United's 93rd competitive season and their first consecutive season in League Two since 2006-07. Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014.

Transfers in

Date	Position	Player	From	Fee	Ref
27 June 2013	MF	Jack Compton	Colchester United	Free	[1]
30 July 2013	FW	Nialle Rodney	Telford United	Free	[2]
22 August 2013	DF	Michael Duckworth	Bradford Park Avenue	Free	[3]
13 January 2014	FW	Marlon Harewood	Bristol City	Free	[4]

League Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
17	Cheltenham Town	46	13	16	17	53	63	−10	55
18	Morecambe	46	13	15	18	52	64	−12	54
19	Hartlepool United	46	14	11	21	50	56	−6	53
20	AFC Wimbledon	46	14	14	18	49	57	−8	53[lower-alpha 1]
21	Northampton Town	46	13	14	19	42	57	−15	53

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:

1. On 28 April AFC Wimbledon have been deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.^[5]

Matches

Rochdale v Hartlepool United

3 August 2013 1	Rochdale	3–0	Hartlepool United	Spotland, Rochdale
15:00	Hogan  14' Donnelly  50' Henderson  58'	Report		Attendance: 3,177 Referee: Michael Bull

Hartlepool United v Southend United

10 August 2013 2	Hartlepool United	0–1	Southend United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report	Eastwood  5'	Attendance: 3,479 Referee: Mark Brown

York City v Hartlepool United

17 August 2013 3	York City	0–0	Hartlepool United	Bootham Crescent, York
15:00		Report		Attendance: 4,768 Referee: Dave Phillips

Hartlepool United v Fleetwood Town

24 August 2013 4	Hartlepool United	0–1	Fleetwood Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report	Hughes  16'	Attendance: 3,297 Referee: Steven Rushton

Torquay United v Hartlepool United

31 August 2013 5	Torquay United	0–0	Hartlepool United	Plainmoor, Torquay
15:00		Report		Attendance: 2,646 Referee: Oliver Langford

Hartlepool United v Wycombe Wanderers

7 September 2013 6	Hartlepool United	1–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Poole  90'	Report	Kretzschmar  51', 69'	Attendance: 3,640 Referee: Mark Haywood

Hartlepool United v Accrington Stanley

14 September 2013 7	Hartlepool United	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 BST	Franks  30' Monkhouse  42'	Report	Gray  57'	Attendance: 3,388 Referee: Michael Naylor

Bristol Rovers v Hartlepool United

21 September 2013 8	Bristol Rovers	2–2	Hartlepool United	Memorial Stadium, Bristol
15:00	Harrold  35' O'Toole  90'	Report	James  36', 45'	Attendance: 5,579 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Hartlepool United v Oxford United

28 September 2013 9	Hartlepool United	1–3	Oxford United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	James  48'	Report	Williams  5' Smalley  67' Hall  90' (pen)	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,799 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Mansfield Town v Hartlepool United

5 October 2013 10	Mansfield Town	1–4	Hartlepool United	One Call Stadium, Mansfield
15:00	Clucas  75' (pen.)	Report	Monkhouse  8' Compton  44', 50' Poole  79'	Attendance: 3,457 Referee: Graham Horwood

Exeter City v Hartlepool United

12 October 2013 11	Exeter City	0–3	Hartlepool United	St James Park, Exeter
15:00		Report	Baldwin  21' James  50' Compton  62'	Attendance: 3,615 Referee: Andy Davies

Hartlepool United v Plymouth Argyle

19 October 2013 12	Hartlepool United	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	James  55'	Report		Attendance: 3,929 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Hartlepool United v Wimbledon

22 October 2013 13	Hartlepool United	3–1	Wimbledon	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Walton  32', pen.' James  72' Dolan  83'	Report	Pell  66', pen.'	Attendance: Darren Bond Referee: 3,652

Scunthorpe United v Hartlepool United

26 October 2013 14	Scunthorpe United	1–0	Hartlepool United	Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
15:00	Winnall  76'	Report		Attendance: Darren Bond Referee: 3,652

Hartlepool United v Dagenham & Redbridge

2 November 2013 15	Hartlepool United	2–1	Dagenham & Redbridge	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Poole  12' Monkhouse  79'	Report	Hines  56'	Attendance: 3,450 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Newport County v Hartlepool United

15 November 2013 16	Newport County	2–0	Hartlepool United	Rodney Parade, Newport
19:45	Worley  7' Washington  64'			Attendance: 3,094 Referee: Steve Martin

Hartlepool United v Northampton Town

23 November 2013 17	Hartlepool United	2–0	Northampton Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	James  23' Walton  49', pen.'	Report		Attendance: 3,617 Referee: Mark Haywood

Bury v Hartlepool United

26 November 2013 18	Bury	1–0	Hartlepool United	Gigg Lane, Bury
19:45	Nardiello  48'			Attendance: 1,998 Referee: Mark Heywood

Hartlepool United v Portsmouth

30 November 2013 19	Hartlepool United	0–0	Portsmouth	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report		Attendance: 4,126 Referee: Paul Tierney

Cheltenham Town v Hartlepool United

14 December 2013 20	Cheltenham Town	2–2	Hartlepool United	Whaddon Road, Cheltenham
15:00	McGlashan  4' Roofe  38'		Franks  54', 71'	Attendance: 2,491 Referee: Steven Rushton

Hartlepool United v Burton Albion

21 December 2013 20	Hartlepool United	1–1	Burton Albion	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Walker  69'		Edwards  18'	Attendance: 3,595 Referee: Richard Clark

Chesterfield v Hartlepool United

26 December 2013 21	Chesterfield	1–1	Hartlepool United	Proact Stadium, Chesterfield
GMT	Tendayi Darikwa  31'		Dolan  48', pen.'	Attendance: 7,680 Referee: Gary Sutton

Morecambe v Hartlepool United

29 December 2013 22	Morecambe	1–2	Hartlepool United	Globe Arena, Morecambe
GMT	Sampson  87'	Report	Baldwin  18' Franks  90'	Attendance: 2,081 Referee: Michael Naylor

FA Cup

Hartlepool United v Notts County

9 November 2013 First Round	Hartlepool United	3–2	Notts County
GMT	Baldwin  16' James  42', 72'		Leacock  17' Murray  84'	Attendance: 3,313 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Hartlepool United v Coventry City

Second Round	Hartlepool United	1–1	Coventry City	Hartlepool
15:00 GMT	Monkhouse  78'		Baker  12'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,898 Referee: Robert Madley

League Cup

Nottingham Forest v Hartlepool United

6 August 2013 First Round	Nottingham Forest	3–1	Hartlepool United	Nottingham
19:45 BST	Majewski  33' Halford  65' Derbyshire  67'	Report	Austin  76'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 9,081 Referee: Stephen Martin

References

1. "Hartlepool United: Jack Compton Becomes First Colin Cooper Signing". BBC Sport. 27 June 2013.
2. "Nialle Rodney Signs For Hartlepool After Successful Trial". BBC Sport. 30 July 2013.
3. "Hartlepool: Duckworth Signs From Bradford Park Avenue". BBC Sport. 22 August 2013.
4. "Transfer window: Marlon Harewood Joins Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 13 January 2014.
5. "AFC Wimbledon docked three points for ineligible Jake Nicholson". BBC Sport. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2016.