2002–03 Hartlepool United F.C. season

Hartlepool United
2002–03 season
Owner	IOR
Chairman	Ken Hodcroft
Manager	Chris Turner; (until 7 November); Mike Newell ; (from 21 November)
Stadium	Victoria Park
Division Three	2nd
FA Cup	First round ; (Eliminated by Southend United)
Football League Cup	First round ; (Eliminated by Tranmere Rovers)
Football League Trophy	First round ; (Eliminated by Tranmere Rovers
Top goalscorer	League: Eifion Williams (15); All: Eifion Williams (16)
Highest home attendance	6,360 (vs Darlington)
Lowest home attendance	2,778 (vs Tranmere Rovers)

The 2002–03 season was Hartlepool United's 96th 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 2002 to 30 June 2003.

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	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	WAL	Eifion Williams
10	FW	ENG	Gordon Watson
11	MF	ENG	Darrell Clarke
12	MF	ENG	Paul Smith
14	FW	ENG	Kevin Henderson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	ENG	Tommy Widdrington
16	FW	ENG	Adam Boyd
17	MF	ENG	Paul Stephenson
18	DF	ENG	Jon Bass
19	FW	WAL	Jermaine Easter
20	DF	ENG	James Sharp
21	GK	ENG	Jim Provett
22	DF	NIR	Gordon Simms
23	MF	ENG	Antony Sweeney
24	MF	ENG	Brian Ross
25	MF	ENG	Matty Robson
26	FW	ENG	Marcus Richardson
28	MF	ENG	Steven Istead

Results

Pre-season friendlies

9 July 2002 (2002-07-09)	TSV Theole	0–12	Hartlepool United	Groenendaallaan 10, Tiel
19:00		Report	Watson Henderson Boyd Clarke Humphreys

10 July 2002 (2002-07-10)	SV Nootdorp	0–12	Hartlepool United	Sportpark 's-Gravenhout, Nootdorp
19:00		Report	Easter Boyd Stephenson Arnison Bass Simms

17 July 2002 (2002-07-17)	Spennymoor United	0–0	Hartlepool United	The Brewery Field, Spennymoor
19:00		Report

20 July 2002 (2002-07-20)	Berwick Rangers	1–3	Hartlepool United	Berwick-upon-Tweed
15:00		Report	Watson 30', 72' Henderson 58'	Stadium: Shielfield Park

23 July 2002 (2002-07-23)	Seaham Red Star	1–2	Hartlepool United	Seaham Town Park, Seaham
19:00		Report	Boyd pen.' Stephenson

24 July 2002 (2002-07-24)	Hartlepool United	0–1	Stockport County	Hartlepool
19:00		Report	Lee 20' (o.g.)	Stadium: Victoria Park Referee: Roy Pearson

27 July 2002 (2002-07-27)	Hartlepool United	0–1	Bradford City	Hartlepool
15:00		Report		Stadium: Victoria Park

29 July 2002 (2002-07-29)	Hartlepool United	1–1	Newcastle United	Hartlepool
19:00	Easter	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,334

31 July 2002 (2002-07-31)	Hartlepool United	2–0	Barnsley	Hartlepool
19:00	Henderson 7' Robson 11'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 931

3 August 2002 (2002-08-03)	Scarborough	1–2	Hartlepool United	Scarborough
15:00		Report	Williams 47' Lee 58'	Stadium: McCain Stadium

6 August 2002 (2002-08-06)	Billingham Town	0–3	Hartlepool United	Bedford Terrace, Billingham
19:00		Report	Robson 24' Boyd 80' Richards 87'

12 August 2002 (2002-08-12)	Durham City	0–2	Hartlepool United	New Ferens Park, Durham
19:00		Report	Easter 25', 41'

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	24	13	9	71	51	+20	85	16	5	2	49	21	+28	8	8	7	22	30	−8

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	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	L	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	D	L	D	W	L	L	D	D	W	L	D	W	D
Position	1	1	3	3	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2

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

Results

10 August 2002 (2002-08-10) 1	Carlisle United	1–3	Hartlepool United	Carlisle
15:00	Wake 80'	Report	Tinkler 44', 71' Humphreys 47'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 10,684 Referee: George Cain

13 August 2002 (2002-08-13) 2	Hartlepool United	2–0	Boston United	Hartlepool
19:45	Watson 55', 77' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,841 Referee: Graham Salisbury

17 August 2002 (2002-08-17) 3	Hartlepool United	0–2	Macclesfield Town	Hartlepool
15:00		Report	Adams 85' Whitaker 86'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,684 Referee: Graham Laws

24 August 2002 (2002-08-24) 4	Torquay United	1–1	Hartlepool United	Torquay
15:00	Richardson 51'	Report	Humphreys 47'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,403 Referee: Steve Tomlin

26 August 2002 (2002-08-26) 5	Hartlepool United	2–0	Hull City	Hartlepool
15:00	Williams 32' Watson 63'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,236 Referee: Alan Kaye

31 August 2002 (2002-08-31) 6	Oxford United	0–1	Hartlepool United	Oxford
15:00		Report	Watson 38'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 4,768 Referee: Paul Armstrong

7 September 2002 (2002-09-07) 7	Swansea City	2–2	Hartlepool United	Swansea
15:00	Cusack 28' Wood 43' (pen.)	Report	Tinkler 14' Watson 44'	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 3,370 Referee: Phil Crossley

14 September 2002 (2002-09-14) 8	Hartlepool United	4–1	Darlington	Hartlepool
15:00	Williams 3', 35' Humphreys 59' Tinkler 83'	Report	Clark 27'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 6,360 Referee: Brian Curson

17 September 2002 (2002-09-17) 9	Hartlepool United	2–1	Lincoln City	Hartlepool
19:45	Boyd 62' Williams 66'	Report	Mike 2'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,248 Referee: Michael Ryan

21 September 2002 (2002-09-21) 10	Bury	1–1	Hartlepool United	Bury
15:00	Abbott 20'	Report	Boyd 82'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,547 Referee: Steve Baines

28 September 2002 (2002-09-28) 11	Hartlepool United	1–2	Rushden & Diamonds	Hartlepool
15:00	Boyd 31'	Report	Peters 48' Hall 84'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,502 Referee: Phil Dowd

5 October 2002 (2002-10-05) 12	Shrewsbury Town	0–1	Hartlepool United	Shrewsbury
15:00		Report	Williams 55'	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 3,142 Referee: Andy Penn

13 October 2002 (2002-10-13) 13	Bournemouth	2–1	Hartlepool United	Bournemouth
15:00	Elliott 61' Widdrington 85' (o.g.)	Report	Williams 17'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 5,998 Referee: Mike Thorpe

19 October 2002 (2002-10-19) 14	Hartlepool United	4–3	Wrexham	Hartlepool
15:00	Tinkler 14', 41', 52' Richardson 19'	Report	Jones 21' Trundle 68' Sam 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,506 Referee: Paul Robinson

25 October 2002 (2002-10-25) 15	Southend United	0–1	Hartlepool United	Southend-on-Sea
19:45		Report	Williams 1'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,168 Referee: Keith Hill

29 October 2002 (2002-10-29) 16	Hartlepool United	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Hartlepool
19:45	Arnison 41' Williams 64'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,889 Referee: Mike Jones

1 November 2002 (2002-11-01) 17	Hartlepool United	0–0	York City	Hartlepool
19:45		Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,789 Referee: Scott Mathieson

9 November 2002 (2002-11-09) 18	Exeter City	1–2	Hartlepool United	Exeter
15:00	Moor 49'	Report	Tinkler 63' Richardson 66'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2,778 Referee: Trevor Parkes

23 November 2002 (2002-11-23) 19	Leyton Orient	1–2	Hartlepool United	Leyton
15:00	Canham 69'	Report	Williams 26', 72'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,009 Referee: Clive Wilkes

30 November 2002 (2002-11-30) 20	Hartlepool United	2–1	Kidderminster Harriers	Hartlepool
15:00	Humphreys 3' Tinkler 15'	Report	Parrish 47'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,296 Referee: Phil Prosser

14 December 2002 (2002-12-14) 21	Rochdale	4–0	Hartlepool United	Rochdale
15:00	Platt 24' McEvilly 43', 62' Connor 56'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,059 Referee: Mike Pike

21 December 2002 (2002-12-21) 22	Hartlepool United	2–2	Scunthorpe United	Hartlepool
15:00	McCombe 45' (o.g.) Henderson 89'	Report	Brough 25' Carruthers 49'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,089 Referee: Alan Kaye

26 December 2002 (2002-12-26) 23	Hull City	2–0	Hartlepool United	Hull
15:00	Keates 21' Green 75'	Report		Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 22,319 Referee: Howard Webb

28 December 2002 (2002-12-28) 24	Hartlepool United	3–0	Cambridge United	Hartlepool
15:00	Williams 45' Tinkler 83' Clarke 87' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,805 Referee: Fraser Stretton

1 January 2003 (2003-01-01) 25	Hartlepool United	2–1	Carlisle United	Hartlepool
15:00	Lee 50' Williams 80'	Report	Burt 10'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,071 Referee: Graham Laws

4 January 2003 (2003-01-04) 26	Boston United	0–1	Hartlepool United	Boston
15:00		Report	Clarke 70'	Stadium: York Street Attendance: 3,081 Referee: Joe Ross

18 January 2003 (2003-01-18) 27	Hartlepool United	3–1	Oxford United	Hartlepool
15:00	Humphreys 24' Richardson 43', 90'	Report	Barron 36' (o.g.)	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,049 Referee: Tony Bates

21 January 2003 (2003-01-21) 28	Macclesfield Town	0–1	Hartlepool United	Macclesfield
19:45		Report	Williams 16'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,576 Referee: Mike Fletcher

25 January 2003 (2003-01-25) 29	Cambridge United	0–0	Hartlepool United	Cambridge
15:00		Report		Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,543 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme

1 February 2003 (2003-02-01) 30	Hartlepool United	3–2	Torquay United	Hartlepool
15:00	Clarke 56', 69' Richardson 79'	Report	Graham 8' Gritton 58'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,975 Referee: Graham Salisbury

8 February 2003 (2003-02-08) 31	Hartlepool United	2–1	Exeter City	Hartlepool
15:00	Humphreys 79' Boyd 80'	Report	Walker 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,058 Referee: Scott Mathieson

15 February 2003 (2003-02-15) 32	York City	0–0	Hartlepool United	York
15:00		Report		Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 5,953 Referee: Steve Baines

22 February 2003 (2003-02-22) 33	Hartlepool United	4–0	Swansea City	Hartlepool
15:00	Humphreys 11', 40', 69' Widdrington 72'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,486 Referee: Neale Barry

1 March 2003 (2003-03-01) 34	Darlington	2–2	Hartlepool United	Darlington
15:00	Conlon 36' Liddle 60'	Report	Boyd 48' (pen.) Clarke 53'	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 5,832 Referee: Michael Ryan

4 March 2003 (2003-03-04) 35	Lincoln City	3–0	Hartlepool United	Lincoln
19:45	Pearce 14' Gain 83' Bloomer 88'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,409 Referee: Phil Prosser

7 March 2003 (2003-03-07) 36	Hartlepool United	0–0	Bury	Hartlepool
19:45		Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,734 Referee: Mark Cooper

15 March 2003 (2003-03-15) 37	Hartlepool United	2–1	Southend United	Hartlepool
15:00	Humphreys 36', 49'	Report	Sutch 74'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,868 Referee: Mark Cowburn

18 March 2003 (2003-03-18) 38	Wrexham	2–0	Hartlepool United	Wrexham
19:45	Green 3', 66'	Report		Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 4,658 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

22 March 2003 (2003-03-22) 39	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Hartlepool United	Bristol
15:00	Hyde 7'	Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,557 Referee: Peter Walton

29 March 2003 (2003-03-29) 40	Hartlepool United	0–0	Bournemouth	Hartlepool
15:00		Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,625 Referee: Mike Fletcher

5 April 2003 (2003-04-05) 41	Kidderminster Harriers	2–2	Hartlepool United	Kidderminster
15:00	Henriksen 22' Bishop 27'	Report	Clarke 63' Williams 90'	Stadium: Aggborough Stadium Attendance: 2,900 Referee: Carl Boyeson

12 April 2003 (2003-04-12) 42	Hartlepool United	4–1	Leyton Orient	Hartlepool
15:00	Tinkler 10', 66' (pen.) Lee 61' Clarke 90'	Report	Heald 63'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,795 Referee: Eddie Evans

19 April 2003 (2003-04-19) 43	Scunthorpe United	4–0	Hartlepool United	Scunthorpe
15:00	Hayes 32' Carruthers 72', 82' Calvo García 86'	Report		Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 5,280 Referee: Mike Thorpe

21 April 2003 (2003-04-21) 44	Hartlepool United	2–2	Rochdale	Hartlepool
15:00	Widdrington 42', 52'	Report	Grand 23' McEvilly 45'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,408 Referee: Steve Baines

26 April 2003 (2003-04-26) 45	Hartlepool United	3–0	Shrewsbury Town	Hartlepool
15:00	Williams 36' Tinkler 45' Henderson 79'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,384 Referee: Lee Mason

3 May 2003 (2003-05-03) 46	Rushden & Diamonds	1–1	Hartlepool United	Irthlingborough
15:00	Hall 29'	Report	Westwood 90'	Stadium: Nene Park Attendance: 6,291 Referee: Lee Cable

FA Cup

16 November 2002 (2002-11-16) First round	Southend United	1–1	Hartlepool United	Southend-on-Sea
15:00	Lee 3' (o.g.)	Report	Barron 23'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 4,894 Referee: Lee Cable

26 November 2002 (2002-11-26) replay	Hartlepool United	1–2	Southend United	Hartlepool
19:45	Richardson 63'	Report	Rankin 88' Cort 89'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,080 Referee: Howard Webb

League Cup

10 September 2002 (2002-09-10) First round	Hartlepool United	1–2	Tranmere Rovers	Hartlepool
19:45	Williams 79'	Report	Parkin 37' Taylor 83'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,778 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Football League Trophy

22 October 2002 (2002-10-22) First round	Tranmere Rovers	5–0	Hartlepool United	Birkenhead
19:45	Harrison 32' Jones 45', 75' Roberts 68' Taylor 79'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 3,387 Referee: Mark Warren

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division Three		FA Cup		League Cup		Other
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	WAL	Anthony Williams	49	0	46	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
2	DF	ENG	Paul Arnison	23	1	19	1	2	0	1	0	1	0
3	DF	ENG	Mark Robinson	39	0	38	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
4	DF	ENG	Michael Barron	45	1	42	0	2	1	1	0	0	0
5	DF	ENG	Graeme Lee	48	2	45	2	2	0	1	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Chris Westwood	49	1	46	1	2	0	1	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	Mark Tinkler	48	13	45	13	2	0	1	0	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Ritchie Humphreys	49	11	46	11	2	0	1	0	0	0
9	FW	WAL	Eifion Williams	49	16	45	15	2	0	2	1	0	0
10	FW	ENG	Gordon Watson	17	5	17	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	ENG	Darrell Clarke	47	7	45	7	1	0	1	0	0	0
12	MF	ENG	Paul Smith	26	0	24	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	ENG	Kevin Henderson	32	2	30	2	0	0	1	0	1	0
15	MF	ENG	Tommy Widdrington	34	3	32	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
16	FW	ENG	Adam Boyd	25	5	22	5	1	0	1	0	1	0
18	DF	ENG	Jon Bass	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	FW	WAL	Jermaine Easter	9	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20	DF	ENG	James Sharp	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21	GK	ENG	Jim Provett	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	DF	NIR	Gordon Simms	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23	MF	ENG	Antony Sweeney	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25	DF	ENG	Matty Robson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
26	FW	ENG	Marcus Richardson	26	6	24	5	2	1	0	0	0	0
27	MF	ENG	Colin McKenzie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
28	MF	ENG	Steven Istead	7	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	IRL	Brian Barry-Murphy	9	0	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rank	Name	Division Three	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	Eifion Williams	15	0	1	16
2	Mark Tinkler	13	0	0	13
3	Ritchie Humphreys	11	0	0	11
4	Darrell Clarke	7	0	0	7
5	Marcus Richardson	5	1	0	6
6	Adam Boyd	5	0	0	5
6	Gordon Watson	5	0	0	5
8	Tommy Widdrington	3	0	0	3
9	Kevin Henderson	2	0	0	2
9	Graeme Lee	2	0	0	2
11	Paul Arnison	1	0	0	1
	Michael Barron	0	1	0	1
	Chris Westwood	1	0	0	1

Clean Sheets

Rank	Name	Division Three	FA Cup	League Cup	Other	Total
1	Anthony Williams	16	0	0	0	16

Penalties

Date	Name	Opposition	Scored?
13 August 2002	Gordon Watson	Boston United	Y
28 December 2002	Darrell Clarke	Cambridge United	Y
1 March 2003	Adam Boyd	Darlington	Y
12 April 2003	Mark Tinkler	Leyton Orient	Y

References

^ "History". Statto. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
^ "Hartlepool United 2002–03". FootballSquads. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

[1] "History". Statto. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2019.

[2] "Hartlepool United 2002–03". FootballSquads. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

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