2003–04 Hartlepool United F.C. season

Hartlepool United
2003–04 season
OwnerIOR
ChairmanKen Hodcroft
ManagerNeale Cooper
StadiumVictoria Park
Football League Second Division6th
FA CupThird round
(eliminated by Sunderland)
League CupSecond round
(eliminated by West Brom)
League TrophyFirst round
(eliminated by
Oldham Athletic)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Eifion Williams (13)
All:
Eifion Williams (14)
Highest home attendance7,448 (vs Sheffield Wednesday)
Lowest home attendance4,135 (vs Colchester United)
Average home league attendance5,419[1]

The 2003–04 season was Hartlepool United's 95th year in existence and their first season in Football League Second Division since 1993–94. Along with competing in the Football League Second Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004.

Background and pre-season

Main article: 2002–03 Hartlepool United F.C. season
See also: History of Hartlepool United F.C. and List of Hartlepool United F.C. seasons

Having participated in the Third Division since 1994–95, the 2003–04 season saw Hartlepool competing back in the third tier once again having earned promotion in the previous season. Hartlepool had started the 2002–03 campaign in fine form, but suffered the departure of manager Chris Turner to Sheffield Wednesday in early November 2002.[2] Turner had turned around the club's fortunes since his appointment in February 1999.[3] After ensuring survival for Hartlepool in the Third Division in his first season, Turner oversaw three consecutive play-off finishes.[3] Turner's successor was Mike Newell who inherited a side four points clear at the top of the league.[4] Hartlepool managed to build a 12 point lead at the top of the division by early 2003 ahead of Rushden & Diamonds.[4] Nevertheless, Hartlepool would suffer a poor run of form in the Spring, eventually missing out on the title on the final day of the season.[4][5] Despite winning promotion in second place, Newell's contract was not renewed.[4]

In June 2003, former Ross County manager Neale Cooper was appointed as Newell's successor in a surprise decision.[4] Early in his tenure, Cooper lost key defender Graeme Lee on a free transfer.[4] Lee was replaced by Bury's Michael Nelson.[4]

Review and events

Hartlepool's 2003–04 campaign began with an away fixture at Peterborough United which Hartlepool won.[4] This solid start to the season continued, including a notable 8–1 home victory against Grimsby Town.[4] By Christmas, Hartlepool were just outside the play-off positions.[4]

In the FA Cup, Hartlepool defeated Whitby Town and Burton Albion, the latter of which was televised. This earned them an away tie at local team Sunderland in the third round.[4] The Sunderland match saw an attendance of over 40,000 supporters; breaking the attendance record for any Hartlepool match.[6] The First Division side narrowly won 1–0 courtesy of an impressive goal by Julio Arca.[6]

In April, Hartlepool won five consecutive matches to maintain their play-off hunt.[6] This play-off finish was ultimately secured late in the season.[6] In the play-off semi-final first leg, Hartlepool faced Bristol City at Victoria Park in front of a near sell out crowd.[6] The away side took the lead in the first half before Joel Porter found a late equaliser for Hartlepool.[6] In the away tie at Ashton Gate, Antony Sweeney gave Hartlepool the lead after an hour.[6] Hartlepool conceded with two minutes to go before Bristol City found a winner in injury time.[6] This was Hartlepool's fourth play-off semi-final defeat in five years.[6]

Players

As of End of Season.[7]

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 Michael Barron
3 DF  ENG Mark Robinson
4 MF  ENG Mark Tinkler
5 DF  ENG Michael Nelson
6 DF  ENG Chris Westwood
7 MF  ENG Darrell Clarke
8 MF  ENG Ritchie Humphreys
9 FW  WAL Eifion Williams
12 MF  NIR Stephen Carson
14 MF  GUY Neil Danns
15 FW  ENG Adam Boyd
16 DF  SCO Hugh Robertson
17 FW  WAL Jermaine Easter
18 MF  ENG Antony Sweeney
19 GK  ENG Jim Provett
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF  ENG John Brackstone
21 MF  ENG Steven Istead
22 MF  ENG Matty Robson
23 FW  ENG Paul Robinson
24 DF  SCO Andy Jordan
25 MF  SCO Gavin Strachan
26 DF  AUS Adam van Dommele
27 FW  ENG David Foley
28 DF  SCO Ryan McCann
29 DF  ENG Darren Craddock
30 GK  GRE Dimitrios Konstantopoulos
31 FW  ENG Jack Wilkinson
32 FW  AUS Joel Porter
33 DF  SCO Scott Walker
34 FW  ENG Andrew Appleby

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Player From Fee Ref
30 July 2003 DF Andy Jordan Cardiff City Free [8]
30 July 2003 FW Paul Robinson Blackpool Free [9]
8 August 2003 MF Gavin Strachan Southend United Free [10]
28 August 2003 DF Ryan McCann Celtic Free [11]
17 October 2003 GK Dimitrios Konstantopoulos Farense Free [12]
25 November 2003 FW Joel Porter Sydney Olympic Free [13]
15 January 2004 DF Scott Walker Dunfermline Free [14]
29 January 2004 DF Hugh Robertson Ross County Undisclosed [15]
19 February 2004 MF Stephen Carson Barnsley Free [16]

Loans in

Date Position Player From Loan Length Ref
25 November 2003 FW Danny Byrne Manchester United One month [17]
10 December 2003 MF Chris Shuker Manchester City Three months [18]
13 March 2004 MF Neil Danns Blackburn Rovers End of season[a] [20]
  1. ^ The first loan was for one month but was extended on 15 April 2004 until the end of the season.[19]

Transfers out

Date Position Player From Fee Ref
31 October 2003 FW Kevin Henderson Carlisle United Free [21]
12 January 2004 FW Marcus Richardson Lincoln City Free [22]
19 January 2004 FW Marco Gabbiadini Retired Retired [23]
2 February 2004 MF Paul Arnison Carlisle United Free [24]
25 May 2004 GK Anthony Williams Grimsby Town Free [25]
25 May 2004 DF Mark Robinson Hereford United Free [25]
25 May 2004 DF Scott Walker Brechin City Free [25]
25 May 2004 MF Stephen Carson Coleraine Free [26]
25 May 2004 FW Jermaine Easter Cambridge United Free [27]

Loans out

Date Position Player From Loan Length Ref
22 August 2003 FW Marcus Richardson Lincoln City One month[a] [22]
31 October 2003 MF Paul Arnison Carlisle United End of season [29]
  1. ^ The first loan was for one month but was extended on 25 September 2003 for an additional month.[28]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

16 July 2003 (2003-07-16) TOP Oss 0–6 Hartlepool United Oss
19:00 [1] Williams
Clarke
Richardson
Henderson 		Stadium: Frans Heesen Stadion
18 July 2003 (2003-07-18) Heerenveen 3–3 Hartlepool United Heerenveen
19:00 Håkansson [2] Westwood
Gabbiadini
Tinkler 		Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
23 July 2003 (2003-07-23) Sunderland Reserves 1–1 Hartlepool United Sunderland
15:00 Flo [3] Robinson Stadium: Academy of Light
25 July 2003 (2003-07-25) Leeds United 4–3 Hartlepool United Leeds
19:00 [4] Robinson
Williams
Clarke 		Stadium: Elland Road
27 July 2003 (2003-07-27) Hartlepool United 1–3 Sheffield Wednesday Hartlepool
15:00 Henderson 42' [5] Owusu 12'
McClaren 13'
Armstrong 56'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
29 July 2003 (2003-07-29) Berwick Rangers 2–3 Hartlepool United Berwick-upon-Tweed
19:00 [6] Robinson pen.'
Williams
Clarke 		Stadium: Shielfield Park
30 July 2003 (2003-07-30) Billingham Town 1–4 Hartlepool United Bedford Terrace, Billingham
19:00 [7] Moore 3', 41'
Henderson 30'
Robson 78'
1 August 2003 (2003-08-01) Hartlepool United 0–6 Newcastle United Hartlepool
19:00 [8] Bellamy 9'
Shearer 17', 28', 35'
Solano 47'
Speed 52'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,712
2 August 2003 (2003-08-02) Whitby Town 0–1 Hartlepool United Turnbull Ground, Whitby
15:00 [9] Henderson 44'

Football League Second Division

League table

Main article: 2003–04 Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
4 Brighton & Hove Albion (O, P) 46 22 11 13 64 43 +21 77 Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
5 Swindon Town 46 20 13 13 76 58 +18 73
6 Hartlepool United 46 20 13 13 76 61 +15 73
7 Port Vale 46 21 10 15 73 63 +10 73
8 Tranmere Rovers 46 17 16 13 59 56 +3 67
Source: [30]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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 13 13 76 61  +15 73 10 8 5 39 24  +15 10 5 8 37 37  0

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultWDDWLDWWLDWDDLWDLWLWLDLWWDLWDLDWWWLDWLLWWWWWLD
Position661259124267455977868510811106898910101185786997666566
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

9 August 2003 (2003-08-09) 1 Peterborough United 3–4 Hartlepool United Peterborough
15:00 Arber 18'
Clarke 23', 51'		 [10] Strachan 38'
Robinson 55'
Robson 70'
Nelson 85'		 Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 5,965 (990 away fans)
Referee: Grant Hegley
16 August 2003 (2003-08-16) 2 Hartlepool United 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Hartlepool
15:00 [11] Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,357 (445 away fans)
Referee: Lee Mason
23 August 2003 (2003-08-23) 3 Bristol City 1–1 Hartlepool United Bristol
15:00 Peacock 56' [12] Gabbiadini 73' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 10,730 (250 away fans)
Referee: Andy Hall
25 August 2003 (2003-08-25) 4 Hartlepool United 2–0 Port Vale Hartlepool
15:00 Robinson 2'
Gabbiadini 88' (pen.)		 [13] Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,314 (478 away fans)
Referee: Paul Robinson
30 August 2003 (2003-08-30) 5 Luton Town 3–2 Hartlepool United Luton
15:00 Howard 6', 23'
McSheffrey 14'		 [14] Clarke 40'
Robinson 71' (pen.)		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 5,515 (573 away fans)
Referee: Brian Curson
6 September 2003 (2003-09-06) 6 Hartlepool United 0–0 Oldham Athletic Hartlepool
15:00 [15] Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,728 (836 away fans)
Referee: Andy Penn
12 September 2003 (2003-09-12) 7 Hartlepool United 8–1 Grimsby Town Hartlepool
19:45 Rowan 19' (O.G.)
Robinson 20' (pen.)
Strachan 28'
Humphreys 31'
Gabbiadini 60'
Williams 66'		 [16] Rowan 48' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,528 (272 away fans)
Referee: Scott Mathieson
16 September 2003 (2003-09-16) 8 Stockport County 1–2 Hartlepool United Stockport
19:45 Wilbraham 43' [17] Williams 8'
Gabbiadini 54'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 4,021
Referee: Tony Leake
20 September 2003 (2003-09-20) 9 Brentford 2–1 Hartlepool United Brentford
15:00 Sonko 13'
Wright 48'		 [18] Tinkler 42' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 4,501 (592 away fans)
Referee: Tony Bates
27 September 2003 (2003-09-27) 10 Hartlepool United 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Hartlepool
15:00 [19] Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,443 (446 away fans)
Referee: Alan Butler
30 September 2003 (2003-09-30) 11 Hartlepool United 2–0 Wrexham Hartlepool
19:45 Clarke 23', 37' [20] Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,677 (104 away fans)
Referee: Chris Foy
4 October 2003 (2003-10-04) 12 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Hartlepool United Bournemouth
15:00 Holmes 79'
Feeney 81'		 [21] Tinkler 10'
Strachan 90'		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 6,342 (263 away fans)
Referee: Steve Tomlin
10 October 2003 (2003-10-10) 13 Hartlepool United 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Hartlepool
19:45 Gabbiadini 84' [22] Owusu 47' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 7,448 (916 away fans)
Referee: Graham Salisbury
18 October 2003 (2003-10-18) 14 Blackpool 4–0 Hartlepool United Blackpool
15:00 Douglas 4'
Taylor 20', 40', 72' (pen.)		 [23] Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,871 (1,691 away fans)
Referee: Mike Pike
21 October 2003 (2003-10-21) 15 Chesterfield 1–2 Hartlepool United Chesterfield
19:45 Cade 53' [24] Evatt 26' (O.G.)
Robinson 76'		 Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 3,411 (321 away fans)
Referee: Lee Probert
25 October 2003 (2003-10-25) 16 Hartlepool United 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Hartlepool
15:00 Barron 40' [25] Currie 3' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,153 (183 away fans)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
1 November 2003 (2003-11-01) 17 Notts County 1–0 Hartlepool United Nottingham
15:00 Baldry 63' [26] Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 5,011 (675 away fans)
Referee: Paul Danson
15 November 2003 (2003-11-15) 18 Hartlepool United 2–1 Rushden & Diamonds Hartlepool
15:00 Strachan 41' (pen.)
Wilkinson 75'		 [27] Jack 57' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,944 (203 away fans)
Referee: Chris Foy
22 November 2003 (2003-11-22) 19 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Hartlepool United Plymouth
15:00 Keith 45'
Lowndes 48'		 [28] Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 9,000 (93 away fans)
Referee: Iain Williamson
29 November 2003 (2003-11-29) 20 Hartlepool United 2–0 Swindon Town Hartlepool
15:00 Strachan 18' (pen.)
Wilkinson 86'		 [29] Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,493 (358 away fans)
Referee: Eddie Evans
13 December 2003 (2003-12-13) 21 QPR 4–1 Hartlepool United London
15:00 Gallen 27', 38'
Padula 34'
Ainsworth 50'		 [30] Williams 71' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,003 (615 away fans)
Referee: Andre Marriner
20 December 2003 (2003-12-20) 22 Hartlepool United 0–0 Colchester United Hartlepool
15:00 [31] Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,135 (135 away fans)
Referee: Tony Leake
26 December 2003 (2003-12-26) 23 Hartlepool United 1–2 Barnsley Hartlepool
15:00 Williams 22' [32] Betsy 45', 69' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,520 (925 away fans)
Referee: Mark Halsey
28 December 2003 (2003-12-28) 24 Oldham Athletic 0–2 Hartlepool United Oldham
15:00 [33] Williams 45'
Porter 79'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6,243 (541 away fans)
Referee: Joe Ross
10 January 2004 (2004-01-10) 25 Hartlepool United 1–0 Peterborough United Hartlepool
15:00 Williams 37' [34] Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,855 (192 away fans)
Referee: David Pugh
17 January 2004 (2004-01-17) 26 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Hartlepool United Birkenhead
15:00 [35] Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7,418 (366 away fans)
Referee: Mark Cowburn
24 January 2004 (2004-01-24) 27 Hartlepool United 1–2 Bristol City Hartlepool
15:00 Tinkler 70' [36] Peacock 54'
Tinnion 76'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,375 (660 away fans)
Referee: Alan Kaye
27 January 2004 (2004-01-27) 28 Port Vale 2–5 Hartlepool United Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 Brooker 8'
Cummins 87'		 [37] Shuker 6'
Humphreys 31'
Nelson 69'
Williams 74'
Clarke 83'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,845 (95 away fans)
Referee: Scott Mathieson
7 February 2004 (2004-02-07) 29 Barnsley 2–2 Hartlepool United Barnsley
15:00 Nardiello 56'
Hayward 80'		 [38] Williams 27'
Tinkler 67'		 Stadium: Oakwell Stadium
Attendance: 9,220 (752 away fans)
Referee: Paul Robinson
14 February 2004 (2004-02-14) 30 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Hartlepool United Sheffield
15:00 Ndumbu-Nsungu 80' (pen.) [39] Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 20,732 (2,144 away fans)
Referee: Alan Butler
20 February 2004 (2004-02-20) 31 Hartlepool United 1–1 Blackpool Hartlepool
19:45 Robertson 51' [40] Sheron 74' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,497 (403 away fans)
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
28 February 2004 (2004-02-28) 32 Wycombe Wanderers 3–4 Hartlepool United High Wycombe
15:00 Simpemba 8'
McSporran 23'
Tyson 64'		 [41] Williams 4', 46'
Robertson 10'
Tinkler 39' (pen.)		 Stadium: The Causeway Stadium
Attendance: 4,731 (349 away fans)
Referee: Mark Warren
2 March 2004 (2004-03-02) 33 Hartlepool United 2–0 Chesterfield Hartlepool
19:45 Williams 52'
Tinkler 71'		 [42] Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,736 (195 away fans)
Referee: Carl Boyeson
6 March 2004 (2004-03-06) 34 Colchester United 1–2 Hartlepool United Colchester
15:00 Halford 35' [43] Nelson 17'
Istead 78'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,348 (320 away fans)
Referee: Trevor Kettle
13 March 2004 (2004-03-13) 35 Hartlepool United 1–4 QPR Hartlepool
15:00 Porter 88' [44] Furlong 48', 74'
Gallen 52'
Rowlands 76'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,519 (850 away fans)
Referee: Ray Oliver
20 March 2004 (2004-03-20) 36 Hartlepool United 2–2 Stockport County Hartlepool
17:45 Williams 10'
Porter 58'		 [45] Lambert 20' (pen.)
Daly 21'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,674 (281 away fans)
Referee: Phil Prosser
20 March 2004 (2004-03-20) 37 Grimsby Town 0–2 Hartlepool United Cleethorpes
15:00 [46] Boyd 29', 87' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,303 (506 away fans)
Referee: Lee Mason
27 March 2004 (2004-03-27) 38 Hartlepool United 1–2 Brentford Hartlepool
15:00 Boyd 38' [47] Tabb 2'
Dobson 33'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,206 (235 away fans)
Referee: Michael Ryan
3 April 2004 (2004-04-03) 39 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Hartlepool United Brighton
15:00 Knight 68'
Iwelumo 90'		 [48] Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,257 (203 away fans)
Referee: Joe Ross
6 April 2004 (2004-04-06) 40 Hartlepool United 4–3 Luton Town Hartlepool
19:45 Sweeney 14'
Boyd 53', 90' (pen.)
Robertson 55'		 [49] Howard 3'
Leary 31', 59'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,434 (284 away fans)
Referee: Fraser Stretton
10 April 2004 (2004-04-10) 41 Hartlepool United 2–1 AFC Bournemouth Hartlepool
15:00 Boyd 38', 69' [50] Hayter 31' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,544 (238 away fans)
Referee: Phil Joslin
12 April 2004 (2004-04-12) 42 Wrexham 1–2 Hartlepool United Wrexham
15:00 Barrett 71' [51] Clarke 41'
Danns 63'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3,786 (425 away fans)
Referee: Trevor Parkes
17 April 2004 (2004-04-17) 43 Hartlepool United 4–0 Notts County Hartlepool
15:00 Humphreys 42'
Boyd 55', 56'
Robertson 69'		 [52] Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,629 (325 away fans)
Referee: Kevin Wright
24 April 2004 (2004-04-24) 44 Rushden & Diamonds 0–2 Hartlepool United Irthlingborough
15:00 [53] Williams 56'
Boyd 79'		 Stadium: Nene Park
Attendance: 4,568 (1,103 away fans)
Referee: Andre Marriner
1 May 2004 (2004-05-01) 45 Hartlepool United 1–3 Plymouth Argyle Hartlepool
15:00 Boyd 11' [54] Hodges 12'
Lowndes 42'
Tinkler 48' (O.G.)		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 7,437 (892 away fans)
Referee: Tony Leake
8 May 2004 (2004-05-08) 46 Swindon Town 1–1 Hartlepool United Swindon
15:00 Igoe 7' [55] Boyd 71' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 11,627 (1,468 away fans)
Referee: Mike Fletcher

Play-offs

15 May 2004 (2004-05-15) Semi-final first leg Hartlepool United 1–1 Bristol City Hartlepool
15:00 Porter 74' [56] Rougier 5' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 7,211 (668 away fans)
Referee: Paul Taylor
19 May 2004 (2004-05-19) Semi-final second leg Bristol City 2–1
(3–2 agg.)		 Hartlepool United Bristol
19:45 Goodfellow 88'
Roberts 90'		 [57] Sweeney 63' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 18,434 (1,168 away fans)
Referee: Graham Poll

FA Cup

Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup
8 November 2003 First round Hartlepool United 4–0 Whitby Town Hartlepool
15:00 Gabbiadini 25', 30'
Humphreys 51'
Brackstone 68'		 Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,294 (688 away fans)
Referee: Michael Ryan
7 December 2003 Second round Burton Albion 0–1 Hartlepool United Burton
15:00 Report Porter 70' Stadium: Eton Park
Attendance: 3,132 (468 away fans)
Referee: Phil Crossley
3 January 2004 Third round Sunderland 1–0 Hartlepool United Sunderland
15:00 Arca 53' Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,816 (9,109 away fans)
Referee: Graham Barber

League Cup

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup
13 August 2003 First round Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Hartlepool United Sheffield
19:45 Lee 50'
Wood 115'		 Report Robinson 56' (pen.)
Istead 104'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 13,410 (1,099 away fans)
Referee: George Cain
Penalties
Quinn
Smith
Kuqi
Cooke
Barry-Murphy 		Robinson
Henderson
Robson
Jordan
Strachan
23 September 2003 Second round Hartlepool United 1–2 West Brom Hartlepool
19:45 Robinson 45' (pen.) Report Clement 62'
Hulse 81'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,265 (566 away fans)
Referee: Phil Prosser

League Trophy

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Trophy
14 October 2003 First round Oldham Athletic 3–3
(5–3 p)		 Hartlepool United Oldham
19:45 Zola 6'
Vernon 22'
Boshell 71'		 Report Williams 12'
Clarke 59', 90'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 3,575 (103 away fans)
Referee: Fraser Stretton
Penalties
Vernon
Boshell
Holden
Hudson
Clegg 		Robinson
Robinson
Tinkler
Boyd

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