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Hartlepool United
2002–03 season
OwnerIOR
ChairmanKen Hodcroft
ManagerChris Turner
(until 7 November)
Mike Newell
(from 21 November)
StadiumVictoria Park
Division Three2nd
FA CupFirst round
(Eliminated by Southend United)
Football League CupFirst round
(Eliminated by Tranmere Rovers)
Football League TrophyFirst round
(Eliminated by Tranmere Rovers
Top goalscorerLeague: Eifion Williams (15)
All: Eifion Williams (16)
Highest home attendance6,360 (vs Darlington)
Lowest home attendance2,778 (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. 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 Wales WAL Eifion Williams
10 FW England ENG Gordon Watson
11 MF England ENG Darrell Clarke
12 MF England ENG Paul Smith
14 FW England ENG Kevin Henderson
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF England ENG Tommy Widdrington
16 FW England ENG Adam Boyd
17 MF England ENG Paul Stephenson
18 DF England ENG Jon Bass
19 FW Wales WAL Jermaine Easter
20 DF England ENG James Sharp
21 GK England ENG Jim Provett
22 DF Northern Ireland NIR Gordon Simms
23 MF England ENG Antony Sweeney
24 MF England ENG Brian Ross
25 MF England ENG Matty Robson
26 FW England ENG Marcus Richardson
28 MF England 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 Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
15:00 Report Watson 30', 72'
Henderson 58'
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 Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:00 Report Lee 20' (o.g.) Referee: Roy Pearson
27 July 2002 (2002-07-27) Hartlepool United 0–1 Bradford City Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Report
29 July 2002 (2002-07-29) Hartlepool United 1–1 Newcastle United Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:00 Easter Report Attendance: 3,334
31 July 2002 (2002-07-31) Hartlepool United 2–0 Barnsley Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:00 Henderson 7'
Robson 11'		 Report Attendance: 931
3 August 2002 (2002-08-03) Scarborough 1–2 Hartlepool United McCain Stadium, Scarborough
15:00 Report Williams 47'
Lee 58'
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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHHA
ResultWWLDWWDWWDLWLWWWDWWWLDLWWWWWDWWDWDLDWLLDDWLDWD
Position1133212111111111111111211111111111111111112222
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 Brunton Park, Carlisle
15:00 Wake 80' Report Tinkler 44', 71'
Humphreys 47'		 Attendance: 10,684
Referee: George Cain
13 August 2002 (2002-08-13) 2 Hartlepool United 2–0 Boston United Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45 Watson 55', 77' (pen.) Report Attendance: 4,841
Referee: Graham Salisbury
17 August 2002 (2002-08-17) 3 Hartlepool United 0–2 Macclesfield Town Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Report Adams 85'
Whitaker 86'		 Attendance: 4,684
Referee: Graham Laws
24 August 2002 (2002-08-24) 4 Torquay United 1–1 Hartlepool United Plainmoor, Torquay
15:00 Richardson 51' Report Humphreys 47' Attendance: 2,403
Referee: Steve Tomlin
26 August 2002 (2002-08-26) 5 Hartlepool United 2–0 Hull City Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Williams 32'
Watson 63'		 Report Attendance: 4,236
Referee: Alan Kaye
31 August 2002 (2002-08-31) 6 Oxford United 0–1 Hartlepool United Kassam Stadium, Oxford
15:00 Report Watson 38' Attendance: 4,768
Referee: Paul Armstrong
7 September 2002 (2002-09-07) 7 Swansea City 2–2 Hartlepool United Vetch Field, Swansea
15:00 Cusack 28'
Wood 43' (pen.)		 Report Tinkler 14'
Watson 44'		 Attendance: 3,370
Referee: Phil Crossley
14 September 2002 (2002-09-14) 8 Hartlepool United 4–1 Darlington Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Williams 3', 35'
Humphreys 59'
Tinkler 83'		 Report Clark 27' Attendance: 6,360
Referee: Brian Curson
17 September 2002 (2002-09-17) 9 Hartlepool United 2–1 Lincoln City Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45 Boyd 62'
Williams 66'		 Report Mike 2' Attendance: 4,248
Referee: Michael Ryan
21 September 2002 (2002-09-21) 10 Bury 1–1 Hartlepool United Gigg Lane, Bury
15:00 Abbott 20' Report Boyd 82' Attendance: 3,547
Referee: Steve Baines
28 September 2002 (2002-09-28) 11 Hartlepool United 1–2 Rushden & Diamonds Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Boyd 31' Report Peters 48'
Hall 84'		 Attendance: 5,502
Referee: Phil Dowd
5 October 2002 (2002-10-05) 12 Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Hartlepool United Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 Report Williams 55' Attendance: 3,142
Referee: Andy Penn
13 October 2002 (2002-10-13) 13 Bournemouth 2–1 Hartlepool United Dean Court, Bournemouth
15:00 Elliott 61'
Widdrington 85' (o.g.)		 Report Williams 17' Attendance: 5,998
Referee: Mike Thorpe
19 October 2002 (2002-10-19) 14 Hartlepool United 4–3 Wrexham Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Tinkler 14', 41', 52'
Richardson 19'		 Report Jones 21'
Trundle 68'
Sam 88' (pen.)		 Attendance: 4,506
Referee: Paul Robinson
25 October 2002 (2002-10-25) 15 Southend United 0–1 Hartlepool United Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
19:45 Report Williams 1' Attendance: 5,168
Referee: Keith Hill
29 October 2002 (2002-10-29) 16 Hartlepool United 2–0 Bristol Rovers Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45 Arnison 41'
Williams 64'		 Report Attendance: 3,889
Referee: Mike Jones
1 November 2002 (2002-11-01) 17 Hartlepool United 0–0 York City Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45 Report Attendance: 5,789
Referee: Scott Mathieson
9 November 2002 (2002-11-09) 18 Exeter City 1–2 Hartlepool United St James Park, Exeter
15:00 Moor 49' Report Tinkler 63'
Richardson 66'		 Attendance: 2,778
Referee: Trevor Parkes
23 November 2002 (2002-11-23) 19 Leyton Orient 1–2 Hartlepool United Brisbane Road, Leyton
15:00 Canham 69' Report Williams 26', 72' Attendance: 4,009
Referee: Clive Wilkes
30 November 2002 (2002-11-30) 20 Hartlepool United 2–1 Kidderminster Harriers Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Humphreys 3'
Tinkler 15'		 Report Parrish 47' Attendance: 4,296
Referee: Phil Prosser
14 December 2002 (2002-12-14) 21 Rochdale 4–0 Hartlepool United Spotland, Rochdale
15:00 Platt 24'
McEvilly 43', 62'
Connor 56'		 Report Attendance: 3,059
Referee: Mike Pike
21 December 2002 (2002-12-21) 22 Hartlepool United 2–2 Scunthorpe United Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 McCombe 45' (o.g.)
Henderson 89'		 Report Brough 25'
Carruthers 49'		 Attendance: 4,089
Referee: Alan Kaye
26 December 2002 (2002-12-26) 23 Hull City 2–0 Hartlepool United KC Stadium, Hull
15:00 Keates 21'
Green 75'		 Report Attendance: 22,319
Referee: Howard Webb
28 December 2002 (2002-12-28) 24 Hartlepool United 3–0 Cambridge United Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Williams 45'
Tinkler 83'
Clarke 87' (pen.)		 Report Attendance: 4,805
Referee: Fraser Stretton
1 January 2003 (2003-01-01) 25 Hartlepool United 2–1 Carlisle United Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Lee 50'
Williams 80'		 Report Burt 10' Attendance: 5,071
Referee: Graham Laws
4 January 2003 (2003-01-04) 26 Boston United 0–1 Hartlepool United York Street, Boston
15:00 Report Clarke 70' Attendance: 3,081
Referee: Joe Ross
18 January 2003 (2003-01-18) 27 Hartlepool United 3–1 Oxford United Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Humphreys 24'
Richardson 43', 90'		 Report Barron 36' (o.g.) Attendance: 5,049
Referee: Tony Bates
21 January 2003 (2003-01-21) 28 Macclesfield Town 0–1 Hartlepool United Moss Rose, Macclesfield
19:45 Report Williams 16' Attendance: 1,576
Referee: Mike Fletcher
25 January 2003 (2003-01-25) 29 Cambridge United 0–0 Hartlepool United Abbey Stadium, Cambridge
15:00 Report Attendance: 4,543
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
1 February 2003 (2003-02-01) 30 Hartlepool United 3–2 Torquay United Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Clarke 56', 69'
Richardson 79'		 Report Graham 8'
Gritton 58'		 Attendance: 4,975
Referee: Graham Salisbury
8 February 2003 (2003-02-08) 31 Hartlepool United 2–1 Exeter City Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Humphreys 79'
Boyd 80'		 Report Walker 83' (pen.) Attendance: 5,058
Referee: Scott Mathieson
15 February 2003 (2003-02-15) 32 York City 0–0 Hartlepool United Bootham Crescent, York
15:00 Report Attendance: 5,953
Referee: Steve Baines
22 February 2003 (2003-02-22) 33 Hartlepool United 4–0 Swansea City Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Humphreys 11', 40', 69'
Widdrington 72'		 Report Attendance: 4,486
Referee: Neale Barry
1 March 2003 (2003-03-01) 34 Darlington 2–2 Hartlepool United Feethams, Darlington
15:00 Conlon 36'
Liddle 60'		 Report Boyd 48' (pen.)
Clarke 53'		 Attendance: 5,832
Referee: Michael Ryan
4 March 2003 (2003-03-04) 35 Lincoln City 3–0 Hartlepool United Sincil Bank, Lincoln
19:45 Pearce 14'
Gain 83'
Bloomer 88'		 Report Attendance: 3,409
Referee: Phil Prosser
7 March 2003 (2003-03-07) 36 Hartlepool United 0–0 Bury Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45 Report Attendance: 5,734
Referee: Mark Cooper
15 March 2003 (2003-03-15) 37 Hartlepool United 2–1 Southend United Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Humphreys 36', 49' Report Sutch 74' Attendance: 4,868
Referee: Mark Cowburn
18 March 2003 (2003-03-18) 38 Wrexham 2–0 Hartlepool United Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
19:45 Green 3', 66' Report Attendance: 4,658
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
22 March 2003 (2003-03-22) 39 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Hartlepool United Memorial Stadium, Bristol
15:00 Hyde 7' Report Attendance: 6,557
Referee: Peter Walton
29 March 2003 (2003-03-29) 40 Hartlepool United 0–0 Bournemouth Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Report Attendance: 5,625
Referee: Mike Fletcher
5 April 2003 (2003-04-05) 41 Kidderminster Harriers 2–2 Hartlepool United Aggborough Stadium, Kidderminster
15:00 Henriksen 22'
Bishop 27'		 Report Clarke 63'
Williams 90'		 Attendance: 2,900
Referee: Carl Boyeson
12 April 2003 (2003-04-12) 42 Hartlepool United 4–1 Leyton Orient Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Tinkler 10', 66' (pen.)
Lee 61'
Clarke 90'		 Report Heald 63' Attendance: 4,795
Referee: Eddie Evans
19 April 2003 (2003-04-19) 43 Scunthorpe United 4–0 Hartlepool United Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
15:00 Hayes 32'
Carruthers 72', 82'
Calvo García 86'		 Report Attendance: 5,280
Referee: Mike Thorpe
21 April 2003 (2003-04-21) 44 Hartlepool United 2–2 Rochdale Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Widdrington 42', 52' Report Grand 23'
McEvilly 45'		 Attendance: 5,408
Referee: Steve Baines
26 April 2003 (2003-04-26) 45 Hartlepool United 3–0 Shrewsbury Town Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Williams 36'
Tinkler 45'
Henderson 79'		 Report Attendance: 5,384
Referee: Lee Mason
3 May 2003 (2003-05-03) 46 Rushden & Diamonds 1–1 Hartlepool United Nene Park, Irthlingborough
15:00 Hall 29' Report Westwood 90' Attendance: 6,291
Referee: Lee Cable

FA Cup

16 November 2002 (2002-11-16) First round Southend United 1–1 Hartlepool United Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00 Lee 3' (o.g.) Report Barron 23' Attendance: 4,894
Referee: Lee Cable
26 November 2002 (2002-11-26) replay Hartlepool United 1–2 Southend United Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45 Richardson 63' Report Rankin 88'
Cort 89'		 Attendance: 4,080
Referee: Howard Webb

League Cup

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

Football League Trophy

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

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 49 0 46 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
2 DF England ENG Paul Arnison 23 1 19 1 2 0 1 0 1 0
3 DF England ENG Mark Robinson 39 0 38 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF England ENG Michael Barron 45 1 42 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
5 DF England ENG Graeme Lee 48 2 45 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
6 DF England ENG Chris Westwood 49 1 46 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
7 MF England ENG Mark Tinkler 48 13 45 13 2 0 1 0 0 0
8 MF England ENG Ritchie Humphreys 49 11 46 11 2 0 1 0 0 0
9 FW Wales WAL Eifion Williams 49 16 45 15 2 0 2 1 0 0
10 FW England ENG Gordon Watson 17 5 17 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF England ENG Darrell Clarke 47 7 45 7 1 0 1 0 0 0
12 MF England ENG Paul Smith 26 0 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW England ENG Kevin Henderson 32 2 30 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
15 MF England ENG Tommy Widdrington 34 3 32 3 1 0 0 0 1 0
16 FW England ENG Adam Boyd 25 5 22 5 1 0 1 0 1 0
18 DF England ENG Jon Bass 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW Wales WAL Jermaine Easter 9 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 DF England ENG James Sharp 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 GK England ENG Jim Provett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF Northern Ireland NIR Gordon Simms 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF England ENG Antony Sweeney 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 DF England ENG Matty Robson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 FW England ENG Marcus Richardson 26 6 24 5 2 1 0 0 0 0
27 MF England ENG Colin McKenzie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
28 MF England ENG Steven Istead 7 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Brian Barry-Murphy 9 0 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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

Penalties

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

References

  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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