HARTLEPOOL UNITED
1977 Hartlepool changed name
1990-91 Missed runner-up spot on goal difference
Promoted to Division Three
1992-93 Division Three re-designated Division Two on formation of F.A.
Premier League
1994 Relegated to Division Three
1999-00 Not promoted after play-offs (SF Hartlepool United 0 Darlington 2,
Darlington 1 Hartlepool United 0 - Agg 0-3)
2000-01 Not promoted after play-offs (SF Blackpool 2 Hartlepool United 0,
Hartlepool United 1 Blackpool 3 - Agg 1-5)
2001-02 Made play-offs on goal difference, but not promoted (SF Hartlepool
United 1 Cheltenham Town 1, Cheltenham Town 1 Hartlepool United 1
- Agg 2-2 Cheltenham Town won 5-4 on penalties)
2002-03 Football League Division Three runner-up
Promoted to Division Two
2003-04 Not promoted after play-offs (SF Hartlepool United 1 Bristol City 1,
Bristol City 2 Hartlepool United 1 - Agg 2-3)
2004-05 Football League Division Two renamed "League One"
Not promoted after playoffs (SF Hartlepool United 2 Tranmere Rovers
0, Tranmere Rovers 2 Hartlepool United 0 - Agg 2-2 Hartlepool United
won 6-5 on penalties, F Hartlepool United 2 Sheffield Wednesday 4 @
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff)
2006 Relegated to League Two
2006-07 Football League Two runner-up
Promoted to League One
2009-10 Three points deducted
2013 Relegated to League Two
2016-17 Football League renamed English Football League
2017 Relegated to National League
2019-20 Season ended early to due Covid-19 virus. League decided on a
points per game basis
2020-21 Promoted to English Football League Two after play-offs (SF Stockport
County 0 Hartlepool United 1, F Torquay United 1 Hartlepool United 1
@ Bristol City, Hartlepool United won 5-4 on penalties)
2023 Relegated to National League
SEASON LEAGUE P W D L F A P POS
1977-78 FL-4 46 15 7 24 51 84 37 21/24
1978-79 FL-4 46 13 18 15 57 66 44 13/24
1979-80 FL-4 46 14 10 22 59 64 38 19/24
1980-81 FL-4 46 20 9 17 64 61 49 9/24
1981-82 FL-4 46 13 16 17 73 84 55 14/24
1982-83 FL-4 46 13 9 24 46 76 48 22/24
1983-84 FL-4 46 10 10 26 47 85 40 23/24
1984-85 FL-4 46 14 10 22 54 67 52 19/24
1985-86 FL-4 46 20 10 16 68 67 70 7/24
1986-87 FL-4 46 11 18 17 44 65 51 18/24
1987-88 FL-4 46 15 14 17 50 57 59 16/24
1988-89 FL-4 46 14 10 22 50 78 52 19/24
1989-90 FL-4 46 15 10 21 66 88 55 19/24
1990-91 FL-4 46 24 10 12 67 48 82 3/24
1991-92 FL-3 46 18 11 17 57 57 65 11/24
1992-93 FL-2 46 14 12 20 42 60 54 16/24
1993-94 FL-2 46 9 9 28 41 87 36 23/24
1994-95 FL-3 42 11 10 21 43 69 43 18/22
1995-96 FL-3 46 12 13 21 47 67 49 20/24
1996-97 FL-3 46 14 9 23 53 66 51 20/24
1997-98 FL-3 46 12 23 11 61 53 59 17/24
1998-99 FL-3 46 13 12 21 52 65 51 22/24
1999-00 FL-3 46 21 9 16 60 49 72 7/24
2000-01 FL-3 46 21 14 11 71 54 77 4/24
2001-02 FL-3 46 20 11 15 74 48 71 7/24
2002-03 FL-3 46 24 13 9 71 51 85 2/24
2003-04 FL-2 46 20 13 13 76 61 73 6/24
2004-05 FL-1 46 21 8 17 76 66 71 6/24
2005-06 FL-1 46 11 17 18 44 59 50 21/24
2006-07 FL-2 46 26 10 10 65 40 88 2/24
2007-08 FL-1 46 15 9 22 63 66 54 15/24
2008-09 FL-1 46 13 11 22 66 79 50 19/24
2009-10 FL-1 46 14 11 21 59 67 50 * 20/24
2010-11 FL-1 46 15 12 19 47 65 57 16/24
2011-12 FL-1 46 14 14 18 50 55 56 13/24
2012-13 FL-1 46 9 14 23 39 67 41 23/24
2013-14 FL-2 46 14 11 21 50 56 53 19/24
2014-15 FL-2 46 12 9 25 39 70 45 22/24
2015-16 FL-2 46 15 6 25 49 72 51 16/24
2016-17 EFL-2 46 11 13 22 54 75 46 23/24
2017-18 NAT-P 46 14 14 18 53 63 56 15/24
2018-19 NAT-P 46 15 14 17 56 62 59 17/24
2019-20 NAT-P 39 14 13 12 56 50 55 12/24
2020-21 NAT-P 42 22 10 10 66 43 76 4/22
2021-22 EFL-2 46 14 12 20 44 64 54 17/24
2022-23 EFL-2 46 9 16 21 52 78 43 23/24
2023-24 NAT-P 46 17 9 20 70 82 60 12/24
2024-25 NAT-P
F.A. CUP
1977-78 1 TRANMERE ROVERS A 1-1
1r TRANMERE ROVERS H 3-1
2 RUNCORN H 4-2
3 CRYSTAL PALACE H 2-1
4 IPSWICH TOWN A 1-4
1978-79 1 GRIMSBY TOWN H 1-0
2 CREWE ALEXANDRA A 1-0
3 LEEDS UNITED H 2-6
1979-80 1 BARNSLEY A 2-5
1980-81 1 SCUNTHORPE UNITED A 1-3
1981-82 1 WIGAN ATHLETIC A 2-2
1r WIGAN ATHLETIC H 1-0
2 HULL CITY A 0-2
1982-83 1 LINCOLN CITY H 3-0
2 YORK CITY H 1-1
2r YORK CITY A 0-4
1983-84 1 ROTHERHAM UNITED A 0-0
1r ROTHERHAM UNITED H 0-1
1984-85 1 DERBY COUNTY H 2-1
2 YORK CITY H 0-2
1985-86 1 MACCLESFIELD TOWN A 2-1
2 FRICKLEY ATHLETIC H 0-1
1986-87 1 WREXHAM A 1-2
1987-88 1 CHORLEY A 2-0
2 YORK CITY A 1-1
2r YORK CITY H 3-1
3 LUTON TOWN H 1-2
1988-89 1 WIGAN ATHLETIC H 2-0
2 NOTTS COUNTY H 1-0
3 BRISTOL CITY H 1-0
4 A F C BOURNEMOUTH H 1-1
4r A F C BOURNEMOUTH A 2-5
1989-90 1 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN H 0-2
1990-91 1 RUNCORN A 3-0
2 WIGAN ATHLETIC A 0-2
1991-92 1 SHREWSBURY TOWN H 3-2
2 DARLINGTON A 2-1
3 IPSWICH TOWN A 1-1
3r IPSWICH TOWN H 0-2
1992-93 1 DONCASTER ROVERS A 2-1
2 SOUTHPORT H 4-0
3 CRYSTAL PALACE H 1-0
4 SHEFFIELD UNITED A 0-1
1993-94 1 MACCLESFIELD TOWN A 0-2
1994-95 1 PORT VALE A 0-6
1995-96 1 DARLINGTON H 2-4
1996-97 1 YORK CITY H 0-0
1r YORK CITY A 0-3
1997-98 1 MACCLESFIELD TOWN H 2-4
1998-99 1 CARLISLE UNITED H 2-1
2 FULHAM A 2-4
1999-00 1 MILLWALL H 1-0
2 HEREFORD UNITED A 0-1
2000-01 1 SCUNTHORPE UNITED A 1-3
2001-02 1 SWINDON TOWN A 1-3
2002-03 1 SOUTHEND UNITED A 1-1
1r SOUTHEND UNITED H 1-2
2003-04 1 WHITBY TOWN H 4-0
2 BURTON ALBION A 1-0
3 SUNDERLAND A 0-1
2004-05 1 LINCOLN CITY H 3-0
2 ALDERSHOT TOWN H 5-1
3 BOSTON UNITED H 0-0
3r BOSTON UNITED A 1-0
4 BRENTFORD A 0-0
4r BRENTFORD H 0-1
2005-06 1 DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE H 2-1
2 TAMWORTH H 1-2
2006-07 1 ROCHDALE A 1-1
1r ROCHDALE H 0-0 Hartlepool United won 4-2 on penalties
2 MACCLESFIELD TOWN A 1-2
2007-08 1 GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY A 6-0
2 HEREFORD UNITED A 0-2
2008-09 1 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION A 3-3
1r BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION H 2-1
2 FLEETWOOD TOWN A 3-2
3 STOKE CITY H 2-0
4 WEST HAM UNITED H 0-2
2009-10 1 KETTERING TOWN H 0-1
2010-11 1 VAUXHALL H 0-0
1r VAUXHALL A 1-0
2 YEOVIL TOWN H 4-2
3 WATFORD A 1-4
2011-12 1 STEVENAGE H 0-1
2012-13 1 CHESTERFIELD A 1-6
2013-14 1 NOTTS COUNTY H 3-2
2 COVENTRY CITY H 1-1
2r COVENTRY CITY A 1-2
2014-15 1 EAST THURROCK UNITED H 2-0
2 BLYTH SPARTANS H 1-2
2015-16 1 CHELTENHAM TOWN H 1-0
2 SALFORD CITY A 1-1
2r SALFORD CITY H 2-0
3 DERBY COUNTY H 1-2
2016-17 1 STAMFORD H 3-0
2 PORT VALE A 0-4
2017-18 4Q SOUTH SHIELDS A 2-1
1 MORECAMBE A 0-3
2018-19 4Q KIDSGROVE ATHLETIC H 1-0
1 GILLINGHAM A 0-0
1r GILLINGHAM H 3-4
2019-20 4Q BRACKLEY TOWN H 1-0
1 YEOVIL TOWN A 4-1
2 EXETER CITY A 2-2
2r EXETER CITY H 1-0
3 OXFORD UNITED A 1-4
2020-21 4Q ILKESTON TOWN A 6-0
1 SALFORD CITY A 0-2
2021-22 1 WYCOMBE WANDERERS H 2-2
1r WYCOMBE WANDERERS A 1-0
2 LINCOLN CITY A 1-0
3 BLACKPOOL H 2-1
4 CRYSTAL PALACE A 0-2
2022-23 1 SOLIHULL MOORS A 2-2
1r SOLIHULL MOORS H 1-1 Hartlepool United won 4-3 on penalties
2 HARROGATE TOWN H 3-1
3 STOKE CITY H 0-3
2023-24 4Q CHESTER H 0-2
2024-25 4Q BRACKLEY TOWN H 1-1
4Qr BRACKLEY TOWN A 1-3
F.A. TROPHY
2017-18 1 WORKINGTON A 0-1
2018-19 1 LEAMINGTON A 1-0
2 A F C TELFORD UNITED H 1-2
2019-20 1 HARROGATE TOWN A 2-3
2020-21 3 F C HALIFAX TOWN A 3-3 F C Halifax Town won 4-2 on penalties
2023-24 3 CITY OF LIVERPOOL A 5-1
4 HAMPTON & RICHMOND BOROUGH H 0-0 Hampton & Richmond Borough won 4-2 on penalties
2024-25 3 TAMWORTH H 1-1 Tamworth won 3-0 on penalties
FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP/E F L CUP
1977-78 1(1) GRIMSBY TOWN A 0-3
1(2) GRIMSBY TOWN H 1-2 Grimsby Town won 5-1 on aggregate
1978-79 1(1) ROTHERHAM UNITED A 0-5
1(2) ROTHERHAM UNITED H 1-1 Rotherham United won 6-1 on aggregate
1979-80 1(1) CHESTERFIELD A 1-5
1(2) CHESTERFIELD H 2-1 Chesterfield won 6-3 on aggregate
1980-81 1(1) YORK CITY A 1-2
1(2) YORK CITY H 0-0 York City won 2-1 on aggregate
1981-82 1(1) NORTHAMPTON TOWN A 0-2
1(2) NORTHAMPTON TOWN H 2-1 Northampton Town won 3-2 on aggregate
1982-83 1(1) CHESTERFIELD A 1-2
1(2) CHESTERFIELD H 2-0 Hartlepool United won 3-2 on aggregate
2(1) DERBY COUNTY A 0-2
2(2) DERBY COUNTY H 4-2 Aggregate 4-4, Derby County won on away goals
1983-84 1(1) ROTHERHAM UNITED A 0-0
1(2) ROTHERHAM UNITED H 0-1 Rotherham United won 1-0 on aggregate
1984-85 1(1) DERBY COUNTY A 1-5
1(2) DERBY COUNTY H 0-1 Derby County won 6-1 on aggregate
1985-86 1(1) DERBY COUNTY A 0-3
1(2) DERBY COUNTY H 2-0 Derby County won 3-2 on aggregate
1986-87 1(1) MIDDLESBROUGH H 1-1
1(2) MIDDLESBROUGH A 0-2 Middlesbrough won 3-1 on aggregate
1987-88 1(1) SCUNTHORPE UNITED A 1-3
1(2) SCUNTHORPE UNITED H 0-1 Scunthorpe United won 4-1 on aggregate
1988-89 1(1) SHEFFIELD UNITED H 2-2
1(2) SHEFFIELD UNITED A 0-2 Sheffield United won 4-2 on aggregate
1989-90 1(1) YORK CITY H 3-3
1(2) YORK CITY A 1-4 York City won 7-4 on aggregate
1990-91 1(1) CHESTERFIELD A 2-1
1(2) CHESTERFIELD H 2-2 Hartlepool United won 4-3 on aggregate
2(1) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR A 0-5
2(2) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR H 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur won 7-1 on aggregate
1991-92 1(1) BURY H 1-0
1(2) BURY A 2-2 Hartlepool United won 3-2 on aggregate
2(1) CRYSTAL PALACE H 1-1
2(2) CRYSTAL PALACE A 1-6 Crystal Palace won 7-2 on aggregate
1992-93 1(1) HALIFAX TOWN A 2-1
1(2) HALIFAX TOWN H 3-2 Hartlepool United won 5-3 on aggregate
2(1) SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY A 0-3
2(2) SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY H 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday won 5-2 on aggregate
1993-94 1(1) STOCKPORT COUNTY A 1-1
1(2) STOCKPORT COUNTY H 1-0 Hartlepool United won 2-1 on aggregate
2(1) GRIMSBY TOWN A 0-3
2(2) GRIMSBY TOWN H 0-2 Grimsby Town won 5-0 on aggregate
1994-95 1(1) BURY A 0-2
1(2) BURY H 5-1 Hartlepool United won 5-3 on aggregate
2(1) ARSENAL H 0-5
2(2) ARSENAL A 0-2 Arsenal won 7-0 on aggregate
1995-96 1(1) SCARBOROUGH A 0-1
1(2) SCARBOROUGH H 1-0 Aggregate 1-1, Hartlepool United won 7-6 on penalties
2(1) ARSENAL H 0-3
2(2) ARSENAL A 0-5 Arsenal won 8-0 on aggregate
1996-97 1(1) LINCOLN CITY H 2-2
1(2) LINCOLN CITY A 2-3 Lincoln City won 5-4 on aggregate
1997-98 1(1) TRANMERE ROVERS A 1-3
1(2) TRANMERE ROVERS H 2-1 Tranmere Rovers won 4-3 on aggregate
1998-99 1(1) BOLTON WANDERERS A 0-1
1(2) BOLTON WANDERERS H 0-3 Bolton Wanderers won 4-0 on aggregate
1999-00 1(1) CREWE ALEXANDRA H 3-3
1(2) CREWE ALEXANDRA A 0-1 Crewe Alexandra won 4-3 on aggregate
2000-01 1(1) BURNLEY A 1-4
1(2) BURNLEY H 3-2 Burnley won 6-4 on aggregate
2001-02 1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST H 0-2
2002-03 1 TRANMERE ROVERS H 1-2
2003-04 1 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY A 2-2 Hartlepool United won 5-4 on penalties
2 WEST BROMWICH ALBION H 1-2
2004-05 1 MACCLESFIELD TOWN H 2-1
2 CRYSTAL PALACE A 1-2
2005-06 1 DARLINGTON H 3-1
2 CHARLTON ATHLETIC A 1-3
2006-07 1 BURNLEY A 1-0
2 HULL CITY A 0-0 Hull City won 3-2 on penalties
2007-08 1 SCUNTHORPE UNITED A 2-1
2 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY A 1-2
2008-09 1 SCUNTHORPE UNITED H 3-0
2 WEST BROMWICH ALBION H 4-1
3 LEEDS UNITED A 2-3
2009-10 1 COVENTRY CITY A 1-0
2 BURNLEY H 1-2
2010-11 1 SHEFFIELD UNITED H 2-0
2 WIGAN ATHLETIC H 0-3
2011-12 1 SHEFFIELD UNITED H 1-1 Sheffield United won 4-3 on penalties
2012-13 1 CREWE ALEXANDRA A 0-5
2013-14 1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST A 1-3
2014-15 1 PORT VALE A 2-6
2015-16 1 FLEETWOOD TOWN A 1-0
2 A F C BOURNEMOUTH H 0-4
2016-17 1 PRESTON NORTH END A 0-1
OTHER CUPS
1983-84 FLAMC 1N BRADFORD CITY A 2-3
1984-85 FLAMC 1N(1) LINCOLN CITY H 2-1
1N(2) LINCOLN CITY A 0-4 Lincoln City won 5-2 on aggregate
1985-86 FLAMC Gp7N ROTHERHAM UNITED A 0-3
Gp7N YORK CITY H 3-2
1986-87 FLAMC Gp2N SCUNTHORPE UNITED A 0-1
Gp2N LINCOLN CITY H 0-0
1987-88 FLAMC Gp8N MANSFIELD TOWN A 2-3
Gp8N DONCASTER ROVERS H 1-0
1N CARLISLE UNITED A 2-0
QFN SUNDERLAND A 1-0
SFN PRESTON NORTH END H 0-2
1988-89 FLAMC Gp4N BURNLEY A 0-3
Gp4N YORK CITY H 0-2
1989-90 FLAMC Gp6N YORK CITY A 1-7
Gp6N ROTHERHAM UNITED H 1-4
1990-91 FLAMC Gp8N HUDDERSFIELD TOWN A 4-1
Gp8N BRADFORD CITY H 0-4
1N BRADFORD CITY A 2-3
1991-92 FLAMC Gp4N BRADFORD CITY A 3-3
Gp4N HULL CITY H 2-0
1N SCUNTHORPE UNITED H 2-1
QFN STOCKPORT COUNTY A 0-3
1992-93 FLAMC Gp7N CARLISLE UNITED A 0-2
Gp7N SCARBOROUGH H 4-1
2N STOCKPORT COUNTY A 0-1
1993-94 FLAMC Gp4N YORK CITY A 0-2
Gp4N DARLINGTON H 1-1
1994-95 FLAMC Gp1N CARLISLE UNITED A 0-2
Gp1N DARLINGTON H 0-2
1995-96 FLAMC Gp1N CREWE ALEXANDRA A 0-8
Gp1N BLACKPOOL H 3-2
1996-97 FLAMC 1N BURNLEY H 0-2
1997-98 FLAMC 1N SHREWSBURY TOWN A 2-1
2N SCUNTHORPE UNITED H 1-2
1998-99 FLAMC 1N CHESTER CITY A 2-1
2N PRESTON NORTH END H 2-2 Hartlepool United won 4-3 on penalties
QFN LINCOLN CITY H 0-3
1999-00 FLAMC 1N HALIFAX TOWN H 1-0
2N PRESTON NORTH END A 2-1
QFN CARLISLE UNITED A 1-2 @ Hartlepool United
2000-01 FL TRO 1N SCUNTHORPE UNITED H 3-2
2N DONCASTER ROVERS H 3-1
QFN LINCOLN CITY A 0-1
2001-02 FL TRO 1N BURY H 1-0
2002-03 FL TRO 1N TRANMERE ROVERS A 0-5
2003-04 FL TRO 1N OLDHAM ATHLETIC A 3-3 Oldham Athletic won 5-3 on penalties
2004-05 FL TRO 1N HULL CITY H 3-3 Hartlepool United won 4-1 on penalties
2N CARLISLE UNITED A 1-0
QFN OLDHAM ATHLETIC A 1-3
2005-06 FL TRO 1N SCUNTHORPE UNITED A 0-1
2006-07 FL TRO 1NE ROTHERHAM UNITED H 3-1
2N DONCASTER ROVERS H 1-3
2007-08 FL TRO 1NE CHESTERFIELD A 3-1
2NE LINCOLN CITY A 5-2
QFN MORECAMBE H 1-1 Morecambe won 4-2 on penalties
2008-09 FL TRO 1NE LEICESTER CITY H 0-3
2009-10 FL TRO 1NE BYE
2NE GRIMSBY TOWN H 0-2
2010-11 FL TRO 1NE NORTHAMPTON TOWN H 4-0
2NE BRADFORD CITY H 1-0
QFN SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY A 1-4
2011-12 FL TRO 1NE SCUNTHORPE UNITED A 0-2
2012-13 FL TRO 1NE BYE
2NE BRADFORD CITY H 0-0 Bradford City won 3-2 on penalties
2013-14 FL TRO 1NE BRADFORD CITY H 5-0
2NE SHEFFIELD UNITED A 1-0
QFN ROTHERHAM UNITED H 1-2
2014-15 FL TRO 1NE BYE
2NE SHEFFIELD UNITED H 1-2
2015-16 FL TRO 1NE SHEFFIELD UNITED H 1-1 Sheffield United won 4-3 on penalties
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