1966–67 Hartlepools United F.C. season

During the 1966–67 English football season, Hartlepools United competed in the Division Three, the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Hartlepools United
1966–67 season
ChairmanErnest Ord
ManagerBrian Clough
StadiumVictoria Ground
Division Four8th
FA CupFirst round
League CupFirst round

Season summary

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In his second season as manager, Brian Clough and his assistant Peter Taylor transferred in several players to reinforce the squad including Notts County midfielders Somers and Sheridan, also arrived Full back Tony Bircumshaw[1] bringing a solid defensive line through the campaign.[2] However, on November 15 chairman Ernie Ord prompted a turmoil when asked the sack of Peter Taylor with Clough announcing his resignation.[3] Finally, the club Board removed Ord as chairman and bringing back both Clough and Taylor to Hartlepool.[4]

In spite of the turmoil the squad had a good League season challenging the promotion spots almost the entire campaign until Spring and finished in a decent 8th place, only 7 points below the promotion. Meanwhile, in FA Cup the team was early eliminated by Shrewsbury Town in first round. In the League Cup it was Bradford Park Avenue which won the first series against Hartlepools in two legs.

Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   WAL Kenny Simpkins
GK   ENG Les Green
DF   ENG Tony Bircumshaw
DF   ENG Tony Parry
DF   ENG Johnny Gill
DF   ENG Brian Drysdale
DF   ENG Stan Aston
DF   SCO Bobby McLeod
DF   SCO Brian Grant
MF   ENG John Sheridan
MF   SCO John McGovern
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Albert Broadbent
MF   ENG Mick Somers
MF   ENG Cliff Wright
MF   ENG John Beresford
MF   ENG John Joyce
FW   IRL Amby Fogarty
FW   ENG Terry Bell
FW   ENG Joe Livingstone
FW   ENG Jimmy Mulvaney
FW   ENG Ernie Phythian

Transfers

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In
Pos. Name from Type
FW Terry Bell Nuneaton Borough
DF Tony Bircumshaw Notts County
MF John Sheridan Notts County
MF Mick Somers Torquay United

Winter

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Out
Pos. Name To Type

Results

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Division Four

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League table

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Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts
6 Southend United 46 15 5 3 44 12 7 4 12 26 37 1.429 53
7 Wrexham 46 11 12 0 46 20 5 8 10 30 42 1.226 52
8 Hartlepools United 46 15 3 5 44 29 7 4 12 22 35 1.031 51
9 Brentford 46 13 7 3 36 19 5 6 12 22 37 1.036 49
10 Aldershot 46 14 4 5 48 19 4 8 11 24 38 1.263 48
Source: rsssf.com

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAAHHAHAAHHHAHAAHHAAHHAAHAAHAHHAHAHHAAHHAAHHA
ResultDWLWLWLWWLDWWLWLDDWWWDWLLLWWWWDWLWWWWWWLLWLLWD
Position12991015171714101413108111112121310867468887877777667667877777
Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/hartlepool-united/tab/matches/season/1966/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Champions, Promoted to Division Three;   = Promoted to Division Three;   = Re-elected

Manager: Geoff Twentyman

Matches

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20 August 1966 1 Aldershot 1-1 Hartlepools Utd Aldershot
Jack Howarth   84'   25' Joe Livingstone Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 3,590
Referee: P Rhodes
27 August 1966 2 Hartlepools United 2-1 Wrexham Hartlepool
Joe Livingstone   26'
Ernie Phythian   50'
  54'Tony McLoughlin Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,664
Referee: H Williams
2 September 1966 3 Southend United 2-0 Hartlepools United Southend-on-Sea
Eddie Firmani   32'
Derek Woodley   79'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,689
Referee: RF Prichard
5 September 1966 4 Hartlepools United 2-1 Barrow Hartlepool
Joe Livingstone  
Amby Fogarty   (pen)
  Billy McAdams Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,463
Referee: V James
10 September 1966 5 Hartlepools United 0-2 Tranmere Rovers Hartlepool
John Manning   86'
Steve 'Mandy' Hill   89'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,903
Referee: GW Hill
17 September 1966 6 Bradford City 3-0 Hartlepools United Bradford
Ken Leek   25'
Derek Stokes   28'
Wilf Shergold   70'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 3,727
Referee: TJ Hill
19 September 1966 7 Hartlepools Utd 0-1 Newport County Hartlepool
  Dai Jones Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,096
Referee: JE Thacker
24 September 1966 8 Hartlepools United 3-1 Exeter City Hartlepool
Ernie Phythian   1',   76'
Jimmy Mulvaney   81'
  70' Roger Smith Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,227
Referee: K Styles
26 September 1966 9 Barrow 2-3 Hartlepools United Barrow-in-Furness
George Smith  
Billy McAdams 
  Jimmy Mulvaney
 ,   Ernie Phythian
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 5,662
Referee: AWS Jones
1 October 1966 10 Hartlepools Utd 1-2 Crewe Alexandra Hartlepool
Ernie Phythian   47'   42' Alan Bradshaw
  67' Albert Harley
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,394
Referee: JE Carr
7 October 1966 11 York City 1-1 Hartlepools United York
  Rowland Horrey Jimmy Mulvaney   Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 5,203
Referee: CI Robinson
15 October 1966 12 Hartlepools Utd 5-0 Lincoln City Hartlepool
Ernie Phythian   21'
Jimmy Mulvaney   27',   60'
Amby Fogarty   32' (pen)
Cliff Wright   75' (pen)
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,987
Referee: DNH Payne
17 October 1966 13 Newport County 0-2 Hartlepools United Newport
  John Sheridan
  Ernie Phythian
Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 5,463
Referee: ED Wallace
22 October 1966 14 Chesterfield 1-0 Hartlepools United Chesterfield
Ivan Hollett   27' Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 5,275
Referee: LJ Hamer
29 October 1966 15 Hartlepools United 1-0 Stockport County Hartlepool
Ernie Phythian   82' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,976
Referee: R Harper
5 November 1966 16 Rochdale 3-2 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Billy Russell   11',   18'
Bill Calder   23'
  40' Jimmy Mulvaney
  80' Ernie Phythian 80'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,005
Referee: VJ Batty
12 November 1966 17 Hartlepools United 1-1 Southport Hartlepool
Jimmy Mulvaney 79' Jim Fryatt 72' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,516
Referee: GC Kew
19 November 1966 18 Notts County 0-0 Hartlepools United Nottingham
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 3,922
Referee: HP Hackney
3 December 1966 19 Bradford Park Avenue 1-2 Hartlepools United Bradford
Bobby Waddell   75'   52' Cliff Wright
  69' (o.g.) Ken Taylor
Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 4,309
Referee: J Mitchell
10 December 1966 20 Hartlepools United 2-1 Port Vale Hartlepool
Cliff Wright   1'
Ernie Phythian   30'
  65' Jimmy Hill Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,342
Referee: Dr DW Brady
17 December 1966 21 Hartlepools United 3-2 Aldershot Hartlepool
Jimmy Mulvaney 1', 82'Cliff Wright 17' Peter Kearns 23'Jack Howarth 86' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,159
Referee: WM Holian
26 December 1966 22 Hartlepools United 2-2 Brentford Hartlepool
Ernie Phythian   (pen)
Joe Livingstone  
  John Docherty
  Mel Scott
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 8,420
Referee: H Williams
27 December 1966 23 Brentford 1-2 Hartlepools United Brentford
John Docherty   52'   75',  85' Ernie Phythian Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 5,775
Referee: DW Smith
31 December 1966 24 Wrexham 4-1 Hartlepools United Wrexham
Dave Carrick   18'
Mickey Evans   50'
Don Weston   60' (pen),   63'
  6' Jimmy Mulvaney Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 12,005
Referee: CI Robinson
6 January 1967 25 Hartlepools Utd 1-2 Southend United Hartlepool
Ernie Phythian   89'   45+1' Tony Bentley
  70' John Baber
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 9,586
Referee: P Rhodes
13 January 1967 26 Tranmere Rovers 2-0 Hartlepools Utd Birkenhead
Barry Ashworth  
Graham Williams  
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,149
Referee: JE Carr
21 January 1967 27 Hartlepools Utd 1-0 Bradford City Hartlepool
Ernie Phythian   70' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,109
Referee: RH Windle
30 January 1967 28 Hartlepools Utd 3-2 Chester Hartlepool
Cliff Wright  
Ernie Phythian  
Jimmy Mulvaney  
  Hugh Ryden
  Les Jones
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 7,988
Referee: V James
4 February 1967 29 Exeter City 1-0 Hartlepools Utd Exeter
Jimmy Ryan   35' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 3,702
Referee: HG New
11 February 1967 30 Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Hartlepools Utd Crewe
Peter Gowans   85' (pen)   49' Jimmy Mulvaney
  72'Cliff Wright
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6,331
Referee: WJ Gow
18 February 1967 31 Hartlepools Utd 1-1 Barnsley Hartlepool
Terry Bell   33'   30' Johnny Evans Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,715
Referee: SJ Kayley
25 February 1967 32 Hartlepools Utd 4-2 York City Hartlepool
Jimmy Mulvaney   3',   61',   84'
Cliff Wright   52'
  39' Graham Caulfield
  57' (pen) Andy Provan
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,638
Referee: F Cowen
4 March 1967 33 Lincoln City 3-0 Hartlepools Utd Lincoln
Geoff Anderson   40',   86'
Clive Ford   45'
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 4,667
Referee: NCH Burtenshaw
11 March 1967 34 Barnsley 1-2 Hartlepools Utd Barnsley
Bob Earnshaw   32'   22',   56' Ernie Phythian Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 6,479
Referee: R Darlington
18 March 1967 35 Hartlepools Utd 3-2 Chesterfield Hartlepool
Jimmy Mulvaney   9'
Ernie Phythian   14',   35'
  84' Peter Neale
  85' Peter Bishop
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,604
Referee: JE Thacker
24 March 1967 36 Hartlepools United 2-1 Luton Town Hartlepool
Jimmy Mulvaney 
Ernie Phythian   (pen)
  Graham French Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 8,442
Referee: DNH Payne
25 March 1967 37 Chester 1-0 Hartlepools Utd Chester
Mickey Metcalf   20' Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 3,126
Referee: J Finney
27 March 1967 38 Luton Town 0-2 Hartlepools Utd Luton
  Tony Parry
  John McGovern
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 7,370
Referee: WG Handley
1 April 1967 39 Hartlepools Utd 2-1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Micky Somers   71'
Albert Broadbent   83'
  3' Reg Jenkins Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,952
Referee: H Williams
8 April 1967 40 Southport 3-1 Hartlepools Utd Southport
Eric Redrobe   1',  3'
Arthur Peat   45'
  60' Albert Broadbent
  65' George Andrews
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 4,277
Referee: RH Windle
11 April 1967 41 Halifax Town 2-1 Hartlepools United Halifax
Phil McCarthy   76'
Barry Hutchinson   80'
  Albert Broadbent Stadium: Shay Stadium
Attendance: 3,252
Referee: JA Warburton
15 April 1967 42 Hartlepools Utd 2-1 Notts County Hartlepool
Jimmy Mulvaney   48',   67'   31' Brian Bates Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,674
Referee: N Callender
21 April 1967 43 Stockport County 2-0 Hartlepools United Stockport
Johnny Price   (pen)
Freddie Goodwin  
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 8,865
Referee: DNH Payne
24 April 1967 44 Hartlepools United 1-3 Halifax Town Hartlepool
Tony Parry   51'   60',   72',   86' John Parks Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,479
Referee: CM Cooke
29 April 1967 45 Hartlepools United 2-0 Bradford Park Avenue Hartlepool
Somers   15'
Phythian   60'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,567
Referee: MA Fussey
6 May 1967 46 Port Vale 0-0 Hartlepools United Burslem
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,178
Referee: WM Holian

League Cup

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23 August 1966 League Cup Round 1 Bradford Park Avenue 2-2 Hartlepools United Bradford
Kevin Hector  
Bobby Ham   (pen)
 Ernie Phythian
  Joe Livingstone
Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 5,128
Referee: D Pritchard
31 August 1966 replay Hartlepools United 1-2 Bradford Park Avenue Hartlepool
Ernie Phythian     Alec Gordon
 Kevin Hector
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,835
Referee: LJ Hamer

FA Cup

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26 November 1966 1 Shrewsbury Town 5-2 Hartlepools United Shrewsbury
Alan Turner   18',   58'
Frank Clarke   38'
John Manning   45',   47'
  53' Ernie Phythian
  73' (pen) Amby Fogarty
Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 6,515
Referee: R Darlington

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division Four FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   WAL Kenny Simpkins 34 -50 31 -41 1 -5 2 -4
DF   ENG Tony Bircumshaw 35 0 34 0 1 0 0 0
DF   ENG Tony Parry 26 2 23+1 2 0 0 2 0
DF   ENG Johnny Gill 30 0 27 0 1 0 2 0
DF   ENG Brian Drysdale 48 0 45 0 1 0 2 0
MF   ENG John Sheridan 39 1 36 1 1 0 2 0
MF   SCO John McGovern 34 1 31+2 1 1 0 0 0
MF   ENG Mick Somers 33 2 30+1 2 0 0 2 0
MF   ENG Cliff Wright 41 7 37+1 7 1 0 2 0
FW   ENG Jimmy Mulvaney 38 19 37 19 1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Ernie Phythian 49 26 46 23 1 1 2 2
GK   ENG Les Green 15 -23 15 -23 0 0 0 0
FW   IRL Amby Fogarty 24 3 21 2 1 1 2 0
DF   ENG Stan Aston 19 0 19 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Albert Broadbent 15 3 15 3 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Terry Bell 19 1 14+4 1 1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Joe Livingstone 16 5 14 4 0 0 2 1
DF   SCO Bobby McLeod 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Brian Grant 15 0 13 0 0 0 2 0
MF   ENG John Beresford 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG John Joyce 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ Profile on a Hartlepool site Archived 3 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Brian Clough started a Football Revolution in 1966". thenorthernecho.co.uk. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. ^ Luke Edwards (3 January 2020). "Hartlepool United – the club where Brian Clough learned his trade and a managerial legend was born". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  4. ^ "The story of Brian Clough's first NYE as a manager: The beach, booze & a beating". planetfootball.com. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2023.