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Hartlepool United
2003–04 season
Owner	IOR
Chairman	Ken Hodcroft
Manager	Neale Cooper
Stadium	Victoria Park
Division Two	6th
FA Cup	Third round ; (Eliminated by Sunderland)
Football League Cup	Second round ; (Eliminated by West Bromwich Albion)
Football League Trophy	First round ; (Eliminated by Oldham Athletic)
Top goalscorer	League: Eifion Williams (13); All: Eifion Williams (14)
Highest home attendance	7,448 (vs Sheffield Wednesday)
Lowest home attendance	4,135 (vs Colchester United)
	← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 season was Hartlepool United's 95th year in existence.^[1] Along with competing in Division Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004.

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	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	DF	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	MF	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	Andy Appleby

Results

Pre-season friendlies

18 July 2001 (2001-07-18)	Billingham Town	0–4	Hartlepool United	Bedford Terrace, Billingham
19:00		Report	Lormor 15' Stephenson 30' Clark 36' Henderson 86'

Division Two

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

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	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	D	W	L	D	W	W	L	D	W	D	D	L	W	D	L	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	D	L	W	D	L	D	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	D
Position	6	6	12	5	9	12	4	2	6	7	4	5	5	9	7	7	8	6	8	5	10	8	11	10	6	8	9	8	9	10	10	11	8	5	7	8	6	9	9	7	6	6	6	5	6	6

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

Results

9 August 2003 (2003-08-09) 1	Peterborough United	3–4	Hartlepool United	London Road, Peterborough
15:00	Arber 18' (pen.) Clarke 23', 51'	Report	Strachan 38' Robinson 55' Robson 70' Nelson 85'	Attendance: 5,965 Referee: Grant Hegley

16 August 2003 (2003-08-16) 2	Hartlepool United	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report		Attendance: 5,357 Referee: Lee Mason

23 August 2003 (2003-08-23) 3	Bristol City	1–1	Hartlepool United	Ashton Gate, Bristol
15:00	Peacock 56'	Report	Gabbiadini 73'	Attendance: 10,730 Referee: Andy Hall

25 August 2003 (2003-08-25) 4	Hartlepool United	2–0	Port Vale	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Robinson 2' Gabbiadini 88' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 5,314 Referee: Paul Robinson

8 September 2001 (2001-09-08) 5	Scunthorpe United	1–0	Hartlepool United	Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
15:00	Torpey 29'	Report		Attendance: 3,206 Referee: Alan Butler

6 September 2003 (2003-09-06) 6	Hartlepool United	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report		Attendance: 5,728 Referee: Andy Penn

18 September 2001 (2001-09-18) 7	Hartlepool United	0–1	Cheltenham Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45		Report	Devaney 78'	Attendance: 2,599 Referee: Mike Pike

16 September 2003 (2003-09-16) 8	Stockport County	1–2	Hartlepool United	Edgeley Park, Stockport
19:45	Wilbraham 43'	Report	Williams 8' Gabbiadini 54'	Attendance: 4,021 Referee: Tony Leake

25 September 2001 (2001-09-25) 9	Lincoln City	2–0	Hartlepool United	Sincil Bank, Lincoln
19:45	Thorpe 37' Holmes 66' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 2,306 Referee: Michael Ryan

27 September 2003 (2003-09-27) 10	Hartlepool United	0–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report		Attendance: 5,443 Referee: Alan Butler

30 September 2003 (2003-09-30) 11	Hartlepool United	2–0	Wrexham	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Clarke 23', 37'	Report		Attendance: 4,677 Referee: Chris Foy

13 October 2001 (2001-10-13) 12	Hartlepool United	3–0	York City	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Tinkler 39' Boyd 47', 64'	Report		Attendance: 3,603 Referee: Tony Bates

10 October 2003 (2003-10-10) 13	Hartlepool United	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Gabbiadini 84'	Report	Owusu 47'	Attendance: 7,448 Referee: Graham Salisbury

23 October 2001 (2001-10-23) 14	Macclesfield Town	0–1	Hartlepool United	Moss Rose, Macclesfield
19:45		Report	Boyd 77'	Attendance: 1,356 Referee: Paul Danson

27 October 2001 (2001-10-27) 15	Hartlepool United	0–1	Oxford United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report	Moody 48'	Attendance: 3,595 Referee: Steve Baines

25 October 2003 (2003-10-25) 16	Hartlepool United	1–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Barron 40'	Report	Currie 3'	Attendance: 5,153 Referee: Martin Atkinson

1 November 2003 (2003-11-01) 17	Notts County	1–0	Hartlepool United	Meadow Lane, Nottingham
15:00	Baldry 63'	Report		Attendance: 5,011 Referee: Paul Danson

10 November 2001 (2001-11-10) 18	Hartlepool United	2–0	Exeter City	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Watson 49' Lormor 90'	Report		Attendance: 3,222 Referee: Roger Furnandiz

20 November 2001 (2001-11-20) 19	Hartlepool United	3–0	Halifax Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Watson 35' Tinkler 60' Widdrington 65'	Report		Attendance: 2,963 Referee: Phil Richards

29 November 2003 (2003-11-29) 20	Hartlepool United	2–0	Swindon Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Strachan 18' (pen.) Wilkinson 85'	Report		Attendance: 4,493 Referee: Eddie Evans

30 November 2001 (2001-11-30) 21	Hartlepool United	1–1	Rochdale	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Bass 74'	Report	Oliver 59'	Attendance: 4,162 Referee: Steve Baines

20 December 2003 (2003-12-20) 22	Hartlepool United	0–0	Colchester United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report		Attendance: 4,135 Referee: Tony Leake

22 December 2001 (2001-12-22) 23	Luton Town	2–2	Hartlepool United	Kenilworth Road, Luton
15:00	Howard 35' Johnson 84'	Report	Clarke 45', 59'	Attendance: 6,739 Referee: George Cain

28 December 2003 (2003-12-28) 24	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Hartlepool United	Boundary Park, Oldham
15:00		Report	Williams 45' Porter 79'	Attendance: 6,243 Referee: Joe Ross

10 January 2004 (2004-01-10) 25	Hartlepool United	1–0	Peterborough United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Williams 37'	Report		Attendance: 4,855 Referee: David Pugh

17 January 2004 (2004-01-17) 26	Tranmere Rovers	0–0	Hartlepool United	Prenton Park, Birkenhead
15:00		Report		Attendance: 7,418 Referee: Mark Cowburn

26 January 2002 (2002-01-26) 27	Hartlepool United	5–1	Rushden & Diamonds	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Watson 29', 64' Humphreys 62' Widdrington 69' Coppinger 78'	Report	Duffy 90'	Attendance: 3,513 Referee: Michael Ryan

29 January 2002 (2002-01-29) 28	Hartlepool United	3–2	Scunthorpe United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Tinkler 12' Watson 77' Smith 82'	Report	Beagrie 28', 66' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,294 Referee: Mike Pike

5 February 2002 (2002-02-05) 29	Hull City	1–1	Hartlepool United	Boothferry Park, Hull
19:45	Williams 6'	Report	Boyd 90'	Attendance: 8,419 Referee: Fraser Stretton

14 February 2004 (2004-02-14) 30	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Hartlepool United	Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
15:00	Ndumbu-Nsungu 80' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 20,732 Referee: Alan Butler

20 February 2004 (2004-02-20) 31	Hartlepool United	1–1	Blackpool	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Robertson 51'	Report	Sheron 74'	Attendance: 5,497 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

16 February 2002 (2002-02-16) 32	York City	1–0	Hartlepool United	Bootham Crescent, York
15:00	Nogan 68'	Report		Attendance: 4,823 Referee: Scott Mathieson

2 March 2004 (2004-03-02) 33	Hartlepool United	2–0	Chesterfield	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Williams 52' Tinkler 71'	Report		Attendance: 4,736 Referee: Carl Boyeson

23 February 2002 (2002-02-23) 34	Hartlepool United	5–1	Southend United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Humphreys 9', 66' Coppinger 35' Smith 69' Easter 71'	Report	Belgrave 90'	Attendance: 3,609 Referee: Roger Furnandiz

26 February 2002 (2002-02-26) 35	Cheltenham Town	3–0	Hartlepool United	Whaddon Road, Cheltenham
19:45	Naylor 41', 74' Alsop 43'	Report		Attendance: 3,257 Referee: David Crick

2 March 2002 (2002-03-02) 36	Kidderminster Harriers	3–2	Hartlepool United	Aggborough Stadium, Kidderminster
15:00	Sall 58' Larkin 64' Bennett 87'	Report	Humphreys 4' Tinkler 73'	Attendance: 2,894 Referee: Phil Richards

20 March 2004 (2004-03-20) 37	Grimsby Town	0–2	Hartlepool United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes
15:00		Report	Boyd 29', 87'	Attendance: 4,303 Referee: Lee Mason

9 March 2002 (2002-03-09) 38	Hartlepool United	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Watson 29'	Report	Ellington 64'	Attendance: 3,699 Referee: John Brandwood

16 March 2002 (2002-03-16) 39	Rochdale	0–0	Hartlepool United	Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
15:00		Report		Attendance: 3,219 Referee: Mark Cooper

19 March 2002 (2002-03-19) 40	Carlisle United	0–2	Hartlepool United	Brunton Park, Carlisle
19:45		Report	Lee 22' Watson 68'	Attendance: 3,147 Referee: Mark Halsey

10 April 2004 (2004-04-10) 41	Hartlepool United	2–1	Bournemouth	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Boyd 38', 69'	Report	Hayter 33'	Attendance: 5,544 Referee: Phil Joslin

30 March 2002 (2002-03-30) 42	Oxford United	1–2	Hartlepool United	Kassam Stadium, Oxford
15:00	Moody 33'	Report	Williams 12', 23'	Attendance: 5,767 Referee: Ray Olivier

17 April 2004 (2004-04-17) 43	Hartlepool United	4–0	Notts County	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Humphreys 42' Boyd 55', 56' Robertson 69'	Report		Attendance: 5,629 Referee: Kevin Wright

24 April 2004 (2004-04-24) 44	Rushden & Diamonds	0–2	Hartlepool United	Nene Park, Irthlingborough
15:00		Report	Williams 56' Boyd 79'	Attendance: 4,568 Referee: Andre Marriner

13 April 2002 (2002-04-13) 45	Hartlepool United	7–1	Swansea City	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Clarke 20', 45', 65' Williams 47' Boyd 69' Watson 75' (pen.) Henderson 77'	Report	Mumford 26'	Attendance: 4,033 Referee: Steve Baines

8 May 2004 (2004-05-08) 46	Swindon Town	1–1	Hartlepool United	County Ground, Swindon
15:00	Igoe 7'	Report	Boyd 71'	Attendance: 11,627 Referee: Mike Fletcher

FA Cup

17 November 2001 (2001-11-17) First round	Swindon Town	3–1	Hartlepool United	County Ground, Swindon
15:00	Ruddock 36' (pen.) Invincible 37' Heywood 74'	Report	Clarke 39'	Attendance: 4,766 Referee: Paul Danson

League Cup

20 August 2001 (2001-08-20) First round	Hartlepool United	0–2	Nottingham Forest	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45		Report	John 33' Bart-Williams 60'	Attendance: 3,938 Referee: Anthony Leake

Football League Trophy

16 October 2001 (2001-10-16) First round	Hartlepool United	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Bury	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45		Report	Newby 114'	Attendance: 2,190 Referee: Graeme Laws

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division Two		FA Cup		League Cup		Other
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	WAL	Anthony Williams	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2	DF	ENG	Michael Barron	40	1	32	1	3	0	2	0	3	0
3	DF	ENG	Mark Robinson	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4	MF	ENG	Mark Tinkler	52	6	44	6	3	0	2	0	3	0
6	DF	ENG	Chris Westwood	53	0	45	0	3	0	2	0	3	0
7	MF	ENG	Darrell Clarke	40	7	33	5	2	0	2	0	3	2
8	MF	ENG	Ritchie Humphreys	54	4	46	3	3	1	2	0	3	0
9	FW	WAL	Eifion Williams	49	14	41	13	3	0	2	0	3	1
11	FW	ENG	Kevin Henderson	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
11	MF	ENG	Chris Shuker	15	1	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	ENG	Paul Arnison	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	FW	ENG	Adam Boyd	21	12	18	12	0	0	0	0	3	0
17	FW	WAL	Jermaine Easter	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	ENG	Antony Sweeney	13	2	11	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
27	FW	ENG	David Foley	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF	ENG	Darren Craddock	11	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
31	FW	ENG	Jack Wilkinson	6	2	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rank	Name	Division Three	FA Cup	Other	Total
1	Gordon Watson	18	0	0	18
2	Adam Boyd	9	0	0	9
2	Mark Tinkler	9	0	0	9
4	Darrell Clarke	7	1	0	8
5	Ritchie Humphreys	5	0	0	5
	Graeme Lee	5	0	0	5
	Eifion Williams	4	0	1	5
8	Paul Smith	3	0	0	3
9	Ian Clark	2	0	0	2
	James Coppinger	2	0	0	2
	Jermaine Easter	2	0	0	2
	Kevin Henderson	2	0	0	2
	Tommy Widdrington	2	0	0	2
14	Paul Arnison	0	0	1	1
	Michael Barron	1	0	0	1
	Jon Bass	1	0	0	1
	Tony Lormor	1	0	0	1
	Chris Westwood	1	0	0	1

Clean Sheets

Rank	Name	Division Two	FA Cup	League Cup	Other	Total
1	Jim Provett	14	2	0	0	16

Penalties

Date	Name	Opposition	Scored?
13 August 2003	Paul Robinson	Sheffield Wednesday	Y
25 August 2003	Marco Gabbiadini	Port Vale	Y
30 August 2003	Paul Robinson	Luton Town	Y
12 September 2003	Paul Robinson	Grimsby Town	Y
23 September 2003	Paul Robinson	West Bromwich Albion	Y
15 November 2003	Gavin Strachan	Rushden & Diamonds	Y
29 November 2003	Gavin Strachan	Swindon Town	Y
20 February 2004	Chris Shuker	Blackpool	N
28 February 2004	Mark Tinkler	Wycombe Wanderers	Y
3 April 2004	Gavin Strachan	Brighton & Hove Albion	N
6 April 2004	Adam Boyd	Luton Town	Y

References

^ "History". Statto. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
^ "Hartlepool United 2003–04". FootballSquads. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

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

[2] "Hartlepool United 2003–04". FootballSquads. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

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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

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

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