HARTLEPOOL UNITED
("The Pool")
| Year formed | 1908 |
| Turned professional | 1908 |
| Limited company | 1908 |
| Previous names | Hartlepools United: 1908 - 1968 Hartlepool: 1968 - 1977 Hartlepool United: 1977 - . |
| Ground | Victoria Park, Clarence Road, Hartlepool TS24 8BZ (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Pitch measurements | 113 x 77 yards (103 x 70 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 7,833 |
| Record attendance at present ground | 17,426 v Manchester United, FA Cup 3rd round, 5th January 1957 (lost 3-4) |
| League career | North Eastern League: 1908 - 1921 Division Three (North): 1921 - 1958 Division Four: 1958 - 1968 Division Three: 1968 - 1969 Division Four: 1969 - 1991 Division Three/Two: 1991 - 1994 Division Three: 1994 - 2003 Division Two/League One: 2003 - 2006 League Two: 2006 - 2007 League One: 2007 - 2013 League Two: 2013 - 2017 National League: 2017 - 2021 League Two: 2021 - 2023 National League: 2023 - . |
| First Football League game | 27th August 1921 v Wrexham, Division Three (North), won 2-0 |
| Honours | |
| European | None |
| Domestic - League | Division Three (North) runners-up: 1956-57 Division Three/League Two runners-up: 2002-03, 2006-07 North Eastern League runners-up: 1909-10 |
| Domestic - Cup | None |
| Best League position | 2nd, Division Three (North), 1956-57 |
| Lowest League position | 24th, Division Four, 1959-60, 1962-63 |
| Furthest in FA Cup | 4th round, 1954-55, 1977-78, 1988-89, 1992-93, 2004-05 |
| Furthest in League Cup | 4th round, 1974-75 |
| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 60, Division Four, 1967-68 |
| 3 for a win | 88, League Two, 2006-07 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 25, Division Three (North), 1923-24 25, Division Four, 1962-63 |
| 3 for a win | 36, Division Two, 1993-94 |
| Most League goals scored | 90, Division Three (North), 1956-57 |
| Most League goals conceded | 116, Division Three (North), 1932-33 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 33, Division Three (North), 1923-24 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 39, Division Three (North), 1921-22 |
| Most wins in a League season | 26, Division Three (North), 1955-56 26, League Two, 2006-07 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 7, Division Three (North), 1923-24 7, Division Four, 1962-63 |
| Most draws in a League season | 23, Division Three, 1997-98 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 5, Division Three (North), 1931-32, , 1949-50, 1954-55, 1955-56 |
| Most losses in a League season | 29, Division Four, 1959-60 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 9, Division Three, 2002-03 |
| Record League win | 10-1 v Barrow, Division Four, 4th April 1959 |
| Record Cup win | 6-0 v North Shields, FA Cup 1st round, 30th November 1946 |
| Record League Cup win | 5-1 v Bury, Coca-Cola Cup 1st round 2nd leg, 23 August 1994 |
| Record defeat | 1-10 v Wrexham, Division Four, 3rd March 1962 |
| Record League Cup defeat | 1-6 v Aston Villa, League Cup 4th round replay, 25 November 1974 1-6 v Crystal Palace, Rumbelows Cup 2nd round 2nd leg, 8 October 1991 |
| Highest Number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 28, William Robinson, Division Three (North), 1927-28 28, Joe Allon, Division Four, 1990-91 |
| in total | 98, Ken Johnson, 1949-64 |
| Most League goals in one match | 5, Harry Simmons v Wigan Borough, Division Three (North), 1st January 1931 5, Bobby Folland v Oldham Athletic, Division Three (North), 15th April 1961 |
| Most League appearances | 447, Wattie Moore, 1948-64 |
| Most capped player | 1, Ambrose Fogarty, Republic of Ireland, 1964 |
| Youngest League player | David Foley, 16 years 105 days v Port Vale, 25th August 2003 |
| Highest Transfer Fee Received | £750,000 for Tommy Miller to Ipswich Town, July 2001 |
| Highest Transfer Fee Paid | £75,000 for Chris Freestone from Northampton Town, March 1993 £75,000 for Gary Jones from Notts County, March 1999 £75,000 for Darrell Clarke from Mansfield Town, July 2001 |
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