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2008–09 Hartlepool United F.C. season

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Hartlepool United
2008–09 season
OwnerIOR
ChairmanKen Hodcroft
ManagerDanny Wilson
(until 15 December)
Chris Turner
(from 15 December)
StadiumVictoria Park
Football League One19th
FA CupFourth round
(eliminated by West Ham United)
Football League CupThird round
(eliminated by Leeds United)
Football League TrophyFirst round
(eliminated by Leicester City)
Top goalscorerLeague: Joel Porter (18)
All: Joel Porter (23)
Highest home attendance6,849 (vs West Ham United)
Lowest home attendance2,076 (vs Scunthorpe United)

The 2008–09 season was Hartlepool United's 100th year in existence and their second consecutive season in League One.[1] Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.

Players

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As of End of Season.[2]

Current 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
1 GK Denmark DEN Jan Budtz
2 DF Scotland SCO Jamie McCunnie
3 DF England ENG Ritchie Humphreys
4 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Willie Boland
5 DF England ENG Michael Nelson
6 DF England ENG Sam Collins
7 MF England ENG Gary Liddle
8 MF England ENG Ritchie Jones
10 FW Australia AUS Joel Porter
11 MF England ENG Andy Monkhouse
12 DF England ENG Ben Clark
14 FW England ENG James Brown
15 MF England ENG Antony Sweeney
16 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Power
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW England ENG David Foley
18 FW England ENG Michael Mackay
19 MF England ENG Matty Robson
20 FW Wales WAL Daniel Nardiello
21 GK England ENG Arran Lee-Barrett
22 MF England ENG Jonny Rowell
23 FW Norway NOR Rune Lange
24 MF England ENG Martin Young
26 FW England ENG Matty Tymon
27 DF England ENG Joe Tait
29 FW Scotland SCO Keigan Parker
30 GK England ENG Mark Cook
34 DF England ENG Joe Skarz

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Player From Fee Ref
5 June 2008 MF Alan Power Nottingham Forest Free [3]
4 July 2008 MF Ritchie Jones Manchester United Free [4]
14 July 2008 GK Mark Cook Newcastle United Free [5]

Loans in

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Date Position Player From End date Ref
1 October 2008 FW Kevin Kyle Coventry City 31 December 2008 [6]
15 January 2009 FW Liam Henderson Watford 25 March 2009 [7]
29 January 2009 FW Daniel Nardiello Blackpool 1 June 2009 [8]
2 February 2009 FW Rune Lange Vålerenga 1 June 2009 [9]
19 February 2009 FW Lewis Guy Doncaster Rovers 19 March 2009 [10]
2 March 2009 FW Keigan Parker Huddersfield Town 1 June 2009 [11]
26 March 2009 DF Joe Skarz Huddersfield Town 1 June 2009 [12]

Transfers out

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Date Position Name To Fee Ref
2 June 2008 MF Stephen Turnbull Gateshead Free [13]
24 June 2008 MF Ali Gibb Retired [14]
16 July 2008 DF Robbie Elliott Retired [15]
1 January 2009 FW Richie Barker Rotherham United Free [16]

Results

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Pre-season friendlies

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15 July 2008 (2008-07-15) Friendly Greenock Morton 1–2 Hartlepool United Cappielow Park, Greenock
19:00 Masterton 44' Report Brown 30'
Sweeney 90'
19 July 2008 (2008-07-19) Friendly Hartlepool United 1–4 Newcastle United Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Robson 16' Report Duff 40', 52', 87'
Guthrie 53'
Attendance: 4,249
26 July 2008 (2008-07-26) Wilton Trophy Hartlepool United 0–1 Sunderland Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Report Chopra 52' (pen.) Attendance: 880
27 July 2008 (2008-07-27) Wilton Trophy Hartlepool United 1–0 Huddersfield Town Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Porter 62' Report
30 July 2008 (2008-07-30) Friendly York City 1–0 Hartlepool United KitKat Crescent, York
19:00 Wilkinson 40' Report Attendance: 723

League One

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Results summary

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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 13 11 22 66 79  −13 50 8 7 8 45 40  +5 5 4 14 21 39  −18

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLLWLWDLDLWWWWLLLDDDWLLLWDLDDLDLWDWLLLLLWDLWLL
Position19167146912121414131291012121213131013151512141613131715161515151515151516161818161819
Source: InTheMadCrowd
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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9 August 2008 (2008-08-09) 1 Hartlepool United 4–2 Colchester United Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Brown 13', 14'
Boland 66'
Jones 76'
Report Gillespie 78' (pen.), 90' Attendance: 3,831
Referee: Anthony Taylor
16 August 2008 (2008-08-16) 2 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Hartlepool United Prenton Park, Birkenhead
15:00 Curran 23' Report Attendance: 5,418
Referee: Jonathan Moss
23 August 2008 (2008-08-23) 3 Hartlepool United 0–1 Stockport County Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Report Rowe 90' Attendance: 3,945
Referee: Graham Salisbury
30 August 2008 (2008-08-30) 4 Peterborough United 1–2 Hartlepool United London Road, Peterborough
15:00 Boyd 78' Report Monkhouse 58'
Barker 59'
Attendance: 5,728
Referee: Andy Hall
6 September 2008 (2008-09-06) 5 Millwall 2–0 Hartlepool United The Den, Bermondsey
15:00 Grabban 5'
Alexander 41'
Report Attendance: 7,207
Referee: Steve Bratt
12 September 2008 (2008-09-12) 6 Hartlepool United 4–1 Cheltenham Town Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45 Brown 20'
Gallinagh 48' (o.g.)
Monkhouse 62'
Mackay 87'
Report Owusu 89' Attendance: 3,637
Referee: Carl Boyeson
20 September 2008 (2008-09-20) 7 Hartlepool United 3–3 Oldham Athletic Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Monkhouse 48'
Sweeney 49'
Porter 53' (pen.)
Report Hughes 23'
Taylor 44', 58'
Attendance: 4,507
Referee: Tony Bates
27 September 2008 (2008-09-27) 8 Leicester City 1–0 Hartlepool United Walkers Stadium, Leicester
15:00 Oakley 3' Report Attendance: 18,578
Referee: Mike Thorpe
3 October 2008 (2008-10-03) 9 Hartlepool United 3–3 Swindon Town Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45 Porter 53', 82', 90' Report Cox 5', 39', 52' Attendance: 4,018
Referee: Karl Evans
10 October 2008 (2008-10-10) 10 Northampton Town 1–0 Hartlepool United Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
19:45 Hawley 17' Report Attendance: 5,277
Referee: Graham Horwood
18 October 2008 (2008-10-18) 11 Walsall 2–3 Hartlepool United Banks's Stadium, Walsall
15:00 Ricketts 5'
Ibehre 13'
Report Sweeney 72'
Robson 76'
Brown 83'
Attendance: 4,142
Referee: Craig Pawson
21 October 2008 (2008-10-21) 12 Hartlepool United 5–3 Huddersfield Town Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45 Kyle 26', 86'
Brown 40'
Porter 83' (pen.), 90'
Report Dickinson 8', 44'
Craney 38'
Attendance: 3,771
Referee: Scott Mathieson
25 October 2008 (2008-10-25) 13 Hartlepool United 1–0 Brighton and Hove Albion Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Kyle 12' Report Attendance: 3,962
Referee: Darren Drysdale
28 October 2008 (2008-10-28) 14 Carlisle United 0–1 Hartlepool United Brunton Park, Carlisle
19:45 Report Brown 28' Attendance: 5,637
Referee: Mike Riley
1 November 2008 (2008-11-01) 15 Leyton Orient 1–0 Hartlepool United Brisbane Road, Leyton
15:00 Boyd 81' Report Attendance: 3,638
Referee: Gavin Ward
15 November 2008 (2008-11-15) 16 Hartlepool United 1–3 Milton Keynes Dons Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 O'Hanlon 47' (o.g.) Report Lewington 37'
Wright 39'
Powell 90'
Attendance: 4,021
Referee: Darren Drysdale
22 November 2008 (2008-11-22) 17 Leeds United 4–1 Hartlepool United Elland Road, Leeds
15:00 Beckford 15', 90'
Delph 50'
Becchio 64'
Report Porter 25' Attendance: 21,182
Referee: Graham Salisbury
25 November 2008 (2008-11-25) 18 Hartlepool United 1–1 Bristol Rovers Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45 Nelson 6' Report Hughes 25' Attendance: 3,171
Referee: Anthony Taylor
6 December 2008 (2008-12-06) 19 Hartlepool United 0–0 Yeovil Town Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Report Attendance: 3,393
Referee: Kevin Friend
13 December 2008 (2008-12-13) 20 Hereford United 1–1 Hartlepool United Edgar Street, Hereford
15:00 Guinan 18' Report Beckwith 48' (o.g.) Attendance: 2,490
Referee: Chris Sarginson
19 December 2008 (2008-12-19) 21 Hartlepool United 3–0 Southend United Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45 Kyle 4', 61'
Robson 36'
Report Attendance: 3,123
Referee: Jonathan Moss
26 December 2008 (2008-12-26) 22 Scunthorpe United 3–0 Hartlepool United Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
15:00 McCann 32'
Hooper 47'
Hayes 90' (pen.)
Report Attendance: 5,347
Referee: Trevor Kettle
28 December 2008 (2008-12-28) 23 Hartlepool United 1–4 Crewe Alexandra Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Porter 48' Report Brayford 45'
Nelson 56' (o.g.)
Murphy 61'
Miller 83'
Attendance: 3,877
Referee: Karl Evans
12 January 2009 (2009-01-12) 24 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Hartlepool United Boundary Park, Oldham
19:45 Hughes 21'
Smalley 52'
Report Lomax 67' (o.g.) Attendance: 4,211
Referee: Carl Boyeson
16 January 2009 (2009-01-16) 25 Hartlepool United 2–0 Northampton Town Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45 Porter 5', 56' Report Attendance: 3,814
Referee: Russell Booth
27 January 2009 (2009-01-27) 26 Hartlepool United 2–2 Carlisle United Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45 Monkhouse 59'
Porter 85'
Report Bridge-Wilkinson 12'
Taylor 40'
Attendance: 3,765
Referee: Martin Atkinson
31 January 2009 (2009-01-31) 27 Brighton and Hove Albion 2–1 Hartlepool United Withdean Stadium, Brighton
15:00 Forster 59'
Andrew 90'
Report Nelson 20' Attendance: 5,784
Referee: Dean Whitestone
3 February 2009 (2009-02-03) 28 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Hartlepool United Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
19:45 Nelson 9' (o.g.) Report Jones 37' Attendance: 9,294
Referee: Darren Deadman
7 February 2009 (2009-02-07) 29 Hartlepool United 2–2 Walsall Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Gerrard 36' (o.g.)
Porter 64'
Report Deeney 10'
Williams 82'
Attendance: 3,286
Referee: Andy Woolmer
14 February 2009 (2009-02-14) 30 Milton Keynes Dons 3–1 Hartlepool United Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
15:00 Gerba 37', 90'
Lewington 86'
Report Lange 36' Attendance: 8,657
Referee: Oliver Langford
17 February 2009 (2009-02-17) 31 Hartlepool United 2–2 Leicester City Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45 Porter 32' (pen.)
Monkhouse 90'
Report Howard 28', 80' (pen.) Attendance: 4,068
Referee: Nigel Miller
21 February 2009 (2009-02-21) 32 Hartlepool United 0–1 Leyton Orient Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Report Mkandawire 83' Attendance: 3,678
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
24 February 2009 (2009-02-24) 33 Swindon Town 0–1 Hartlepool United County Ground, Swindon
19:45 Report Clark 90' (pen.) Attendance: 6,010
Referee: Andy Hall
28 February 2009 (2009-02-28) 34 Colchester United 1–1 Hartlepool United Community Stadium, Colchester
15:00 Vernon 45' Report Nelson 71' Attendance: 5,158
Referee: Mike Jones
3 March 2009 (2009-03-03) 33 Hartlepool United 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45 Nelson 69'
Clark 83' (pen.)
Report Chorley 70' Attendance: 3,033
Referee: Carl Boyeson
7 March 2009 (2009-03-07) 36 Hartlepool United 1–2 Peterborough United Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Monkhouse 38' Report Keates 11'
Boyd 48'
Attendance: 3,722
Referee: Dave Foster
10 March 2009 (2009-03-10) 37 Stockport County 2–1 Hartlepool United Edgeley Park, Stockport
19:45 McSweeney 55'
Vincent 65'
Report Mackay 85' Attendance: 4,790
Referee: Phil Gibbs
14 March 2009 (2009-03-14) 38 Cheltenham Town 2–0 Hartlepool United Whaddon Road, Cheltenham
15:00 Hammond 35' (pen.)
Bignall 89'
Report Attendance: 2,945
Referee: Darren Deadman
21 March 2009 (2009-03-21) 39 Hartlepool United 2–3 Millwall Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Sweeney 23', 25' Report Harris 61', 67', 72' Attendance: 3,601
Referee: Trevor Kettle
27 March 2009 (2009-03-27) 40 Southend United 3–2 Hartlepool United Roots Hall, Southend
19:45 Barnard 15' (pen.)
Moussa 18'
Robinson 43'
Report Porter 32' (pen.)
Jones 62'
Attendance: 7,227
Referee: Mick Russell
4 April 2009 (2009-04-04) 41 Hartlepool United 4–2 Hereford United Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Porter 9', 13'
Collins 79'
Sweeney 81'
Report Brandy 11'
Pugh 28'
Attendance: 3,579
Referee: Clive Oliver
11 April 2009 (2009-04-11) 42 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Hartlepool United Alexandra Stadium, Crewe
15:00 Report Attendance: 4,477
Referee: Graham Scott
13 April 2009 (2009-04-13) 43 Hartlepool United 2–3 Scunthorpe United Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Nelson 18'
Nardiello 77'
Report McCann 8'
Hayes 55', 80'
Attendance: 3,998
Referee: Scott Mathieson
18 April 2009 (2009-04-18) 44 Yeovil Town 2–3 Hartlepool United Huish Park, Yeovil
15:00 Tomlin 7'
Townsend 57'
Report Porter 13', 45'
Nardiello 72'
Attendance: 4,232
Referee: Jarnail Singh
25 April 2009 (2009-04-25) 45 Hartlepool United 0–1 Leeds United Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Report Beckford 60' Attendance: 6,402
Referee: Colin Webster
2 May 2009 (2009-05-02) 46 Bristol Rovers 4–1 Hartlepool United Memorial Stadium, Bristol
15:00 Kuffour 3'
Duffy 5'
Lambert 46'
Lescott 48'
Report Nardiello 28' Attendance: 7,363
Referee: Grant Hegley

FA Cup

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8 November 2008 (2008-11-08) First round Brighton and Hove Albion 3–3 Hartlepool United Withdean Stadium, Brighton
15:00 McLeod 19'
Cox 38'
Fleetwood 78'
Report Hawkins 53' (o.g.)
Brown 55'
Monkhouse 69'
Attendance: 2,545
Referee: Andy Woolmer
18 November 2008 (2008-11-18) replay Hartlepool United 2–1 Brighton and Hove Albion Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45 Porter 67' (pen.)
Liddle 70'
Report Forster 28' Attendance: 3,288
Referee: Mark Haywood
29 November 2008 (2008-11-29) Second round Fleetwood Town 2–3 Hartlepool United Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood
12:45 Bell 14'
Warlow 66'
Report Mackay 17', 47'
Porter 56'
Attendance: 3,280
Referee: Clive Oliver
3 January 2009 (2009-01-03) Third round Hartlepool United 2–0 Stoke City Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Nelson 49'
Foley 76'
Report Attendance: 5,367
Referee: Mark Halsey
24 January 2009 (2009-01-24) Fourth round Hartlepool United 0–2 West Ham United Victoria Park, Hartlepool
12:45 Report Behrami 44'
Noble 45' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,849
Referee: Lee Mason

League Cup

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12 August 2008 (2008-08-12) First round Hartlepool United 3–0 Scunthorpe United Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45 Porter 50'
Foley 58'
Brown 75'
Report Attendance: 2,076
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
26 August 2008 (2008-08-26) Second round Hartlepool United 3–1 (a.e.t.) West Bromwich Albion Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45 Porter 61'
Foley 102'
Barker 105'
Report Koren 86' Attendance: 3,387
Referee: Mark Haywood
23 September 2008 (2008-09-23) Third round Leeds United 3–2 Hartlepool United Elland Road, Leeds
19:45 Snodgrass 14'
Showunmi 57'
Robinson 90'
Report Monkhouse 2'
Porter 33'
Attendance: 14,599
Referee: Andy Penn

Football League Trophy

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2 September 2008 (2008-09-02) First round Hartlepool United 0–3 Leicester City Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:00 Report Howard 52'
Adams 66'
Fryatt 87'
Attendance: 2,807
Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup Other
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Denmark DEN Jan Budtz 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Jamie McCunnie 20 0 15 0 2 0 2 0 1 0
3 DF England ENG Ritchie Humphreys 54 0 45 0 5 0 3 0 1 0
4 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Willie Boland 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF England ENG Michael Nelson 55 6 46 5 5 1 3 0 1 0
6 DF England ENG Sam Collins 46 0 40 0 2 0 3 0 1 0
7 MF England ENG Gary Liddle 52 1 43 0 5 1 3 0 1 0
8 MF England ENG Ritchie Jones 42 3 36 3 4 0 2 0 0 0
9 FW England ENG Richie Barker 12 2 8 1 0 0 3 1 1 0
10 FW Australia AUS Joel Porter 47 23 38 18 5 2 3 3 1 0
11 MF England ENG Andy Monkhouse 51 8 44 6 5 1 2 1 0 0
12 DF England ENG Ben Clark 40 2 35 2 5 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW England ENG James Brown 24 8 18 6 2 1 3 1 1 0
15 MF England ENG Antony Sweeney 53 5 44 5 5 0 3 0 1 0
16 MF Ireland EIR Alan Power 6 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
17 FW England ENG David Foley 30 3 23 0 4 1 2 2 1 0
18 FW England ENG Michael Mackay 30 4 23 2 5 2 2 0 0 0
19 MF England ENG Matty Robson 38 2 29 2 5 0 3 0 1 0
20 FW Wales WAL Daniel Nardiello 12 3 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 GK England ENG Arran Lee-Barrett 46 0 37 0 5 0 3 0 1 0
22 MF England ENG Jonny Rowell 7 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 FW Norway NOR Rune Lange 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW England ENG Lewis Guy 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Scotland SCO Keigan Parker 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 FW England ENG Liam Henderson 9 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
34 FW Scotland SCO Kevin Kyle 15 5 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF England ENG Joe Skarz 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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Rank Name League One FA Cup League Cup Other Total
1 Joel Porter 18 2 3 0 23
2 James Brown 6 1 1 0 8
Andy Monkhouse 6 1 1 0 8
4 Michael Nelson 5 1 0 0 6
5 Kevin Kyle 5 0 0 0 5
Antony Sweeney 5 0 0 0 5
7 Michael Mackay 1 2 0 0 3
8 David Foley 0 1 2 0 3
Ritchie Jones 3 0 0 0 3
Daniel Nardiello 3 0 0 0 3
11 Richie Barker 1 0 1 0 2
Ben Clark 2 0 0 0 2
Matty Robson 2 0 0 0 2
14 Willie Boland 1 0 0 0 1
Sam Collins 1 0 0 0 1
Rune Lange 1 0 0 0 1
Gary Liddle 0 1 0 0 1

Clean Sheets

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Rank Name League One FA Cup League Cup Other Total
1 Arran Lee-Barrett 4 1 1 0 6
2 Jan Budtz 3 0 0 0 3

Penalties

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Date Name Opposition Scored?
20 September 2008 Joel Porter Oldham Athletic Green tickY
21 October 2008 Joel Porter Huddersfield Town Green tickY
18 November 2008 Joel Porter Brighton and Hove Albion Green tickY
17 February 2009 Joel Porter Leicester City Green tickY
24 February 2009 Ben Clark Swindon Town Green tickY
3 March 2009 Ben Clark Tranmere Rovers Green tickY
21 March 2009 Joel Porter Millwall Red XN
27 March 2009 Joel Porter Southend United Green tickY
18 April 2009 Joel Porter Yeovil Town Green tickY

Suspensions

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Date Incurred Name Games Missed Reason
15 November 2008 Sam Collins 1 Yellow cardYellow cardRed card (vs. Milton Keynes Dons)
3 February 2009 Daniel Nardiello 3 Red card (vs. Huddersfield Town)
27 March 2009 Arran Lee-Barrett 3 Red card (vs. Southend United)

References

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  1. ^ "History". Statto. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Hartlepool United 2008-09". FootballSquads. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Power Quits Forest For Hartlepool". BBC Sport. 5 June 2008.
  4. ^ "Jones Signing Is Feather In Cap". Hartlepool United FC. 9 July 2008. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Transfers - July 2008". BBC Sport. 14 July 2008.
  6. ^ "Kyle Completes Pools Loan Switch". BBC Sport. 1 October 2008.
  7. ^ "Pools Bring In Striker Henderson". BBC Sport. 15 January 2009.
  8. ^ "Nardiello Makes Pools Loan Switch". BBC Sport. 29 January 2009.
  9. ^ "Pools Bring In Norwegian Striker". BBC Sport. 2 February 2009.
  10. ^ "Transfers - February 2009". BBC Sport. 19 February 2009.
  11. ^ "Transfers - March 2009". BBC Sport. 2 March 2009.
  12. ^ "Hartlepool Sign Left Back From Huddersfield". Vital Hartlepool. 26 March 2009.
  13. ^ "Football: New Signing Steven Set to Be Gateshead's Star Turn". Newcastle Chronicle. 2 June 2008.
  14. ^ "Ali Gibb Retires From Football". Vital Hartlepool. 24 June 2008.
  15. ^ "Elliott Gets Newcastle Coach Role". BBC Sport. 16 July 2008.
  16. ^ "Millers Sign Pools Striker Barker". BBC Sport. 1 January 2009.