2005–06 Hartlepool United F.C. season

The 2005–06 season was Hartlepool United's 97th year in existence and their third 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 2005 to 30 June 2006.

Hartlepool United
2005–06 season
OwnerIOR
ChairmanKen Hodcroft
ManagerMartin Scott
(until 28 January)
Paul Stephenson
(from 4 February)
StadiumVictoria Park
Football League One21st (relegated)
FA CupSecond round
(Eliminated by Tamworth)
Football League CupSecond round
(Eliminated by Charlton Athletic)
Football League TrophyFirst round
(Eliminated by Scunthorpe United
Top goalscorerLeague: Eifion Williams (7)
All: Michael Proctor (7)
Eifion Williams (7)
Highest home attendance6,895 (vs Port Vale)
Lowest home attendance3,375 (vs Colchester United)

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  GRE Dimitrios Konstantopoulos
2 DF  ENG Michael Barron
3 DF  SCO Hugh Robertson
4 MF  ENG Mark Tinkler
5 DF  ENG Michael Nelson
6 FW  ENG Michael Proctor
7 MF  WAL Chris Llewellyn
8 MF  ENG Ritchie Humphreys
9 FW  AUS Joel Porter
10 FW  ENG Adam Boyd
11 FW  WAL Eifion Williams
12 MF  SCO Gavin Strachan
14 FW  IRL Jon Daly
15 MF  ENG Antony Sweeney
16 DF  ENG Ben Clark
17 MF  ENG Darrell Clarke
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  ENG Matty Robson
19 DF  ENG John Brackstone
20 DF  ENG Darren Craddock
21 GK  ENG Jim Provett
22 MF  ENG Lee Bullock
23 DF  ENG Darren Williams
24 MF  IRL Thomas Butler
25 MF  ENG Steven Istead
26 FW  ENG Andy Appleby
27 FW  ENG Jack Wilkinson
28 FW  ENG James Brown
29 DF  ENG Carl Jones
33 FW  ENG David Foley
34 MF  ENG Michael Maidens
35 MF  ENG Stephen Turnbull
36 MF  ENG Phil Turnbull

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Player From Fee Ref
30 June 2005MFLee BullockCardiff CityFree[3]
4 July 2005MFChris LlewellynWrexhamUndisclosed[4]
11 July 2005FWMichael ProctorRotherham UnitedFree[5]
20 July 2005DFDarren WilliamsCardiff CityFree[6]

Loans in
Date Position Player From End date Ref
12 August 2005DFNeill CollinsSunderland1 January 2006[7]
17 November 2005FWDean McDonaldIpswich Town17 December 2005[8]
1 January 2006FWJames WalkerCharlton Athletic1 February 2006[9]
9 January 2006DFGerard NashIpswich Town9 February 2006[10]
13 January 2006FWJon-Paul PittmanNottingham Forest13 February 2006[11]

    Transfers out
    Date Position Name To Fee Ref
    27 June 2005DFChris WestwoodWalsallFree[12]
    9 August 2005DFJack RossFalkirkFree[13]

    Loans out
    Date Position Player From End date Ref
    27 September 2005MFDarrell ClarkePort Vale27 October 2005[14]
    4 November 2005DFNeil WilkinsonBlyth Spartans4 December 2005[15]
    4 November 2005GKJames WinterGateshead4 December 2005[16]
    16 December 2005MFPhil TurnbullGateshead16 February 2006[17]
    16 December 2005MFStephen TurnbullGateshead16 January 2006[18]
    16 December 2005FWAndy ApplebyBlyth Spartans16 January 2006[19]
    20 January 2006DFDarren CraddockYork City20 February 2006[20]
    17 March 2006FWJon DalyBury1 June 2006[21]
    4 April 2006DFNeil WilkinsonWhitby Town1 June 2006[22]
    4 April 2006FWAndy ApplebyBlyth Spartans1 June 2006[23]
    4 April 2006FWJack WilkinsonNewcastle Benfield1 June 2006[24]

      Results

      Pre-season friendlies
      13 July 2005 (2005-07-13) Top Oss 0–1 Hartlepool United Frans Heesen Stadion, Oss
      19:00 Report Brown
      15 July 2005 (2005-07-15) Den Bosch 1–0 Hartlepool United De Vliert, Den Bosch
      19:00 Report
      20 July 2005 (2005-07-20) Hartlepool United 3–0 Middlesbrough Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      19:00 Llewellyn
      Nelson
      Clarke       		Report Attendance: 1,796
      24 July 2005 (2005-07-24) York City 0–4 Hartlepool United Bootham Crescent, York
      15:00 Report Butler
      Strachan  pen.'
      Williams
      Brown
      27 July 2005 (2005-07-27) Hibernian 1–0 Hartlepool United Easter Road, Leith
      19:00 Sproule  4' Report
      29 July 2005 (2005-07-29) Hartlepool United 0–4 Newcastle United Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      19:00 Report Smylie  18', 80'
      Walton  29'
      Chopra  38'

      Results summary
      OverallHomeAway
      PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
      46 11 17 18 44 59  −15 50 6 10 7 28 30  −2 5 7 11 16 29  −13

      Results by matchday
      Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
      GroundHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAH
      ResultLDWDLDLWDLDWLWWWLLWLWLDLLDLDDLDWDDWLDLDDLLLWDD
      Position21211415191719141620221821181612141513151214131516181819192122161719171718212021212123222121
      Source: InTheMadCrowd
      A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

      Results
      6 August 2005 (2005-08-06) 1 Hartlepool United 0–2 Bradford City Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      15:00 Report Windass  8'
      Petta  55'      		 Attendance: 6,271
      Referee: Mike Pike
      9 August 2005 (2005-08-09) 2 Bournemouth 1–1 Hartlepool United Dean Court, Bournemouth
      19:45 Rodrigues  64' Report Bullock  51' Attendance: 5,406
      Referee: Trevor Parkes
      13 August 2005 (2005-08-13) 3 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Hartlepool United Belle Vue Stadium, Doncaster
      15:00 Report Daly  45' Attendance: 5,061
      Referee: Graham Salisbury
      20 August 2005 (2005-08-20) 4 Hartlepool United 1–1 Walsall Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      15:00 Sweeney  63' Report Westwood  7' Attendance: 5,060
      Referee: Clive Oliver
      27 August 2005 (2005-08-27) 5 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Hartlepool United Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
      15:00 Abbott  13'
      Schofield  18'      		 Report Boyd  51' Attendance: 11,241
      Referee: Scott Mathieson
      29 August 2005 (2005-08-29) 6 Hartlepool United 3–3 Scunthorpe United Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      15:00 Proctor  6'
      Williams  71'
      Boyd  90' (pen.)      		 Report Sharp  8', 50'
      Keogh  65'      		 Attendance: 5,044
      Referee: Colin Webster
      3 September 2005 (2005-09-03) 7 Hartlepool United 0–1 Yeovil Town Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      15:00 Report Bastianini  68' Attendance: 4,572
      Referee: Darren Drysdale
      10 September 2005 (2005-09-10) 8 Blackpool 1–2 Hartlepool United Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
      15:00 Wright  70' Report Sweeney  86'
      Istead  90'      		 Attendance: 5,494
      Referee: Paul Robinson
      17 September 2005 (2005-09-17) 9 Hartlepool United 2–2 Swansea City Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      15:00 Humphreys  25'
      Sweeney  76'      		 Report Trundle  56', 61' Attendance: 4,743
      Referee: Anthony Leake
      24 September 2005 (2005-09-24) 10 Chesterfield 3–1 Hartlepool United Saltergate, Chesterfield
      15:00 Larkin  54'
      Niven  67'
      Hall  79'      		 Report Proctor  11' Attendance: 4,078
      Referee: Ray Olivier
      27 September 2005 (2005-09-27) 11 Hartlepool United 0–0 Rotherham United Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      19:45 Report Attendance: 4,309
      Referee: Carl Boyeson
      1 October 2005 (2005-10-01) 12 Bristol City 0–1 Hartlepool United Ashton Gate, Bristol
      15:00 Report Proctor  54' Attendance: 11,365
      Referee: Iain Williamson
      15 October 2005 (2005-10-15) 13 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Hartlepool United City Ground, Nottingham
      15:00 Taylor  34'
      Bopp  90' (pen.)      		 Report Attendance: 17,586
      Referee: Carl Boyeson
      22 October 2005 (2005-10-22) 14 Hartlepool United 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      15:00 Lewington  50' (o.g.)
      Bullock  84'      		 Report McLeod  24' Attendance: 4,337
      Referee: Colin Webster
      29 October 2005 (2005-10-29) 15 Port Vale 1–2 Hartlepool United Vale Park, Burslem
      15:00 Cummins  43' Report Williams  12'
      Butler  64'      		 Attendance: 4,550
      Referee: Lee Probert
      1 November 2005 (2005-11-01) 16 Hartlepool United 3–1 Gillingham Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      19:45 Daly  15'
      Sweeney  50'
      Bullock  86'      		 Report Collin  90' Attendance: 4,522
      Referee: Lee Mason
      12 November 2005 (2005-11-12) 17 Hartlepool United 1–2 Brentford Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      15:00 Sweeney  72' Report Campbell  22'
      Owusu  78'      		 Attendance: 4,811
      Referee: Uriah Rennie
      19 November 2005 (2005-11-19) 18 Gillingham 1–0 Hartlepool United Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
      15:00 Shields  10' Report Attendance: 6,092
      Referee: Darren Deadman
      26 November 2005 (2005-11-26) 19 Bradford City 0–1 Hartlepool United Valley Parade, Bradford
      15:00 Report Tinkler  34' Attendance: 7,499
      Referee: Neil Swarbrick
      6 December 2005 (2005-12-06) 20 Hartlepool United 0–1 Colchester United Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      19:45 Report Cureton  59' Attendance: 3,375
      Referee: Mike Dean
      10 December 2005 (2005-12-10) 21 Hartlepool United 2–1 Bournemouth Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      15:00 Istead  28'
      McDonald  39'      		 Report Foley-Sheridan  68' Attendance: 3,755
      Referee: Paul Robinson
      17 December 2005 (2005-12-17) 22 Walsall 1–0 Hartlepool United Bescot Stadium, Walsall
      15:00 Fryatt  85' Report Attendance: 4,293
      Referee: Jarnail Singh
      26 December 2005 (2005-12-26) 23 Barnsley 1–1 Hartlepool United Oakwell, Barnsley
      15:00 Richards  28' (pen.) Report Williams  50' Attendance: 9,715
      Referee: Phil Joslin
      28 December 2005 (2005-12-28) 24 Hartlepool United 1–2 Southend United Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      19:45 Williams  20' Report Eastwood  32'
      Gray  85' (pen.)      		 Attendance: 3,929
      Referee: Andy Hall
      31 December 2005 (2005-12-31) 25 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Hartlepool United Boundary Park, Oldham
      15:00 Beckett  37'
      Liddell  61'      		 Report Williams  75' Attendance: 5,047
      Referee: Russell Booth
      2 January 2006 (2006-01-02) 26 Hartlepool United 1–1 Swindon Town Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      15:00 Strachan  36' Report Fallon  78' Attendance: 4,169
      Referee: Neil Swarbrick
      7 January 2006 (2006-01-07) 27 Yeovil Town 2–0 Hartlepool United Huish Park, Yeovil
      15:00 Jevons  26', 60' Report Attendance: 5,480
      Referee: Paul Melin
      14 January 2006 (2006-01-14) 28 Hartlepool United 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      15:00 Report Attendance: 4,181
      Referee: Kevin Wright
      21 January 2006 (2006-01-21) 29 Swansea City 1–1 Hartlepool United Liberty Stadium, Swansea
      15:00 Britton  20' Report Williams  90' Attendance: 13,960
      Referee: Lee Probert
      28 January 2006 (2006-01-28) 30 Hartlepool United 0–3 Blackpool Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      15:00 Report Clarke  28' (pen.), 74' (pen.)
      Parker  82'      		 Attendance: 4,421
      Referee: Carl Boyeson
      4 February 2006 (2006-02-04) 31 Rotherham United 0–0 Hartlepool United Millmoor, Rotherham
      15:00 Report Attendance: 5,960
      Referee: Anthony Leake
      10 February 2006 (2006-02-10) 32 Hartlepool United 1–0 Chesterfield Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      19:45 Robson  65' Report Attendance: 4,596
      Referee: Gary Sutton
      14 February 2006 (2006-02-14) 33 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Hartlepool United Prenton Park, Birkenhead
      19:45 Report Attendance: 6,301
      Referee: Phil Joslin
      25 February 2006 (2006-02-25) 34 Hartlepool United 1–1 Doncaster Rovers Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      15:00 Boyd  20' Report McCormack  90' Attendance: 5,459
      Referee: Lee Mason
      10 March 2006 (2006-03-10) 35 Hartlepool United 3–1 Huddersfield Town Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      19:45 Boyd  10'
      Maidens  53'
      Porter  82'      		 Report Graham  22' Attendance: 5,468
      Referee: Mike Jones
      14 March 2006 (2006-03-14) 36 Scunthorpe United 2–0 Hartlepool United Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
      19:45 Baraclough  44'
      Sparrow  70'      		 Report Attendance: 4,550
      Referee: Mike Pike
      18 March 2006 (2006-03-18) 37 Hartlepool United 1–1 Barnsley Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      15:00 Porter  9' Report Kay  36' Attendance: 5,122
      Referee: Graham Laws
      25 March 2006 (2006-03-25) 38 Southend United 3–0 Hartlepool United Roots Hall, Southend
      15:00 Gower  1'
      Eastwood  50', 71'      		 Report Attendance: 8,496
      Referee: Jarnail Singh
      31 March 2006 (2006-03-31) 39 Hartlepool United 1–1 Oldham Athletic Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      19:45 Bullock  9' Report Beckett  45' (pen.) Attendance: 5,259
      Referee: Kevin Friend
      8 April 2006 (2006-04-08) 40 Swindon Town 1–1 Hartlepool United County Ground, Swindon
      15:00 Peacock  54' Report Humphreys  31' Attendance: 5,225
      Referee: Keith Stroud
      11 April 2006 (2006-04-11) 41 Colchester United 2–0 Hartlepool United Layer Road, Colchester
      19:45 Danns  83', 90' Report Attendance: 3,916
      Referee: Trevor Kettle
      15 April 2006 (2006-04-15) 42 Hartlepool United 1–2 Bristol City Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      15:00 Williams  83' Report Noble  13'
      Russell  38'      		 Attendance: 5,039
      Referee: Neil Swarbrick
      17 April 2006 (2006-04-17) 43 Milton Keynes Dons 2–1 Hartlepool United National Hockey Stadium, Milton Keynes
      15:00 Wilbraham  25'
      Taylor  90'      		 Report Proctor  50' Attendance: 6,472
      Referee: Steve Tanner
      22 April 2006 (2006-04-22) 44 Hartlepool United 3–2 Nottingham Forest Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      15:00 Porter  32'
      Nelson  59'
      Proctor  60'      		 Report Tyson  15'
      Commons  67'      		 Attendance: 5,336
      Referee: Paul Robinson
      29 April 2006 (2006-04-29) 45 Brentford 1–1 Hartlepool United Griffin Park, Brentford
      15:00 O'Connor  84' Report Nelson  90' Attendance: 8,725
      Referee: Mike Thorpe
      6 May 2006 (2006-05-06) 46 Hartlepool United 1–1 Port Vale Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      15:00 Brown  86' Report Cummins  77' Attendance: 6,895
      Referee: Russell Booth

      FA Cup
      5 November 2005 (2005-11-05) First round Hartlepool United 2–1 Dagenham & Redbridge Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      15:00 Nelson  34'
      Butler  83'      		 Report Kandol  32' Attendance: 3,655
      Referee: Gary Sutton
      3 December 2005 (2005-12-03) Second round Hartlepool United 1–2 Tamworth Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      15:00 Llewellyn  52' (pen.) Report Edwards  33'
      Redmile  48'      		 Attendance: 3,786
      Referee: Graham Salisbury

      League Cup
      23 August 2005 (2005-08-23) First round Hartlepool United 3–1 Darlington Victoria Park, Hartlepool
      19:45 Daly  26'
      Proctor  76', 88'      		 Report Logan  81' Attendance: 6,163
      Referee: Nigel Miller
      20 September 2005 (2005-09-20) Second round Charlton Athletic 3–1 Hartlepool United The Valley, Charlton
      19:45 Johansson  43' (pen.)
      Bent  74'
      Bothroyd  80'      		 Report Daly  40' Attendance: 10,328
      Referee: Grant Hegley

      Football League Trophy
      18 October 2005 (2005-10-18) First round Scunthorpe United 1–0 Hartlepool United Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
      19:45 Crosby  85' (pen.) Report Attendance: 2,028
      Referee: Grant Hegley

      Squad statistics

      Appearances and goals
      No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague OneFA CupLeague CupOther
      AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
      1 GK Dimitrios Konstantopoulos 510460202010
      2 DF Michael Barron 150150000000
      3 DF Hugh Robertson 2020000000
      4 MF Mark Tinkler 181151101010
      5 DF Michael Nelson 473432212000
      6 FW Michael Proctor 297265102200
      7 MF Chris Llewellyn 321290111010
      8 MF Ritchie Humphreys 502462202000
      9 FW Joel Porter 8383000000
      10 FW Adam Boyd 224214001000
      11 FW Eifion Williams 397367200010
      12 MF Gavin Strachan 10191001000
      14 FW Jon Daly 334302102200
      15 MF Antony Sweeney 405355202010
      16 DF Ben Clark 340320100010
      17 MF Darrell Clarke 120120000000
      18 DF Matty Robson 201191001000
      19 DF John Brackstone 4020100010
      20 DF Darren Craddock 7040200010
      22 MF Lee Bullock 344314101010
      23 DF Darren Williams 430390202000
      24 MF Thomas Butler 332281212010
      25 MF Steven Istead 142102201010
      28 FW James Brown 4141000000
      29 DF Carl Jones 2010000010
      32 DF Neill Collins 250220002010
      32 DF Gerard Nash 3030000000
      33 FW David Foley 120110100000
      34 MF Michael Maidens 221201101000
      36 MF Stephen Turnbull 220210001000
      37 FW Dean McDonald 6151100000
      37 FW James Walker 4040000000
      38 FW Jon-Paul Pittman 3030000000

      Goalscorers
      Rank Name League One FA Cup League Cup Other Total
      1 Michael Proctor 5 0 2 0 7
      Eifion Williams 7 0 0 0 7
      3 Antony Sweeney 5 0 0 0 5
      4 Adam Boyd 4 0 0 0 4
      Lee Bullock 4 0 0 0 4
      Jon Daly 2 0 2 0 4
      7 Michael Nelson 2 1 0 0 3
      Joel Porter 3 0 0 0 3
      9 Thomas Butler 1 1 0 1 2
      Ritchie Humphreys 2 0 0 0 2
      Steven Istead 2 0 0 0 2
      12 James Brown 1 0 0 0 1
      Chris Llewellyn 1 0 0 0 1
      Michael Maidens 1 0 0 0 1
      Dean McDonald 1 0 0 0 1
      Matty Robson 1 0 0 0 0
      Gavin Strachan 1 0 0 0 1
      Mark Tinkler 1 0 0 0 1

      Clean Sheets
      Rank Name League One FA Cup League Cup Other Total
      1 Dimitrios Konstantopoulos 8 0 0 0 8

        Penalties
        Date Name Opposition Scored?
        29 August 2005 Adam Boyd Scunthorpe United Y
        3 December 2005 Chris Llewellyn Tamworth Y
        28 December 2005 Chris Llewellyn Southend United N
        28 January 2006 Adam Boyd Blackpool N

        Suspensions
        Date Incurred Name Games Missed Reason
        15 October 2005 Michael Nelson 3 (vs. Nottingham Forest)
        18 October 2005 Ben Clark 3 (vs. Scunthorpe United)
        22 October 2005 Mark Tinkler 3 (vs. Milton Keynes Dons)
        19 November 2005 Thomas Butler 1 (vs. Gillingham)
        14 January 2006 Chris Llewellyn 3 (vs. Tranmere Rovers)
        28 January 2006 Michael Barron 3 (vs. Blackpool)
        11 April 2006 Darren Williams 1 (vs. Colchester United)

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