2016–17 Hartlepool United F.C. season

Hartlepool United

2016–17 season
Owner	JPNG
Chairman	Gary Coxall
Manager	Craig Hignett
Stadium	Victoria Park
League Two	18th
League Cup	First round (Eliminated by Preston North End)
League Trophy	Group Stage (4th)
Top goalscorer	League: Pádraig Amond, Nathan Thomas (7) All: Pádraig Amond, Nathan Thomas (7)
Highest home attendance	4,055 (vs Colchester United)
Lowest home attendance	1,295 (vs Sunderland U23)
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The 2016–17 season is Hartlepool United's 109th year in existence and their fourth consecutive season in League Two.^[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Players

As of 30 August 2016.^[2]

Current squad

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Trevor Carson 2 DF Carl Magnay 3 DF Jake Carroll 4 MF Nicky Featherstone 5 DF Rob Jones 6 DF Matthew Bates 7 MF Nathan Thomas 8 MF Brad Walker 9 FW Pádraig Amond 10 FW Billy Paynter 11 FW Rhys Oates 13 GK Adam Bartlett 14 MF Michael Woods 15 FW Lewis Alessandra 16 DF Ben Pollock 17 MF Nicky Deverdics

No. Position Player 18 MF Lewis Hawkins 19 MF Jordan Richards 20 FW Jake Orrell 21 DF Josh Nearney 22 DF Aristote Nsiala 23 MF Connor Smith 24 MF Kieran Green 26 DF Scott Harrison 27 MF Jack Blackford 28 MF Josh Laurent 29 DF James Martin 31 GK Ben Dudzinski 33 DF Liam Donnelly 36 DF Harly Wise 37 DF Isaac Assenso

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Player	From	Fee	Ref
12 May 2016	GK	Ben Dudzinski	Durham City	Free	[3]
24 May 2016	DF	Ben Pollock	Newcastle United	Free	[4]
24 May 2016	DF	James Martin	Queen of the South	Free	[5]
6 June 2016	MF	Nicky Deverdics	Dover Athletic	Free	[6]
7 June 2016	FW	Jake Orrell	Chesterfield	Free	[7]
16 June 2016	DF	Aristote Nsiala	Grimsby Town	Free	[8]
20 June 2016	FW	Pádraig Amond	Grimsby Town	Free	[9]
29 June 2016	FW	Lewis Alessandra	Rochdale	Free	[10]
19 August 2016	DF	Liam Donnelly	Fulham	Free	[11]
20 October 2016	DF	Harly Wise	Queens Park Rangers	Free	[12]
28 October 2016	DF	Isaac Assenso	Scunthorpe United	Free	[13]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref
17 June 2016	DF	Michael Duckworth	Fleetwood Town	Free	[14]
24 June 2016	DF	Dan Jones	Grimsby Town	Free	[15]
4 July 2016	FW	Scott Fenwick	York City	Free	[16]
1 August 2016	MF	Ebby Nelson-Addy	Worcester City	Free	[17]
3 August 2016	GK	Peter Denton	Stamford	Free	[18]
5 August 2016	DF	Harry Worley	Salford City	Free	[19]
8 August 2016	MF	Kudus Oyenuga	Greenock Morton	Free	[20]
22 August 2016	FW	Rakish Bingham	Hamilton Academical	Free	[21]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Player	From	Date until	Ref
30 August 2016	FW	Bradley Fewster	Middlesbrough	10 November 2016	[22]
30 August 2016	FW	Tom Heardman	Newcastle United	10 November 2016	[23]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Player	To	Date until	Ref
2 September 2016	FW	Rhys Oates	Gateshead	30 September 2016	[24]
28 October 2016	MF	Jack Blackford	Whitby Town	25 November 2016	[25]
25 November 2016	GK	Ben Dudzinski	Darlington 1883	23 December 2016	[26]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

Billingham Town v Hartlepool United

9 July 2016 Friendly	Billingham Town	0–4	Hartlepool United	Bedford Terrace, Billingham
15:00		Report	Alessandra  18' Paynter  22' Dixon  25' (o.g.) Amond  60'

Hartlepool United v Sunderland

20 July 2016 Friendly	Hartlepool United	0–3	Sunderland	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:30		Report	Defoe  7', 20' Khazri  16'	Attendance: 6,021 Referee: Tony Harrington

Livingston v Hartlepool United

23 July 2016 Friendly	Livingston	0–0	Hartlepool United	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00		Report

Seaham Red Star v Hartlepool United

26 July 2016 Friendly	Seaham Red Star	1–1	Hartlepool United	Seaham Town Park, Seaham
19:30	Kerr  17'	Report	Harrison  75'

Guisborough Town v Hartlepool United

26 July 2016 Friendly	Guisborough Town	0–6	Hartlepool United	King George V Ground, Guisborough
19:45		Report	Paynter  14' Alessandra  16', 85', 86' Amond  25' Hawkins  57'

Hartlepool United v Scunthorpe United

30 July 2016 Friendly	Hartlepool United	0–1	Scunthorpe United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report	Van Veen  9'	Attendance: 1,136

League Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
16	Crawley Town	19	6	5	8	21	32	−11	23
17	Morecambe	19	7	2	10	23	36	−13	23
18	Hartlepool United	19	5	7	7	28	32	−4	22
19	Notts County	19	6	4	9	24	32	−8	22
20	Accrington Stanley	19	5	6	8	20	25	−5	21

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

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
19	5	7	7	28	32	−4	22	2	5	2	11	10	+1	3	2	5	17	22	−5

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	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	D	L	D	L	W	D	D	D	W	D	L	L	L	W	L	W	L
Position	14	6	7	13	15	19	14	17	15	15	13	13	14	17	20	15	18	13	18

Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

On 22 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[27]

Hartlepool United v Colchester United

6 August 2016 1	Hartlepool United	1–1	Colchester United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Paynter  27' (pen.)	Report	Eastman  4'	Attendance: 4,055 Referee: Paul Tierney

Exeter City v Hartlepool United

13 August 2016 2	Exeter City	1–2	Hartlepool United	St James Park, Exeter
15:00	McAlinden  31'	Report	Woods  74' Paynter  75'	Attendance: 3,322 Referee: Mark Heywood

Crewe Alexandra v Hartlepool United

16 August 2016 3	Crewe Alexandra	3–3	Hartlepool United	Gresty Road, Crewe
19:45 BST	Dagnall  31' Kiwomya  45' Cooper  56'	Report	Magnay  42', 76' Amond  72'	Attendance: 3,482 Referee: Ben Toner

Hartlepool United v Notts County

20 August 2016 4	Hartlepool United	1–2	Notts County	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Nsiala  8'	Report	Laing  65' Stead  76'	Attendance: 3,708 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Hartlepool United v Newport County

27 August 2016 5	Hartlepool United	2–2	Newport County	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Featherstone  2' Amond  38'	Report	Rigg  4' Parkin  27'	Attendance: 3,261 Referee: Andy Haines

Stevenage v Hartlepool United

3 September 2016 6	Stevenage	6–1	Hartlepool United	Broadhall Way, Stevenage
15:00	Pett  27' Walker  44', 57' Wells  53' Tonge  69' (pen.) Godden  78'	Report	Thomas  4'	Attendance: 2,401 Referee: John Busby

Yeovil Town v Hartlepool United

10 September 2016 7	Yeovil Town	1–2	Hartlepool United	Huish Park, Yeovil
15:00	Butcher  56'	Report	Thomas  67', 90'	Attendance: 2,749 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Hartlepool United v Mansfield Town

17 September 2016 8	Hartlepool United	0–0	Mansfield Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report		Attendance: 3,775 Referee: Darren Handley

Plymouth Argyle v Hartlepool United

24 September 2016 9	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	Hartlepool United	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00	Jervis  84' (pen.)	Report	Thomas  21'	Attendance: 7,591 Referee: Gavin Ward

Hartlepool United v Luton Town

27 September 2016 10	Hartlepool United	1–1	Luton Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Thomas  45'	Report	Sheehan  78'	Attendance: 3,533 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

Grimsby Town v Hartlepool United

1 October 2016 11	Grimsby Town	0–3	Hartlepool United	Blundell Park, Grimsby
15:00		Report	Amond  25', 36' Thomas  60'	Attendance: 5,713 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Hartlepool United v Crawley Town

8 October 2016 12	Hartlepool United	1–1	Crawley Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Alessandra  12'	Report	Collins  74' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,693 Referee: Robert Jones

Carlisle United v Hartlepool United

15 October 2016 13	Carlisle United	3–2	Hartlepool United	Brunton Park, Carlisle
15:00	Ibehre  20' Grainger  68' Raynes  79'	Report	Alessandra  66' Amond  75'	Attendance: 7,333 Referee: Darren Bond

Hartlepool United v Leyton Orient

22 October 2016 14	Hartlepool United	1–3	Leyton Orient	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Laurent  45+1'	Report	Sandro Semedo  55' Palmer  62', 71'	Attendance: 3,700 Referee: David Webb

Barnet v Hartlepool United

29 October 2016 15	Barnet	3–2	Hartlepool United	Canons Park, London
15:00	Akinde  43'  68' (pen.) Gambin  76' Batt  79'	Report	Thomas  31' Amond  53'	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,690 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Hartlepool United v Cheltenham Town

12 November 2016 16	Hartlepool United	2-0	Cheltenham Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Alessandra  45+6' Bates  79'	Report		Attendance: 3,316 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Doncaster Rovers v Hartlepool United

19 November 2016 17	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Hartlepool United	Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
15:00	Marquis  23' Mandeville  90'	Report	Amond  42' (pen.)	Attendance: 5,009 Referee: Mark Haywood

Hartlepool United v Accrington Stanley

22 November 2016 18	Hartlepool United	2-0	Accrington Stanley	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Deverdics  62' Alessandra  90'	Report		Attendance: 2,514 Referee: Richard Clark

Wycombe Wanderers v Hartlepool United

26 November 2016 19	Wycombe Wanderers	2–0	Hartlepool United	Adams Park, High Wycombe
15:00	Kashket  23'	Report		Attendance: 3,288 Referee: James Adcock

FA Cup

Hartlepool United v Stamford

6 November 2016 First round	Hartlepool United	3–0	Stamford	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
14:00	Deverdics  65' Gordon  82' (o.g.) Paynter  85'	Report		Attendance: 2,461 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Port Vale v Hartlepool United

3 December 2016 Second round	Port Vale	v	Hartlepool United	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Vale Park

EFL Cup

On 22 June 2016, the first round draw was made, Hartlepool United were drawn away against Preston North End.^[28]

Preston North End v Hartlepool United

9 August 2016 First round	Preston North End	1–0	Hartlepool United	Deepdale, Preston
19:45	Doyle  90'	Report		Attendance: 4,509 Referee: Andy Woolmer

EFL Trophy

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Rochdale	3	2	1	0	0	5	3	+2	8	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Sunderland Academy	3	2	0	1	0	4	2	+2	7
3	L2	Notts County	3	1	0	0	2	4	5	−1	3
4	L2	Hartlepool United	3	0	0	0	3	2	5	−3	0

Source: EFL.com

Notts County v Hartlepool United

31 August 2016 Group stage 1	Notts County	2-1	Hartlepool United	Meadow Lane, Nottingham
19:45	Snijders  20' Burke  36' (pen.)	Report	Oates  29'	Attendance: 1,095 Referee: Darren England

Hartlepool United v Sunderland U23

4 October 2016 Group stage 2	Hartlepool United	0–1	Sunderland U23	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:30		Report	Love  63'	Attendance: 1,295 Referee: John Brooks

Hartlepool United v Rochdale

9 November 2016 Group stage 3	Hartlepool United	1–2	Rochdale	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:30	Oates  85'	Report	Noble-Lazarus  21' Gillam  67'	Attendance: 380 Referee: Scott Duncan

Squad Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		Other
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Trevor Carson	18	0	17	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Carl Magnay	8	2	7	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
3	DF		Jake Carroll	20	0	17	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
4	MF		Nicky Featherstone	18	1	16	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
5	DF		Rob Jones	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF		Matthew Bates	11	1	8	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
7	MF		Nathan Thomas	16	7	15	7	0	0	1	0	0	0
8	MF		Brad Walker	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
9	FW		Pádraig Amond	21	7	19	7	1	0	1	0	0	0
10	FW		Billy Paynter	18	3	14	2	1	1	0	0	3	0
11	FW		Rhys Oates	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
13	GK		Adam Bartlett	7	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
14	MF		Michael Woods	15	1	12	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
15	FW		Lewis Alessandra	22	4	19	4	1	0	1	0	1	0
16	DF		Ben Pollock	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
17	MF		Nicky Deverdics	19	2	15	1	1	1	1	0	2	0
18	MF		Lewis Hawkins	20	0	17	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
19	DF		Jordan Richards	15	0	11	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
20	FW		Jake Orrell	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
22	DF		Aristote Nsiala	21	1	18	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
23	MF		Connor Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24	MF		Kieran Green	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
26	DF		Scott Harrison	15	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
28	MF		Josh Laurent	21	1	17	1	1	0	1	0	2	0
29	DF		James Martin	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
32	FW		Bradley Fewster	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
33	DF		Liam Donnelly	11	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
34	FW		Tom Heardman	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
36	DF		Harly Wise	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Goalscorers

Rank	Name	League Two	FA Cup	League Cup	Other	Total
1	Pádraig Amond	7	0	0	0	7
	Nathan Thomas	7	0	0	0	7
2	Lewis Alessandra	4	0	0	0	4
3	Billy Paynter	2	1	0	0	3
4	Nicky Deverdics	1	1	0	0	2
	Carl Magnay	2	0	0	0	2
	Rhys Oates	0	0	0	2	2
5	Matthew Bates	1	0	0	0	1
	Nicky Featherstone	1	0	0	0	1
	Josh Laurent	1	0	0	0	1
	Aristote Nsiala	1	0	0	0	1
	Michael Woods	1	0	0	0	1

Clean Sheets

Rank	Name	League Two	FA Cup	League Cup	Other	Total
1	Trevor Carson	4	1	0	0	5
2	Adam Bartlett	1	0	0	0	1

Penalties

Date	Name	Opposition	Scored?
6 August 2016	Billy Paynter	Colchester United
8 October 2016	Nathan Thomas	Crawley Town	N
19 November 2016	Pádraig Amond	Doncaster Rovers
22 November 2016	Pádraig Amond	Accrington Stanley	N

Suspensions

Date Incurred	Name	Games Missed	Reason
27 August 2016	Aristote Nsiala	1	(vs. Newport County)
31 August 2016	Aristote Nsiala	3	(vs. Notts County)
24 September 2016	Scott Harrison	1	(vs. Plymouth Argyle)
27 September 2016	Nicky Featherstone	3	(vs. Luton Town)
29 October 2016	Liam Donnelly	1	(vs. Barnet)

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