“For me at my age now it is about using my experience to be solid behind and be a calming influence on the team. In 1833, it was agreed that Christopher Tennant of Yarm establish the HD&RCo, having previously opened the Clarence Railway (CR). [17] There was a boost to the retail sector in 1970 when Middleton Grange Shopping Centre was opened by Princess Anne,[18] with over 130 new shops including Marks & Spencer and Woolworths. Hartlepool took the lead via Luke Armstrong in the first half. Local bus services are provided around the town mainly by Stagecoach North East. Last updated: May 31, 2021 11:48am Key Promotion: 1st, 2nd Play Off: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Relegation: 22nd, 23rd, 24th * Sheffield Wednesday deducted 6 points (6pts). Found inside – Page 76There were three promotion places on offer the next season thanks to reconstruction and County claimed the third ... Swapping one Victoria Park for another, Cooper joined Hartlepool United in the close season of 2003 and took them to ... Again there was a strong challenger from non-league in the form of Wimbledon; however, as the club was seeking re-election for the first time in six years, it was Workington – bottom for a second successive year and making their fourth consecutive re-election application that made way. As Loach says, the Blues are six games unbeaten since suffering their first and only defeat of the campaign so far. Hartlepool was traditionally administered as a part of the County Palatine of Durham, until in 1887 West Hartlepool was incorporated as a municipal borough, with its own headquarters, West Hartlepool Town Hall, completed in 1897. [137] The season was defined by the COVID-19 pandemic with the vast majority of fixtures being played behind closed doors. Found inside... Clough appointed manager of Fourth Division Hartlepool United, making him the youngest manager in the Football League. Peter Taylor joins Hartlepool as assistant manager. ... Forest finish third in Division Two and win promotion. This was rectified the following season when a Third Division North was created, with Hartlepool as one of the founder members. [32], Since November 2014 the Headland has hosted the annual Wintertide Festival, which is a weekend long event that starts with a community parade on the Friday and culminating in a finale performance and fireworks display on the Sunday.[33]. The following season saw an improvement to 16th place, this time comfortably above relegated Newport County and in fact only 11 points from the playoff places; however a poor run of form towards the end of the season (four points from the last 10 games) cost the team any hope of promotion. West and Rovers continue to play one another in a popular Boxing Day fixture which traditionally draws a large crowd. The application for re-election was again successful, with the club once more polling the lowest figure of the League clubs, the result was secured on the back of an agreement being made amongst the club chairmen to enter into meaningful dialogue over direct promotion and relegation with the Alliance Premier League. This means that County Durham now has four unitary authorities. [88] Ken Hodcroft, resigned and sold the club to Peter Harris in December 2014. [2], In 1795 Hartlepool artillery emplacements and defences were constructed in the town as a defensive measure against the threat of French attack from seaborne Napoleonic forces. Savannah Marshall is now a professional boxer, currently unbeaten as a pro and on 31 October 2020 in her 9th professional fight Marshall became the WBO female middleweight champion with a TKO victory over opponent Hannah Rankin at Wembley Arena. [27] Hartlepool's historic links to the maritime industry are centred on the Maritime Experience, and the supporting exhibits PS Wingfield Castle and HMS Trincomalee. This is how Tony Horwitz of 'The Wall Street Journal' presented us to the world this month. Middleton Grange Shopping Centre is the main shopping location. [46] Youth team coach Paul Stephenson was put in charge until the end of the season, aided by former manager Chris Turner who returned to the club as Director of Sport, and despite remaining undefeated in his first five games in charge, he could not prevent the club being relegated into the fourth tier in May 2006. The 33-year-old has recorded seven clean sheets in 14 appearances since signing in the summer. Blanchland, the last ship to be constructed in Hartlepool, left the slips in 1961. [12] This event (the death of the first soldiers on British soil) is commemorated by the 1921 Redheugh Gardens War Memorial together with a plaque unveiled on the same day (seven years and one day after the East Coast Raid) at the spot on the Headland (the memorial by Philip Bennison[13] illustrates four soldiers on one of four cartouches and the plaque, donated by a member of the public, refers to the 'first soldier' but gives no name). By the Middle Ages Hartlepool was growing into an important (though still small) market town, one of the reasons for its escalating wealth being that its harbour was serving now as the official port of the County Palatine of Durham. His reaction was "I don't fancy the place", but he took the job anyway. Hartlepool chairman Raj Singh says they want to delve into the transfer market this winter to tweak their squad, as per a report by the Hartlepool Mail. Chesterfield FC Women ‘up and running’ after big win, How Chesterfield could line-up against Solihull Moors in National League clash. “The gaffer has put together a competitive squad and I think that is starting to show now. The service marks the first time since the 1980s[39] that Hartlepool has had a direct rail link with London which takes around three and a half hours.[40]. [36][37] They finished sixth and secured a play-off place on the final day of the season with a 1–1 draw away at Swindon Town. She was also a member of the eighth-place British team in the 400m Medley relay. Hartlepool United is the town's professional football club and they play at Victoria Park. 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The A689 road is the main road to the south-west towards the A19 & Billingham, Stockton, Middlesbrough and York. [5] In 1315, before they were completed, a Scottish army under Sir James Douglas attacked, captured and looted the town.[2][7]. [176], In the 2002 council election, the team's mascot "H'Angus the Monkey", aka Stuart Drummond, was elected mayor of Hartlepool[177] as an independent, under the slogan "free bananas for schoolchildren". In 1977, the United was added back to the team's name. [2] The stadium was bought and the current club was founded under the name Hartlepools United Football Athletic Company representing both the town of West Hartlepool and the original settlement of Hartlepool, known locally as "Old Hartlepool". Hartlepool is represented in the House of Commons by one Member of Parliament. Following a series of take-overs, it came under the control of the Castle Eden Brewery in 2001 who merged the two breweries, closing down the Castle Eden plant. The club's record appearance holder is Ritchie Humphreys, who made 543 appearances, while their leading scorers are Johnny Wigham and Ken Johnson with 106 goals. [2] In March 2000, the archaeological investigation television programme Time Team located the foundations of the lost monastery in the grounds of St Hilda's Church. Billy Horner handed over his duties at the end of March to John Duncan. [22], Matters came to a head in 1998–99; Tait's side were struggling, and even the signing of former England international Peter Beardsley had not changed the club's fortunes. The four stands of the ground are the Brunel Group Stand/Town End (1,599 capacity), the Teesside Airport Neale Cooper Stand (1,617 seated and 1,832 standing), the Rink End/Simpson Millar Stand - which is used for away supporters (1,003 capacity) and the Longbranch Homes Cyril Knowles Stand (1,775 capacity). Nearby towns and cities include: Billingham (8 mi or 13 km): Darlington (25 mi or 40 km); Durham (17 mi or 27 km); Middlesbrough (12 mi or 19 km); Peterlee (8 mi or 13 km); Seaham (17 mi or 27 km); Sedgefield (13 mi or 21 km); Stockton-on-Tees (10 mi or 16 km) and Sunderland (21 mi or 34 km). Most of its output for the war effort were "Empire Ships". [5] Hartlepool began as an Anglian settlement,[2] and a town developed in the 7th Century A.D. sited around Hartlepool Abbey, which had been founded in 640 A.D. by the Irish Christian priest Saint Aidan upon a headland overlooking a natural harbour and the North Sea. The battery was closed in 1956 and is now in the care of the Heugh Gun Battery Trust and home to an artillery collection. In the 1890s Rovers supplied numerous county, divisional and international players. They subsequently began crossing the North Sea and settled in the area, creating the Kingdom of Northumbria in Sub Roman Britain. [127] Pools' home form improved under Hignett with five wins from eight. Former Newcastle United captain Bobby Moncur was appointed to succeed Bird, but failed to inspire the team; results suffered, and the eventual finishing position of 19th could even have been worse with the team as low as 22nd late in the season. A bombardment of 1,150 shells on 16 December 1914 resulted in the death of 117 people. The following have been included in the PFA Team of the Year or National League Team of the Year whilst playing for Hartlepool United : In 2015, a Hartlepool United Ladies team was launched. [135] Following a decision to finish the league via a points-per-game basis, Hartlepool finished in 12th, the club's first top-half finish since the 2006–07 season. Found inside – Page 27Mr. Maxton : I wish you the best in the Chair , Mr. Leadbitter , and congratulate Hartlepool united on its promotion from the fourth to the third division . I wish your team all the best in its new division . [4], Following the end of Roman rule in its province of Britannia in the early 5th Century, the northeastern coast was raided by the Angles from across the North Sea in Scandinavia. The club itself hosted many high-profile matches including the inaugural Barbarians F.C. An eventual finish of 23rd, and a club record low attendance of 790 for the game with Stockport County on 5 May 1984, showed a club that looked to be going nowhere. Hartlepool have played home games at Victoria Park throughout their history. By November, off-field financial issues intensified which coincided with a winless run of eleven games. Found insideThey also won 4-1 at Hartlepool with Ardron celebrating his son's first birthday by repeating his feat in the week the lad was born – hitting four goals! The run ended with a 2-0 defeat at fellow promotion challengers Darlington, ... [19] In the 1980s the area was afflicted with extremely high levels of unemployment, at its peak consisting of 30 per cent of the town's working-age population, the highest in the United Kingdom. A service to London King's Cross from Sunderland, operated by Grand Central that uses Class 180 trains capable of 125 mph (200 km/h) operates from the former of the two stations. The new manager appointed though would become a legend at the club. The Heugh Battery Museum is located on the Headland. Found inside – Page 42Jan 1st 2008 Carlisle United 4 vs Hartlepool United 2 Garner 42, 69 Humphreys 39, 48 Smith 66 Hackney 90 The two goal margin wasn't as emphatic as it seems, but United got their promotion charge back on track by compensating for a few ... They maintained their League One status by finishing 15th in the 2007–08 season. [66] Despite the shaky end to the season, survival did mark a milestone for the club, as it marked the first time that they would be playing a fourth consecutive season outside of the League's lowest tier. Pools' third season in League Two started with a run of three wins,[95] but form gradually dropped off and, by February, Hartlepool were in 21st place. Partly as a result of this the opportunity for a professional team arose in 1908, when West Hartlepool Rugby Club went bust leaving their stadium Victoria Ground vacant. [26], The chemicals industry is important to the local economy. After being 1–0 down to Doncaster Rovers in front of a sell-out crowd, Hartlepool looked doomed. Found insideAfter an aborted comeback, he managed Sunderland's youth team, moving on in 1965 to take charge of Hartlepool United FC. He was assisted by Peter Taylor, a friend from his playing days. As the Board refused to pay two managers, ... The club remained in the playoff hunt until New Year, and then achieved one of the best results in its history when beating Crystal Palace 1–0 in the FA Cup Third round – the first time that Hartlepool had beaten a top division side. [123] However, six consecutive defeats culminating in Hartlepool's lowest league home attendance since 1998[124] forced Raj Singh to sack Bates after 9 months in charge. Jeff Stelling is a keen supporter of Hartlepool United Football Club and often refers to them when presenting Sky Sports News. I went after him like a predator, and was all over him, lefts and rights smashing into his head. The crowd loved it...To the unsuspecting, Richy Horsley could just be an unassuming thirty-something character. A campus of The Northern School of Art is a specialist art and design college and higher education, located adjacent to the art gallery on Church Square. Ogle, originally from Wollongong, joined Pools in the off-season after a decade at Accrington Stanley. Hartlepool has also produced football presenter Jeff Stelling, who has a renowned partnership with Chris Kamara who was born in nearby Middlesbrough. Hartlepool falls within the jurisdiction of Cleveland Police. In 1968, the s and the United of the club's name was removed due to the merger of West Hartlepool with the town of Hartlepool and the village of Hart - forming the new borough of Hartlepool. Duncan's time at the club was limited. 2800 people are employed in retail. [73], The following 2012–13 season started with just one win in fourteen league games,[74] and in the wake of a defeat by bottom-placed Bury, which saw the Lancashire club overhaul Hartlepool and move them to the bottom of the table,[75] Cooper resigned, bringing an end to his second spell after less than a year. The match remained at 1–1 through extra time meaning that the final would go to a penalty shootout. Tennant's plan was that the HD&RCo would fund the creation of a new railway, the Stockton and Hartlepool Railway, which would take over the loss-making CR and extended it north to the new dock, thereby linking to the Durham coalfield. The club's previous away sponsors have included Northern Gas and Power, Bartercard and Drive Vauxhall. [86] In the 2014–15 season, Cooper resigned a few weeks into the campaign following a 3–0 home defeat to Carlisle United which left Hartlepool at the bottom of the Football League. [26] Aside from the local sports clubs, other local entertainment venues include a VUE Cinema and Mecca Bingo. They live on the refuse of their own fish-market, with a few potatoes, and a reasonable quantity of Geneva [gin] six days in the week, and I have nowhere seen a taller, more robust or healthy race: every house full of ruddy broad-faced children. Hartlepool won three consecutive matches to pull away from the relegation places and finally guaranteed safety from relegation on 17 April with a win against Leyton Orient. Starting in 1904 clubs within eight miles (thirteen kilometres) of the headland were eligible to compete for the Pyman Cup which has been contested regularly since and that the Hartlepool & District Union continue to organise.[44]. [161] The ground is currently under the ownership of Hartlepool Borough Council. It is the single largest employer in the town, employing 1 per cent of the town's working age people. [20][21] Between 1983 and 1999 the town lacked a cinema and areas of it became afflicted with the societal hallmarks of endemic economic poverty: urban decay, high crime levels, drug and alcohol dependency being prevalent.[10]. [16] During the Second World War, RAF Greatham (also known as RAF West Hartlepool) was located on the South British Steel Corporation Works. [164] In 1916, the stand on Clarence Road (the current location of the Cyril Knowles Stand) was bombed by a German Zeppelin and was completely destroyed. [55] In December 2008, Danny Wilson was sacked; while the club were unbeaten in four games and well clear of the relegation zone, the board felt that Wilson could take the club no further. Hartlepool is locally administrated by Hartlepool Borough Council, a unitary authority which also administrates outlying villages of Seaton Carew, Greatham, Hart Village, Dalton Piercy and Elwick. In the 1911–12 season, Hartlepool Rovers broke the world record for the number of points scored in a season racking up 860 points including 122 tries, 87 conversions, five penalties and eleven drop goals. It was one of three batteries erected to protect Hartlepool's port in 1860. After a shaky start to 1985–86, the team climbed into the top three by mid-October; were still in a promotion spot in early March; and eventually faded slightly to finish in seventh place. Form improved slightly, but although the team eventually finished in relative safety in 18th, they were only three points ahead of Lincoln City who suffered relegation. [138] Between February and May, Pools went on a sixteen game unbeaten run and won eight consecutive home games. Gibson finally sold the club to local businessman Harold Hornsey, who at least was able to financially stabilise the club; but with little money available for players times were hard. [44] Hartlepool had been leading 2–1 with eight minutes of regular time to go, but a controversial penalty decision in the 82nd minute, which also saw Chris Westwood sent off, allowed Sheffield Wednesday to level the scores making it 2–2 at the end of 90 minutes. Picture by FRANK REID He has remained the face of the popular show ever since. Went to the top of the church tower for a view.". Even though his candidacy was just a publicity stunt, Drummond has since been re-elected after throwing off his comedy image and identifying himself increasingly with the Labour group on the council. New chairman Garry Gibson had initially turned down Moncur's request, but accepted it at the second time of asking. Hartlepool United fans chose Darlington as their main rivals. Ken Hale took over and guided the team to 13th and 14th over the next two seasons and also reached the League Cup Fourth round in 1974–75 (still a club record). [61] However, after a 5–0 home defeat at the hands of MK Dons,[62] their form dipped, and the club were dropped into a relegation battle, with matters not helped by a three-point deduction for fielding an ineligible player during a victory over Brighton. Found insideAt histestimonial match, which was staged at Roker Park, Clough was approached by Hartlepool United Chairman; Ernie Ord. Hartlepool was at ... Theteam that Cloughhad builtat Hartlepool would goon to win promotion in the 1967–68 season. [35] The gallery also houses the Hartlepool tourist information centre. After drawing the first four games of the season, Pools then lost the next four before finally recording their first win against Lincoln City in the ninth game; a further six games without a win were enough to see the club looking in serious danger of being the first club to be automatically relegated from the Football League and saw Horner depart. [6], During the Norman Conquest, the De Brus family gained over-lordship of the land surrounding Hartlepool. They won further promotions out of the fourth tier in 2002–03 and 2006–07, having been relegated again in 2006 after losing the 2005 League One play-off Final to Sheffield Wednesday in the previous season. Tourism was worth £48 million to the town in 2009; this figure excludes the impact of the Tall Ships 2010. Hartlepool also has a permanent RNLI lifeboat station. For the district, see, 'This is Hartlepool', 'Where the name of Hartlepool came from', Lionel Alexander Ritchie, 'Gray, Sir William (1823–1898)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, The Independent (London) 23 February 1992, Sunday Britain 1992 / The view from Wall Street ; British society is mired in class-consciousness, apathy and under-achievement. Austerity has seriously impacted the capacity of the police to do their work. In 1306, Robert the Bruce was crowned King of Scotland, and became the last Lord of Hartness. He was re-elected by a landslide in 2005, winning 16,912 on a turnout of 51% – 10,000 votes more than his nearest rival, the Labour Party candidate. Some crimes are not solved because there are not the resources to address those crimes. Found inside... to come to Sunderland and I would like to see him as manager, he would certainly get us promotion,' said another. ... quickly turned towards anotherformerSunderland player, Len Ashurst, who wasplayer manager at Hartlepool United.
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