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Hartlepool United

A complete season dashboard for Hartlepool United — results, form, goals, crowds, players, referees and records.

Match record

League results

Hartlepool United0–1Eastleigh

Friday 28 August 2026 · Victoria Park · Attendance 5,017 · HT 0-0

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Goals

90+7'N. Khumbeni — Eastleigh

Assists

90+7'H. Sidwell — Eastleigh

Cards

46'N. Eccleston — Hartlepool United · 🟨🟥 Two yellows / sent off

Match information

Referee: Not recorded

Attendance: 5,017

Team line-ups

Hartlepool United

Manager: — · Formation: —

Starting XI

Substitutes

Eastleigh

Manager: — · Formation: —

Starting XI

Substitutes

Sutton United2–1Hartlepool United

Saturday 22 August 2026 · VBS Community Stadium · Attendance 1,834 · HT 2-1

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Goals

20'T. Babalola — Sutton United

27'E. Osadebe — Sutton United

34'C. McKeown — Hartlepool United

Assists

20'D. Urpens — Sutton United

27'D. Urpens — Sutton United

34'C. John — Hartlepool United

Cards

63'J. Taylor — Sutton United · 🟨 Yellow card

66'S. Folarin — Sutton United · 🟨 Yellow card

82'C. John — Hartlepool United · 🟨 Yellow card

67'N. Sheron — Hartlepool United · 🟨 Yellow card

89'J. Hugill — Hartlepool United · 🟨 Yellow card

Match information

Referee: Oliver Mackey

Attendance: 1,834

Team line-ups

Sutton United

Manager: Chris Agutter · Formation: 4 - 4 - 2

Starting XI

1 S. Brits
3 B. Topalloj
4 A. Kirk
5 W. Nightingale
12 D. Urpens
7 E. Osadebe
20 J. Francis
6 C. Bell — off 62' for S. Folarin
8 J. Taylor (c)
9 T. Babalola
18 D. Ogbonna — off 62' for N. Nzuzi

Substitutes

24 O. Bello
10 C. Carter
11 S. Folarin
13 C. Haigh
16 B. Njoku
23 N. Nzuzi
22 R. Ruiz

Hartlepool United

Manager: Lee Clark · Formation: 4 - 4 - 2

Starting XI

32 N. Fisher
3 C. John
5 M. Kouogun
6 R. McNally — off 78' for L. Gibson
12 N. Eccleston
4 J. Hunter (c) — off 54' for T. Bondo
14 N. Sheron
8 J. Miley
7 B. Ilunga — off 54' for J. Hugill
28 C. McKeown — off 73' for C. Popov
10 W. Harris

Substitutes

2 J. Benn
30 T. Bondo
27 L. Gibson
9 J. Hugill
19 C. Popov
41 A. Smith
21 C. Thornton

Aldershot Town0–1Hartlepool United

Saturday 15 August 2026 · The EBB Stadium at The Recreation Ground · Attendance 2,865 · HT 0-0

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Goals

69'C. McKeown — Hartlepool United

Assists

69'B. Ilunga — Hartlepool United

Cards

40'K. Frimpong — Aldershot Town · 🟨 Yellow card

80'R. McNally — Hartlepool United · 🟨 Yellow card

Match information

Referee: Lewis Smith

Attendance: 2,865

Team line-ups

Aldershot Town

Manager: Scott Davies · Formation: 4 - 3 - 3

Starting XI

1 N. Hayes
18 N. Adom-Malaki
12 M. Stickland
5 K. Oshilaja (c)
2 M. Efete — off 73' for E. Oladunjoye
8 J. Gilbert — off 14' for K. Frimpong
6 D. Odusanya
4 J. Borgnis — off 67' for C. Lawless
11 H. Sandah — off 73' for T. Dyce
9 M. Dinanga
10 B. Tuma

Substitutes

7 T. Abrahams
17 T. Dyce
15 K. Frimpong
23 C. Lawless
16 J. Matton
24 E. Oladunjoye
20 M. Wyllie

Hartlepool United

Manager: Lee Clark · Formation: 4 - 4 - 2

Starting XI

1 M. Merrick
3 C. John
5 M. Kouogun
6 R. McNally
2 J. Benn — off 46' for N. Eccleston
7 B. Ilunga — off 83' for T. Bondo
4 J. Hunter (c)
8 J. Miley
17 J. Nolan — off 59' for N. Sheron
10 W. Harris — off 83' for J. Hugill
19 C. Popov — off 59' for C. McKeown

Substitutes

30 T. Bondo
12 N. Eccleston
32 N. Fisher
9 J. Hugill
28 C. McKeown
15 C. Penman
14 N. Sheron

Hartlepool United2–0Barrow

Saturday 8 August 2026 · Victoria Park · Attendance 5,830 · HT 1-0

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Goals

39'W. Harris — Hartlepool United

85'J. Nolan — Hartlepool United

Assists

85'J. Hugill — Hartlepool United

Cards

33'J. Miley — Hartlepool United · 🟨 Yellow card

75'M. Williams — Barrow · 🟨 Yellow card

33'S. Smith — Barrow · 🟨 Yellow card

Match information

Referee: Callum Jones

Attendance: 5,830

Team line-ups

Hartlepool United

Manager: Lee Clark · Formation: 4 - 4 - 2

Starting XI

1 M. Merrick
3 C. John
27 L. Gibson — off 61' for M. Kouogun
6 R. McNally
2 J. Benn — off 49' for N. Eccleston
7 B. Ilunga
4 J. Hunter (c) — off 77' for N. Sheron
8 J. Miley
17 J. Nolan
10 W. Harris — off 77' for T. Bondo
19 C. Popov — off 62' for J. Hugill

Substitutes

30 T. Bondo
12 N. Eccleston
32 N. Fisher
9 J. Hugill
5 M. Kouogun
28 C. McKeown
14 N. Sheron

Barrow

Manager: Adam Murray · Formation: 4 - 3 - 3

Starting XI

1 B. Winterbottom
22 D. Amos — off 78' for B. Jackson
6 K. Digie
25 P. Kalambayi
2 M. Oakley
4 M. Williams (c)
8 S. Smith — off 78' for I. Marriott
26 R. Harper — off 64' for D. Rose
7 O. Crankshaw — off 78' for A. Reid
18 I. Cameron
11 G. Walker — off 64' for B. Whitfield

Substitutes

33 X. Benjamin
30 B. Jackson
27 I. Marriott
5 C. Raglan
9 A. Reid
32 D. Rose
34 B. Whitfield

Season progress

Cumulative league points

Follow Hartlepool United across the 46-match National League season.

Played4Points6PPG1.50Form (last 3)W1–0L1–2L0–1

Game

1235101520253035404546

Game 1Game 46

WinDrawLoss

Season runs from 1–46Each point shows the club total after that game.

Season building6 points from 4 games
Top 7 guide: about 1.78 points per game

Top 7 guideApproximately 82+ points
About 1.78 PPG

Champions guideApproximately 92+ points
About 2.00 PPG

Season overview

Results and goals

League results

4matches

2 wins0 draws2 defeats

Goals

4For

3Against

Goal difference +1

Points per game1.50

Goals per game1.00

Conceded per game0.75

Clean-sheet rate50%

Failed-to-score rate25%

Home record1W 0D 1L

Away record1W 0D 1L

Home support

Home attendances

5,830

Barrow

5,017

Eastleigh

Scoring trends

Goals by month

Aug

Goals forGoals against

Momentum

Runs and sequences

Longest unbeaten run2 matchesBarrow 2–0Aldershot Town 1–0

Longest winning run2 matchesBarrow 2–0Aldershot Town 1–0

Longest scoring run3 matchesBarrow 2–0Aldershot Town 1–0Sutton United 1–2

Longest clean-sheet run2 matchesBarrow 2–0Aldershot Town 1–0

Head-to-head record

Teams played

Opponent	P	W	L	GF	GA
Barrow	1	1	0	2	0
Aldershot Town	1	1	0	1	0
Sutton United	1	0	1	1	2
Eastleigh	1	0	1	0	1

Squad numbers

Player statistics

Appearances, starts, substitute appearances, minutes, goals, assists and cards.

Player	Apps	Starts	Sub apps	Minutes	Goals	Assists	YC	RC
C. John	3	3	0	270	0	1	1	0
J. Miley	3	3	0	270	0	0	1	0
R. McNally	3	3	0	258	0	0	1	0
W. Harris	3	3	0	250	1	0	0	0
B. Ilunga	3	3	0	227	0	1	0	0
J. Hunter	3	3	0	221	0	0	0	0
M. Kouogun	3	2	1	209	0	0	0	0
M. Merrick	2	2	0	180	0	0	0	0
N. Eccleston	3	1	2	175	0	0	2	1
J. Nolan	2	2	0	149	1	0	0	0
C. Popov	3	2	1	138	0	0	0	0
N. Sheron	3	1	2	134	0	0	1	0
C. McKeown	2	1	1	104	2	0	0	0
J. Benn	2	2	0	95	0	0	0	0
N. Fisher	1	1	0	90	0	0	0	0
L. Gibson	2	1	1	73	0	0	0	0
J. Hugill	3	0	3	71	0	1	1	0
T. Bondo	3	0	3	56	0	0	0	0
A. Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C. Penman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C. Thornton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Officials

Referee statistics

Referee	Games	W	L	Yellow cards
Callum Jones	1	1	0	3
Lewis Smith	1	1	0	2
Oliver Mackey	1	0	1	5

Season bests

Season records

Biggest winBarrow 2–0

Biggest defeatSutton United 1–2

Highest-scoring matchSutton United 1–2

Clean sheets2

Failed to score1 matches

Highest recorded attendance5,830 · Barrow 2–0

Longest unbeaten2 matches

Season progress4 of 46 league matches played

Hartlepool United

League results

Goals

Assists

Cards

Match information

Team line-ups

Hartlepool United

Starting XI

Substitutes

Eastleigh

Starting XI

Substitutes

Goals

Assists

Cards

Match information

Team line-ups

Sutton United

Starting XI

Substitutes

Hartlepool United

Starting XI

Substitutes

Goals

Assists

Cards

Match information

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Aldershot Town

Starting XI

Substitutes

Hartlepool United

Starting XI

Substitutes

Goals

Assists

Cards

Match information

Team line-ups

Hartlepool United

Starting XI

Substitutes

Barrow

Starting XI

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Cumulative league points

Results and goals

League results

Goals

Home attendances

Goals by month

Runs and sequences

Teams played

Player statistics

Referee statistics

Season records

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