# 1966–67 Hartlepools United F.C. season

During the 1966–67 English football season, Hartlepools United competed in the Division Three, the FA Cup and the League Cup.

## Season summary

In his second season as manager, Brian Clough and his assistant Peter Taylor transferred in several players to reinforce the squad including Notts County midfielders Somers and Sheridan, also arrived Full back Tony Bircumshaw bringing a solid defensive line through the campaign. However, on 15 November, chairman Ernie Ord prompted turmoil when he sacked Peter Taylor as he claimed he couldn't afford to pay him anymore. Clough refused to accept the dismissal so in turn, Ord sacked him as well. Finally, the club Board removed Ord as chairman and both Clough and Taylor kept their jobs.
In spite of the turmoil the squad had a good League season challenging the promotion spots almost the entire campaign until Spring and finished in a decent 8th place, only 7 points below the promotion. Meanwhile, in FA Cup the team was early eliminated by Shrewsbury Town in first round. In the League Cup it was Bradford Park Avenue which won the first series against Hartlepools in two legs.

## 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 |
| — | GK | WAL | Kenny Simpkins |
| — | GK | ENG | Les Green |
| — | DF | ENG | Tony Bircumshaw |
| — | DF | ENG | Tony Parry |
| — | DF | ENG | Johnny Gill |
| — | DF | ENG | Brian Drysdale |
| — | DF | ENG | Stan Aston |
| — | DF | SCO | Bobby McLeod |
| — | DF | SCO | Brian Grant |
| — | MF | ENG | John Sheridan |
| — | MF | SCO | John McGovern |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Albert Broadbent |
| — | MF | ENG | Mick Somers |
| — | MF | ENG | Cliff Wright |
| — | MF | ENG | John Beresford |
| — | MF | ENG | John Joyce |
| — | FW | IRL | Amby Fogarty |
| — | FW | ENG | Terry Bell |
| — | FW | ENG | Joe Livingstone |
| — | FW | ENG | Jimmy Mulvaney |
| — | FW | ENG | Ernie Phythian |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from |
| FW | Terry Bell | Nuneaton Borough |
| DF | Tony Bircumshaw | Notts County |
| MF | John Sheridan | Notts County |
| MF | Mick Somers | Torquay United |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To |
| MF | Barry Ashworth | Tranmere Rovers |
| MF | John Bates | Horden Colliery Welfare |
| MF | Willie Bradley | |
| MF | Bobby Brass | Stockton F.C. |
| MF | Hughie Hamilton | Scarborough F.C. |
| DF | Eric Harrison | Barrow F.C. |
| FW | Willie McPheat | Airdrieonians |
| DF | Stan Storton | Tranmere Rovers |
| FW | Peter Thompson | Boston United F.C. |

#### Winter

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| DF | Stanley Aston | Burton Albion | |
| MF | Albert Broadbent | Bradford Park Avenue | |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |

## Results
### Division Four
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts |
| 6 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 1.429 | 53 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 46 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 46 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 42 | 1.226 | 52 |
| 8 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 1.031 | 51 |
| 9 | Brentford | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 1.036 | 49 |
| 10 | Aldershot | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 1.263 | 48 |

#### Results by round

| 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 | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | D |
| Position | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Manager: Geoff Twentyman

#### Matches

* .- Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/hartlepool-united/tab/matches/season/1967/

### FA Cup
## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division Four | Division Four | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | WAL | Kenny Simpkins | 34 | -50 | 31 | -41 | 1 | -5 | 2 | -4 |
| | DF | ENG | Tony Bircumshaw | 35 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Tony Parry | 26 | 2 | 23+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Johnny Gill | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Brian Drysdale | 48 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | John Sheridan | 39 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | John McGovern | 34 | 1 | 31+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Mick Somers | 33 | 2 | 30+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Cliff Wright | 41 | 7 | 37+1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jimmy Mulvaney | 38 | 19 | 37 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Ernie Phythian | 49 | 26 | 46 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| | GK | ENG | Les Green | 15 | -23 | 15 | -23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | IRL | Amby Fogarty | 24 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Stan Aston | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Albert Broadbent | 15 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Terry Bell | 19 | 1 | 14+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Joe Livingstone | 16 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | DF | SCO | Bobby McLeod | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Brian Grant | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | John Beresford | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | John Joyce | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/hartlepool-united/tab/players/season/1967/