# 2001–02 Hartlepool United F.C. season

The 2001–02 season was Hartlepool United's 95th year in existence. Along with competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002.

## Players

    As of End of Season.

### Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | WAL | Anthony Williams |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Paul Arnison |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Mark Robinson |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Michael Barron |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Graeme Lee |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Chris Westwood |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Mark Tinkler |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Ritchie Humphreys |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Tony Lormor |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Kevin Henderson |
| 11 | FW | WAL | Eifion Williams |
| 12 | FW | WAL | Jermaine Easter |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Tommy Widdrington |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Jon Bass |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Darrell Clarke |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Paul Stephenson |
| 18 | DF | NIR | Gordon Simms |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Adam Boyd |
| 20 | DF | ENG | James Sharp |
| 21 | GK | NOR | Martin Hollund |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Gordon Watson |
| 24 | MF | ENG | James Coppinger |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Antony Sweeney |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Paul Smith |

## Results
### Division Three
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### 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 | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | D | W | D | L | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | D | D | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 12 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |

#### Results
### Football League Trophy
## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division Three | Division Three | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | WAL | Anthony Williams | 47 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Paul Arnison | 21 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Mark Robinson | 39 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Michael Barron | 44 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Graeme Lee | 44 | 5 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Chris Westwood | 39 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Mark Tinkler | 43 | 9 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Ritchie Humphreys | 51 | 5 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Tony Lormor | 18 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Kevin Henderson | 26 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Ian Clark | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | WAL | Eifion Williams | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | WAL | Jermaine Easter | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Tommy Widdrington | 27 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Jon Bass | 22 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Darrell Clarke | 37 | 8 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Paul Stephenson | 32 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | NIR | Gordon Simms | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Adam Boyd | 31 | 9 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | James Sharp | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | NOR | Martin Hollund | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Gordon Watson | 36 | 18 | 32 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Anthony Ormerod | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | James Coppinger | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Antony Sweeney | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Paul Smith | 34 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Jon Parkin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Division Three | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total |
| 1 | Gordon Watson | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | Adam Boyd | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Mark Tinkler | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Darrell Clarke | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Ritchie Humphreys | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Graeme Lee | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Eifion Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Paul Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Ian Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | James Coppinger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Jermaine Easter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Kevin Henderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Tommy Widdrington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Paul Arnison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Michael Barron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Jon Bass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Tony Lormor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Chris Westwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Clean Sheets

| Rank | Name | Division Three | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total |
| 1 | Anthony Williams | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |

### Penalties

| Date | Name | Opposition | Scored? |
| 18 August 2001 | Ian Clark | Shrewsbury Town | Y |
| 8 September 2001 | Tommy Widdrington | Scunthorpe United | N |
| 22 September 2001 | Ian Clark | Kidderminster Harriers | N |
| 13 April 2002 | Gordon Watson | Swansea City | Y |