# 2014–15 Hartlepool United F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was Hartlepool United's 106th season in existence and the second consecutive season in Football League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015.

## Players
### First team 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 | ENG | Scott Flinders |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Neil Austin |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Darren Holden |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Matthew Bates |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Sam Collins |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Jonathan Franks |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Brad Walker |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Marlon Harewood |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Tommy Miller |
| 11 | MF | WAL | Jack Compton |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Stuart Parnaby |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Michael Woods |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Ebby Nelson-Addy |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Nicky Featherstone |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Scott Fenwick |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Lewis Hawkins |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Jordan Richards |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Dan Jones |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Michael Duckworth |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Connor Smith |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Jordan Hugill |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Scott Harrison |
| 27 | MF | NIR | Jordan Jones |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Kieran Green |
| 29 | DF | ENG | David Mirfin |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Marvin Morgan |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Aaron Tshibola |

## Competitions
### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 56 | 74 | −18 | 50 | |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 48 | |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 39 | 70 | −31 | 45 | |
| 23 | Cheltenham Town (R) | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 67 | −27 | 41 | Relegation to the National League |
| 24 | Tranmere Rovers (R) | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 39 | Relegation to the National League |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 3 May 2015. Source: Football League Official Site

#### 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 | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | D |
| Position | 19 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |

#### Matches
### Football League Trophy
## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Player | From | Fee |
| 24 June 2014 | DF | Matthew Bates | Bradford City | Free |
| 26 June 2014 | DF | Stuart Parnaby | Middlesbrough | Free |
| 8 August 2014 | MF | Tommy Miller | Bury | Free |
| 8 August 2014 | MF | Michael Woods | Harrogate Town | Free |
| 31 October 2014 | MF | Nicky Featherstone | Harrogate Town | Free |
| 31 October 2014 | MF | Sidney Schmeltz | Oldham Athletic | Free |
| 7 November 2014 | FW | Scott Fenwick | Dunston UTS | Free |
| 21 November 2014 | GK | Jon Maxted | Doncaster Rovers | Free |
| 2 February 2015 | DF | Scott Harrison | Sunderland | Undisclosed |
| 6 March 2015 | MF | Ebby Nelson-Addy | Worcester City | Free |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Player | To | Fee |
| 6 May 2014 | FW | Zak Boagey | Whitby Town | Free |
| 6 May 2014 | MF | Andy Monkhouse | Bristol Rovers | Free |
| 6 May 2014 | MF | Greg Rutherford | Dover Athletic | Free |
| 6 May 2014 | MF | Simon Walton | Stevenage | Free |
| 20 June 2014 | MF | Antony Sweeney | Carlisle United | Free |
| 8 August 2014 | FW | James Poole | Bury | Free |
| 1 September 2014 | FW | Luke James | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |
| 19 September 2014 | GK | Andy Rafferty | Dover Athletic | Free |
| 20 October 2014 | DF | Josh Rowbotham | West Auckland Town | Free |
| 31 December 2014 | MF | Sidney Schmeltz | Petrojet | Free |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Player | From | End date |
| 8 August 2014 | GK | Joel Dixon | Sunderland | 8 September 2014 |
| 8 August 2014 | MF | Ryan Brobbel | Middlesbrough | 2 November 2014 |
| 21 August 2014 | FW | Charlie Wyke | Middlesbrough | 24 November 2014 |
| 22 August 2014 | DF | Scott Harrison | Sunderland | 24 November 2014 |
| 16 September 2014 | GK | Freddie Woodman | Newcastle United | 21 October 2014 |
| 26 September 2014 | DF | David Atkinson | Middlesbrough | 26 October 2014 |
| 21 October 2014 | MF | Matt Crooks | Huddersfield Town | 18 November 2014 |
| 21 November 2014 | FW | Adam Campbell | Newcastle United | 21 December 2014 |
| 21 November 2014 | FW | Joe Ironside | Sheffield United | 31 December 2014 |
| 25 November 2014 | DF | Matteo Lanzoni | Cambridge United | 31 December 2014 |
| 27 November 2014 | MF | Matthew Dolan | Bradford City | 20 December 2014 |
| 2 January 2015 | MF | Aaron Tshibola | Reading | 1 June 2015 |
| 2 January 2015 | FW | Rakish Bingham | Mansfield Town | 2 February 2015 |
| 2 January 2015 | DF | Scott Harrison | Sunderland | 2 February 2015 |
| 2 February 2015 | FW | Marvin Morgan | Plymouth Argyle | 1 June 2015 |
| 2 February 2015 | DF | David Mirfin | Scunthorpe United | 1 June 2015 |
| 13 February 2015 | MF | Jordan Jones | Middlesbrough | 1 June 2015 |
| 25 February 2015 | FW | Ryan Bird | Cambridge United | 23 March 2015 |
| 26 March 2015 | FW | Jordan Hugill | Preston North End | 1 June 2015 |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Player | To | End date |
| 21 November 2014 | DF | Josh Nearney | Darlington | 21 December 2014 |
| 21 November 2014 | MF | Kieran Green | Spennymoor Town | 21 December 2014 |
| 6 February 2015 | MF | Lewis Hawkins | Spennymoor Town | 7 March 2015 |

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | 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 | ENG | Scott Flinders | 50 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Neil Austin | 50 | 3 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Darren Holden | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Matthew Bates | 27 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Sam Collins | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Jonathan Franks | 49 | 6 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Brad Walker | 32 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Marlon Harewood | 37 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Tommy Miller | 17 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | WAL | Jack Compton | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Stuart Parnaby | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Michael Woods | 27 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Matty Dolan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Ebby Nelson-Addy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Nicky Featherstone | 27 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | NIR | Ryan Brobbel | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Scott Fenwick | 19 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Lewis Hawkins | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Jordan Richards | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Dan Jones | 26 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Michael Duckworth | 40 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Connor Smith | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Charlie Wyke | 14 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ITA | Matteo Lanzoni | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Jordan Hugill | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Scott Harrison | 37 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | NED | Sidney Schmeltz | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | NIR | Jordan Jones | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Kieran Green | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Matt Crooks | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Adam Campbell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Rakish Bingham | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | David Mirfin | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Marvin Morgan | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Joe Ironside | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Aaron Tshibola | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Luke James | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | ENG | Ryan Bird | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |