# 2016–17 Hartlepool United F.C. season

The 2016–17 season is Hartlepool United's 108th year in existence and their fourth consecutive season in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

## 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 | NIR | Trevor Carson |
| 2 | DF | NIR | Carl Magnay |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Nicky Featherstone |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Rob Jones |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Matthew Bates |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Nathan Thomas |
| 8 | DF | ENG | Brad Walker |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Pádraig Amond |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Billy Paynter |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Rhys Oates |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Michael Woods |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Lewis Alessandra |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Ben Pollock |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Nicky Deverdics |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Lewis Hawkins |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Jordan Richards |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Jake Orrell |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Josh Nearney |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Connor Smith |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Kieran Green |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Scott Harrison |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Jack Blackford |
| 28 | FW | NIR | Louis Rooney |
| 29 | DF | ENG | James Martin |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Ben Dudzinski |
| 32 | FW | ENG | Connor Simpson |
| 33 | DF | NIR | Liam Donnelly |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Josh Hawkes |
| 35 | DF | ENG | Kenton Richardson |
| 38 | FW | ENG | Devante Rodney |
| 41 | GK | ENG | Ryan Catterick |
| 42 | GK | ENG | Joe Fryer |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Player | From | Fee |
| 12 May 2016 | GK | Ben Dudzinski | Durham City | Free |
| 24 May 2016 | DF | Ben Pollock | Newcastle United | Free |
| 24 May 2016 | DF | James Martin | Queen of the South | Free |
| 6 June 2016 | MF | Nicky Deverdics | Dover Athletic | Free |
| 7 June 2016 | FW | Jake Orrell | Chesterfield | Free |
| 16 June 2016 | DF | Aristote Nsiala | Grimsby Town | Free |
| 20 June 2016 | FW | Pádraig Amond | Grimsby Town | Free |
| 29 June 2016 | FW | Lewis Alessandra | Rochdale | Free |
| 19 August 2016 | DF | Liam Donnelly | Fulham | Free |
| 20 October 2016 | DF | Harly Wise | Queens Park Rangers | Free |
| 28 October 2016 | DF | Isaac Assenso | Scunthorpe United | Free |
| 6 January 2017 | FW | Devante Rodney | Sheffield Wednesday | Free |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 17 June 2016 | DF | Michael Duckworth | Fleetwood Town | Free |
| 24 June 2016 | DF | Dan Jones | Grimsby Town | Free |
| 4 July 2016 | FW | Scott Fenwick | York City | Free |
| 1 August 2016 | MF | Ebby Nelson-Addy | Worcester City | Free |
| 3 August 2016 | GK | Peter Denton | Stamford | Free |
| 5 August 2016 | DF | Harry Worley | Salford City | Free |
| 8 August 2016 | MF | Kudus Oyenuga | Greenock Morton | Free |
| 22 August 2016 | FW | Rakish Bingham | Hamilton Academical | Free |
| 1 January 2017 | DF | Aristote Nsiala | Shrewsbury Town | Undisclosed |
| 12 January 2017 | DF | Jake Carroll | Cambridge United | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2017 | MF | Josh Laurent | Wigan Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 14 March 2017 | DF | Harly Wise | Dulwich Hamlet | Free |
| 20 March 2017 | DF | Isaac Assenso | Ossett Town | Free |
| 21 March 2017 | GK | Adam Bartlett | Darlington | Free |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Player | From | Date until |
| 30 August 2016 | FW | Bradley Fewster | Middlesbrough | 10 November 2016 |
| 30 August 2016 | FW | Tom Heardman | Newcastle United | 10 November 2016 |
| 5 January 2017 | DF | Sean Kavanagh | Fulham | End of Season |
| 26 January 2017 | GK | Joe Fryer | Middlesbrough | End of Season |
| 31 January 2017 | FW | Andrew Nelson | Sunderland | 22 February 2017 |
| 31 January 2017 | FW | Louis Rooney | Plymouth Argyle | End of Season |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Player | To | Date until |
| 2 September 2016 | FW | Rhys Oates | Gateshead | 30 September 2016 |
| 28 October 2016 | MF | Jack Blackford | Whitby Town | 25 November 2016 |
| 25 November 2016 | GK | Ben Dudzinski | Darlington | 23 December 2016 |
| 4 February 2017 | MF | Jack Blackford | Darlington | 4 March 2017 |
| 8 February 2017 | MF | Nicky Deverdics | Dover Athletic | 8 March 2017 |
| 10 February 2017 | DF | Jordan Richards | Alfreton Town | End of Season |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 20 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 64 | −15 | 50 | |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 49 | 69 | −20 | 50 | |
| 22 | Newport County | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 51 | 73 | −22 | 48 | |
| 23 | Hartlepool United (R) | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 54 | 75 | −21 | 46 | Relegation to the National League |
| 24 | Leyton Orient (R) | 46 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 47 | 87 | −40 | 36 | Relegation to the National League |

#### 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 | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | D | L | D | L | W | D | D | D | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | W |
| Position | 14 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |

#### Matches

On 22 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

### EFL Cup

On 22 June 2016, the first round draw was made, Hartlepool United were drawn away against Preston North End.

### EFL Trophy

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Rochdale | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Sunderland U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Notts County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Hartlepool United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | |

## 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 | NIR | Trevor Carson | 25 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Carl Magnay | 14 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Jake Carroll | 25 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Nicky Featherstone | 46 | 3 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Rob Jones | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Matthew Bates | 24 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Nathan Thomas | 34 | 9 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | ENG | Brad Walker | 23 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Pádraig Amond | 49 | 14 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Billy Paynter | 26 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Rhys Oates | 27 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Adam Bartlett | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Michael Woods | 40 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Lewis Alessandra | 50 | 9 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Ben Pollock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Nicky Deverdics | 33 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Lewis Hawkins | 38 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Jordan Richards | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Jake Orrell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | COD | Aristote Nsiala | 25 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Andrew Nelson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Connor Smith | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Kieran Green | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Scott Harrison | 41 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Jack Blackford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Josh Laurent | 30 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | NIR | Louis Rooney | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | James Martin | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | ENG | Bradley Fewster | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | ENG | Connor Simpson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | NIR | Liam Donnelly | 33 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Josh Hawkes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | ENG | Tom Heardman | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | ENG | Kenton Richardson | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | ENG | Harly Wise | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | ENG | Devante Rodney | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | IRL | Sean Kavanagh | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | GK | ENG | Joe Fryer | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total |
| 1 | Pádraig Amond | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Lewis Alessandra | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Nathan Thomas | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Rhys Oates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Billy Paynter | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Nicky Featherstone | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Nicky Deverdics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Carl Magnay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Devante Rodney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Michael Woods | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Matthew Bates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Scott Harrison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Josh Laurent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Aristote Nsiala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Brad Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Clean Sheets

| Rank | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total |
| 1 | Trevor Carson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Adam Bartlett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Joe Fryer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

### Suspensions

| Date Incurred | Name | Games Missed | Reason |
| 27 August 2016 | Aristote Nsiala | 1 | (vs. Newport County) |
| 31 August 2016 | Aristote Nsiala | 3 | (vs. Notts County) |
| 24 September 2016 | Scott Harrison | 1 | (vs. Plymouth Argyle) |
| 27 September 2016 | Nicky Featherstone | 3 | (vs. Luton Town) |
| 29 October 2016 | Liam Donnelly | 1 | (vs. Barnet) |
| 29 November 2016 | Scott Harrison | 1 | |