# 2009–10 Hartlepool United F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was Hartlepool United's 101st year in existence and their third consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.

## Players

    As of End of Season.

### Current 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 |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Scott Flinders |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Neil Austin |
| 3 | MF | ENG | Ritchie Humphreys |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Gary Liddle |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Sam Collins |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Ben Clark |
| 7 | MF | IRL | Leon McSweeney |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Ritchie Jones |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Denis Behan |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Adam Boyd |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Andy Monkhouse |
| 12 | FW | ENG | James Brown |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Jonny Rowell |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Antony Sweeney |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Steven Haslam |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Michael Mackay |
| 19 | MF | NOR | Jon André Fredriksen |
| 20 | MF | IRL | Alan Power |
| 21 | GK | ENG | Mark Cook |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Matty Tymon |
| 23 | FW | IRL | Colin Larkin |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Billy Greulich |
| 26 | FW | ISL | Ármann Björnsson |
| 27 | DF | FRA | Julian Cherel |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Dylan Purvis |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Peter Hartley |
| 30 | MF | IRL | Joe Gamble |
| 31 | GK | WAL | Nick Thomas |
| 32 | FW | IRL | Roy O'Donovan |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Player | From | Fee |
| 2 May 2009 | FW | Adam Boyd | Leyton Orient | Undisclosed |
| 15 May 2009 | MF | Leon McSweeney | Stockport County | Undisclosed |
| 28 May 2009 | DF | Peter Hartley | Sunderland | Free |
| 10 June 2009 | DF | Neil Austin | Darlington | Undisclosed |
| 26 June 2009 | GK | Scott Flinders | Crystal Palace | Free |
| 13 July 2009 | MF | Jon André Fredriksen | Sarpsborg | Undisclosed |
| 20 July 2009 | FW | Denis Behan | Cork City | Undisclosed |
| 6 August 2009 | DF | Steven Haslam | Bury | Free |
| 25 August 2009 | FW | Ármann Björnsson | Brann | Undisclosed |
| 25 September 2009 | DF | Julian Cherel | Mondeville | Free |
| 5 January 2010 | MF | Joe Gamble | Cork City | Free |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Player | From | End date | Ref |
| 23 February 2010 | FW | Roy O'Donovan | Sunderland | 1 June 2010 | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 24 April 2009 | FW | Joel Porter | Gold Coast United | Free |
| 19 June 2009 | DF | Michael Nelson | Norwich City | Free |
| 30 June 2009 | DF | Matty Robson | Carlisle United | Free |
| 21 August 2009 | GK | Arran Lee-Barrett | Ipswich Town | Free |
| 16 September 2009 | GK | Jan Budtz | Eastwood Town | Free |
| 8 October 2009 | DF | Jamie McCunnie | East Fife | Free |
| 21 October 2009 | MF | Willie Boland | Retired | — |
| 15 February 2010 | FW | David Foley | Puerto Rico Islanders | Free |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Player | To | End date |
| 3 August 2009 | FW | Michael Mackay | Gateshead | 1 January 2010 |
| 15 August 2009 | FW | Matty Tymon | Whitby Town | 15 September 2009 |
| 21 August 2009 | FW | David Foley | Barrow | 21 September 2009 |

## Results
### League One
#### 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | D | W | W | D | W | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | D |
| Position | 12 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 |

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

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | 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 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Neil Austin | 41 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | ENG | Ritchie Humphreys | 40 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Gary Liddle | 45 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Sam Collins | 48 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Ben Clark | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | IRL | Leon McSweeney | 34 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Ritchie Jones | 36 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Denis Behan | 33 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Adam Boyd | 44 | 9 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Andy Monkhouse | 47 | 11 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | James Brown | 33 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Jonny Rowell | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Antony Sweeney | 45 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Steven Haslam | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | David Foley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Michael Mackay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | NOR | Jon André Fredriksen | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | IRL | Alan Power | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | IRL | Colin Larkin | 26 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Billy Greulich | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ISL | Ármann Björnsson | 19 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | FRA | Julian Cherel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Peter Hartley | 41 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | IRL | Joe Gamble | 22 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | IRL | Roy O'Donovan | 15 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total |
| 1 | Andy Monkhouse | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | Adam Boyd | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Roy O'Donovan | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Denis Behan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | James Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Ritchie Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Neil Austin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Ármann Björnsson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Gary Liddle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Joe Gamble | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Peter Hartley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Antony Sweeney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Colin Larkin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Leon McSweeney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Suspensions

| Date Incurred | Name | Games Missed | Reason |
| 24 November 2009 | Ritchie Jones | 1 | (vs. Southampton) |
| 12 December 2009 | Ben Clark | 1 | (vs. Southend United) |
| 2 January 2010 | Peter Hartley | 3 | (vs. Oldham Athletic) |
| 20 February 2010 | Andy Monkhouse | 1 | |