# 2005–06 Hartlepool United F.C. season

The 2005–06 season was Hartlepool United's 97th 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 2005 to 30 June 2006.

## 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 | GRE | Dimitrios Konstantopoulos |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Michael Barron |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Hugh Robertson |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Mark Tinkler |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Michael Nelson |
| 6 | FW | ENG | Michael Proctor |
| 7 | MF | WAL | Chris Llewellyn |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Ritchie Humphreys |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Joel Porter |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Adam Boyd |
| 11 | FW | WAL | Eifion Williams |
| 12 | MF | SCO | Gavin Strachan |
| 14 | FW | IRL | Jon Daly |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Antony Sweeney |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Ben Clark |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Darrell Clarke |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Matty Robson |
| 19 | DF | ENG | John Brackstone |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Darren Craddock |
| 21 | GK | ENG | Jim Provett |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Lee Bullock |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Darren Williams |
| 24 | MF | IRL | Thomas Butler |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Steven Istead |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Andrew Appleby |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Jack Wilkinson |
| 28 | FW | ENG | James Brown |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Carl Jones |
| 33 | FW | ENG | David Foley |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Michael Maidens |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Stephen Turnbull |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Phil Turnbull |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Player | From | Fee |
| 30 June 2005 | MF | Lee Bullock | Cardiff City | Free |
| 4 July 2005 | MF | Chris Llewellyn | Wrexham | Undisclosed |
| 11 July 2005 | FW | Michael Proctor | Rotherham United | Free |
| 20 July 2005 | DF | Darren Williams | Cardiff City | Free |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Player | From | End date |
| 12 August 2005 | DF | Neill Collins | Sunderland | 1 January 2006 |
| 17 November 2005 | FW | Dean McDonald | Ipswich Town | 17 December 2005 |
| 1 January 2006 | FW | James Walker | Charlton Athletic | 1 February 2006 |
| 9 January 2006 | DF | Gerard Nash | Ipswich Town | 9 February 2006 |
| 13 January 2006 | FW | Jon-Paul Pittman | Nottingham Forest | 13 February 2006 |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee | Ref |
| 27 June 2005 | DF | Chris Westwood | Walsall | Free | |
| 9 August 2005 | DF | Jack Ross | Falkirk | Free | |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Player | From | End date |
| 27 September 2005 | MF | Darrell Clarke | Port Vale | 27 October 2005 |
| 4 November 2005 | DF | Neil Wilkinson | Blyth Spartans | 4 December 2005 |
| 4 November 2005 | GK | James Winter | Gateshead | 4 December 2005 |
| 16 December 2005 | MF | Phil Turnbull | Gateshead | 16 February 2006 |
| 16 December 2005 | MF | Stephen Turnbull | Gateshead | 16 January 2006 |
| 16 December 2005 | FW | Andrew Appleby | Blyth Spartans | 16 January 2006 |
| 20 January 2006 | DF | Darren Craddock | York City | 20 February 2006 |
| 17 March 2006 | FW | Jon Daly | Bury | 1 June 2006 |
| 4 April 2006 | DF | Neil Wilkinson | Whitby Town | 1 June 2006 |
| 4 April 2006 | FW | Andrew Appleby | Blyth Spartans | 1 June 2006 |
| 4 April 2006 | FW | Jack Wilkinson | Newcastle Benfield | 1 June 2006 |

## Results
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 19 | Blackpool | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 53 | |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 62 | −10 | 52 | |
| 21 | Hartlepool United (R) | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 50 | Relegation to League Two |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons (R) | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 50 | Relegation to League Two |
| 23 | Swindon Town (R) | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 48 | Relegation to League Two |

#### 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | W | D | L | D | L | W | D | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | D | L | D | D | L | D | W | D | D | W | L | D | L | D | D | L | L | L | W | D | D |
| Position | 21 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |

#### 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 | GRE | Dimitrios Konstantopoulos | 51 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Michael Barron | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Hugh Robertson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Mark Tinkler | 18 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Michael Nelson | 47 | 3 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | ENG | Michael Proctor | 29 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | WAL | Chris Llewellyn | 32 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Ritchie Humphreys | 50 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Joel Porter | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Adam Boyd | 22 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | WAL | Eifion Williams | 39 | 7 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | SCO | Gavin Strachan | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | IRL | Jon Daly | 33 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Antony Sweeney | 40 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Ben Clark | 34 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Darrell Clarke | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Matty Robson | 20 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | John Brackstone | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Darren Craddock | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Lee Bullock | 34 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Darren Williams | 43 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | IRL | Thomas Butler | 33 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Steven Istead | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG | James Brown | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Carl Jones | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | SCO | Neill Collins | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | IRL | Gerard Nash | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ENG | David Foley | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Michael Maidens | 22 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Stephen Turnbull | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | ENG | Dean McDonald | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | ENG | James Walker | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | USA | Jon-Paul Pittman | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total |
| 1 | Michael Proctor | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Eifion Williams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Antony Sweeney | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Adam Boyd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Lee Bullock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Jon Daly | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Michael Nelson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Joel Porter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Thomas Butler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Ritchie Humphreys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Steven Istead | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | James Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Chris Llewellyn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Michael Maidens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Dean McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Matty Robson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Gavin Strachan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Mark Tinkler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Clean Sheets

| Rank | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total |
| 1 | Dimitrios Konstantopoulos | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |

### Penalties

| Date | Name | Opposition | Scored? |
| 29 August 2005 | Adam Boyd | Scunthorpe United | Y |
| 3 December 2005 | Chris Llewellyn | Tamworth | Y |
| 28 December 2005 | Chris Llewellyn | Southend United | N |
| 28 January 2006 | Adam Boyd | Blackpool | N |

### Suspensions

| Date Incurred | Name | Games Missed | Reason |
| 15 October 2005 | Michael Nelson | 3 | (vs. Nottingham Forest) |
| 18 October 2005 | Ben Clark | 3 | (vs. Scunthorpe United) |
| 22 October 2005 | Mark Tinkler | 3 | (vs. Milton Keynes Dons) |
| 19 November 2005 | Thomas Butler | 1 | (vs. Gillingham) |
| 14 January 2006 | Chris Llewellyn | 3 | (vs. Tranmere Rovers) |
| 28 January 2006 | Michael Barron | 3 | (vs. Blackpool) |
| 11 April 2006 | Darren Williams | 1 | (vs. Colchester United) |