# 2004–05 Hartlepool United F.C. season

The 2004–05 season was Hartlepool United's 96th year in existence and their second 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 2004 to 30 June 2005.

## 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 | Jim Provett |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Michael Barron |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Hugh Robertson |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Mark Tinkler |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Michael Nelson |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Chris Westwood |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Darrell Clarke |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Ritchie Humphreys |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Eifion Williams |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Adam Boyd |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Gavin Strachan |
| 12 | DF | SCO | Jack Ross |
| 14 | FW | AUS | Joel Porter |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Antony Sweeney |
| 16 | FW | IRL | Jon Daly |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Ben Clark |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Matty Robson |
| 19 | DF | ENG | John Brackstone |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Steven Istead |
| 21 | GK | GRE | Dimitrios Konstantopoulos |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Darren Craddock |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Jack Wilkinson |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Andrew Appleby |
| 26 | FW | ENG | David Foley |
| 28 | FW | ENG | James Brown |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Michael Maidens |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Stephen Turnbull |
| 32 | MF | IRL | Thomas Butler |
| 42 | DF | ENG | Steve Howey |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Player | From | Fee |
| 23 April 2004 | DF | Jack Ross | Clyde | Free |
| 17 September 2004 | FW | James Brown | Cramlington | Free |
| 22 October 2004 | DF | Ben Clark | Sunderland | Free |
| 4 February 2005 | FW | Jon Daly | Stockport County | Undisclosed |
| 25 March 2005 | DF | Steve Howey | New England Revolution | Free |
| 25 March 2005 | MF | Thomas Butler | Dunfermline Athletic | Free |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Player | From | End date |
| 9 September 2004 | MF | Martin Woods | Leeds United | 22 October 2004 |
| 10 September 2004 | MF | Alan Pouton | Gillingham | 10 October 2004 |
| 1 November 2004 | MF | Lewis Gobern | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 December 2004 |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 25 May 2004 | FW | Jermaine Easter | Cambridge United | Free |
| 1 July 2004 | FW | Paul Robinson | York City | Free |
| 18 July 2004 | GK | Anthony Williams | Grimsby Town | Free |
| 30 July 2004 | DF | Scott Walker | Brechin City | Free |
| 2 August 2004 | MF | Stephen Carson | Glentoran | Free |
| 10 August 2004 | DF | Mark Robinson | Hereford United | Free |
| 31 August 2004 | MF | Ryan McCann | St Johnstone | Free |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Player | From | End date |
| 24 September 2004 | FW | Jack Wilkinson | Bishop Auckland | 24 October 2004 |
| 15 October 2004 | FW | Andrew Appleby | Blyth Spartans | 15 November 2004 |
| 11 January 2005 | MF | Darrell Clarke | Stockport County | 17 January 2005 |

## 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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | W | D | D | W | L | L | D |
| Position | 6 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |

#### Play-Offs
### FA Cup
### 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 | Jim Provett | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Michael Barron | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Hugh Robertson | 24 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Mark Tinkler | 44 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Michael Nelson | 56 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Chris Westwood | 50 | 6 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Ritchie Humphreys | 60 | 3 | 46 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Eifion Williams | 48 | 8 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Adam Boyd | 58 | 29 | 45 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Gavin Strachan | 38 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | SCO | Jack Ross | 31 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | AUS | Joel Porter | 52 | 16 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Antony Sweeney | 57 | 15 | 44 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | SCO | Martin Woods | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Lewis Gobern | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | IRL | Jon Daly | 15 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Kevin Betsy | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Alan Pouton | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Ben Clark | 32 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Matty Robson | 36 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | John Brackstone | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Steven Istead | 26 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | GRE | Dimitrios Konstantopoulos | 37 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Darren Craddock | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Jack Wilkinson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Andrew Appleby | 19 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | David Foley | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Michael Maidens | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Stephen Turnbull | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | IRL | Thomas Butler | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | ENG | Steve Howey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total |
| 1 | Adam Boyd | 22 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
| 2 | Joel Porter | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | Antony Sweeney | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | Eifion Williams | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Chris Westwood | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Ritchie Humphreys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Mark Tinkler | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Andrew Appleby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Jon Daly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Hugh Robertson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Matty Robson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Gavin Strachan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Kevin Betsy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Thomas Butler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Michael Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Alan Pouton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### Clean Sheets

| Rank | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total |
| 1 | Dimitrios Konstantopoulos | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | Jim Provett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### Penalties

| Date | Name | Opposition | Scored? |
| 7 August 2004 | Adam Boyd | Bradford City | Y |
| 28 September 2004 | Gavin Strachan | Hull City | Y |
| 27 November 2004 | Adam Boyd | Bournemouth | N |
| 26 December 2004 | Adam Boyd | Oldham Athletic | Y |
| 26 December 2004 | Adam Boyd | Oldham Athletic | Y |
| 3 January 2005 | Joel Porter | Milton Keynes Dons | N |
| 8 January 2005 | Adam Boyd | Boston United | N |
| 15 January 2005 | Mark Tinkler | Torquay United | N |
| 22 January 2005 | Adam Boyd | Bristol City | Y |
| 22 February 2005 | Adam Boyd | Brentford | Y |
| 30 April 2005 | Adam Boyd | Walsall | Y |

### Suspensions

| Date Incurred | Name | Games Missed | Reason |
| 25 September 2004 | Antony Sweeney | 3 | (vs. Milton Keynes Dons) |