2002–03 Hartlepool United F.C. season
# 2002–03 Hartlepool United F.C. season

The 2002–03 season was Hartlepool United's 96th year in existence. Along with competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003.

## 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 | WAL | Anthony Williams |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Paul Arnison |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Mark Robinson |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Michael Barron |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Graeme Lee |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Chris Westwood |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Mark Tinkler |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Ritchie Humphreys |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Eifion Williams |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Gordon Watson |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Darrell Clarke |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Paul Smith |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Kevin Henderson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Tommy Widdrington |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Adam Boyd |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Paul Stephenson |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Jon Bass |
| 19 | FW | WAL | Jermaine Easter |
| 20 | DF | ENG | James Sharp |
| 21 | GK | ENG | Jim Provett |
| 22 | DF | NIR | Gordon Simms |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Antony Sweeney |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Brian Ross |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Matty Robson |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Marcus Richardson |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Steven Istead |

## Results

### Division Three

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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**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 |
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| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | L | D | W | L | L | D | D | W | L | D | W | D |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

## Squad statistics

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division Three | Division Three | 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 | WAL | Anthony Williams | 49 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Paul Arnison | 23 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Mark Robinson | 39 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Michael Barron | 45 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Graeme Lee | 48 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Chris Westwood | 49 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Mark Tinkler | 48 | 13 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Ritchie Humphreys | 49 | 11 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Eifion Williams | 49 | 16 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Gordon Watson | 17 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Darrell Clarke | 47 | 7 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Paul Smith | 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Kevin Henderson | 32 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Tommy Widdrington | 34 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Adam Boyd | 25 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Jon Bass | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | WAL | Jermaine Easter | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | James Sharp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | ENG | Jim Provett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | NIR | Gordon Simms | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Antony Sweeney | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Matty Robson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Marcus Richardson | 26 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Colin McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Steven Istead | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | IRL | Brian Barry-Murphy | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Division Three | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Eifion Williams | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | Mark Tinkler | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | Ritchie Humphreys | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 | Darrell Clarke | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Marcus Richardson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Adam Boyd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Gordon Watson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Tommy Widdrington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Kevin Henderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Graeme Lee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Paul Arnison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Michael Barron | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Chris Westwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Clean Sheets

| Rank | Name | Division Three | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Anthony Williams | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |

### Penalties

| Date | Name | Opposition | Scored? |
| - | - | - | - |
| 13 August 2002 | Gordon Watson | Boston United | Y |
| 28 December 2002 | Darrell Clarke | Cambridge United | Y |
| 1 March 2003 | Adam Boyd | Darlington | Y |
| 12 April 2003 | Mark Tinkler | Leyton Orient | Y |
