Hartlepool United

Nickname: Pools
Ground: Victoria Park
Capacity: 7,629
Manager: Danny Wilson

KEY PLAYERS: Joel Porter was a key figure in Hartlepool's promotion from League Two last season and his goals will again be needed as the Monkey Hangers look to make their mark at a higher level. Ritchie Barker scored nine times in eighteen appearances after signing in early January and will also be looking to prove his worth in League One. Former Cobbler Ali Gibb also features for Hartlepool.

TRANSFERS IN: Jamie McCunnie (Dunfermline) FREE, Jan Budtz (Doncaster) FREE

TRANSFERS OUT: Michael Proctor (Wrexham) FREE, John Brackstone (Darlington) FREE, Demitrious Konstantopolous (Coventry) FREE, Eifion Williams (Wrexham) FREE, Darrell Clarke (Salisbury) FREE, Phil Turnbull (York) FREE


SQUAD:


GOALKEEPERS: Jim Provett, Jan Budtz

DEFENDERS: Mickey Barron, Ben Clark, Graham Low, Michael Nelson,

MIDFIELD: Willie Boland, Lee Bullock, Ali Gibb, Ritchie Humphreys, Gary Liddle, Michael Maidens, Jamie McCunnie, Andy Monkhouse, Matty Robson, Antony Sweeney, Stephen Turnbull

FORWARDS: Ritchie Barker, James Brown, David Foley, Joel Porter, Michael Rae


LAST SEASON: Hartlepool gained promotion by finishing second to Walsall in League Two last season.

With no wins in August, 'Pool didn't really hit any sort of form until December where they won seven games in a row to put them back in the hunt for promotion. Huge victories over promotion rivals Swindon Town (1-0) and Walsall (3-1) helped them to climb to the summit of the table before the run-in.

Hartlepool were level on points with Walsall going into the final game of the season but a home defeat to playoff chasing Bristol Rovers combined with Walsall's draw at Swindon meant that they had to settle for second place.

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Who wrote that? Chris Kamara?