2011–12 Hartlepool United F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Hartlepool United's 103rd year in existence and their fifth 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 2011 to 30 June 2012.

Hartlepool United F.C.

2011–12 season
Owner	IOR
Chairman	Ken Hodcroft
Manager	Mick Wadsworth (until 6 December) Neale Cooper (from 28 December)
Stadium	Victoria Park
League One	13th
FA Cup	First round (Eliminated by Stevenage)
League Cup	First round (Eliminated by Sheffield United)
Football League Trophy	First Round (Eliminated by Scunthorpe United)
Top goalscorer	League: Antony Sweeney (8) All: Antony Sweeney (9)
Highest home attendance	6,800 (vs Sheffield Wednesday)
Lowest home attendance	2,744 (vs Stevenage)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Background and pre-season

Main article: 2010–11 Hartlepool United F.C. season

See also: History of Hartlepool United F.C. and List of Hartlepool United F.C. seasons

In pre-season, Hartlepool received media attention having announced a season ticket deal whereby the price would be only £100 if over 4,000 tickets would be sold.^[1] The club ultimately sold over 5,600 season tickets.^[1] The club also announced the signing of former Newcastle United player Nolberto Solano.^[1] During pre-season, Hartlepool played a testimonial for the club's record appearance maker Ritchie Humphreys against local side Sunderland.^[1]

Review and events

The club began the 2011–12 campaign with a trip to Milton Keynes Dons.^[1] Hartlepool twice took the lead thanks to goals by Adam Boyd and James Brown but were pegged back late in the match to draw 2–2.^[1] They were subsequently eliminated in the first round of the League Cup after a penalty shootout defeat to Sheffield United.^[1] Hartlepool would draw three matches in a row before winning five in a row to go 3rd in the league.^[1] This was the first time in the club's history that they had gone unbeaten in their first nine matches of a season.^[1] This run was ended with a home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in early October.^[1] The following week, Pools suffered defeat once again away to Notts County, losing 3–0 in the televised fixture.^[1] Despite the impressive start, Hartlepool would suffer poor home form. Six consecutive home defeats was a club record and signalled the end of Mick Wadsworth's tenure as Hartlepool manager.^[2]

Former manager Neale Cooper was announced as Wadsworth's successor.^[1] Cooper's first match back at the club saw Hartlepool's eighth successive home defeat.^[2] In the next home fixture, Cooper took the decision to start 17-year old Luke James. James scored in the 2–0 win against Rochdale to become the youngest goalscorer for the club in its history.^[2] This was a theme at the beginning of Cooper's second spell; giving opportunities to many younger players whilst criticising the performances of more experienced players.^[3] This win against Rochdale was followed up with an impressive away point at Sheffield Wednesday and then a comprehensive 4–0 home victory against rivals Carlisle United which gave hopes for a late play-off charge.^[2] However, Hartlepool would suffer a 5–0 away defeat to relegation threatened Wycombe Wanderers.^[2] Pools struggled in front of goal for their remaining matches and ultimately finished in 13th position.^[2][3]

Players

As of End of Season.^[4]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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 DF  ENG Gary Liddle 5 DF  ENG Sam Collins 6 DF  ENG Evan Horwood 7 FW  ENG James Brown 8 FW  ENG James Poole 9 FW  SCO Colin Nish 10 FW  ENG Adam Boyd 11 MF  ENG Andy Monkhouse 14 MF  ENG Nathan Luscombe 15 MF  ENG Antony Sweeney 16 DF  ENG Steven Haslam 18 DF  ENG Jack Baldwin

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF  ENG Jordan Richards 20 MF  ENG Paul Murray 21 GK  ENG Andy Rafferty 23 FW  ENG Callum Hassan 24 MF  PER Nolberto Solano 26 DF  ENG Paul Johnson 27 FW  NIR Colin Larkin 28 DF  ENG Josh Rowbotham 29 DF  ENG Peter Hartley 30 DF  ENG Darren Holden 33 FW  ENG Luke James 34 MF  ENG Lewis Hawkins 35 FW  ENG Ryan Noble 36 MF  ENG Greg Rutherford

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Player	From	Fee	Ref
13 May 2011	FW	James Poole	Manchester City	Free	[5]
13 May 2011	MF	Nolberto Solano	Leicester City	Free	[6]
27 June 2011	FW	Colin Nish	Hibernian	Free	[7]
22 July 2011	DF	Jack Baldwin	Faversham Town	Undisclosed	[8]
2 September 2011	DF	Stephen Wright	Brentford	Free	[9]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Player	To	Fee	Ref
16 June 2011	MF	Leon McSweeney	Leyton Orient	Free	[10]
23 June 2011	MF	Joe Gamble	Limerick	Free	[11]
23 June 2011	FW	Denis Behan	Limerick	Free	[11]
11 July 2011	DF	Dylan Purvis	Blyth Spartans	Free	[11]
5 August 2011	FW	Michael Mackay	Consett	Free	[11]
7 August 2011	FW	Billy Greulich	Durham City	Free	[11]
10 August 2011	MF	Fabián Yantorno	Sud América	Free	[11]
13 August 2011	MF	Billy Blackford	Whitby Town	Free	[11]
15 September 2011	DF	Ármann Björnsson	ÍA	Free	[11]
11 January 2012	DF	Jordan Mellish	Blyth Spartans	Free	[12]
24 January 2012	DF	Stephen Wright	Wrexham	Free	[13][14]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Player	From	Date until	Ref
2 March 2012	FW	Samuel Adjei	Newcastle United	2 April 2012	[15]
20 March 2012	FW	Ryan Noble	Sunderland	1 June 2012	[16]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Player	To	Date until	Ref
12 August 2011	FW	Callum Hassan	Harrogate Town	12 September 2011	[17]
19 September 2011	FW	Callum Hassan	Whitby Town	19 October 2011	[18]
19 September 2011	MF	Lewis Hawkins	Whitby Town	19 October 2011	[18]
4 November 2011	DF	Paul Johnson	Workington	3 March 2012	[19][20]
4 November 2011	FW	Steven Snaith	Workington	4 January 2012	[19]
16 March 2012	DF	Paul Johnson	Darlington	1 June 2012	[21]

Results

Pre-season friendlies

Den Bosch v Hartlepool United

11 July 2011	Den Bosch	2–2	Hartlepool United	De Vliert, Den Bosch
18:30	Reniers 50' Karg 53'		Mooney 21' Nish 28'

Blyth Spartans v Hartlepool United

20 July 2011	Blyth Spartans	1–3	Hartlepool United	Croft Park, Blyth
19:0	Armstrong ?'		Hassan ?' Poole ?', ?'

Workington v Hartlepool United

23 July 2011	Workington	2–3	Hartlepool United	Borough Park, Workington
15:00	McNiven ?' (pen.) Johnson ?' (o.g.)		Boyd ?' (pen.) Hassan ?' Sweeney ?'

Whitby Town v Hartlepool United

25 July 2011	Whitby Town	0–2	Hartlepool United	Turnbull Ground, Whitby
19:00			Larkin 45' Poole 54'

Harrogate Town v Hartlepool United

27 July 2011	Harrogate Town	0–3	Hartlepool United	Wetherby Road, Harrogate
19:30			Austin 48' Nish 54' Luscombe 90'

York City v Hartlepool United

30 July 2011	York City	2–1	Hartlepool United	Bootham Crescent, York
15:00	Chambers Fyfield		Boyd	Attendance: 1,241

Hartlepool United v Sunderland

2 August 2011	Hartlepool United	1–3	Sunderland	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:30	Solano 8'		Gyan 31' Colback 49' Larsson 59'	Attendance: 5,757

League One

Main article: 2011–12 Football League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	AFC Bournemouth	46	15	13	18	48	52	−4	58
12	Tranmere Rovers	46	14	14	18	49	53	−4	56
13	Hartlepool United	46	14	14	18	50	55	−5	56
14	Bury	46	15	11	20	60	79	−19	56
15	Preston North End	46	13	15	18	54	68	−14	54

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	14	14	18	50	55	−5	56	6	6	11	21	22	−1	8	8	7	29	33	−4

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	D	D	W	D	L	W	L	W	D	L	D	D	L	W	L	D	D	L	D	W	L
Position	9	13	14	16	12	6	6	5	3	7	9	10	7	10	13	12	10	11	13	13	14	12	16	17	13	13	13	10	10	14	9	11	11	9	11	11	11	12	11	11	12	12	13	14	11	13

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Milton Keynes Dons v Hartlepool United

6 August 2011 1	Milton Keynes Dons	2–2	Hartlepool United	Stadium:mk, Milton Keynes
15:00	Chadwick 53' Ibehre 90+1'		Boyd 20' Poole 85'	Attendance: 7,287

Hartlepool United v Walsall

13 August 2011 2	Hartlepool United	1–1	Walsall	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Nish 5'		Macken 3' (pen.)	Attendance: 5,170

Hartlepool United v Huddersfield Town

16 August 2011 3	Hartlepool United	0–0	Huddersfield Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45				Attendance: 5,506

Stevenage v Hartlepool United

20 August 2011 4	Stevenage	2–2	Hartlepool United	Broadhall Way, Stevenage
15:00	Harrison 69' Laird 88'		Hartley 34' Boyd 41' (pen.)	Attendance: 2,831

Rochdale v Hartlepool United

27 August 2011 5	Rochdale	1–3	Hartlepool United	Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
15:00	Akpa Akpro 16'		Boyd 7' Poole 47', 87'	Attendance: 2,600

Hartlepool United v Exeter City

3 September 2011 6	Hartlepool United	2–0	Exeter City	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Liddle 4' Luscombe 89'			Attendance: 5,152

Carlisle United v Hartlepool United

10 September 2011 7	Carlisle United	1–2	Hartlepool United	Brunton Park, Carlisle
15:00	Loy 74' (pen.)		Liddle 21' Boyd 41'	Attendance: 4,765

Hartlepool United v Bury

17 September 2011 8	Hartlepool United	3–0	Bury	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Solano 33' Nish 51', 74'			Attendance: 5,343

Bournemouth v Hartlepool United

24 September 2011 9	Bournemouth	1–2	Hartlepool United	Dean Court, Bournemouth
15:00	Gregory 37'		Solano 42' Horwood 87'	Attendance: 5,275

Hartlepool United v Sheffield Wednesday

1 October 2011 10	Hartlepool United	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00			Johnson 33'	Attendance: 6,800

Notts County v Hartlepool United

9 October 2011 11	Notts County	3–0	Hartlepool United	Meadow Lane, Nottingham
16:30	Hawley 29', 55' Montano 90+1'			Attendance: 6,172

Hartlepool United v Wycombe Wanderers

15 October 2011 12	Hartlepool United	1–3	Wycombe Wanderers	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Boyd 89' (pen.)		Donnelly 15' Beavon 36' Sam Collins 82' (o.g.)	Attendance: 5,421

Chesterfield v Hartlepool United

22 October 2011 13	Chesterfield	2–3	Hartlepool United	B2net Stadium, Chesterfield
15:00	Clarke 10' Holden 52'		Murray 17' Poole 19', 48'	Attendance: 5,937

Hartlepool United v Tranmere Rovers

25 October 2011 14	Hartlepool United	0–2	Tranmere Rovers	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45			Akins 46', 66'	Attendance: 5,200

Hartlepool United v Charlton Athletic

29 October 2011 15	Hartlepool United	0–4	Charlton Athletic	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00			Wright-Phillips 9', 37' Hollands 55' Wagstaff 84'	Attendance: 5,333

Leyton Orient v Hartlepool United

5 November 2011 16	Leyton Orient	1–1	Hartlepool United	Brisbane Road, Leyton
15:00	Cox 23'		Austin 54' (pen.)	Attendance: 4,424

Scunthorpe United v Hartlepool United

19 November 2011 17	Scunthorpe United	0–2	Hartlepool United	Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
15:00			Monkhouse 21' Sweeney 77'	Attendance: 3,861

Hartlepool United v Yeovil Town

26 November 2011 18	Hartlepool United	0–1	Yeovil Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00			N'Gala 25'	Attendance: 4,604

Hartlepool United v Preston North End

29 November 2011 19	Hartlepool United	0–1	Preston North End	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45			Mellor 22'	Attendance: 4,156

Brentford v Hartlepool United

10 December 2011 20	Brentford	2–1	Hartlepool United	Griffin Park, Brentford
15:00	McGinn 80' Alexander 85'		Collins 83'	Attendance: 6,352

Hartlepool United v Colchester United

17 December 2011 21	Hartlepool United	0–1	Colchester United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00			Wordsworth 36'	Attendance: 4,029

Oldham Athletic v Hartlepool United

26 December 2011 22	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Hartlepool United	Boundary Park, Oldham
15:00			Poole 7'	Attendance: 4,459

Sheffield United v Hartlepool United

31 December 2011 23	Sheffield United	3–1	Hartlepool United	Bramall Lane, Sheffield
13:00	Flynn 12' Porter 34' Evans 42'		Hartley 90+3'	Attendance: 20,372

Hartlepool United v Scunthorpe United

2 January 2012 24	Hartlepool United	1–2	Scunthorpe United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Monkhouse 83'		Togwell 32' Thompson 74'	Attendance: 5,289

Hartlepool United v Rochdale

7 January 2012 25	Hartlepool United	2–0	Rochdale	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Brown 74' James 80'			Attendance: 4,663

Exeter City v Hartlepool United

14 January 2012 26	Exeter City	0–0	Hartlepool United	St James Park, Exeter
15:00				Attendance: 4,016

Sheffield Wednesday v Hartlepool United

21 January 2012 27	Sheffield Wednesday	2–2	Hartlepool United	Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
15:00	Johnson 58' Madine 75'		Hartley 47' Sweeney 87'	Attendance: 17,469

Hartlepool United v Carlisle United

28 January 2012 28	Hartlepool United	4–0	Carlisle United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	James 6' 67' Sweeney 17' Nish 81'			Attendance: 5,995

Hartlepool United v AFC Bournemouth

11 February 2012 29	Hartlepool United	0–0	AFC Bournemouth	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00				Attendance: 4,548

Preston North End v Hartlepool United

14 February 2012 30	Preston North End	1–0	Hartlepool United	Deepdale, Preston
19:45	Mayor 76'			Attendance: 14,191

Hartlepool United v Notts County

18 February 2012 31	Hartlepool United	3–0	Notts County	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Sweeney 37' (53) Monkhouse 78'			Attendance: 4,718

Wycombe Wanderers v Hartlepool United

25 February 2012 32	Wycombe Wanderers	5–0	Hartlepool United	Adams Park, Wycombe
15:00	Hayes 5' (55) Doherty 11' Beavon 42' (71)			Attendance: 4,408

Bury v Hartlepool United

28 February 2012 33	Bury	1–2	Hartlepool United	Gigg Lane, Bury
19:45	Worrall 79'		Humphreys 45+1' Boyd 74'	Attendance: 2,072

Hartlepool United v Milton Keynes Dons

3 March 2012 34	Hartlepool United	1–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Poole 40'		O'Shea 51'	Attendance: 4,955

Huddersfield Town v Hartlepool United

6 March 2012 35	Huddersfield Town	1–0	Hartlepool United	Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
19:45	Lee 75'			Attendance: 12,316

Walsall v Hartlepool United

10 March 2012 36	Walsall	0–0	Hartlepool United	Banks's Stadium, Walsall
15:00				Attendance: 3,751

Hartlepool United v Stevenage

17 March 2012 37	Hartlepool United	0–0	Stevenage	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00				Attendance: 4,484

Hartlepool United v Oldham Athletic

20 March 2012 38	Hartlepool United	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45			Mvoto 8'	Attendance: 4,109

Yeovil Town v Hartlepool United

24 March 2012 39	Yeovil Town	0–1	Hartlepool United	Huish Park, Yeovil
15:00			Noble 65'	Attendance: 4,033

Hartlepool United v Sheffield United

31 March 2012 40	Hartlepool United	0–1	Sheffield United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00			Evans 79' (pen.)	Attendance: 5,825

Colchester United v Hartlepool United

6 April 2012 41	Colchester United	1–1	Hartlepool United	Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester
15:00	Sears 81' (pen.)		Sweeney 17'	Attendance: 3,921

Hartlepool United v Brentford

9 April 2012 42	Hartlepool United	0–0	Brentford	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00				Attendance: 4,292

Hartlepool United v Chesterfield

14 April 2012 43	Hartlepool United	1–2	Chesterfield	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Liddle 37'		Whitaker 59' Bowery 69'	Attendance: 4,004

Tranmere Rovers v Hartlepool United

21 April 2012 44	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Hartlepool United	Prenton Park, Birkenhead
15:00	Welsh 40' Williams  72'		Sweeney 69'	Attendance: 4,757

Hartlepool United v Leyton Orient

28 April 2012 45	Hartlepool United	2–1	Leyton Orient	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Sweeney 23' Noble 73'		Campbell-Ryce 34'	Attendance: 4,502

Charlton Athletic v Hartlepool United

5 May 2012 46	Charlton Athletic	3–2	Hartlepool United	The Valley, Charlton
15:00	Hollands 70' Haynes 78' Kermorgant 81'		Hartley 31' Liddle 86'	Attendance: 26,749

FA Cup

Hartlepool United v Stevenage

12 November 2011 First round	Hartlepool United	0–1	Stevenage	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Summary	Laird 10' (pen.)	Attendance: 2,744 Referee: Mark Heywood

League Cup

Hartlepool United v Sheffield United

9 August 2011 First round	Hartlepool United	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Sheffield United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:30	Sweeney 80'		Quinn 29'	Attendance: 2,774
	Penalties
	Horwood Poole Luscombe Collins Austin Nish		Cresswell Collins Montgomery Quinn Lowton Philliskirk

Football League Trophy

Scunthorpe United v Hartlepool United

30 August 2011 First round	Scunthorpe United	2–0	Hartlepool United	Glanford Park
19:00	Grant 59', 66'			Attendance: 1,763

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		Other
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Scott Flinders	48	0	45	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
2	DF	ENG	Neil Austin	49	1	46	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
3	MF	ENG	Ritchie Humphreys	32	1	30	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
4	DF	ENG	Gary Liddle	40	4	37	4	1	0	1	0	1	0
5	DF	ENG	Sam Collins	37	1	36	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Evan Horwood	44	1	41	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
7	FW	ENG	James Brown	25	1	24	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	FW	ENG	James Poole	30	7	27	7	1	0	1	0	1	0
9	FW	SCO	Colin Nish	20	4	19	4	0	0	1	0	0	0
10	FW	ENG	Adam Boyd	36	6	33	6	1	0	1	0	1	0
11	MF	ENG	Andy Monkhouse	48	3	45	3	1	0	1	0	1	0
12	DF	ENG	Stephen Wright	11	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	ENG	Nathan Luscombe	16	1	13	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
15	MF	ENG	Antony Sweeney	42	9	39	8	1	0	1	1	1	0
16	DF	ENG	Steven Haslam	11	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17	MF	SWE	Samuel Adjei	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF	ENG	Jack Baldwin	17	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF	ENG	Jordan Richards	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	ENG	Paul Murray	46	1	45	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
21	GK	ENG	Andy Rafferty	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	ENG	Callum Hassan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	PER	Nolberto Solano	16	2	14	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
27	FW	IRL	Colin Larkin	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
28	DF	ENG	Josh Rowbotham	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF	ENG	Peter Hartley	47	4	44	4	1	0	1	0	1	0
30	DF	ENG	Darren Holden	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF	ENG	Luke James	19	3	19	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF	ENG	Lewis Hawkins	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	FW	ENG	Ryan Noble	9	2	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	MF	ENG	Greg Rutherford	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rank	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	Other	Total
1	Antony Sweeney	8	0	1	0	9
2	James Poole	7	0	0	0	7
3	Adam Boyd	6	0	0	0	6
4	Peter Hartley	4	0	0	0	4
	Gary Liddle	4	0	0	0	4
	Colin Nish	4	0	0	0	4
7	Luke James	3	0	0	0	3
	Andy Monkhouse	3	0	0	0	3
9	Neil Austin	2	0	0	0	2
	Ryan Noble	2	0	0	0	2
	Nolberto Solano	2	0	0	0	2
12	James Brown	1	0	0	0	1
	Sam Collins	1	0	0	)	1
	Ritchie Humphreys	1	0	0	0	1
	Nathan Luscombe	1	0	0	0	1
	Paul Murray	1	0	0	0	1

Clean Sheets

Rank	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	Other	Total
1	Scott Flinders	13	0	0	0	13
2	Andy Rafferty	1	0	0	0	1

Penalties

Date	Name	Opposition	Scored?
20 August 2011	Adam Boyd	Stevenage	Y
15 October 2011	Adam Boyd	Wycombe Wanderers	Y
5 November 2011	Neil Austin	Leyton Orient	Y

Suspensions

Date Incurred	Name	Games Missed	Reason
13 August 2011	Nathan Luscombe	3	(vs. Walsall)
5 November 2011	Paul Murray	1	(vs. Leyton Orient)
12 November 2011	Scott Flinders	1	(vs. Stevenage)
31 March 2012	Peter Hartley	1	(vs. Sheffield United)

Awards

End of Season Awards	Winner
Hartlepool Mail Player of the Year	Peter Hartley
Players' Player of the Year	Peter Hartley
Michael Maidens' Goal of the Season	Luke James vs Rochdale
Supporters' Association Youth Team Player of the Year	Josh Rowbotham

Aftermath

Following the conclusion of the season, Cooper opted to release experienced players such as Adam Boyd and James Brown.^[2] Steve Haslam, Nolberto Solano and Colin Larkin also departed.^[2] The 2012–13 season saw Hartlepool relegated to the fourth tier after six seasons in League One.