Hartlepools United
1965–66 season
ChairmanErnest Ord
ManagerGeoff Twentyman
(until 27 October 1965)
Brian Clough
StadiumVictoria Ground
Division Four18th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round

During the 1965–66 English football season, Hartlepools United competed in the Division Four, the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Season summary

The club was a perennial struggler and had repeatedly had to apply for re-election to the Football League, having finished in the bottom two of the Fourth Division five times in the past six seasons. After sacking Geoff Twentyman, the Board appointed the 30-year-old Brian Clough[1] in October 1965 to his first managerial role.[2] He accepted the job and immediately asked former Middlesbrough goalkeeper Peter Taylor (then managing non-League Burton Albion) to join him as his assistant. Also, Clough offered the trainer spot to Jimmy Gordon a former Middlesbrough assistant during his player stage in that team, however, Gordon rejected the offer and continued to work with Blackburn Rovers as its club trainer. [3] Teenage midfielder John McGovern joined the club after Taylor scouted him at Central Park.[4]

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
GK Wales WAL Kenny Simpkins
GK England ENG Les Green
GK England ENG John Small
DF England ENG Brian Drysdale
DF England ENG Eric Harrison
DF England ENG Stan Storton
DF Scotland SCO Brian Grant
DF England ENG Johnny Gill
DF Northern Ireland NIR Billy Marshall
DF Wales WAL Alan Fox
DF England ENG Tony Parry
DF Scotland SCO Bobby McLeod
MF England ENG Barry Ashworth
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Cliff Wright
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Amby Fogarty
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Cooper
MF Scotland SCO Willie Bradley
MF England ENG John Bates
MF England ENG Bobby Brass
MF Scotland SCO Hughie Hamilton
MF Scotland SCO John McGovern
FW England ENG Jimmy Mulvaney
FW England ENG Ernie Phythian
FW England ENG Peter Thompson
FW Scotland SCO Willie McPheat
FW England ENG Ally Murray
FW England ENG Joe Livingstone

Transfers

Out
Pos. Name To Type
MFNeville BannisterRochdale F.C.
FWBobby Entwistle
FWTerry FrancisConsett F.C.
MFBobby MorrellThornley Colliery Welfare

Winter

Results

Division Four

League table

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts
16 Barnsley 46 11 6 6 43 24 4 4 15 31 54 0.949 40
17 Aldershot 46 12 6 5 47 27 3 4 16 28 57 0.893 40
18 Hartlepools United 46 13 4 6 44 22 3 4 16 19 53 0.840 40
19 Port Vale 46 12 7 4 38 18 3 2 18 10 41 0.814 39
20 Chesterfield 46 8 9 6 37 35 5 4 14 25 43 0.795 39
Source: rsssf.com

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAAHHAHAAHHHAHAAHHAAHHAAHAAHAHHAHAHHAAHHAAHHA
ResultWLDLLWWLLLDLLWWLLLLDDLWDLWLWWLLDWLWWWLLWLLWWDD
Position7141517231614172021232323221921232323222223222222212122212123222022212018202118192220181818
Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/hartlepool-united/tab/matches/season/1966/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Champions, Promoted to Division Three;   = Promoted to Division Three;   = Re-elected

Matches

21 August 1965 1 Hartlepools United 3–1 Southport
24 August 1965 2 Doncaster Rovers 4–0 Hartlepools United
28 August 1965 3 Wrexham 1–1 Hartlepools United
04 September 1965 4 Hartlepools United 2–3 Bradford Park Avenue
11September 1965 5 Aldershot 5–0 Hartlepools United
13 September 1965 6 Hartlepools United 2–0 Doncaster Rovers
18 September 1965 7 Hartlepools United 5–2 Newport County
25 September 1965 8 Torquay United 0–2 Hartlepools United
02 October 1965 9 Hartlepools United 1–2 Chesterfield
04 October 1965 10 Barrow 0–2 Hartlepools United
09 October 1965 11 Hartlepools United 0–0 Tranmere Rovers
16 October 1965 12 Colchester United 0–2 Hartlepools United
23 October 1965 13 Hartlepools United 1–2 Barnsley
30 October 1965 14 Bradford City 1–3 Hartlepools United Bradford
Cliff Wright 20' 35' Roy Ellam
34', 84' Jimmy Mulvaney
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 2,373
Referee: LW Faulkner
06 November 1965 15 Hartlepools United 4–1 Crewe Alexandra Hartlepool
Ernie Phythian 15', 67'
Cliff Wright 33', 89'
63' Peter Kane Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,302
Referee: DNH Payne
20 November 1965 16 Hartlepools United 1–2 Halifax Town Hartlepool
Cliff Wright 42' 19' Dennis Fidler
69' Bill Atkins
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,282
Referee: D Pritchard
27 November 1965 17 Chester 2–0 Hartlepools United Chester
Les Jones 41'
Elfed Morris 77'
Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 6,547
Referee: L Callaghan
11 December 1965 18 Lincoln City 2–1 Hartlepools United Lincoln
Barry Hutchinson 58'
Roger Holmes 83'
39' Willie McPheat Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,332
Referee: RL Johnson
18 December 1965 19 Hartlepools United 0–1 Colchester United Hartlepool
78' Ted Phillips Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,067
Referee: JE Carr
27 December 1965 20 Hartlepools United 1–1 Darlington Hartlepool
Peter Thompson Kenny Allison Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 9,290
Referee: K Howley
28 December 1965 21 Darlington 1–1 Hartlepools United Darlington
Stadium: Feethams
01 January 1966 22 Tranmere Rovers 6–1 Hartlepools United Birkenhead
Bruce Crawford 1'
Alan A'Court 5', 37'
John Manning 62', 65'
Barry Dyson 74'
78' Cliff Wright Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,479
Referee: G McCabe
08 January 1966 23 Hartlepools United 2–0 Port Vale Hartlepool
Peter Thompson 60'
Ernie Phythian 89'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,284
Referee: H Davey
15 January 1966 24 Barnsley 2–2 Hartlepools United Barnsley
George Kerr 58'
John Bettany 67'
9', 72' Peter Thompson Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 3,471
29 January 1965 25 Southport 4–1 Hartlepools United Southport
Ron Smith 25'
Alan Spence 34', 57'
Stan Storton 52' (o.g.)
89' Cliff Wright Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 4,983
Referee: Dr DW Brady
05 February 1965 26 Hartlepools United 4–2 Wrexham Hartlepool
Ernie Phythian 3', 58'
Amby Fogarty 65'
Peter Thompson 89'
8' Keith Webber
15' Ian Hughes
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,959
Referee: H Richards
12 February 1965 27 Luton Town 2–1 Hartlepools United Luton
John O'Rourke 49', 56' 73' Peter Thompson Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 6,131
Referee: RV Spittle
26 February 1965 28 Hartlepools United 3–0 Aldershot Hartlepool
Ernie Phythian 40'
Amby Fogarty 69' (pen)
Peter Thompson 73'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,410
Referee: V James
05 March 1965 29 Hartlepools United 2–0 Luton Town Hartlepool
Ernie Phythian 14'
Cliff Wright 58'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,896
Referee: CM Cooke
12 March 1965 30 Newport County 3–0 Hartlepools United Newport
David Pugh 70'
Kenny Morgans 85'
Alfie Hale 89'
Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 2,285
Referee: PG Brandwood
19 March 1965 31 Hartlepools United 0–2 Torquay United Hartlepool
13'Tommy Spratt
82' Robin Stubbs
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,789
Referee: JW Bullough
21 March 1965 32 Port Vale 0–0 Hartlepools United Burslem
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,908
Referee: SJ Kayley
25 March 1965 33 Chesterfield 1–3 Hartlepools United Chesterfield
Barry Whitehead 54' (pen) 23' Jimmy Mulvaney
60' Tony Parry
77' Ernie Phythian
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2,653
Referee: J Parkinson
01 April 1965 34 Crewe Alexandra 3–1 Hartlepools United Crewe
Peter Gowans
Peter Kane ,
Cliff Wright Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,148
Referee: ET Jennings
08 April 1965 35 Hartlepools United 2–1 Stockport County Hartlepool
Jimmy Mulvaney
Ernie Phythian
Peter Clark Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,393
Referee: E Crawford
09 April 1965 36 Hartlepools United 2–0 Notts County Hartlepool
Amby Fogarty 35'
Peter Thompson 56'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,001
Referee: DNH Payne
11 April 1965 37 Stockport County 1–2 Hartlepools United Stockport
David Shawcross
Peter Thompson
Jimmy Mulvaney Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5,453
Referee: MA Fussey
15 April 1965 38 Halifax Town 1–0 Hartlepools United Halifax
Bill Atkins 8' Stadium: Shay Stadium
Attendance: 1,533
Referee: LW Faulkner
19 April 1965 39 Bradford Park Avenue 4–1 Hartlepools United Bradford
Kevin Hector ,
Bobby Ham ,
Johnny Gill Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 3,755
Referee: LJ Hamer
23 April 1965 40 Hartlepools United 2–0 Chester Hartlepool
Ernie Phythian 36'
Amby Fogarty 69'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,138
Referee: R Harper
26 April 1965 41 Rochdale 3–1 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Bert Lister
Bob Stephenson ,
Willie McPheat Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 1,964
Referee: V James
30 April 1965 42 Notts County 1–0 Hartlepools United Nottingham
Frank Kirkup 45' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4,448
Referee: GD Roper
07 May 1965 43 Hartlepools United 3–1 Lincoln City Hartlepool
Jimmy Mulvaney 27', 82'
Amby Fogarty 34'
60' Joe Bonson Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,904
Referee: P Rhodes
09 May 1965 44 Hartlepools United 3–0 Barrow F.C. Hartlepool
Barry Ashworth
Cliff Wright
Jimmy Mulvaney
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,236
Referee: Dr DW Brady
16 May 1965 45 Hartlepools United 0–0 Rochdale Hartlepool
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,779
Referee: JE Thacker
21 May 1965 46 Hartlepools United 1–1 Bradford City Hartlepool
Joe Livingstone 36' 82' Derek Stokes Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,776
Referee: D Pritchard

FA Cup

Round one

13 November 1965 FA Cup (R1) Hartlepools United 3–1 Workington Hartlepool
Willie McPheat 16', 63'
Bobby Brass 57'
9' Barry Lowes Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 7,466
Referee: SJ Kayley
Note: Workington is playing on Division Three.

Round Two

04 December 1965 FA Cup (R2) Hartlepool United 2–0 Wrexham Hartlepool
Cliff Wright 56'
Jimmy Mulvaney 79'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,897
Referee: LW Faulkner
Note: Wrexham is playing on Division Four.

Round Three

24 January 1966 FA Cup (R3) Huddersfield Town 3–1 Hartlepools United Huddersfield
Johnny Quigley 60', 88'
Tony Leighton 85'
59' Peter Thompson ' Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 24,505
Referee: W Crossley
Note: Huddersfield Town is playing on Division Two.

League Cup

Round one

01 September 1965 League Cup (R1) Hartlepools United 1–0 Bradford City (Div 4)

Round Two

22 September 1965 League Cup Leeds United 4–2 Hartlepools United Leeds
Cooper 30'
Johnson 59'
Belfitt 75'
Storrie 80'
55'Cooper
79' Wright
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 11,081
Referee: FM Nicholson

Statistics

Squad statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalDivision FourFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Wales WAL Kenny Simpkins 30-5225-443-42-4
DF England ENG Eric Harrison 4313813020
DF England ENG Stan Storton 3102603020
DF Scotland SCO Brian Grant 2302201000
DF England ENG Brian Drysdale 38034+103000
MF England ENG Barry Ashworth 3833432020
MF England ENG Cliff Wright 431338+1113111
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Amby Fogarty 4453953020
FW England ENG Jimmy Mulvaney 261222+1102111
FW England ENG Ernie Phythian 511746173020
FW England ENG Peter Thompson 331131101110
GK England ENG Les Green 19-2919-290000
DF England ENG Johnny Gill 2012010000
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Cooper 2221911021
MF England ENG Willie Bradley 1901701010
DF Northern Ireland NIR Billy Marshall 1601400020
FW Scotland SCO Willie McPheat 17413+222200
DF Wales WAL Alan Fox 1501300020
MF England ENG John Bates 1101100000
MF England ENG Bobby Brass 13110+102100
DF England ENG Tony Parry 817+110000
MF England ENG Hughie Hamilton 403+100000
GK England ENG John Small 2-22-20000
FW England ENG Joe Livingstone 11110000
MF Scotland SCO John McGovern 10100000
DF England ENG Bobby McLeod 10100000
FW England ENG Ally Murray 00000000

References

  1. Brian Clough (16 May 2007). "Tees – People – Brian Clough". BBC. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
  2. Luke Edwards (3 January 2020). "Hartlepool United - the club where Brian Clough learned his trade and a managerial legend was born". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  3. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 288. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  4. Mike Walters (26 August 2022). "Brian Clough was a psychologist, not a manager, claims European Cup hero". mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2023.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.