The 2021–22 season was Hartlepool United's 113th year in existence and their first season back in League Two after 4 years. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
Players
First-team squad
Transfers Transfers in Date Position Name From Fee Ref 12 July 2021 DF Reagan Ogle Accrington Stanley Free 16 July 2021 MF Martin Smith Chesterfield Free 16 July 2021 DF Neill Byrne FC Halifax Town Undisclosed 21 July 2021 FW Olufela Olomola Scunthorpe United Free 1 August 2021 DF Jake Lawlor Harrogate Town Free 1 August 2021 FW Mark Cullen Port Vale Free 6 August 2021 GK Jonathan Mitchell Derby County Free 30 August 2021 DF Luke Hendrie Grimsby Town Free 16 September 2021 FW Jordan Cook Gateshead Free 16 September 2021 FW Mike Fondop Burton Albion Free 25 October 2021 GK Patrick Boyes Grimsby Town Free 10 January 2022 FW Marcus Carver Southport Undisclosed 27 January 2022 FW Omar Bogle Doncaster Rovers Free
Loans in Date Position Player From End date Ref 5 August 2021 MF Tyler Burey Millwall 1 January 2022 5 August 2021 MF Matty Daly Huddersfield Town 17 January 2022 11 August 2021 FW Will Goodwin Stoke City 1 January 2022 31 August 2021 DF Eddy Jones Stoke City 10 January 2022 10 January 2022 DF Jake Hull Rotherham United 30 June 2022 26 January 2022 MF Isaac Fletcher Middlesbrough 30 June 2022 29 January 2022 MF Joe White Newcastle United 30 June 2022 31 January 2022 GK Nicholas Bilokapic Huddersfield Town 30 June 2022 31 January 2022 MF Bryn Morris Burton Albion 30 June 2022
Loans out Date Position Player To End date Ref 13 August 2021 MF Josh MacDonald Whitby Town 30 June 2022 22 September 2021 DF Jake Lawlor Bromley 26 October 2021 12 November 2021 DF Jake Lawlor Darlington 12 January 2022 11 February 2022 FW Olufela Olomola Yeovil Town 21 April 2022 24 March 2022 DF Zaine Francis-Angol Stockport County 30 June 2022
Transfers out Date Position Name To Fee Ref 27 June 2021 DF Ryan Johnson Port Vale Free 1 July 2021 FW Mason Bloomfield Barnet Free 6 July 2021 GK Brad Young Leicester City Undisclosed 8 July 2021 FW Rhys Oates Mansfield Town Free 13 July 2021 FW Danny Elliott Boston United Free 16 July 2021 MF Ryan Donaldson Morpeth Town Free 11 August 2021 MF Claudio Ofosu Kettering Town Free 14 August 2021 MF Luke Williams Gateshead Free 26 October 2021 DF Aaron Cunningham Spennymoor Town Free 20 January 2022 DF Jake Lawlor Darlington Free 21 January 2022 GK Jonathan Mitchell Doncaster Rovers Free 31 January 2022 FW Mike Fondop Oldham Athletic Free 31 January 2022 DF Luke Hendrie Bradford City Free 22 February 2022 FW Mark Cullen A.F.C. Fylde Free 22 March 2022 MF Gavan Holohan Grimsby Town Free
Competitions Pre-season friendlies On 5 July 2021, Hartlepool's pre-season schedule was announced.
League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches Hartlepool United's league fixtures were released on 24 June 2021.
FA Cup
Hartlepool were drawn at home to Wycombe Wanderers in the first round, away to Lincoln City in the second round and at home to Blackpool in the third round.
EFL Cup Hartlepool United were drawn at home to Crewe Alexandra in the first round.
EFL Trophy
Hartlepool were drawn into Northern Group A alongside Carlisle United, Everton U21s and Morecambe. On 6 July 2021, the date and times of the fixtures were announced. In the knock-out stages, United were drawn at home to Bolton Wanderers in the third round.
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
Goalscorers RankNameLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal1Luke Molyneux8103122Matty Daly200573Mark Cullen420064Omar Bogle50005Nicky Featherstone50005David Ferguson410055Joe Grey110246Tyler Burey300037Will Goodwin10012Gavan Holohan20002Mark Shelton10012Jamie Sterry200028Neill Byrne10001Tom Crawford10001Isaac Fletcher10001Bryn Morris10001Olufela Olomola00011
Clean sheets RankNameLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal1 Ben Killip 11 2 0 1 142 Jonathan Mitchell 0 0 0 2 2
Suspensions Date Incurred Name Games Missed Reason20 November 2021Jamie Sterry3 (vs. Forest Green Rovers)15 January 2022Jamie Sterry2 (vs. Bristol Rovers)29 January 2022Nicky Featherstone3 (vs. Exeter City)
Awards On 1 May 2022, Hartlepool's end of season awards were held at the Hardwick Hall Hotel in Sedgefield. End of Season AwardsWinner Players' Player of the Season Luke Molyneux Fans' Player of the Season Luke Molyneux Young Player of the Season Timi Odusina Michael Maidens' Goal of the Season Luke Molyneux vs Harrogate Town Community Player of the Season Jamie Sterry
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