On This Day - 8th February

HUFC Events

1908 Bobby Dixon was born in Pelton.
1913 North Shields Athletic 3-2 Pools
1919 Pools 0-2 Scotswood
1930 Tranmere Rovers 7-1 Pools
Pools crashed to their heaviest defeat of the season, with a Bill Ridding hat-trick helping Tranmere to a resounding victory.
1936 Pools 1-1 Carlisle United
1945 Tony Bircumshaw was born in Mansfield.
1947 Pools 5-1 Chester
Pools ended their Chester hoodoo in style, winning 5-1 with two goals for debutant John Mitchell. The win put an end to an amazing run of 11 consecutive defeats against Chester, a run that had seen just six goals scored and 38 conceded.
1958 Pools 0-0 Bradford Park Avenue
1961 Gary Ford was born in York.
1964 Barrie Stimpson was born in Billingham.
1964 Exeter City 2-1 Pools
1981 Gareth Downey was born in Sunderland. Goalkeeper Downey made the bench a few times as a youth team player during 1999/00. But he never managed to get a game ahead of established keepers Martin Hollund and Andy Dibble. After leaving Pools in 2000 he tried his luck in Ireland before returning to the North-East and playing for a number of local non-league clubs. His brother Glen, a defender, was also on Hartlepool`s books for a while.
1992 Pools 0-1 Peterborough United
1997 Brighton and Hove Albion 5-0 Pools
Chris Beech was sent off as Pools crashed 5-0 at the famous `Fans United` game at Brighton. Fans of the financially stricken Seagulls had used the game as a rallying point and invited neutral fans from all over the country. They were rewarded with an outstanding performance, with Craig Maskell getting a hat-trick in front of the highest attendance of any game in the division so far that season. Whatever positive effect the day had on Brighton`s fortunes it was a hammer blow for Pools, who started the game sixteen points ahead of their opponents. By the time we next won a game that gap was down to five points and we were deep in relegation trouble.
2003 Pools 2-1 Exeter City
Pools left it late before goals in the last 15 minutes from Ritchie Humphreys and Adam Boyd ended Exeter`s resistance. The win extended the lead over Rushden and Diamonds at the top of Division Three to ten points.
2006 Manager Martin Scott left the club following a short period of suspension.

Other Birthdays

1944Dennis Brown was born in Reading. He played against Pools for Aldershot
1946Bobby Svarc was born in Leicester. He played against Pools for Barrow, Colchester
1962Paul Culpin was born in Kirby Muxloe. He played against Pools for Peterborough
1968Mike Brown was born in Birmingham. He played against Pools for Bolton, Shrewsbury
1975Clarence Acuna was born in Rancagua. He played against Pools for Newcastle
1976Gary Twynham was born in Manchester. He played against Pools for Darlington, Macclesfield
1976Michael Boulding was born in Sheffield. He played against Pools for Mansfield, Grimsby, Barnsley
1979Trevor Benjamin was born in Kettering. He played against Pools for Cambridge, Rushden, Swindon, Peterborough, Boston, Hereford
1979Martin Rowlands was born in Hammersmith. He played against Pools for Brentford, QPR
1980Stephen Wright was born in Liverpool. He played against Pools for Crewe, Sunderland, Coventry
1984Matt Bloomfield was born in Ipswich. He played against Pools for Wycombe
1989Lewis Alessandra was born. He played against Pools for Oldham
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Gary Ford


Chris Beech


Tony Bircumshaw


Barrie Stimpson


Martin Scott