2003–04 Hartlepool United F.C. season

The 2003–04 season was Hartlepool United's 95th year in existence and their first season in Football League Second Division since 1993–94. Along with competing in the Football League Second Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004.

Hartlepool United

2003–04 season
Owner	IOR
Chairman	Ken Hodcroft
Manager	Neale Cooper
Stadium	Victoria Park
Football League Second Division	6th
FA Cup	Third round (eliminated by Sunderland)
League Cup	Second round (eliminated by West Brom)
League Trophy	First round (eliminated by Oldham Athletic)
Top goalscorer	League: Eifion Williams (13) All: Eifion Williams (14)
Highest home attendance	7,448 (vs Sheffield Wednesday)
Lowest home attendance	4,135 (vs Colchester United)
Average home league attendance	5,419^[1]
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

Players

As of End of Season.^[2]

Current 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 1 GK   WAL Anthony Williams 2 DF   ENG Michael Barron 3 DF   ENG Mark Robinson 4 MF   ENG Mark Tinkler 5 DF   ENG Michael Nelson 6 DF   ENG Chris Westwood 7 MF   ENG Darrell Clarke 8 MF   ENG Ritchie Humphreys 9 FW   WAL Eifion Williams 12 MF   NIR Stephen Carson 14 MF   GUY Neil Danns 15 FW   ENG Adam Boyd 16 DF   SCO Hugh Robertson 17 FW   WAL Jermaine Easter 18 MF   ENG Antony Sweeney 19 GK   ENG Jim Provett

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 DF   ENG John Brackstone 21 MF   ENG Steven Istead 22 MF   ENG Matty Robson 23 FW   ENG Paul Robinson 24 DF   SCO Andy Jordan 25 MF   SCO Gavin Strachan 26 DF   AUS Adam van Dommele 27 FW   ENG David Foley 28 DF   SCO Ryan McCann 29 DF   ENG Darren Craddock 30 GK   GRE Dimitrios Konstantopoulos 31 FW   ENG Jack Wilkinson 32 FW   AUS Joel Porter 33 DF   SCO Scott Walker 34 FW   ENG Andrew Appleby

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Player	From	Fee	Ref
30 July 2003	DF	Andy Jordan	Cardiff City	Free	^[3]
30 July 2003	FW	Paul Robinson	Blackpool	Free	^[4]
8 August 2003	MF	Gavin Strachan	Southend United	Free	^[5]
28 August 2003	DF	Ryan McCann	Celtic	Free	^[6]
17 October 2003	GK	Dimitrios Konstantopoulos	Farense	Free	^[7]
25 November 2003	FW	Joel Porter	Sydney Olympic	Free	^[8]
15 January 2004	DF	Scott Walker	Dunfermline	Free	^[9]
29 January 2004	DF	Hugh Robertson	Ross County	Undisclosed	^[10]
19 February 2004	MF	Stephen Carson	Barnsley	Free	^[11]

Loans in

Date	Position	Player	From	Loan Length	Ref
25 November 2003	FW	Danny Byrne	Manchester United	One month	^[12]
10 December 2003	MF	Chris Shuker	Manchester City	Three months	^[13]
13 March 2004	MF	Neil Danns	Blackburn Rovers	End of season^[a]	^[15]

1. The first loan was for one month but was extended on 15 April 2004 until the end of the season.^[14]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Player	From	Fee	Ref
31 October 2003	FW	Kevin Henderson	Carlisle United	Free	^[16]
12 January 2004	FW	Marcus Richardson	Lincoln City	Free	^[17]
19 January 2004	FW	Marco Gabbiadini	Retired	Retired	^[18]
2 February 2004	MF	Paul Arnison	Carlisle United	Free	^[19]
25 May 2004	GK	Anthony Williams	Grimsby Town	Free	^[20]
25 May 2004	DF	Mark Robinson	Hereford United	Free	^[21]
25 May 2004	DF	Scott Walker	Brechin City	Free	^[22]
25 May 2004	MF	Stephen Carson	Coleraine	Free	^[23]
25 May 2004	FW	Jermaine Easter	Cambridge United	Free	^[24]

Loans out

Date	Position	Player	From	Loan Length	Ref
22 August 2003	FW	Marcus Richardson	Lincoln City	One month^[a]	^[26]
31 October 2003	MF	Paul Arnison	Carlisle United	End of season	^[27]

1. The first loan was for one month but was extended on 25 September 2003 for an additional month.^[25]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

TOP Oss v Hartlepool United

16 July 2003 (2003-07-16)	TOP Oss	0–6	Hartlepool United	Frans Heesen Stadion, Oss
19:00		[1]	Williams     Clarke   Richardson   Henderson

Heerenveen v Hartlepool United

18 July 2003 (2003-07-18)	Heerenveen	3–3	Hartlepool United	Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen
19:00	Håkansson	[2]	Westwood   Gabbiadini   Tinkler

Sunderland Reserves v Hartlepool United

23 July 2003 (2003-07-23)	Sunderland Reserves	1–1	Hartlepool United	Academy of Light, Sunderland
15:00	Flo	[3]	Robinson

Leeds United v Hartlepool United

25 July 2003 (2003-07-25)	Leeds United	4–3	Hartlepool United	Elland Road, Leeds
19:00		[4]	Robinson   Williams   Clarke

Hartlepool United v Sheffield Wednesday

27 July 2003 (2003-07-27)	Hartlepool United	1–3	Sheffield Wednesday	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Henderson   42'	[5]	Owusu   12' McClaren   13' Armstrong   56'

Berwick Rangers v Hartlepool United

29 July 2003 (2003-07-29)	Berwick Rangers	2–3	Hartlepool United	Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
19:00		[6]	Robinson   pen.' Williams   Clarke

Billingham Town v Hartlepool United

30 July 2003 (2003-07-30)	Billingham Town	1–4	Hartlepool United	Bedford Terrace, Billingham
19:00		[7]	Moore   3', 41' Henderson   30' Robson   78'

Hartlepool United v Newcastle United

1 August 2003 (2003-08-01)	Hartlepool United	0–6	Newcastle United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:00		[8]	Bellamy   9' Shearer   17', 28', 35' Solano   47' Speed   52'	Attendance: 4,712

Whitby Town v Hartlepool United

2 August 2003 (2003-08-02)	Whitby Town	0–1	Hartlepool United	Turnbull Ground, Whitby
15:00		[9]	Henderson   44'

Football League Second Division

League table

Main article: 2003–04 Football League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
4	Brighton & Hove Albion (O, P)	46	22	11	13	64	43	+21	77	Participated in play-offs
5	Swindon Town	46	20	13	13	76	58	+18	73
6	Hartlepool United	46	20	13	13	76	61	+15	73
7	Port Vale	46	21	10	15	73	63	+10	73
8	Tranmere Rovers	46	17	16	13	59	56	+3	67

Source: ^[28]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted

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	20	13	13	76	61	+15	73	10	8	5	39	24	+15	10	5	8	37	37	0

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	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	D	W	L	D	W	W	L	D	W	D	D	L	W	D	L	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	D	L	W	D	L	D	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	D
Position	6	6	12	5	9	12	4	2	6	7	4	5	5	9	7	7	8	6	8	5	10	8	11	10	6	8	9	8	9	10	10	11	8	5	7	8	6	9	9	7	6	6	6	5	6	6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Peterborough United v Hartlepool United

9 August 2003 (2003-08-09) 1	Peterborough United	3–4	Hartlepool United	London Road, Peterborough
15:00	Arber   18' Clarke   23', 51'	[10]	Strachan   38' Robinson   55' Robson   70' Nelson   85'	Attendance: 5,965 (990 away fans) Referee: Grant Hegley

Hartlepool United v Tranmere Rovers

16 August 2003 (2003-08-16) 2	Hartlepool United	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		[11]		Attendance: 5,357 (445 away fans) Referee: Lee Mason

Bristol City v Hartlepool United

23 August 2003 (2003-08-23) 3	Bristol City	1–1	Hartlepool United	Ashton Gate, Bristol
15:00	Peacock   56'	[12]	Gabbiadini   73'	Attendance: 10,730 (250 away fans) Referee: Andy Hall

Hartlepool United v Port Vale

25 August 2003 (2003-08-25) 4	Hartlepool United	2–0	Port Vale	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Robinson   2' Gabbiadini   88' (pen.)	[13]		Attendance: 5,314 (478 away fans) Referee: Paul Robinson

Luton Town v Hartlepool United

30 August 2003 (2003-08-30) 5	Luton Town	3–2	Hartlepool United	Kenilworth Road, Luton
15:00	Howard   6', 23' McSheffrey   14'	[14]	Clarke   40' Robinson   71' (pen.)	Attendance: 5,515 (573 away fans) Referee: Brian Curson

Hartlepool United v Oldham Athletic

6 September 2003 (2003-09-06) 6	Hartlepool United	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		[15]		Attendance: 5,728 (836 away fans) Referee: Andy Penn

Hartlepool United v Grimsby Town

12 September 2003 (2003-09-12) 7	Hartlepool United	8–1	Grimsby Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Rowan   19' (O.G.) Robinson   20' (pen.) Strachan   28' Humphreys   31' Gabbiadini   60' Williams   66'	[16]	Rowan   48'	Attendance: 5,528 (272 away fans) Referee: Scott Mathieson

Stockport County v Hartlepool United

16 September 2003 (2003-09-16) 8	Stockport County	1–2	Hartlepool United	Edgeley Park, Stockport
19:45	Wilbraham   43'	[17]	Williams   8' Gabbiadini   54'	Attendance: 4,021 Referee: Tony Leake

Brentford v Hartlepool United

20 September 2003 (2003-09-20) 9	Brentford	2–1	Hartlepool United	Griffin Park, Brentford
15:00	Sonko   13' Wright   48'	[18]	Tinkler   42'	Attendance: 4,501 (592 away fans) Referee: Tony Bates

Hartlepool United v Brighton & Hove Albion

27 September 2003 (2003-09-27) 10	Hartlepool United	0–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		[19]		Attendance: 5,443 (446 away fans) Referee: Alan Butler

Hartlepool United v Wrexham

30 September 2003 (2003-09-30) 11	Hartlepool United	2–0	Wrexham	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Clarke   23', 37'	[20]		Attendance: 4,677 (104 away fans) Referee: Chris Foy

AFC Bournemouth v Hartlepool United

4 October 2003 (2003-10-04) 12	AFC Bournemouth	2–2	Hartlepool United	Dean Court, Bournemouth
15:00	Holmes   79' Feeney   81'	[21]	Tinkler   10' Strachan   90'	Attendance: 6,342 (263 away fans) Referee: Steve Tomlin

Hartlepool United v Sheffield Wednesday

10 October 2003 (2003-10-10) 13	Hartlepool United	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Gabbiadini   84'	[22]	Owusu   47'	Attendance: 7,448 (916 away fans) Referee: Graham Salisbury

Blackpool v Hartlepool United

18 October 2003 (2003-10-18) 14	Blackpool	4–0	Hartlepool United	Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
15:00	Douglas   4' Taylor   20', 40', 72' (pen.)	[23]		Attendance: 6,871 (1,691 away fans) Referee: Mike Pike

Chesterfield v Hartlepool United

21 October 2003 (2003-10-21) 15	Chesterfield	1–2	Hartlepool United	Recreation Ground, Chesterfield
19:45	Cade   53'	[24]	Evatt   26' (O.G.) Robinson   76'	Attendance: 3,411 (321 away fans) Referee: Lee Probert

Hartlepool United v Wycombe Wanderers

25 October 2003 (2003-10-25) 16	Hartlepool United	1–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Barron   40'	[25]	Currie   3'	Attendance: 5,153 (183 away fans) Referee: Martin Atkinson

Notts County v Hartlepool United

1 November 2003 (2003-11-01) 17	Notts County	1–0	Hartlepool United	Meadow Lane, Nottingham
15:00	Baldry   63'	[26]		Attendance: 5,011 (675 away fans) Referee: Paul Danson

Hartlepool United v Rushden & Diamonds

15 November 2003 (2003-11-15) 18	Hartlepool United	2–1	Rushden & Diamonds	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Strachan   41' (pen.) Wilkinson   75'	[27]	Jack   57'	Attendance: 4,944 (203 away fans) Referee: Chris Foy

Plymouth Argyle v Hartlepool United

22 November 2003 (2003-11-22) 19	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Hartlepool United	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00	Keith   45' Lowndes   48'	[28]		Attendance: 9,000 (93 away fans) Referee: Iain Williamson

Hartlepool United v Swindon Town

29 November 2003 (2003-11-29) 20	Hartlepool United	2–0	Swindon Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Strachan   18' (pen.) Wilkinson   86'	[29]		Attendance: 4,493 (358 away fans) Referee: Eddie Evans

QPR v Hartlepool United

13 December 2003 (2003-12-13) 21	QPR	4–1	Hartlepool United	Loftus Road, London
15:00	Gallen   27', 38' Padula   34' Ainsworth   50'	[30]	Williams   71'	Attendance: 15,003 (615 away fans) Referee: Andre Marriner

Hartlepool United v Colchester United

20 December 2003 (2003-12-20) 22	Hartlepool United	0–0	Colchester United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		[31]		Attendance: 4,135 (135 away fans) Referee: Tony Leake

Hartlepool United v Barnsley

26 December 2003 (2003-12-26) 23	Hartlepool United	1–2	Barnsley	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Williams   22'	[32]	Betsy   45', 69'	Attendance: 6,520 (925 away fans) Referee: Mark Halsey

Oldham Athletic v Hartlepool United

28 December 2003 (2003-12-28) 24	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Hartlepool United	Boundary Park, Oldham
15:00		[33]	Williams   45' Porter   79'	Attendance: 6,243 (541 away fans) Referee: Joe Ross

Hartlepool United v Peterborough United

10 January 2004 (2004-01-10) 25	Hartlepool United	1–0	Peterborough United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Williams   37'	[34]		Attendance: 4,855 (192 away fans) Referee: David Pugh

Tranmere Rovers v Hartlepool United

17 January 2004 (2004-01-17) 26	Tranmere Rovers	0–0	Hartlepool United	Prenton Park, Birkenhead
15:00		[35]		Attendance: 7,418 (366 away fans) Referee: Mark Cowburn

Hartlepool United v Bristol City

24 January 2004 (2004-01-24) 27	Hartlepool United	1–2	Bristol City	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Tinkler   70'	[36]	Peacock   54' Tinnion   76'	Attendance: 5,375 (660 away fans) Referee: Alan Kaye

Port Vale v Hartlepool United

27 January 2004 (2004-01-27) 28	Port Vale	2–5	Hartlepool United	Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent
19:45	Brooker   8' Cummins   87'	[37]	Shuker   6' Humphreys   31' Nelson   69' Williams   74' Clarke   83'	Attendance: 4,845 (95 away fans) Referee: Scott Mathieson

Barnsley v Hartlepool United

7 February 2004 (2004-02-07) 29	Barnsley	2–2	Hartlepool United	Oakwell Stadium, Barnsley
15:00	Nardiello   56' Hayward   80'	[38]	Williams   27' Tinkler   67'	Attendance: 9,220 (752 away fans) Referee: Paul Robinson

Sheffield Wednesday v Hartlepool United

14 February 2004 (2004-02-14) 30	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Hartlepool United	Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
15:00	Ndumbu-Nsungu   80' (pen.)	[39]		Attendance: 20,732 (2,144 away fans) Referee: Alan Butler

Hartlepool United v Blackpool

20 February 2004 (2004-02-20) 31	Hartlepool United	1–1	Blackpool	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Robertson   51'	[40]	Sheron   74'	Attendance: 5,497 (403 away fans) Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Wycombe Wanderers v Hartlepool United

28 February 2004 (2004-02-28) 32	Wycombe Wanderers	3–4	Hartlepool United	The Causeway Stadium, High Wycombe
15:00	Simpemba   8' McSporran   23' Tyson   64'	[41]	Williams   4', 46' Robertson   10' Tinkler   39' (pen)	Attendance: 4,731 (349 away fans) Referee: Mark Warren

Hartlepool United v Chesterfield

2 March 2004 (2004-03-02) 33	Hartlepool United	2–0	Chesterfield	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Williams   52' Tinkler   71'	[42]		Attendance: 4,736 (195 away fans) Referee: Carl Boyeson

Colchester United v Hartlepool United

6 March 2004 (2004-03-06) 34	Colchester United	1–2	Hartlepool United	Layer Road, Colchester
15:00	Halford   35'	[43]	Nelson   17' Istead   78'	Attendance: 3,348 (320 away fans) Referee: Trevor Kettle

Hartlepool United v QPR

13 March 2004 (2004-03-13) 35	Hartlepool United	1–4	QPR	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Porter   88'	[44]	Furlong   48', 74' Gallen   52' Rowlands   76'	Attendance: 6,519 (850 away fans) Referee: Ray Oliver

Hartlepool United v Stockport County

20 March 2004 (2004-03-20) 36	Hartlepool United	2–2	Stockport County	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
17:45	Williams   10' Porter   58'	[45]	Lambert   20' (pen.) Daly   21'	Attendance: 4,674 (281 away fans) Referee: Phil Prosser

Grimsby Town v Hartlepool United

20 March 2004 (2004-03-20) 37	Grimsby Town	0–2	Hartlepool United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes
15:00		[46]	Boyd   29', 87'	Attendance: 4,303 (506 away fans) Referee: Lee Mason

Hartlepool United v Brentford

27 March 2004 (2004-03-27) 38	Hartlepool United	1–2	Brentford	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Boyd   38'	[47]	Tabb   2' Dobson   33'	Attendance: 5,206 (235 away fans) Referee: Michael Ryan

Brighton & Hove Albion v Hartlepool United

3 April 2004 (2004-04-03) 39	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Hartlepool United	Withdean Stadium, Brighton
15:00	Knight   68' Iwelumo   90'	[48]		Attendance: 6,257 (203 away fans) Referee: Joe Ross

Hartlepool United v Luton Town

6 April 2004 (2004-04-06) 40	Hartlepool United	4–3	Luton Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Sweeney   14' Boyd   53', 90' (pen.) Robertson   55'	[49]	Howard   3' Leary   31', 59'	Attendance: 4,434 (284 away fans) Referee: Fraser Stretton

Hartlepool United v AFC Bournemouth

10 April 2004 (2004-04-10) 41	Hartlepool United	2–1	AFC Bournemouth	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Boyd   38', 69'	[50]	Hayter   31'	Attendance: 5,544 (238 away fans) Referee: Phil Joslin

Wrexham v Hartlepool United

12 April 2004 (2004-04-12) 42	Wrexham	1–2	Hartlepool United	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
15:00	Barrett   71'	[51]	Clarke   41' Danns   63'	Attendance: 3,786 (425 away fans) Referee: Trevor Parkes

Hartlepool United v Notts County

17 April 2004 (2004-04-17) 43	Hartlepool United	4–0	Notts County	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Humphreys   42' Boyd   55', 56' Robertson   69'	[52]		Attendance: 5,629 (325 away fans) Referee: Kevin Wright

Rushden & Diamonds v Hartlepool United

24 April 2004 (2004-04-24) 44	Rushden & Diamonds	0–2	Hartlepool United	Nene Park, Irthlingborough
15:00		[53]	Williams   56' Boyd   79'	Attendance: 4,568 (1,103 away fans) Referee: Andre Marriner

Hartlepool United v Plymouth Argyle

1 May 2004 (2004-05-01) 45	Hartlepool United	1–3	Plymouth Argyle	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Boyd   11'	[54]	Hodges   12' Lowndes   42' Tinkler   48' (O.G.)	Attendance: 7,437 (892 away fans) Referee: Tony Leake

Swindon Town v Hartlepool United

8 May 2004 (2004-05-08) 46	Swindon Town	1–1	Hartlepool United	County Ground, Swindon
15:00	Igoe   7'	[55]	Boyd   71'	Attendance: 11,627 (1,468 away fans) Referee: Mike Fletcher

Play-offs

Hartlepool United v Bristol City

15 May 2004 (2004-05-15) First Leg	Hartlepool United	1–1	Bristol City	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Porter   74'	[56]	Rougier   5'	Attendance: 7,211 (668 away fans) Referee: Paul Taylor

Bristol City v Hartlepool United

19 May 2004 (2004-05-19) Second Leg	Bristol City	2–1	Hartlepool United	Ashton Gate, Bristol
19:45	Goodfellow   88' Roberts   90'	[57]	Sweeney   63'	Attendance: 18,434 (1,168 away fans) Referee: Graham Poll

FA Cup

Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup

Hartlepool United v Whitby Town

8 November 2003 First Round	Hartlepool United	4–0	Whitby Town	Hartlepool
15:00	Gabbiadini   25', 30' Humphreys   51' Brackstone   68'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,294 (688 away fans) Referee: Michael Ryan

Burton Albion v Hartlepool United

7 December 2003 Second Round	Burton Albion	0–1	Hartlepool United	Burton
15:00		Report	Porter   70'	Stadium: Eton Park Attendance: 3,132 (468 away fans) Referee: Phil Crossley

Sunderland v Hartlepool United

3 January 2004 Third Round	Sunderland	1–0	Hartlepool United	Sunderland
15:00	Arca   53'	Report		Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 40,816 (9,109 away fans) Referee: Graham Barber

League Cup

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup

Sheffield Wednesday v Hartlepool United

13 August 2003 First Round	Sheffield Wednesday	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Hartlepool United	Sheffield
19:45	Lee   50' Wood   115'	Report	Robinson   56' (pen.) Istead   104'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 13,410 (1,099 away fans) Referee: George Cain
	Penalties
	Quinn   Smith   Kuqi   Cooke   Barry-Murphy		Robinson   Henderson   Robson   Jordan   Strachan

Hartlepool United v West Brom

23 September 2003 Second Round	Hartlepool United	1–2	West Brom	Hartlepool
19:45	Robinson   45' (pen.)	Report	Clement   62' Hulse   81'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,265 (566 away fans) Referee: Phil Prosser

League Trophy

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Trophy

Oldham Athletic v Hartlepool United

14 October 2003 First Round	Oldham Athletic	3–3 (5–3 p)	Hartlepool United	Oldham
19:45	Zola   6' Vernon   22' Boshell   71'	Report	Williams   12' Clarke   59', 90'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,575 (103 away fans) Referee: Fraser Stretton
	Penalties
	Vernon   Boshell   Holden   Hudson   Clegg		Robinson   Robinson   Tinkler   Boyd

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