Hartlepool United F.C. Women

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Hartlepool United F.C. Women
Full nameHartlepool United Football Club Women
Nickname(s)Pools
Founded2015
GroundGrayfields Enclosure, Hartlepool
ManagerMatt Gatiss
League North East Regional Women's Football League Premier Division
2022–233rd in NERWFL Division One North (promoted)
Website Club website

Hartlepool United Football Club Women are an English women's football club affiliated with Hartlepool United F.C. and based in Hartlepool, County Durham. They are currently members of the North East Regional Women's Football League Premier Division, the fifth tier of the English women's football league system.

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The club were formed in September 2015 and won the North East Regional Women's Football League Northern division in their first year. They achieved back-to-back promotions, defeating Sheffield Wednesday in a play-off final. For the following seasons, Pools would fare well at the top of the fifth tier but were relegated in 2022. However, Hartlepool would bounce back immediately to the fifth tier after a successful promotion application.

History

In 2015, a Hartlepool United Ladies team was launched. [1] In their first season, they were crowned Durham FA Women's League 1 Champions and won promotion to the North East Regional Women's Football League Northern division, the sixth tier of women's football in England. [2] They also won the Durham FA League Cup, defeating Bishop Auckland 3–1 in the final. [3]

Hartlepool enjoyed an equally successful second season as the side reached the first round proper of the Women's FA Cup for the first time, narrowly losing to local rivals Middlesbrough 1–0. [4] They also made it back-to-back promotions, defeating Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 in the league's play-off promotion final. [5] Pools adapted to life in the fifth tier well and finished third in the 2017–18 season [6] and runners-up in the 2018–19 season. [7]

The team was twice denied the opportunity to gain promotion to the FA Women's National League in the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons. In the 2019–20 season, Hartlepool were in third position when the season was cancelled in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic and had the highest points-per-game record, having played fewer games than the teams above them. [8] However, a decision was made by the FA to have no promotion and relegation for tiers three to seven of women's football. [9]

In the 2020–21 season, despite leading the division before the season was cancelled and having the highest points-per-game in the division, [10] Hartlepool decided not to apply for promotion and third placed team Alnwick Town made a successful application to take the promotion spot. [11]

In the following season, Hartlepool were relegated from the Premier division having finished in tenth place. [12] While the team enjoyed good form in the FA Cup, reaching the first round for a second time where they were defeated by Leeds United, [13] the side won only four of their twenty league games. After finishing third in the 2022–23 season, Pools were granted promotion following a successful application. [14] Following the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, Matt Gatiss was named as the club's new manager. [15]

Players

As of 21 May 2024 [16]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Ella Field
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jodie Borthwick
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Charlie Geary
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Aimee May
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jade Pye
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Mae Rackstraw
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Emily Stuart
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Chelsea Basnett
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Anya Geary
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Morgan Johnson
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Zara Johnson
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ella McIndoe
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Abbie Morrison
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lottie Portas
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Katie Robinson
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Hollie Rochester
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Bridie Thompson
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Olivia Bell
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Stephanie Bilcliff
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Demi Fielding
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Robyn Foster
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Eden Pearson

Managers

As of 16 May 2024.
NameNationalityFromToHonoursNotes!
Andy StuartFlag of England.svg  England 13 September 201520 May 2018Durham FA Women's League One: 2015–16
Durham FA League Cup: 2015–16
NERWFL Northern League Play-off winners: 2017 		[17]
Craig DevonFlag of England.svg  England 24 May 201815 February 2019- [18] [19]
Jonathan Gibbon-HayesFlag of England.svg  England 15 February 201917 March 2021- [19] [20]
Chris MurphyFlag of England.svg  England 27 April 20211 July 2022- [21] [22]
Craig BageFlag of England.svg  England 24 July 202210 December 2023 NERWFL Northern League Promoted: 2022–23 [23]
Andy Stuart (caretaker)Flag of England.svg  England 14 January 202416 May 2024
Matt GatissFlag of England.svg  England 16 May 2024 [15]

Records and statistics

Club records

As of the end of the 2022–23 season

Most appearances

As of 7 May 2023

RankPlayerAppsGoalsPositionCareer
1Emily Stuart1359DF2016–
2Justine Robinson11680MF, FW2015–
3Jade Pye11439FW2015–
4Sarah Bartlett875DF2015–21
5Sarah Rowbotham8122MF2015–21

Honours

League

Cup

See also

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