Hartlepool 1998/99

Hartlepool finished 22nd of 24 in the 1998/99 Third Division with 51 points (won 13, drawn 12, lost 21; scored 52, conceded 65). Highest position 5th, after match 2; lowest 24th, after match 38. Longest runs: 9 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Hartlepool
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League Two season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 8 Aug 1998	Cardiff (home)	1–1 D	Drew	1	12th
2	Sat 15 Aug 1998	Barnet (away)	2–0 W	Won	4	5th
3	Sat 22 Aug 1998	Scunthorpe (home)	1–2 L	Lost	4	11th
4	Sat 29 Aug 1998	Cambridge (away)	2–1 W	Won	7	6th
5	Mon 31 Aug 1998	Hull (home)	1–0 W	Won	10	5th
6	Fri 4 Sep 1998	Halifax Town (away)	1–2 L	Lost	10	5th
7	Tue 8 Sep 1998	Darlington (away)	0–2 L	Lost	10	10th
8	Sat 12 Sep 1998	Exeter (home)	4–3 W	Won	13	9th
9	Sat 19 Sep 1998	Rotherham (away)	0–3 L	Lost	13	11th
10	Sun 27 Sep 1998	Peterborough (home)	1–2 L	Lost	13	14th
11	Sat 3 Oct 1998	Leyton Orient (away)	1–1 D	Drew	14	15th
12	Sat 10 Oct 1998	Shrewsbury (home)	1–1 D	Drew	15	16th
13	Sat 17 Oct 1998	Brentford (away)	1–3 L	Lost	15	17th
14	Tue 20 Oct 1998	Chester City (away)	1–1 D	Drew	16	17th
15	Sat 24 Oct 1998	Torquay (home)	4–1 W	Won	19	13th
16	Sat 31 Oct 1998	Brighton (away)	2–3 L	Lost	19	15th
17	Sat 7 Nov 1998	Plymouth (home)	2–0 W	Won	22	12th
18	Tue 10 Nov 1998	Mansfield (home)	1–2 L	Lost	22	15th
19	Sat 21 Nov 1998	Scarborough (away)	2–1 W	Won	25	11th
20	Sat 28 Nov 1998	Swansea (home)	1–2 L	Lost	25	14th
21	Sat 12 Dec 1998	Carlisle (away)	1–2 L	Lost	25	14th
22	Sat 19 Dec 1998	Southend (home)	2–4 L	Lost	25	19th
23	Sat 26 Dec 1998	Scunthorpe (away)	0–1 L	Lost	25	19th
24	Mon 28 Dec 1998	Rochdale (home)	0–1 L	Lost	25	21st
25	Sat 2 Jan 1999	Cambridge (home)	2–2 D	Drew	26	21st
26	Sat 9 Jan 1999	Cardiff (away)	1–4 L	Lost	26	22nd
27	Sat 16 Jan 1999	Barnet (home)	2–2 D	Drew	27	22nd
28	Sat 23 Jan 1999	Hull (away)	0–4 L	Lost	27	22nd
29	Sat 30 Jan 1999	Rochdale (away)	1–0 W	Won	30	22nd
30	Sat 6 Feb 1999	Halifax Town (home)	2–0 W	Won	33	20th
31	Sat 13 Feb 1999	Darlington (home)	2–3 L	Lost	33	22nd
32	Sat 20 Feb 1999	Exeter (away)	1–2 L	Lost	33	22nd
33	Sat 27 Feb 1999	Rotherham (home)	0–0 D	Drew	34	22nd
34	Sat 6 Mar 1999	Peterborough (away)	1–1 D	Drew	35	22nd
35	Sat 13 Mar 1999	Plymouth (away)	0–0 D	Drew	36	23rd
36	Sat 20 Mar 1999	Brighton (home)	0–0 D	Drew	37	23rd
37	Sat 27 Mar 1999	Torquay (away)	0–3 L	Lost	37	23rd
38	Sat 3 Apr 1999	Brentford (home)	0–1 L	Lost	37	24th
39	Tue 6 Apr 1999	Shrewsbury (away)	1–0 W	Won	40	24th
40	Sat 10 Apr 1999	Chester City (home)	2–0 W	Won	43	22nd
41	Tue 13 Apr 1999	Swansea (away)	0–1 L	Lost	43	23rd
42	Sat 17 Apr 1999	Scarborough (home)	3–0 W	Won	46	22nd
43	Sat 24 Apr 1999	Mansfield (away)	0–2 L	Lost	46	22nd
44	Tue 27 Apr 1999	Leyton Orient (home)	1–0 W	Won	49	22nd
45	Sat 1 May 1999	Carlisle (home)	0–0 D	Drew	50	22nd
46	Sat 8 May 1999	Southend (away)	1–1 D	Drew	51	22nd

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.