Hartlepool 2002/03

Hartlepool finished 2nd of 24 in the 2002/03 Third Division with 85 points (won 24, drawn 13, lost 9; scored 71, conceded 51) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 37 matches of 46; lowest 3rd, after match 3. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row and 11 unbeaten.

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 10 Aug 2002	Carlisle (away)	3–1 W	Won	3	1st
2	Tue 13 Aug 2002	Boston United (home)	2–0 W	Won	6	1st
3	Sat 17 Aug 2002	Macclesfield (home)	0–2 L	Lost	6	3rd
4	Sat 24 Aug 2002	Torquay (away)	1–1 D	Drew	7	3rd
5	Mon 26 Aug 2002	Hull (home)	2–0 W	Won	10	2nd
6	Sat 31 Aug 2002	Oxford (away)	1–0 W	Won	13	1st
7	Sat 7 Sep 2002	Swansea (away)	2–2 D	Drew	14	2nd
8	Sat 14 Sep 2002	Darlington (home)	4–1 W	Won	17	1st
9	Tue 17 Sep 2002	Lincoln (home)	2–1 W	Won	20	1st
10	Sat 21 Sep 2002	Bury (away)	1–1 D	Drew	21	1st
11	Sat 28 Sep 2002	Rushden & Diamonds (home)	1–2 L	Lost	21	1st
12	Sat 5 Oct 2002	Shrewsbury (away)	1–0 W	Won	24	1st
13	Sun 13 Oct 2002	Bournemouth (away)	1–2 L	Lost	24	1st
14	Sat 19 Oct 2002	Wrexham (home)	4–3 W	Won	27	1st
15	Fri 25 Oct 2002	Southend (away)	1–0 W	Won	30	1st
16	Tue 29 Oct 2002	Bristol Rovers (home)	2–0 W	Won	33	1st
17	Fri 1 Nov 2002	York (home)	0–0 D	Drew	34	1st
18	Sat 9 Nov 2002	Exeter (away)	2–1 W	Won	37	1st
19	Sat 23 Nov 2002	Leyton Orient (away)	2–1 W	Won	40	1st
20	Sat 30 Nov 2002	Kidderminster (home)	2–1 W	Won	43	1st
21	Sat 14 Dec 2002	Rochdale (away)	0–4 L	Lost	43	1st
22	Sat 21 Dec 2002	Scunthorpe (home)	2–2 D	Drew	44	1st
23	Thu 26 Dec 2002	Hull (away)	0–2 L	Lost	44	2nd
24	Sat 28 Dec 2002	Cambridge (home)	3–0 W	Won	47	1st
25	Wed 1 Jan 2003	Carlisle (home)	2–1 W	Won	50	1st
26	Sat 4 Jan 2003	Boston United (away)	1–0 W	Won	53	1st
27	Sat 18 Jan 2003	Oxford (home)	3–1 W	Won	56	1st
28	Tue 21 Jan 2003	Macclesfield (away)	1–0 W	Won	59	1st
29	Sat 25 Jan 2003	Cambridge (away)	0–0 D	Drew	60	1st
30	Sat 1 Feb 2003	Torquay (home)	3–2 W	Won	63	1st
31	Sat 8 Feb 2003	Exeter (home)	2–1 W	Won	66	1st
32	Sat 15 Feb 2003	York (away)	0–0 D	Drew	67	1st
33	Sat 22 Feb 2003	Swansea (home)	4–0 W	Won	70	1st
34	Sat 1 Mar 2003	Darlington (away)	2–2 D	Drew	71	1st
35	Tue 4 Mar 2003	Lincoln (away)	0–3 L	Lost	71	1st
36	Fri 7 Mar 2003	Bury (home)	0–0 D	Drew	72	1st
37	Sat 15 Mar 2003	Southend (home)	2–1 W	Won	75	1st
38	Tue 18 Mar 2003	Wrexham (away)	0–2 L	Lost	75	1st
39	Sat 22 Mar 2003	Bristol Rovers (away)	0–1 L	Lost	75	1st
40	Sat 29 Mar 2003	Bournemouth (home)	0–0 D	Drew	76	1st
41	Sat 5 Apr 2003	Kidderminster (away)	2–2 D	Drew	77	1st
42	Sat 12 Apr 2003	Leyton Orient (home)	4–1 W	Won	80	1st
43	Sat 19 Apr 2003	Scunthorpe (away)	0–4 L	Lost	80	2nd
44	Mon 21 Apr 2003	Rochdale (home)	2–2 D	Drew	81	2nd
45	Sat 26 Apr 2003	Shrewsbury (home)	3–0 W	Won	84	2nd
46	Sat 3 May 2003	Rushden & Diamonds (away)	1–1 D	Drew	85	2nd

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.