1965–66 Hartlepools United F.C. season

Sport October 2023 Hartlepools United 1965–66 Geoff Twentyman(until 27 October 1965)Brian Clough Ernest Ord Victoria Ground Division Four 18th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Second round _whiteborder _collarwhite _whiteborder 000040 000040 000040 000040 000066 1964–65 1966–67 During the 1965–66 English football season, Hartlepools United competed in the Division Four, the FA Cup and the League Cup. Season summary The club was a perennial struggler and had repeatedly had to apply for re-election to the Football League, having finished in the bottom two of the Fourth Division five times in the past six seasons. After sacking Geoff Twentyman (two years later he joined The Boot Room in Liverpool F.C.), the Board appointed the 30-year-old Brian CloughBrian Clough https://www.bbc.co.uk/tees/content/articles/2007/05/15/brian_clough_feature.shtml Tees – People – Brian Clough BBC 16 May 2007 11 July 2009 in October 1965 to his first managerial role.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/01/03/hartlepool-united-club-wherebrian-clough-learned-trade-managerial/ Hartlepool United - the club where Brian Clough learned his trade and a managerial legend was born Luke Edwards The Telegraph 3 January 2020 11 April 2022 He accepted the job and immediately asked former Middlesbrough goalkeeper Peter Taylor (then managing non-League Burton Albion) to join him as his assistant. Also, Clough offered the trainer spot to Jimmy Gordon a former Middlesbrough assistant during his player stage in that team, however, Gordon rejected the offer and continued to work with Blackburn Rovers as its club trainer. Kent Jeff Port Vale Personalities Witan Books 288 1996 0-9529152-0-0 Teenage midfielder John McGovern joined the club after Taylor scouted him at Central Park.https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/brian-clough-mcgovern-nottingham-forest-27842263 Mike Walters 26 August 2022 22 August 2023 Brian Clough was a psychologist, not a manager, claims European Cup hero mirror.co.uk Squad yes Wales GK Kenny Simpkins yes ENG GK Les Green yes ENG GK John Small yes ENG DF Brian Drysdale yes ENG DF Eric Harrison yes ENG DF Stan Storton yes SCO DF Brian Grant yes ENG DF Johnny Gill yes NIR DF Billy Marshall yes Wales DF Alan Fox yes ENG DF Tony Parry yes SCO DF Bobby McLeod yes ENG MF Barry Ashworth yes yes ENG MF Cliff Wright yes Republic of Ireland MF Amby Fogarty yes SCO MF Jimmy Cooper yes SCO MF Willie Bradley yes ENG MF John Bates yes ENG MF Bobby Brass yes SCO MF Hughie Hamilton yes SCO MF John McGovern yes ENG FW Jimmy Mulvaney yes ENG FW Ernie Phythian yes ENG FW Peter Thompson yes SCO FW Willie McPheat yes ENG FW Ally Murray yes ENG FW Joe Livingstone yes Transfers In Pos. Name from TypeFWJimmy MulvaneyWhitby Town DF Bobby McLeod Sunderland DF Brian Drysdale Lincoln City GK Les Green Burton Albion DF Tony Parry Burton Albion FWErnie PhythianWrexham A.F.C. Out Pos. Name To Type MF Neville Bannister Rochdale F.C. FW Bobby Entwistle FW Terry Francis Consett F.C. MF Bobby Morrell Thornley Colliery Welfare Winter In Pos. Name from Type DF Johnny Gill Mansfield Town DF Brian Grant Nottingham Forest FW Joe Livingstone Carlisle United Out Pos. Name To Type MF Jimmy Cooper Addington F.C. DF Alan Fox Bradford City MF Billy MarshallHorden Colliery Welfare Results Division Four 1965–66 Football League League table Fourth Division HAU Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A Result W/L/D/L/L/W/W/L/L/L/D/L/L/W/W/L/L/L/L/D/D/L/W/D/L/W/L/W/W/L/L/D/W/L/W/W/W/L/L/W/L/L/W/W/D/D Position 7/14/15/17/23/16/14/17/20/21/23/23/23/22/19/21/23/23/23/22/22/23/22/22/22/21/21/22/21/21/23/22/20/22/21/20/18/20/21/18/19/22/20/18/18/18 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss #FFD700 Champions, Promoted to Division Three blue2 Promoted to Division Three red1 Re-elected complete https://www.11v11.com/teams/hartlepool-united/tab/matches/season/1966/ September 2023 Matches .- Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/hartlepool-united/tab/matches/season/1966/ 21 August 1965 1 Hartlepools United Southport W 3–1 24 August 1965 2 Doncaster Rovers Hartlepools United L 4–0 28 August 1965 3 Wrexham Hartlepools United D 1–1 4 September 1965 4 Hartlepools United Bradford Park Avenue L 2–3 11September 1965 5 Aldershot Hartlepools United L 5–0 13 September 1965 6 Hartlepools United Doncaster Rovers W 2–0 18 September 1965 7 Hartlepools United Newport County W 5–2 25 September 1965 8 Torquay United Hartlepools United L 0–2 2 October 1965 9 Hartlepools United Chesterfield L 1–2 4 October 1965 10 Barrow Hartlepools United L 0–2 9 October 1965 11 Hartlepools United Tranmere Rovers D 0–0 16 October 1965 12 Colchester United Hartlepools United L 0–2 23 October 1965 13 Hartlepools United Barnsley L 1–2 30 October 1965 14 Bradford City 1–3 Hartlepools United Cliff Wright 20 35 Roy Ellam34, 84 Jimmy Mulvaney Valley Parade Bradford 2,373 LW Faulkner W 6 November 1965 15 Hartlepools United Crewe Alexandra W 4–1 Ernie Phythian 15, 67Cliff Wright 33, 89 63 Peter Kane Victoria Park Hartlepool 4,302 DNH Payne 20 November 1965 16 Hartlepools United 1–2 Halifax Town Cliff Wright 42 19 Dennis Fidler 69 Bill Atkins Victoria Park Hartlepool 4,282 D Pritchard L 27 November 1965 17 Chester Hartlepools United L 2–0 Les Jones 41 Elfed Morris 77 Chester Sealand Road 6,547 L Callaghan 11 December 1965 18 Lincoln City Hartlepools United L 2–1 Barry Hutchinson 58Roger Holmes 83 39 Willie McPheat Lincoln Sincil Bank 3,332 RL Johnson 18 December 1965 19 Hartlepools United Colchester United L 0–1 78 Ted Phillips Victoria Park Hartlepool 4,067 JE Carr 27 December 1965 20 Hartlepools United Darlington D 1–1 Peter Thompson Kenny Allison Victoria Park Hartlepool 9,290 K Howley 28 December 1965 21 Darlington Hartlepools United D 1–1 Darlington Feethams 1 January 1966 22 Tranmere Rovers Hartlepools United L 6–1 Bruce Crawford 1Alan A'Court 5, 37John Manning 62, 65Barry Dyson 74 78 Cliff Wright Birkenhead Prenton Park 5,479 G McCabe 8 January 1966 23 Hartlepools United Port Vale W 2–0 Peter Thompson 60Ernie Phythian 89 Victoria Park Hartlepool 4,284 H Davey 15 January 1966 24 Barnsley Hartlepools United D 2–2 George Kerr 58 John Bettany 67 9, 72 Peter Thompson Barnsley Oakwell 3,471 29 January 1965 25 Southport Hartlepools United L 4–1 Ron Smith 25Alan Spence 34, 57Stan Storton 52 o.g. 89 Cliff Wright Southport Haig Avenue 4,983 Dr DW Brady 5 February 1965 26 Hartlepools United Wrexham W 4–2 Ernie Phythian 3, 58Amby Fogarty 65 Peter Thompson 89 8 Keith Webber 15 Ian Hughes Victoria Park Hartlepool 3,959 H Richards 12 February 1965 27 Luton Town Hartlepools United L 2–1 John O'Rourke 49, 56 73 Peter Thompson Luton Kenilworth Road 6,131 RV Spittle 26 February 1965 28 Hartlepools United Aldershot W 3–0 Ernie Phythian 40Amby Fogarty 69 penPeter Thompson 73 Victoria Park Hartlepool 4,410 V James 5 March 1965 29 Hartlepools United Luton Town W 2–0 Ernie Phythian 14Cliff Wright 58 Victoria Park Hartlepool 4,896 CM Cooke 12 March 1965 30 Newport County Hartlepools United L 3–0 David Pugh 70Kenny Morgans 85Alfie Hale 89 Newport Somerton Park 2,285 PG Brandwood 19 March 1965 31 Hartlepools United Torquay United L 0–2 13Tommy Spratt 82 Robin Stubbs Victoria Park Hartlepool 4,789 JW Bullough 21 March 1965 32 Port Vale Hartlepools United D 0–0 Burslem Vale Park 4,908 SJ Kayley 25 March 1965 33 Chesterfield Hartlepools United W 1–3 Barry Whitehead 54 pen 23 Jimmy Mulvaney 60 Tony Parry 77 Ernie Phythian Chesterfield Recreation Ground 2,653 J Parkinson 1 April 1965 34 Crewe Alexandra Hartlepools United L 3–1 Peter Gowans Peter Kane , Cliff Wright Crewe Gresty Road 3,148 ET Jennings 8 April 1965 35 Hartlepools United Stockport County W 2–1 Jimmy Mulvaney Ernie Phythian Peter Clark Victoria Park Hartlepool 4,393 E Crawford 9 April 1965 36 Hartlepools United Notts County W 2–0 Amby Fogarty 35Peter Thompson 56 Victoria Park Hartlepool 4,001 DNH Payne 11 April 1965 37 Stockport County Hartlepools United W 1–2 David Shawcross Peter Thompson Jimmy Mulvaney Stockport Edgeley Park 5,453 MA Fussey 15 April 1965 38 Halifax Town Hartlepools United L 1–0 Bill Atkins 8 Halifax Shay Stadium 1,533 LW Faulkner 19 April 1965 39 Bradford Park Avenue Hartlepools United L 4–1 Kevin Hector ,Bobby Ham , Johnny Gill Bradford Park Avenue 3,755 LJ Hamer 23 April 1965 40 Hartlepools United Chester W 2–0 Ernie Phythian 36Amby Fogarty 69 Victoria Park Hartlepool 4,138 R Harper 26 April 1965 41 Rochdale Hartlepools United L 3–1 Bert Lister Bob Stephenson , Willie McPheat Rochdale Spotland 1,964 V James 30 April 1965 42 Notts County Hartlepools United L 1–0 Frank Kirkup 45 Nottingham Meadow Lane 4,448 GD Roper 7 May 1965 43 Hartlepools United Lincoln City W 3–1 Jimmy Mulvaney 27, 82Amby Fogarty 34 60 Joe Bonson Victoria Park Hartlepool 4,904 P Rhodes 9 May 1965 44 Hartlepools United Barrow F.C. W 3–0 Barry Ashworth Cliff Wright Jimmy Mulvaney Victoria Park Hartlepool 5,236 Dr DW Brady 16 May 1965 45 Hartlepools United Rochdale D 0–0 Victoria Park Hartlepool 5,779 JE Thacker 21 May 1965 46 Hartlepools United Bradford City D 1–1 Joe Livingstone 36 82 Derek Stokes Victoria Park Hartlepool 4,776 D Pritchard FA Cup 1965–66 FA Cup Round one 13 November 1965 FA Cup (R1) Hartlepools United Workington Workington is playing on Division Three. W 3–1 Willie McPheat 16, 63Bobby Brass 57 9 Barry Lowes Victoria Park Hartlepool 7,466 SJ Kayley Round Two 4 December 1965 FA Cup (R2) Hartlepool United Wrexham Wrexham is playing on Division Four. W 2–0 Cliff Wright 56Jimmy Mulvaney 79 Victoria Park Hartlepool 6,897 LW Faulkner Round Three 24 January 1966 FA Cup (R3) L Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town is playing on Division Two. Hartlepools United 3–1 Johnny Quigley 60, 88 Tony Leighton 85 59 Peter Thompson ' Huddersfield Leeds Road 24,505 W Crossley League Cup 1965–66 Football League Cup Round one 1 September 1965 League Cup (R1) Hartlepools United Bradford City (Div 4) W 1–0 Round Two 22 September 1965 League Cup Leeds United Hartlepools United L 4–2 Leeds Elland Road Cooper 30 Johnson 59 Belfitt 75 Storrie 80 55Cooper 79 Wright 11,081 FM Nicholson Statistics Squad statistics Football LeagueDivision Four FACup Football LeagueCup Wales GK Kenny Simpkins 25 -44 3 -4 2 -4 ENG DF Eric Harrison 38 1 3 0 2 0 ENG DF Stan Storton 26 0 3 0 2 0 SCO DF Brian Grant 22 0 1 0 0 0 ENG DF Brian Drysdale 34+1 0 3 0 0 0 ENG MF Barry Ashworth 34 3 2 0 2 0 ENG MF Cliff Wright 38+1 11 3 1 1 1 Republic of Ireland MF Amby Fogarty 39 5 3 0 2 0 ENG FW Jimmy Mulvaney 22+1 10 2 1 1 1 ENG FW Ernie Phythian 46 17 3 0 2 0 ENG FW Peter Thompson 31 10 1 1 1 0 ENG GK Les Green 19 -29 0 0 0 0 ENG DF Johnny Gill 20 1 0 0 0 0 SCO MF Jimmy Cooper 19 1 1 0 2 1 ENG MF Willie Bradley 17 0 1 0 1 0 NIR DF Billy Marshall 14 0 0 0 2 0 SCO FW Willie McPheat 13+2 2 2 2 0 0 Wales DF Alan Fox 13 0 0 0 2 0 ENG MF John Bates 11 0 0 0 0 0 ENG MF Bobby Brass 10+1 0 2 1 0 0 ENG DF Tony Parry 7+1 1 0 0 0 0 ENG MF Hughie Hamilton 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 ENG GK John Small 2 -2 0 0 0 0 ENG FW Joe Livingstone 1 1 0 0 0 0 SCO MF John McGovern 1 0 0 0 0 0 ENG DF Bobby McLeod 1 0 0 0 0 0 ENG FW Ally Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0 https://www.11v11.com/teams/hartlepool-united/tab/players/season/1966/ August 2023 References Category:Hartlepool United F.C. seasons Hartlepools