FC Hartlepool
For the other club in the National League, see Hartlepool United F.C.{{Infobox football club
| clubname = FC Hartlepool
| image =
| fullname = Football Club Hartlepool
| nickname =
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1993}}
| ground = Grayfields Enclosure, Hartlepool
| capacity =
| chairman = Salaam Shaheen
| manager = Terry Hill
| league = Northern League Division Two
| season = 2023–24
| position = Northern League Division Two, 14th of 22
}}
FC Hartlepool is a football club based in Hartlepool, England. They are currently members of the Northern League Division Two and play at Grayfields Enclosure in Hartlepool.{{cite web |url=https://www.northernfootballleague.org/team/fc-hartlepool/|title=FC Hartlepool |publisher=Northern League}}
History
FC Hartlepool were formed in 1993 and were originally known as Warrior. In 2002, the club was renamed as Teesside Arriva due a sponsorship deal from Arriva who provided the club with minibuses for away games. In summer 2003, the club changed names again and were now known as Hartlepool FC.{{cite web |url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/hartlepoolfootballclub/a/history-8487.html?page=1|title=Club's History |publisher=Hartlepool FC }}
In their first season as Hartlepool, the club won the Teesside League. They joined the Wearside League in the 2006–07 season.{{cite web |url=https://fchd.info/HARTLEPO.HTM|title=Hartlepool |publisher=FCHD }}
In 2019, the club rebranded and changed their name to FC Hartlepool. In the 2022–23 season, they won the Wearside League which saw the club promoted to the Northern League Division Two for the first time.{{cite web |url=https://www.northernfootballleague.org/news/allocations-and-cups/|title=Allocations and Cups |publisher=Northern Football League }} This made them the first side to play in the Northern League within Hartlepool since Hartlepool United Reserves in 1987 – while the defunct Hartlepool Town were in the league for the 1994–95 season, they played their home games in Ferryhill.{{cite web |url=https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/football/fc-hartlepool-in-bid-to-claim-towns-first-northern-league-spot-in-decades-4107013 |title=FC Hartlepool in bid to claim town's first Northern League spot in decades |publisher=Hartlepool Mail |date=20 April 2023 |accessdate=16 June 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.888sport.com/blog/tony-incenzo-diary-of-a-groundhopper-70 |title=
Diary Of A Groundhopper: Tony Incenzo On FC Hartlepool vs Jarrow |publisher=888 Sport |date=7 February 2024 |accessdate=11 February 2024}}
Ground
FC Hartlepool play their home games at Grayfields Enclosure. They took over the site from Hartlepool Borough Council in 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.888sport.com/blog/tony-incenzo-diary-of-a-groundhopper-70 |title=
Diary Of A Groundhopper: Tony Incenzo On FC Hartlepool vs Jarrow |publisher=888 Sport |date=7 February 2024 |accessdate=11 February 2024}} In February 2022, they opened a new clubhouse which is a fully functioning sports bar open seven days a week.{{cite web |url=https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/lifestyle/family-and-parenting/new-hartlepool-football-club-bar-aims-to-be-community-asset-3574670 |title=New Hartlepool football club bar aims to be community asset |publisher=Hartlepool Mail |date=18 February 2022 |accessdate=16 June 2023}} In April 2023, the club put up floodlights and build a 63-seater stand so the ground could meet the grading inspection to host Northern League games.{{cite web |url=https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/football/fc-hartlepool-in-bid-to-claim-towns-first-northern-league-spot-in-decades-4107013 |title=FC Hartlepool in bid to claim town's first Northern League spot in decades |publisher=Hartlepool Mail |date=20 April 2023 |accessdate=16 June 2023}} The club had two new stands installed during their maiden Northern League season.
Honours
- Teesside League
- Division Two promotion 2002–03{{cite web |url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/hartlepoolfootballclub/a/honours-9926.html?page=2 |title=Honours 1 |publisher=Hartlepool FC}}
- Division One champions 2003–04
- Wearside League
- Division One champions 2023–24{{cite web |url=https://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/pools-xi-head-to-fc-hartlepool/ |title=Pools XI head to FC Hartlepool |publisher=Hartlepool United |accessdate=6 July 2024}}
- Wearside League Cup
- Winners 2017–18
Records
- Record attendance: 1,498 vs Hartlepool United XI, pre-season friendly, 6 July 2023{{cite web |url=https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/football/hartlepool-united-8-1-fc-hartlepool-pools-xi-begin-pre-season-with-emphatic-win-in-front-of-record-crowd-at-grayfields-4693528 |title=Hartlepool United 8-1 FC Hartlepool: Pools XI begin pre-season with emphatic win in front of record crowd at Grayfields |publisher=Hartlepool Mail |date=7 July 2024 |accessdate=8 July 2024}}
- Best FA Vase performance: Second round, 2024–25
References
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