1966–67 Hartlepools United F.C. season

Hartlepools United
1966–67 season
Chairman	Ernest Ord
Manager	Brian Clough
Stadium	Victoria Ground
Division Four	8th
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	First round
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1965–66 1967–68 →

During the 1966–67 English football season, Hartlepools United competed in the Division Three, the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Season summary

In his second season as manager, Brian Clough and his assistant Peter Taylor transferred in several players to reinforce the squad including Notts County midfielders Somers and Sheridan, also arrived Full back Tony Bircumshaw^[1] bringing a solid defensive line through the campaign.^[2] However, on 15 November, chairman Ernie Ord prompted turmoil when he sacked Peter Taylor as he claimed he couldn't afford to pay him anymore. Clough refused to accept the dismissal so in turn, Ord sacked him as well.^[3]^[4] Finally, the club Board removed Ord as chairman and both Clough and Taylor kept their jobs.^[5]

In spite of the turmoil the squad had a good League season challenging the promotion spots almost the entire campaign until Spring and finished in a decent 8th place, only 7 points below the promotion. Meanwhile, in FA Cup the team was early eliminated by Shrewsbury Town in first round. In the League Cup it was Bradford Park Avenue which won the first series against Hartlepools in two legs.

Squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	WAL	Kenny Simpkins
—	GK	ENG	Les Green
—	DF	ENG	Tony Bircumshaw
—	DF	ENG	Tony Parry
—	DF	ENG	Johnny Gill
—	DF	ENG	Brian Drysdale
—	DF	ENG	Stan Aston
—	DF	SCO	Bobby McLeod
—	DF	SCO	Brian Grant
—	MF	ENG	John Sheridan
—	MF	SCO	John McGovern


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Albert Broadbent
—	MF	ENG	Mick Somers
—	MF	ENG	Cliff Wright
—	MF	ENG	John Beresford
—	MF	ENG	John Joyce
—	FW	IRL	Amby Fogarty
—	FW	ENG	Terry Bell
—	FW	ENG	Joe Livingstone
—	FW	ENG	Jimmy Mulvaney
—	FW	ENG	Ernie Phythian

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Terry Bell	Nuneaton Borough
DF	Tony Bircumshaw	Notts County
MF	John Sheridan	Notts County
MF	Mick Somers	Torquay United

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	Barry Ashworth	Tranmere Rovers
MF	John Bates	Horden Colliery Welfare
MF	Willie Bradley
MF	Bobby Brass	Stockton F.C.
MF	Hughie Hamilton	Scarborough F.C.
DF	Eric Harrison	Barrow F.C.
FW	Willie McPheat	Airdrieonians
DF	Stan Storton	Tranmere Rovers
FW	Peter Thompson	Boston United F.C.

Winter

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
DF	Stanley Aston	Burton Albion
MF	Albert Broadbent	Bradford Park Avenue

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type

Results

Division Four

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GAv	Pts
6	Southend United	46	15	5	3	44	12	7	4	12	26	37	1.429	53
7	Wrexham	46	11	12	0	46	20	5	8	10	30	42	1.226	52
8	Hartlepools United	46	15	3	5	44	29	7	4	12	22	35	1.031	51
9	Brentford	46	13	7	3	36	19	5	6	12	22	37	1.036	49
10	Aldershot	46	14	4	5	48	19	4	8	11	24	38	1.263	48

Source: rsssf.com

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
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	D	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	L	D	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	D
Position	12	9	9	10	15	17	17	14	10	14	13	10	8	11	11	12	12	13	10	8	6	7	4	6	8	8	8	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	7	6	6	7	8	7	7	7	7	7

Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/hartlepool-united/tab/matches/season/1966/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Champions, Promoted to Division Three; = Promoted to Division Three; = Re-elected

Manager: Geoff Twentyman

Matches

.- Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/hartlepool-united/tab/matches/season/1967/

20 August 1966 1	Aldershot	1-1	Hartlepools Utd	Aldershot
	Jack Howarth 84'		25' Joe Livingstone	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 3,590 Referee: P Rhodes

27 August 1966 2	Hartlepools United	2-1	Wrexham	Hartlepool
	Joe Livingstone 26' Ernie Phythian 50'		54'Tony McLoughlin	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,664 Referee: H Williams

2 September 1966 3	Southend United	2-0	Hartlepools United	Southend-on-Sea
	Eddie Firmani 32' Derek Woodley 79'			Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,689 Referee: RF Prichard

5 September 1966 4	Hartlepools United	2-1	Barrow	Hartlepool
	Joe Livingstone Amby Fogarty (pen.)		Billy McAdams	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,463 Referee: V James

10 September 1966 5	Hartlepools United	0-2	Tranmere Rovers	Hartlepool
			John Manning 86' Steve 'Mandy' Hill 89'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,903 Referee: GW Hill

17 September 1966 6	Bradford City	3-0	Hartlepools United	Bradford
	Ken Leek 25' Derek Stokes 28' Wilf Shergold 70'			Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 3,727 Referee: TJ Hill

19 September 1966 7	Hartlepools Utd	0-1	Newport County	Hartlepool
			Dai Jones	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,096 Referee: JE Thacker

24 September 1966 8	Hartlepools United	3-1	Exeter City	Hartlepool
	Ernie Phythian 1', 76' Jimmy Mulvaney 81'		70' Roger Smith	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,227 Referee: K Styles

26 September 1966 9	Barrow	2-3	Hartlepools United	Barrow-in-Furness
	George Smith Billy McAdams		Jimmy Mulvaney , Ernie Phythian	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 5,662 Referee: AWS Jones

1 October 1966 10	Hartlepools Utd	1-2	Crewe Alexandra	Hartlepool
	Ernie Phythian 47'		42' Alan Bradshaw 67' Albert Harley	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,394 Referee: JE Carr

7 October 1966 11	York City	1-1	Hartlepools United	York
	Rowland Horrey		Jimmy Mulvaney	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 5,203 Referee: CI Robinson

15 October 1966 12	Hartlepools Utd	5-0	Lincoln City	Hartlepool
	Ernie Phythian 21' Jimmy Mulvaney 27', 60' Amby Fogarty 32' (pen.) Cliff Wright 75' (pen.)			Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,987 Referee: DNH Payne

17 October 1966 13	Newport County	0-2	Hartlepools United	Newport
			John Sheridan Ernie Phythian	Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 5,463 Referee: ED Wallace

22 October 1966 14	Chesterfield	1-0	Hartlepools United	Chesterfield
	Ivan Hollett 27'			Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 5,275 Referee: LJ Hamer

29 October 1966 15	Hartlepools United	1-0	Stockport County	Hartlepool
	Ernie Phythian 82'			Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,976 Referee: R Harper

5 November 1966 16	Rochdale	3-2	Hartlepools United	Rochdale
	Billy Russell 11', 18' Bill Calder 23'		40' Jimmy Mulvaney 80' Ernie Phythian 80'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,005 Referee: VJ Batty

12 November 1966 17	Hartlepools United	1-1	Southport	Hartlepool
	Jimmy Mulvaney 79'		Jim Fryatt 72'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,516 Referee: GC Kew

19 November 1966 18	Notts County	0-0	Hartlepools United	Nottingham
				Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,922 Referee: HP Hackney

3 December 1966 19	Bradford Park Avenue	1-2	Hartlepools United	Bradford
	Bobby Waddell 75'		52' Cliff Wright 69' (o.g.) Ken Taylor	Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 4,309 Referee: J Mitchell

10 December 1966 20	Hartlepools United	2-1	Port Vale	Hartlepool
	Cliff Wright 1' Ernie Phythian 30'		65' Jimmy Hill	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,342 Referee: Dr DW Brady

17 December 1966 21	Hartlepools United	3-2	Aldershot	Hartlepool
	Jimmy Mulvaney 1', 82'Cliff Wright 17'		Peter Kearns 23'Jack Howarth 86'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,159 Referee: WM Holian

26 December 1966 22	Hartlepools United	2-2	Brentford	Hartlepool
	Ernie Phythian (pen.) Joe Livingstone		John Docherty Mel Scott	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 8,420 Referee: H Williams

27 December 1966 23	Brentford	1-2	Hartlepools United	Brentford
	John Docherty 52'		75', 85' Ernie Phythian	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 5,775 Referee: DW Smith

31 December 1966 24	Wrexham	4-1	Hartlepools United	Wrexham
	Dave Carrick 18' Mickey Evans 50' Don Weston 60' (pen.), 63'		6' Jimmy Mulvaney	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 12,005 Referee: CI Robinson

6 January 1967 25	Hartlepools Utd	1-2	Southend United	Hartlepool
	Ernie Phythian 89'		45+1' Tony Bentley 70' John Baber	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 9,586 Referee: P Rhodes

13 January 1967 26	Tranmere Rovers	2-0	Hartlepools Utd	Birkenhead
	Barry Ashworth Graham Williams			Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,149 Referee: JE Carr

21 January 1967 27	Hartlepools Utd	1-0	Bradford City	Hartlepool
	Ernie Phythian 70'			Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 6,109 Referee: RH Windle

30 January 1967 28	Hartlepools Utd	3-2	Chester	Hartlepool
	Cliff Wright Ernie Phythian Jimmy Mulvaney		Hugh Ryden Les Jones	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 7,988 Referee: V James

4 February 1967 29	Exeter City	1-0	Hartlepools Utd	Exeter
	Jimmy Ryan 35'			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 3,702 Referee: HG New

11 February 1967 30	Crewe Alexandra	1-2	Hartlepools Utd	Crewe
	Peter Gowans 85' (pen.)		49' Jimmy Mulvaney 72'Cliff Wright	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 6,331 Referee: WJ Gow

18 February 1967 31	Hartlepools Utd	1-1	Barnsley	Hartlepool
	Terry Bell 33'		30' Johnny Evans	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 6,715 Referee: SJ Kayley

25 February 1967 32	Hartlepools Utd	4-2	York City	Hartlepool
	Jimmy Mulvaney 3', 61', 84' Cliff Wright 52'		39' Graham Caulfield 57' (pen.) Andy Provan	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 6,638 Referee: F Cowen

4 March 1967 33	Lincoln City	3-0	Hartlepools Utd	Lincoln
	Geoff Anderson 40', 86' Clive Ford 45'			Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 4,667 Referee: NCH Burtenshaw

11 March 1967 34	Barnsley	1-2	Hartlepools Utd	Barnsley
	Bob Earnshaw 32'		22', 56' Ernie Phythian	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 6,479 Referee: R Darlington

18 March 1967 35	Hartlepools Utd	3-2	Chesterfield	Hartlepool
	Jimmy Mulvaney 9' Ernie Phythian 14', 35'		84' Peter Neale 85' Peter Bishop	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,604 Referee: JE Thacker

24 March 1967 36	Hartlepools United	2-1	Luton Town	Hartlepool
	Jimmy Mulvaney Ernie Phythian (pen.)		Graham French	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 8,442 Referee: DNH Payne

25 March 1967 37	Chester	1-0	Hartlepools Utd	Chester
	Mickey Metcalf 20'			Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 3,126 Referee: J Finney

27 March 1967 38	Luton Town	0-2	Hartlepools Utd	Luton
			Tony Parry John McGovern	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7,370 Referee: WG Handley

1 April 1967 39	Hartlepools Utd	2-1	Rochdale	Hartlepool
	Micky Somers 71' Albert Broadbent 83'		3' Reg Jenkins	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,952 Referee: H Williams

8 April 1967 40	Southport	3-1	Hartlepools Utd	Southport
	Eric Redrobe 1', 3' Arthur Peat 45'		60' Albert Broadbent 65' George Andrews	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 4,277 Referee: RH Windle

11 April 1967 41	Halifax Town	2-1	Hartlepools United	Halifax
	Phil McCarthy 76' Barry Hutchinson 80'		Albert Broadbent	Stadium: Shay Stadium Attendance: 3,252 Referee: JA Warburton

15 April 1967 42	Hartlepools Utd	2-1	Notts County	Hartlepool
	Jimmy Mulvaney 48', 67'		31' Brian Bates	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,674 Referee: N Callender

21 April 1967 43	Stockport County	2-0	Hartlepools United	Stockport
	Johnny Price (pen.) Freddie Goodwin			Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 8,865 Referee: DNH Payne

24 April 1967 44	Hartlepools United	1-3	Halifax Town	Hartlepool
	Tony Parry 51'		60', 72', 86' John Parks	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,479 Referee: CM Cooke

29 April 1967 45	Hartlepools United	2-0	Bradford Park Avenue	Hartlepool
	Somers 15' Phythian 60'			Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,567 Referee: MA Fussey

6 May 1967 46	Port Vale	0-0	Hartlepools United	Burslem
				Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,178 Referee: WM Holian

League Cup

23 August 1966 League Cup Round 1	Bradford Park Avenue	2-2	Hartlepools United	Bradford
	Kevin Hector Bobby Ham (pen.)		Ernie Phythian Joe Livingstone	Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 5,128 Referee: D Pritchard

31 August 1966 replay	Hartlepools United	1-2	Bradford Park Avenue	Hartlepool
	Ernie Phythian		Alec Gordon Kevin Hector	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,835 Referee: LJ Hamer

FA Cup

26 November 1966 1	Shrewsbury Town	5-2	Hartlepools United	Shrewsbury
	Alan Turner 18', 58' Frank Clarke 38' John Manning 45', 47'		53' Ernie Phythian 73' (pen.) Amby Fogarty	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 6,515 Referee: R Darlington

Statistics

Squad statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division Four		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	WAL	Kenny Simpkins	34	-50	31	-41	1	-5	2	-4
	DF	ENG	Tony Bircumshaw	35	0	34	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Tony Parry	26	2	23+1	2	0	0	2	0
	DF	ENG	Johnny Gill	30	0	27	0	1	0	2	0
	DF	ENG	Brian Drysdale	48	0	45	0	1	0	2	0
	MF	ENG	John Sheridan	39	1	36	1	1	0	2	0
	MF	SCO	John McGovern	34	1	31+2	1	1	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Mick Somers	33	2	30+1	2	0	0	2	0
	MF	ENG	Cliff Wright	41	7	37+1	7	1	0	2	0
	FW	ENG	Jimmy Mulvaney	38	19	37	19	1	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Ernie Phythian	49	26	46	23	1	1	2	2
	GK	ENG	Les Green	15	-23	15	-23	0	0	0	0
	FW	IRL	Amby Fogarty	24	3	21	2	1	1	2	0
	DF	ENG	Stan Aston	19	0	19	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Albert Broadbent	15	3	15	3	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Terry Bell	19	1	14+4	1	1	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Joe Livingstone	16	5	14	4	0	0	2	1
	DF	SCO	Bobby McLeod	14	0	14	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Brian Grant	15	0	13	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	ENG	John Beresford	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	John Joyce	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/hartlepool-united/tab/players/season/1967/

References

^ Profile on a Hartlepool site Archived 3 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Brian Clough started a Football Revolution in 1966". thenorthernecho.co.uk. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
^ https://mtmg.wordpress.com/2007/06/25/brian-clough-part-nine/
^ Luke Edwards (3 January 2020). "Hartlepool United – the club where Brian Clough learned his trade and a managerial legend was born". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
^ "The story of Brian Clough's first NYE as a manager: The beach, booze & a beating". planetfootball.com. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2023.

[1] Profile on a Hartlepool site Archived 3 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Brian Clough started a Football Revolution in 1966". thenorthernecho.co.uk. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[3] ttps://mtmg.wordpress.com/2007/06/25/brian-clough-part-nine/

[4] Luke Edwards (3 January 2020). "Hartlepool United – the club where Brian Clough learned his trade and a managerial legend was born". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

[5] "The story of Brian Clough's first NYE as a manager: The beach, booze & a beating". planetfootball.com. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2023.

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