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1965–66 Hartlepools United F.C. season

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, the Board appointed the 30-year-old Brian Clough[1] in October 1965 to his first managerial role.[2] 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. [3] Teenage midfielder John McGovern joined the club after Taylor scouted him at Central Park.[4]

Squad

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

Transfers

Winter

Results

Division Four

League table

Source: rsssf.com

Results by round

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

Matches

FA Cup

Round one

Round Two

Round Three

League Cup

Round one

Round Two

Statistics

Squad statistics

References

  1. ^ Brian Clough (16 May 2007). "Tees – People – Brian Clough". BBC. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
  2. ^ Luke Edwards (3 January 2020). "Hartlepool United - the club where Brian Clough learned his trade and a managerial legend was born". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  3. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 288. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  4. ^ Mike Walters (26 August 2022). "Brian Clough was a psychologist, not a manager, claims European Cup hero". mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2023.