| Club: | Hartlepool United |
| Season: | 2001–02 |
| Manager: | Chris Turner |
| Chairman: | Ken Hodcroft |
| Owner: | IOR |
| Stadium: | Victoria Park |
| League: | Division Three |
| League Result: | 7th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First round (Eliminated by Swindon Town) |
| Cup2: | Football League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | First round (Eliminated by Nottingham Forest) |
| Cup3: | Football League Trophy |
| Cup3 Result: | First round (Eliminated by Bury) |
| League Topscorer: | Gordon Watson (18) |
| Season Topscorer: | Gordon Watson (18) |
| Highest Attendance: | 7,135 (vs Cheltenham Town) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 2,190 (vs Bury) |
| Prevseason: | 2000–01 |
| Nextseason: | 2002–03 |
The 2001–02 season was Hartlepool United's 95th year in existence.[1] Along with competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002.
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| width=60 | Rank | width=200 | Name | width=100 | Division Three | width=80 | width=80 | width=80 | Other | width=80 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gordon Watson | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||
| Mark Tinkler | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||
| 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||
| 5 | Ritchie Humphreys | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| Graeme Lee | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| Eifion Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| 8 | Paul Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 14 | Paul Arnison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Michael Barron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Jon Bass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Tony Lormor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| width=60 | Rank | width=200 | Name | width=100 | Division Three | width=80 | width=80 | width=80 | Other | width=80 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Williams | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| width=120 | Date | width=150 | Name | width=150 | Opposition | width=50 | Scored? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2001 | Ian Clark | Shrewsbury Town | |||||
| 8 September 2001 | Tommy Widdrington | Scunthorpe United | |||||
| 22 September 2001 | Ian Clark | Kidderminster Harriers | |||||
| 13 April 2002 | Gordon Watson | Swansea City |