| Club: | Hartlepool United |
| Season: | 2012–13 |
| Manager: | Neale Cooper (until 24 October) John Hughes (from 13 November) |
| Chairman: | Ken Hodcroft |
| Owner: | IOR |
| Stadium: | Victoria Park |
| League: | Football League One |
| League Result: | 23rd (relegated) |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First round (Eliminated by Chesterfield) |
| Cup2: | Football League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | First round (Eliminated by Crewe Alexandra) |
| Cup3: | Football League Trophy |
| Cup3 Result: | First round (Eliminated by Bradford City) |
| League Topscorer: | Andy Monkhouse (7) |
| Season Topscorer: | Andy Monkhouse (7) |
| Highest Attendance: | 4,474 (vs Carlisle United) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,777 (vs Bradford City) |
| Prevseason: | 2011–12 |
| Nextseason: | 2013–14 |
The 2012–13 season was Hartlepool United's 104th year in existence and their sixth consecutive season in League One.[1] Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.
| Date | Position | Player | From | Fee | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2012 | MF | Free | [3] | |||
| 6 July 2012 | MF | Free | [4] | |||
| 11 July 2012 | FW | Free | [5] |
| Date | Position | Player | From | End date | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | MF | 8 October 2012 | [6] | |||
| 5 October 2012 | FW | 10 December 2012 | [7] | |||
| 9 October 2012 | FW | 9 April 2013 | [8] |
| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2012 | MF | [9] | ||||
| 6 June 2012 | FW | Free | [10] | |||
| 21 June 2012 | MF | Free | [11] | |||
| 17 August 2012 | FW | Free | [12] | |||
| 20 August 2012 | FW | Free | [13] | |||
| 24 August 2012 | FW | Free | [14] | |||
| 18 September 2012 | DF | Free | [15] | |||
| 29 January 2013 | MF | Free | [16] |
| Date | Position | Player | To | End date | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 2012 | FW | 1 June 2013 | [17] | |||
| 15 February 2013 | DF | 1 June 2013 | [18] |
|}
| width=60 | Rank | width=150 | Name | width=80 | League One | width=80 | FA Cup | width=80 | League Cup | width=80 | Other | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||
| 2 | Jonathan Franks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| James Poole | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| Steve Howard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| Antony Sweeney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 11 | Ritchie Humphreys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| Craig Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Ryan Noble | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Greg Rutherford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Simon Walton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| width=60 | Rank | width=150 | Name | width=80 | League One | width=80 | FA Cup | width=80 | League Cup | width=80 | Other | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Flinders | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| width=120 | Date | width=150 | Name | width=150 | Opposition | width=50 | Scored? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2012 | Steve Howard | Scunthorpe United | |||||
| 15 September 2012 | Simon Walton | Bournemouth | |||||
| 13 October 2012 | Neil Austin | Doncaster Rovers | |||||
| 23 October 2012 | Neil Austin | Bury | |||||
| 24 November 2012 | Evan Horwood | Walsall | |||||
| 13 April 2013 | Simon Walton | Tranmere Rovers |
| width=120 | Date Incurred | width=150 | Name | width=60 | Games Missed | width=190 | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Neil Austin | 1 | (vs. Carlisle United) | ||||
| 20 November 2012 | Neil Austin | 3 | (vs. Oldham Athletic) | ||||
| 29 March 2013 | Simon Walton | 1 | (vs. Milton Keynes Dons) |