| Club: | Hartlepool United |
| Season: | 2021–22 |
| Manager: | Dave Challinor (until 1 November) Graeme Lee (until 5 May) |
| Chairman: | Raj Singh |
| Owner: | Raj Singh |
| Stadium: | Victoria Park (until 12 November) Suit Direct Stadium[1] |
| League: | League Two |
| League Result: | 17th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Fourth round (eliminated by Crystal Palace) |
| Cup2: | EFL Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | First round (eliminated by Crewe Alexandra) |
| Cup3: | EFL Trophy |
| Cup3 Result: | Semi-finals (eliminated by Rotherham United) |
| League Topscorer: | Luke Molyneux (8) |
| Season Topscorer: | Luke Molyneux (12) |
| Highest Attendance: | 7,542 (vs. Rotherham United) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,572 (vs. Morecambe) |
| Average Attendance: | 5,195[2] |
| Largest Win: | 3–0 (vs. Sheffield Wednesday) |
| Largest Loss: | 5–0 (vs. Leyton Orient) |
| Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
| Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
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The 2021–22 season is Hartlepool United's 113th year in existence and their first season back in League Two after 4 years. Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 July 2021 | DF | Free | [3] | |||
| 16 July 2021 | MF | Free | [4] | |||
| 16 July 2021 | DF | Undisclosed | [5] | |||
| 21 July 2021 | FW | Free | [6] | |||
| 1 August 2021 | DF | Free | [7] | |||
| 1 August 2021 | FW | Free | [8] | |||
| 6 August 2021 | GK | Free | [9] | |||
| 30 August 2021 | DF | Free | [10] | |||
| 16 September 2021 | FW | Free | [11] | |||
| 16 September 2021 | FW | Free | [12] | |||
| 25 October 2021 | GK | Patrick Boyes | Free | [13] | ||
| 10 January 2022 | FW | Undisclosed | [14] | |||
| 27 January 2022 | FW | Free | [15] |
| Date | Position | Player | From | End date | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2021 | MF | 1 January 2022 | [16] | |||
| 5 August 2021 | MF | 17 January 2022 | [17] | |||
| 11 August 2021 | FW | 1 January 2022 | [18] | |||
| 31 August 2021 | DF | 10 January 2022 | [19] | |||
| 10 January 2022 | DF | 30 June 2022 | [20] | |||
| 26 January 2022 | MF | 30 June 2022 | [21] | |||
| 29 January 2022 | MF | 30 June 2022 | [22] | |||
| 31 January 2022 | GK | 30 June 2022 | [23] | |||
| 31 January 2022 | MF | 30 June 2022 | [24] |
| Date | Position | Player | To | End date | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August 2021 | MF | Josh MacDonald | End of season | [25] | ||
| 22 September 2021 | DF | 26 October 2021 | [26] | |||
| 12 November 2021 | DF | 12 January 2022 | [27] | |||
| 11 February 2022 | FW | 21 April 2022 | [28] [29] | |||
| 24 March 2022 | DF | 30 June 2022 | [30] |
| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 June 2021 | DF | Free | [31] | |||
| 1 July 2021 | FW | Free | [32] | |||
| 6 July 2021 | GK | Brad Young | Undisclosed | [33] | ||
| 8 July 2021 | FW | Free | [34] | |||
| 13 July 2021 | FW | Free | [35] | |||
| 16 July 2021 | MF | Free | [36] | |||
| 11 August 2021 | MF | Claudio Ofosu | Free | [37] | ||
| 14 August 2021 | MF | Free | [38] | |||
| 26 October 2021 | DF | Aaron Cunningham | Free | [39] | ||
| 20 January 2022 | DF | Free | [40] | |||
| 21 January 2022 | GK | Free | [41] | |||
| 31 January 2022 | FW | Free | [42] | |||
| 31 January 2022 | DF | Free | [43] | |||
| 22 February 2022 | FW | Free | [44] | |||
| 22 March 2022 | MF | Free | [45] |
On 5 July 2021, Hartlepool's pre-season schedule was announced.[46]
Main article: 2021–22 EFL League Two
Hartlepool United's league fixtures were released on 24 June 2021.[47]
See main article: 2021–22 FA Cup.
Hartlepool were drawn at home to Wycombe Wanderers in the first round,[48] away to Lincoln City in the second round[49] and at home to Blackpool in the third round.[50]
Hartlepool United were drawn at home to Crewe Alexandra in the first round.[51] [52]
See main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy.
Hartlepool were drawn into Northern Group A alongside Carlisle United, Everton U21s and Morecambe. On 6 July 2021, the date and times of the fixtures were announced.[53] In the knock-out stages, United were drawn at home to Bolton Wanderers in the third round.[54]
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| width=60 | Rank | width=150 | Name | width=80 | League Two | width=80 | width=80 | width=80 | Other | width=80 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Molyneux | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | |||||||
| 2 | Matty Daly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |||||||
| 3 | Mark Cullen | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 4 | Omar Bogle | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| Nicky Featherstone | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| David Ferguson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| 5 | Joe Grey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 6 | Tyler Burey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| 7 | Will Goodwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Gavan Holohan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| Mark Shelton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Jamie Sterry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 8 | Neill Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| Tom Crawford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Isaac Fletcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Bryn Morris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Olufela Olomola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| width=60 | Rank | width=200 | Name | width=80 | League Two | width=80 | width=80 | width=80 | Other | width=80 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Killip | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |||||||
| 2 | Jonathan Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| width=120 | Date Incurred | width=150 | Name | width=60 | Games Missed | width=190 | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 November 2021 | Jamie Sterry | 3 | (vs. Forest Green Rovers) | ||||
| 15 January 2022 | Jamie Sterry | 2 | (vs. Bristol Rovers) | ||||
| 29 January 2022 | Nicky Featherstone | 3 | (vs. Exeter City) |
On 1 May 2022, Hartlepool's end of season awards were held at the Hardwick Hall Hotel in Sedgefield.[55]
| End of Season Awards | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Season | Luke Molyneux | |
| Fans' Player of the Season | Luke Molyneux | |
| Young Player of the Season | Timi Odusina | |
| Michael Maidens' Goal of the Season | Luke Molyneux vs Harrogate Town | |
| Community Player of the Season | Jamie Sterry |