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| Full name | Football Club Hartlepool |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993; 33 years ago (1993) |
| Ground | Grayfields Enclosure,Hartlepool |
| Chairman | Salaam Shaheen |
| Manager | Terry Hill |
| League | Northern League Division Two |
| 2024–25 | Northern League Division Two, 9th of 22 |
FC Hartlepool is a football club based inHartlepool, England. They are currently members of theNorthern League Division Two and play at Grayfields Enclosure in Hartlepool.[1]
FC Hartlepool were formed in 1993 and were originally known asThe Fens Hotel FC. In 2002, the club was renamed asTeesside Arriva due to a sponsorship deal fromArriva who provided the club with minibuses for away games. In summer 2003, the club changed names again and were now known asHartlepool FC.[2]
In their first season as Hartlepool, the club won theTeesside League. They joined theWearside League in the 2006–07 season.[3]
In 2019, the club rebranded and changed their name toFC Hartlepool. In the 2022–23 season, they won the Wearside League which saw the club promoted to theNorthern League Division Two for the first time.[4] This made them the first side to play in the Northern League within Hartlepool sinceHartlepool United Reserves in 1987 – while the defunct Hartlepool Town were in the league for the 1994–95 season, they played their home games inFerryhill.[5][6]
FC Hartlepool play their home games at Grayfields Enclosure. They took over the site from Hartlepool Borough Council in 2021.[7] In February 2022, they opened a new clubhouse which is a fully functioning sports bar open seven days a week.[8] In April 2023, the club put up floodlights and built a 63-seater stand so the ground could meet the grading inspection to host Northern League games.[9] The club had two new stands installed during their maiden Northern League season.
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