Hartlepool boss Dave Jones could be boosted by the return of Matthew Bates and Sean Kavanagh for the Sky Bet League Two clash with Exeter. Central defender Bates has missed the last three games and full-back Kavanagh the last two with hamstring injuries but both have returned to training and are in contention as Pools look to build on their 4-0 midweek thrashing of Crewe. Striker Billy Paynter...Full Story »

Billy Paynter struck a brace of penalties as Hartlepool extended their Sky Bet League Two unbeaten run to seven games with a 2-1 win over 10-man Mansfield. The striker netted either side of Colin Daniel's thunderous strike to ensure Pools took the spoils. Mansfield left themselves with a mountain to climb in the 24th minute when defender Krystian Pearce tripped Nicky Featherstone in the area. ...Full Story »

Second-half goals from Billy Paynter and Nathan Thomas gave Hartlepool a thoroughly-deserved 2-0 win at Brisbane Road as they dealt a blow to Leyton Orient's play-off hopes. The victory extended Pools' unbeaten run to five matches and was their fourth successive clean sheet. The visitors might have taken the lead just before half-time when Paynter found the net with a powerful header from a fr...Full Story »

Hartlepool grabbed a crucial three points after overcoming Dagenham & Redbridge 3-1 in the Sky Bet League Two basement battle at Victoria Park. Billy Paynter, Jake Carroll and Jake Gray got the goals as Craig Hignett's men took the spoils in a meeting of 22nd versus bottom. Pools opened the scoring inside four minutes when Paynter sent Liam O'Brien the wrong way from the penalty spot follo...Full Story »

Striker Luke James will hope to make his second debut for Hartlepool at the second attempt as Stevenage head for Victoria Park on Tuesday evening. James was denied his chance at the weekend following his return to Pools on loan from Peterborough when a waterlogged pitch forced the postponement of the club's Sky Bet League Two trip to Notts County. Skipper Billy Paynter is in contention for a f...Full Story »

Billy Paynter is a doubt for Hartlepool's televised clash with Leyton Orient on Sunday as he struggles with an Achilles problem. Skipper Paynter was forced off during the first half of last weekend's 1-0 FA Cup victory against Cheltenham and will be assessed. Carl Magnay returns to the squad after completing a six-game ban for spitting and fellow defender Scott Harrison has recovered from a ha...Full Story »

Billy Paynter's sixth goal of the season was enough to earn Hartlepool their second win since the start of September, while Dagenham are still searching for a first home win of the campaign. It took just 30 seconds for the first shot of the game, as Hartlepool winger Jake Carroll's effort from outside the box ended up going inches wide of the right-hand post. Daggers had a good chance to score...Full Story »

Striker Billy Paynter faces a late fitness test ahead of Hartlepool's clash with Cambridge as he looks to overcome a hamstring problem. Jake Carroll was pushed into an attacking role at Exeter last weekend and he is likely to revert to a more familiar left-back role if Paynter is passed fit. Defender Harry Worley is a doubt with a knee injury sustained playing for the reserves in midweek, whil...Full Story »

Hartlepool striker Billy Paynter is a doubt for the clash with his former club Carlisle. Paynter, who has scored three times this season, has been struggling with a tight hamstring and came off in the midweek defeat to Bournemouth in the Capital One Cup. A late decision will also be made on Michael Woods as he has been feeling pain in the ankle he broke last season, while a troublesome thigh i...Full Story »

Billy Paynter and Rakish Bingham netted as Hartlepool began their Sky Bet League Two campaign with a 2-0 win over Morecambe. The strikers, two of 11 summer recruits at Victoria Park, ensured Ronnie Moore's men followed last term's great escape with a winning start to the 2015-16 season. The hosts, featuring six new faces in their XI, began impressively - although they almost fell behind when R...Full Story »