Two goals in 14 second-half minutes turned a potential defeat into a 2-1 victory for promotion hopefuls Mansfield at struggling Hartlepool.Jack Hamilton’s first league goal in English football put Pools ahead in the 19th minute when his header from Callum Cooke’s corner hit the post and went in.But former Hartlepool striker Rhys Oates levelled early in the second half before Oliver H...Full Story »

Joey Barton credited opposition manager Gareth Ainsworth after Bristol Rovers lost 2-1 to Wycombe in Sky Bet League One.Barton’s side went ahead just four minutes in through on-loan Middlesbrough forward Josh Coburn, although David Wheeler pulled the hosts level in the 22nd minute.A strike from Lewis Wing in the 48th minute was enough to hand the Chairboys victory, meaning Ainsworth’...Full Story »

Michael Carrick says he would love to see Chuba Akpom win the Sky Bet Championship’s golden boot after the striker fired his way to the top of the charts with a second half hat-trick against Wigan.Akpom took his goal tally to 12 for the season and nine in his last 10 matches with his treble in the 4-1 victory, which moved Boro to within two points of the top six.The result extended Kolo To...Full Story »

Hartlepool boss Keith Curle insists his side can improve on their performance in the 2-1 win at Rochdale and climb away from the League Two drop zone.Pools registered their first back-to-back victories since February as Callum Cooke’s 80th minute free-kick clinched the points.Rollin Menayese had headed the visitors into a 39th-minute lead only for Ian Henderson to level on the hour mark an...Full Story »

Rochdale’s relegation concerns intensified after Callum Cooke’s spectacular free-kick handed fellow League Two strugglers Hartlepool a 2-1 win.After Ian Henderson cancelled out Rollin Menayese’s first-half opener, Cooke struck to leave Dale second bottom, two points from safety.Pools were marginally better in the first half, with Josh Umerah and Jamie Sterry testing Richard O&r...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton reckons his strikeforce are as good as any in the division after John Marquis scored twice to end their 62-year wait for a win at The Valley.The Gas are undefeated in 11 of their last 12 League One matches and their 2-1 victory in a frosty south London moved them up to ninth in the table – three points outside the play-off places.Substitute Marquis had on...Full Story »

The ex-England captain broke his silence on Thursday in response to being called out by comedian Joe Lycett. David Beckham claims the Qatar World Cup 'has the power to be a force for good' Credit: AFP Lycett protested against Beckham's £15million-a-year agreement to be an ambassador for the emirate. He went viral for his money-shredding stunt last month after he issued an ultimatum to Be...Full Story »

Bobby-Joe Taylor scored twice in injury-time to give Dorking a dramatic 3-2 win over his former club Maidstone in the National League.Maidstone appeared to be heading for the victory until Taylor headed home in the second minute of time added on to draw level before he stole all three points with another header four minutes later.In just one of two games in the division that survived the freezin...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton praised match-winner Aaron Collins after the striker’s late goal secured a 1-0 victory over Port Vale at The Memorial Ground.Collins’ dramatic 87th-minute clincher meant Barton’s 100th game in charge of Rovers ended on a high and his boss was quick to pay tribute to the Wales international hopeful, who now has 11 goals to his credit this seaso...Full Story »

Hartlepool boss Keith Curle was quick to admit he got the reaction he was seeking after his side recovered from the 5-0 trashing at home to Stockport by clinching a 2-0 victory at Crawley to climb out of the Sky Bet League Two relegation zone.A second-half header from defender Rollin Menayese and an own goal from Travis Johnson gave Pools their first away league win for nearly nine months.It end...Full Story »

A second-half goal from Rollin Menayese and an own goal from Travis Johnson lifted Hartlepool out of the League Two bottom two with a deserved 2-0 victory at Crawley.This was only Pools’ third league win of the season and their first away from home for nearly nine months, ending a run of 14 away League Two games without victory.Crawley did not muster a shot on goal until stoppage time as t...Full Story »

Harrogate have full-back Joe Mattock available at home to in-form Northampton in Sky Bet League Two.Mattock missed the 4-1 win at Rochdale after being sent off in the FA Cup defeat to Hartlepool and Town boss Simon Weaver must now decide whether Kayne Ramsay retains his place in the starting line-up.Jack Muldoon and Alex Pattison hope to be involved after injury, but Will Smith, Dior Angus, Max ...Full Story »

Teddy Jenks was an early casualty of Matthew Etherington’s first game in charge of Crawley and could miss out on the visit of Hartlepool.Jenks lasted just eight minutes of the victory over Swindon before being taken off after a heavy challenge, with James Tilley deputising from the bench.Another substitute, teenage winger Tom Fellows, caught the eye in the second half and may have done eno...Full Story »

Dave Challinor believes Stockport did not even hit top gear despite watching a 5-0 crushing of his former club Hartlepool.County moved up to 12th but still have a five-point gap to make up to the League Two play-off spots because of Mansfield’s stoppage-time winner against Colchester.But Challinor can at least be satisfied with the manner of the result at Pools, where the home fans who onc...Full Story »

Former Hartlepool boss Dave Challinor returned to the Suit Direct Stadium for the first time to pile relegation concerns on his old club by guiding Stockport to a 5-0 win in League Two.Challinor, who left Pools 13 months ago shortly after steering the club back into the English Football League, saw County move up to 12th and five points off a play-off spot.Two first-half goals from Kyle Wootton ...Full Story »

Wycombe are without captain Joe Jacobson but could welcome back Chris Forino and Sullay Kaikai for the visit of Portsmouth.Jacobson is halfway through a three-match ban imposed after a melee against Forest Green last month.Defender Forino missed Wanderers’ 1-0 defeat at Cheltenham last time out due to a knock.Forward Kaikai returns from international duty with Sierra Leone.Joe Morrell is n...Full Story »

Peterborough have received a timely boost with the return to fitness of Joe Ward ahead of their clash against fellow League One promotion chasers Barnsley.The right-sided player has missed the last eight games after suffering a knee injury in October but has returned to training and could go straight back into the starting line-up.Ronnie Edwards is available again after serving a one-match ban i...Full Story »

Hartlepool are waiting for news on goalkeeper Ben Killip’s injury ahead of the clash with Stockport.Pools brought in Alex Cairns on an emergency loan from Fleetwood after number one Killip and back-up Kyle Letheren (back) were ruled out of the FA Cup clash with Harrogate.Cairns’ deal could be extended if Killip remains sidelined.Rollin Menayese made a welcome return in the 3-1 win ag...Full Story »

Hartlepool boss Keith Curle paid tribute to his players for delivering a place in the FA Cup third round despite having to cope with injury troubles in the build up to the tie.The League Two strugglers lost goalkeeper Ben Killip to injury and had to sign Fleetwood’s Alex Cairns as an emergency loan before facing Harrogate.That was one of five changes, a mixture of injury problems and tacti...Full Story »

Hartlepool booked their place in the third round of the FA Cup for the second season in a row with a 3-1 win over 10-man Harrogate.Pools, who were knocked out in the fourth round by Premier League Crystal Palace last time, fully deserved to be two up at the break against a Town side who played over half the match with a man less following Joe Mattock’s red card.Callum Cooke’s first g...Full Story »