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Hartlepool United Football Club
The most famous person to be associated with Hartlepool United is Brian Clough, who went on to achieve managerial glory with Derby County and to an even greater degree Nottingham Forest. He began his managerial career at Hartlepool in October 1965 before moving on to Derby two seasons later. Another famous ex-manager is Cyril Knowles, who took over as manager in December 1989 and the following season helped them win promotion to the Third Division. Unfortunately, he was suffering from brain cancer by the time of Hartlepool's promotion success and had to retire just after the end of the season. He died three months later, aged 47. Hartlepool are currently managed by former Northern Ireland international Danny Wilson. Wilson joined the club in June 2006 after leaving MK Dons and led the team to promotion in his first season in charge. The club famously staged a Middlesbrough game in the 1986-87 season after Boro had been locked out of their own ground, Ayresome Park, by the bailiffs. They have returned to their old ways though, and are now battling for survival at the wrong end of the league. Their main local rivals are considered to be with League Two side Darlington. Geographically, Sunderland, Middlesbrough and Newcastle United would also be considered as rivals but because Hartlepool have been in the bottom two divisions for most of their history, it has become very rare to see them in a fixture with any of these three sides in a competitive match. The more recent one was Sunderland winning 1-0 in the FA Cup 3rd round at The Stadium of Light (2003/2004 season). Victoria Parks Ground Capacity = 7630 For ticket prices 2007 - 08 Hartlepool vs Leeds 22/7/06 Pools second goal.
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