Brentford 2-1 Hartlepool United: result and report

League One · Saturday 10 December 2011

Result

Brentford 2-1 Hartlepool United

League One · Saturday 10 December 2011, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Brentford 2-1 Hartlepool United: match report

Brentford defeated Hartlepool United 2-1 in the League One on Saturday 10 December 2011. The half-time score was 0-0.

Niall McGinn opened the scoring in the 80th minute. Brentford's goals came from Niall McGinn (80') and G. Alexander (85'). Hartlepool United scored through Sam Collins (83').

Discipline: Brentford received 1 yellow card; Hartlepool United received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Brentford were 7th on 29 points from 19 and Hartlepool United 13th on 26 points from 19. Brentford went on to finish that season 9th with 67 points, and Hartlepool United 13th with 56.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Brentford wins, 3 draws and 1 for Hartlepool United.

Going into the match Brentford's last five read W-L-D-W-L and Hartlepool United's L-L-W-D-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Yellow card · G. LiddleHartlepool United
  • 80'Goal · Niall McGinnBrentford · 1-0
  • 83'Goal · Sam CollinsHartlepool United · 1-1
  • 85'Goal · G. AlexanderBrentford · 2-1
  • 86'Yellow card · Clayton DonaldsonBrentford
  • 86'Yellow card · Peter HartleyHartlepool United

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Brentford 0, draws 3, Hartlepool United 1.

Team news

Brentford line-up

Richard Lee, Shaleum Logan, Jake Bidwell, Harlee Dean, Leon Legge, Sam Saunders, Jonathan Douglas, Toumani Diagouraga, Clayton Donaldson, Niall McGinn, Gary Alexander

Hartlepool United line-up

S. Flinders, Neil Jeffrey Austin, Evan Horwood, Peter Hartley, Gary Liddle, Andy Monkhouse, Paul Murray, James Poole, Sam Collins, James Brown, Antony Sweeney