Hartlepool United 1-2 Sheffield United: result and report

League One · Tuesday 2 October 2012

Result

Hartlepool United 1-2 Sheffield United

League One · Tuesday 2 October 2012, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Hartlepool United 1-2 Sheffield United: match report

Hartlepool United lost to Sheffield United 1-2 in the League One on Tuesday 2 October 2012. The half-time score was 0-1.

Dave Kitson opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Hartlepool United's goal came from Steve Howard (78'). Sheffield United scored through Dave Kitson (27') and Paul Gallagher (89').

Discipline: Hartlepool United received no yellow cards; Sheffield United received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Hartlepool United were 23rd on 6 points from 8 and Sheffield United 8th on 15 points from 9. Hartlepool United went on to finish that season 24th with 41 points, and Sheffield United 6th with 78.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Hartlepool United wins, 0 draws and 2 for Sheffield United.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 17'Yellow card · Harry MaguireSheffield United
  • 27'Goal · Dave KitsonSheffield United · 0-1
  • 78'Goal · Steve HowardHartlepool United · 1-1
  • 78'Yellow card · Paul GallagherSheffield United
  • 81'Yellow card · Michael DoyleSheffield United
  • 83'Yellow card · Tony McMahonSheffield United
  • 89'Goal · Paul GallagherSheffield United · 1-2

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Hartlepool United 0, draws 0, Sheffield United 2.

Team news

Hartlepool United line-up

S. Flinders, Neil Jeffrey Austin, Jack Baldwin, Darren Holden, Peter Hartley, Jonathan Franks, Andy Monkhouse, Paul Murray, James Poole, Steve Howard, Antony Sweeney

Sheffield United line-up

Mark Howard, Harry Maguire, Tony McMahon, Ryan Flynn, K. McDonald, Paul Gallagher, Nick Blackman, Dave Kitson, Matthew Hill, Michael Doyle, N. Collins