Hartlepool United 2-1 Rochdale: result and report

League Two · Wednesday 8 December 2021

Result

Hartlepool United 2-1 Rochdale

League Two · Wednesday 8 December 2021, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Hartlepool United 2-1 Rochdale: match report

Hartlepool United beat Rochdale 2-1 in the League Two on Wednesday 8 December 2021. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Josh Andrews opened the scoring in the 55th minute. Hartlepool United's goals came from M. Cullen (64') and Mark Shelton (90+2'). Rochdale scored through Josh Andrews (55').

Discipline: Hartlepool United received 1 yellow card; Rochdale received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Hartlepool United were 17th on 23 points from 19 and Rochdale 15th on 24 points from 19. Hartlepool United went on to finish that season 17th with 54 points, and Rochdale 18th with 53.

Hartlepool United lined up in a 5-3-2 and Rochdale in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Mark Shelton of Hartlepool United (8.1), ahead of Josh Andrews (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Hartlepool United wins, 1 draw and 4 for Rochdale.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Yellow card · Timi OdusinaHartlepool United
  • 55'Goal · Josh AndrewsRochdale · 0-1
  • 64'Goal · M. CullenHartlepool United · 1-1
  • 66'Yellow card · Aidy WhiteRochdale
  • 90+2'Goal · Mark SheltonHartlepool United · 2-1

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Hartlepool United 3, draws 1, Rochdale 4.

Team news

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Hartlepool United line-up (5-3-2)

Ben Killip, Jamie Sterry, Timi Odusina, Gary Liddle, Neill Byrne, David Ferguson, Mark Shelton, Nicky Featherstone, Matty Daly, Luke Molyneux, Mark Cullen

Rochdale line-up (3-4-3)

Jay Lynch, Max Taylor, Eoghan O'Connell, Jeriel Dorsett, Corey O'Keeffe, Liam Kelly, Aaron Morley, Aidan White, Jake Beesley, Josh Andrews, Abraham Odoh