Sheffield United 2-3 Hartlepool United: result and report

League One · Saturday 29 December 2012

Result

Sheffield United 2-3 Hartlepool United

League One · Saturday 29 December 2012, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Sheffield United 2-3 Hartlepool United: match report

Sheffield United lost to Hartlepool United 2-3 in the League One on Saturday 29 December 2012. The half-time score was 1-1.

Steve Howard opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Sheffield United's goals came from Michael Doyle (30') and Harry Maguire (90+5'). Hartlepool United scored through Steve Howard (7'), Ritchie Humphreys (54') and Steve Howard (72').

Discipline: Sheffield United received 1 yellow card; Hartlepool United received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sheffield United were 1st on 46 points from 24 and Hartlepool United 24th on 9 points from 23. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 6th with 78 points, and Hartlepool United 24th with 41.

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

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Goal · Steve HowardHartlepool United · 0-1
  • 30'Goal · Michael DoyleSheffield United · 1-1
  • 54'Goal · Ritchie HumphreysHartlepool United · 1-2
  • 68'Yellow card · Sam CollinsHartlepool United
  • 69'Yellow card · Peter HartleyHartlepool United
  • 72'Goal · Steve HowardHartlepool United · 1-3
  • 88'Yellow card · Andy MonkhouseHartlepool United
  • 89'Yellow card · Harry MaguireSheffield United
  • 89'Yellow card · J. PooleHartlepool United
  • 90+5'Goal · Harry MaguireSheffield United · 2-3

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Sheffield United 3, draws 0, Hartlepool United 0.

Team news

Unavailable

Sheffield United expected line-up

George Long, Marcus Williams, Tony McMahon, Harry Maguire, K. McDonald, Ryan Flynn, Nick Blackman, Dave Kitson, Chris Porter, Michael Doyle, Matthew Hill

Hartlepool United expected line-up

S. Flinders, Jack Baldwin, Neil Jeffrey Austin, Peter Hartley, Paul Murray, Steve Howard, Ryan Noble, Antony Sweeney, Simon Walton