Walsall 2-3 Hartlepool United: result and report

League One · Saturday 18 October 2008

Result

Walsall 2-3 Hartlepool United

League One · Saturday 18 October 2008, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Walsall 2-3 Hartlepool United: match report

Walsall were beaten by Hartlepool United 2-3 in the League One on Saturday 18 October 2008. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Michael Ricketts opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Walsall's goals came from Michael Ricketts (5') and Jabo Ibehre (13'). Hartlepool United scored through Antony Sweeney (72'), M. Robson (76') and James Brown (83').

Discipline: Walsall received 2 yellow cards; Hartlepool United received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Walsall were 8th on 17 points from 10 and Hartlepool United 16th on 11 points from 10. Walsall went on to finish that season 13th with 61 points, and Hartlepool United 19th with 50.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Walsall win, 1 draw and 0 for Hartlepool United.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · Michael RickettsWalsall · 1-0
  • 11'Yellow card · Antony SweeneyHartlepool United
  • 13'Goal · Jabo IbehreWalsall · 2-0
  • 50'Yellow card · Richard TaundryWalsall
  • 51'Yellow card · Ritchie JonesHartlepool United
  • 72'Goal · Antony SweeneyHartlepool United · 2-1
  • 76'Goal · M. RobsonHartlepool United · 2-2
  • 83'Goal · James BrownHartlepool United · 2-3
  • 90'Yellow card · Anthony GerrardWalsall

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Walsall 1, draws 1, Hartlepool United 0.