Match details

Date	Saturday 13th March 1954
Competition	English Third Division (North)
Season	1953/54
League matchday	35
Venue	Victoria Park
Attendance	5,879

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Lineups and substitutes

Stockport County

Starting line up:

1. Laurie Platts
2. Billy McCulloch
3. Fred Kenny
4. George Pilkington
5. Bev Glover
6. Bob Murray
7. Frank Clempson
8. David Herd
9. Jack Connor
10. Eddie Moran
11. Ray Weigh

Hartlepools United

Starting line up:

1. George Taylor
2. Joe Willetts
3. Ray Thompson
4. Jackie Newton
5. Wattie Moore
6. Len Richley
7. Billy Linacre
8. Ken Johnson
9. Fred Richardson
10. Tommy McGuigan
11. George Luke

Managers

Stockport County:
Dick Duckworth

Hartlepools United
Fred Westgarth

League positions (before / after)

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Facts and figures

This was the 22nd meeting between the two sides at Victoria Park. After this game our overall record against Hartlepools United at Victoria Park now reads 7 wins, 7 draws and 8 defeats

This was the 44th meeting between the two sides overall. After this game our overall record against Hartlepools United now reads 23 wins, 11 draws and 10 defeats

Before this game the last defeat against Hartlepools United was on Saturday 15th March 1952

The last defeat in the English Third Division (North) was on Saturday 6th March 1954

This was the 73rd time that Dick Duckworth has been in charge of us. After this game his managerial record now reads 29 wins, 18 draws and 26 defeats

This was the 19th time that Fred Westgarth has managed a team against us. After this game his managerial record against us now reads 8 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats

Tommy McGuigan was the first opposition player to score a hat-trick against us since Eric Gemmell for Oldham Athletic on 17th March 1951

Eddie Moran made his 50th appearance for the club in this game

Bev Glover made his last appearance for the club in this game

After this game, our last 10 results in all competitions was LLLLWLDLDL

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