vs. Watford

All matches in 1977/78

Match Details

Saturday, 5th November 1977

The Victoria Ground, Hartlepool

1977/78 Football League Division Four

Match 16 of 46

HARTLEPOOL UNITED

1

Poskett

WATFORD

2

Garner, Mercer

Attendance: 3143

Ref: Not known

Teams

HARTLEPOOL UNITED
Manager: Billy Horner


90	1	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	1	Eddie Edgar
90	2	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	2	George Smith
90	3	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	3	Derrick Downing
90	4	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag002	4	Tommy Gibb
90	5	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	5	Billy Ayre
90	6	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	6	Chris Simpkin
90	7	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	7	Terry Gaffney
90	8	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	8	John Linacre
90	9	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	9	Bob Newton
90	10	1	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	10	Malcolm Poskett
90	11	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	11	Paul Bielby
90	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1		flag flag001	12	Alan Goad

WATFORD
Manager: Graham Taylor


90	1	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	1	Steve Sherwood
90	2	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	2	Roger Joslyn
90	3	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag002	3	Keith Pritchett
90	4	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag000	4	Dennis Booth
90	5	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	5	Sam Ellis
90	6	1	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	6	Alan Garner
90	7	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	7	Bobby Downes
90	8	1	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	8	Keith Mercer
90	9	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	9	Ross Jenkins
90	10	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	10	Ian Bolton
90	11	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	11	Luther Blissett

																	Age	This Comp		All Comps
																	Age	Games	Goals	Games	Goals
1	0	51	0	54	0						1			flag flag001	1	Eddie Edgar	21y 5d	51	0	54	0
2	0	2	0	2	0						1			flag flag001	2	George Smith	32y 29d	2	0	2	0
3	0	16	0	18	0						1			flag flag001	3	Derrick Downing	32y 2d	16	2	18	2
4	0	14	0	16	0						1			flag flag002	4	Tommy Gibb	32y 327d	14	0	16	0
5	0	16	0	18	0						1			flag flag001	5	Billy Ayre	25y 182d	16	4	18	4
6	0	43	0	45	0						1			flag flag001	6	Chris Simpkin	33y 195d	43	0	45	0
7	0	1	1	1	3						1			flag flag001	7	Terry Gaffney	25y 263d	2	0	4	0
8	0	8	1	8	1						1			flag flag001	8	John Linacre	21y 327d	9	0	9	0
9	0	13	0	15	0						1			flag flag001	9	Bob Newton	20y 347d	13	1	15	1
10	1	45	1	47	1						1			flag flag001	10	Malcolm Poskett	24y 109d	46	19	48	19
11	0	52	17	59	17						1			flag flag001	11	Paul Bielby	20y 346d	69	6	76	7

Average age of starting eleven = 26y 161d

League Table

		P	Pts
1	Watford	15	24
2	Southend	16	21

18	Scunthorpe	15	12
19	HARTLEPOOL	15	12
20	Bournemouth	15	12

		P	Pts
1	Watford	16	26
2	Southend	16	21

19	York	16	12
20	HARTLEPOOL	16	12
21	Wimbledon	16	12