| 2023 | Zak Johnson extended loan spell with Pools from Sunderland. Until January 2024 | |
| 1971 | Steve Howey was born in Sunderland | |
| 1968 | Ken Solan made his first team debut in a Div Three match against Leyton Orient | [view] |
| 1966 | Dean Gibb was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne | |
| 1948 | Ken Gate was born in Hartlepool | |
| 1946 | Joe Willetts made his first team debut in a Div Three (N) match against Carlisle United | [view] |
| 1941 | Ken Cunningham was born in Glasgow | |
| 1935 | Frank Pickard made his first team debut in a Div Three (N) match against Southport | [view] |
| 1929 | Jackie Stephenson made his final first team appearance in a Div Three (N) match against Carlisle United | [view] |