With young goalkeepers Brad Young and Ryan Catterick both having been loaned out to gain experience, Pools boss Craig Hignett borrowed highly-rated youngster Zach Hemming in 2019 to provide cover for first choice Ben Killip. He did not make a first team appearance during his brief time at the Vic, and this lack of action prompted Boro to recall him to the Riverside so that they could loan him to Blyth Spartans instead.