Match Report
The table read 936th (Newcastle Utd U23, 1 pts) against 303rd (Hartlepool United, 7 pts), 6 points apart. The last five rounds placed Newcastle Utd U23 no better than 1572nd for form, against 936th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.93 goals per team per game, Newcastle Utd U23 ran at 1 scored and 1 conceded, Hartlepool United at 3.33 and 1.
Newcastle Utd U23 entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
Darsley Park in North Tyneside staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000.


