Countless local teams are also beginning to play matches in leagues across town and the surrounding area.
So we thought we would dust down these photos of sides from years gone by.
How many dirty defenders and speedy strikers do you remember out of this little lot?



3. Hartlepool Mail
The Mail's own football team in 1978. Can you spot future television presenter Jeff Stelling in the line up? Photo: National World

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