So why not enjoy this updated photo tribute to the blue and white army?
Promotion parties, play-off heartache and fancy dress parades – they are all here for you below.
13. Ex marks the spot
May 1968: Pools player John Sheridan pictured with Pools fans fans following the 0-0 draw at Exeter. The fans had been invited into the dressing room during their 750-mile round trip to watch their promotion chasing heroes. Photo: Other 3rd Party
14. Up for the cup
Dave White with tickets for Hartlepool United's A19 derby with Sunderland in the FA Cup in 2004. Photo: FLR
15. Promotion party
Hartlepool United supporters at Seaton Carew in 2007 as they wait for the team to pass on in an open top double decker bus during their promotion tour. Photo: National World
16. Near miss
Pools fans in Knights Bar, in Church Square, watching the agonising late play-off semi-final defeat to Bristol City in 2004. Photo: TC