Pools promotion photos - can you spot yourself?

On a Monday night in May 1968 Hartlepools United celebrated the first promotion in the club's history - and the Mail was there to capture it on camera.
By The Newsroom
Published 22nd Jan 2016, 10:56 BST
Updated 22nd Jan 2016, 10:59 BST
Pools players jumping for joy after winning the club's first ever promotion in 1968.Pools players jumping for joy after winning the club's first ever promotion in 1968.
Pools players jumping for joy after winning the club's first ever promotion in 1968.

“I came across these pictures while sorting through old images and thought they might bring back happy memories,” said photographic archivist Susan Swinney.

Sixty years and one day had passed since the formation of the club before promotion beckoned - thanks to a 2-0 win against Swansea Town at Vetch Field.

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Fan-tastic: Everyone is grinning after Pools won promotion in 1968.Fan-tastic: Everyone is grinning after Pools won promotion in 1968.
Fan-tastic: Everyone is grinning after Pools won promotion in 1968.

The victory ensured Third Division football the following season and, following the match, Swansea player Ivor Allchurch offered his congratulations.

“It is the waiting that makes the winning worthwhile,” he told the players and manager Gus McLean. * Look out for more promotion photos in the Mail next Friday.