Spectators watching Saturday's friendly derby between FC Hartlepool and a Hartlepool United XI at Grayfields.placeholder image
Spectators watching Saturday's friendly derby between FC Hartlepool and a Hartlepool United XI at Grayfields.

17 fan-tastic photos as Hartlepool United XI begin pre-season with 8-1 victory at FC Hartlepool

Hartlepool United returned to action on Saturday as a team of triallists and youth players defeated FC Hartlepool 8-1 in a pre-season away friendly.

Just under 1,500 spectators packed into the Northern League side’s Grayfields Enclosure ground to watch the action. Can you spot anyone you know in photographer Frank Reid’s gallery of pictures?

For photos of England fans watching the Switzerland victory in Hartlepool pubs, click here.

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