No player, who at the time played for Hartlepool United, has ever been called up to the FIFA World Cup to represent their country. However, there have been a few players who have played for the club who have gone on to either play in the competition or have done so in the past. AARON TSHIBOLA Hartlepool United's only representative at the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico is DR Congo's Aaron Tshibola. The midfielder played for the club back in the 2015/15 season, s
The former fastest man in the world almost... almost... made it as a professional footballer following his retirement from professional sprinting in 2017. Considered the greatest ever in his field, a world record holder in 100m, 200m and 4x 100m relay. An eight-time gold medalist and 11-time world champion, Bolt ran the 100m in 9.58 seconds in 2009, a feat that is yet to be broken. But despite his achievements in sprinting, he had one other dream: to become a professional foo
It was a season of almost for South Shields FC, finishing in second place in the National League North. The club amassed 95 points, but were beaten to the league title by AFC Fylde. Advancing into the semi-finals of the play-offs, a Paul Blackett penalty was enough to see the Mariners into the final. However, they lost 2-0 to Kidderminster Harriers at their 1st Cloud Arena home and thus will spend the 2026/27 season in the National League North once again. Ian Watson's side w
