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The dugout watch for Hartlepool United: how much pressure the current manager is under, who's being linked, and what this club's history says about how these things end.
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20thIn the National League sack race (of 24)
Nicky Featherstone
Currently in post. Status: 0W 0D 0L. Full record on the Sack-o-Meter.
How it usually ends at Hartlepool United
Across the completed tenures in our records, a Hartlepool United manager lasts roughly 1.4 years. Recent occupants of the job:
| Manager | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Clark | 2026 | present |
| Simon Grayson | 2025 | 2025 |
| Nicky Featherstone | 2025 | 2026 |
| Lennie Lawrence | 2024 | 2025 |
| Darren Sarll | 2024 | 2024 |
| John Askey | 2023 | 2023 |
| Keith Curle | 2022 | 2023 |
| Dave Challinor | 2019 | 2021 |
Year-level data from our manager career records — a guide, not a stopwatch.
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