@downunderpoolie

An Aussie who fatefully picked Hartlepool out of the newspaper in the early 1980s.

 Somewhere in Queensland
Joined August 2023
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There are some great connections between Hartlepool & Australia. This is another intriguing one. @Official_HUFC @StellingRobbie @Hart1908 @HUST_1908 theguardian.com/football/202…

Was Wrexham’s trailblazing black footballer also the first Indigenous Australian to play overseas?

Mystery surrounds the origin of Peter Baines, the trailblazing black footballer who played for the Welsh club, among others, during the 1940s

theguardian.com
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Good to meet two lovely Poolies at the Gabba today. The Ashes can’t come between us 😀. ⁦@Official_HUFC⁩
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Picturesque Hartlepool Rd, on the suburban fringes of Sydney. The only thoroughfare named after Hartlepool outside the UK. ⁦@PoolsPhotos⁩ (image: google maps)
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With Ange’s sacking it’s time to give Hartlepool’s Anthony Limbrick his due as the top Australian manager in English football! @VinceRugari @TraceyLeeHolmes @Craig_Foster @Official_HUFC
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A few fun facts about Anthony Limbrick. 🧵 1. He’s the first ever non-British manager of Hartlepool United FC. @StellingRobbie @Official_HUFC @HUST_1908 @ThePoolsPod
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2. He’s one of only 2 Australian managers in the English football system (Ange Postecoglou of Tottenham being the other).
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3. He is the first Australian in history to win a championship in Europe - with New Saints in Wales (which preceded Postecoglou’s championship with Celtic).
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