Stats ahead of the Port Vale v Hartlepool United Capital One Cup tie
| Port Vale wins | Draws | Hartlepool wins |
League | 16 | 12 | 18 |
FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 17 | 12 | 18 |
12th Feb 2008 Hartlepool 3 Port Vale 2
25th Aug 2007 Port Vale 0 Hartlepool 2
May 2006 Hartlepool 1 Port Vale 1th6
Oct 2005 Port Vale 1 Hartlepool 1th29
Feb 2005 Port Vale 0 Hartlepool 1th19
Oct 2004 Hartlepool 1 Port Vale 0th30
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