Morpeth Town seal comfortable win over Hartlepool United U21s

Morpeth Town signed off on their home preseason campaign with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Hartlepool United U21s at Craik Park on Wednesday evening.

Summer signing Adam Lennox continued his prolific streak in front of goal with an early brace, before Mitch Hancox struck to put the Highwaymen three up inside 22 minutes. From there, Craig Lynch’s men were able to ease their way to a routine victory.

Reflecting on Town’s display, assistant manager James Armstrong said: “I think the first couple of minutes, really, it was a positive impact from the boys. They started off at a tempo that Hartlepool couldn't deal with, and it's just really, really pleasing to see the boys take the game to them. I knew they were going to be on it from the first couple of minutes.

“What really impressed me most was the tempo, the high intensity of our press, and the tempo of the play with the ball. It was so impressive tonight and, yeah, something to build on for Saturday and moving into the season.”

Morpeth’s attention will now turn towards a trip to Redcar on Saturday for one final friendly before their NPL East season-opener away at Pontefract Collieries on August 8th.

Elsewhere, the club have also confirmed their academy coaching setup for the upcoming season. Ryan Donaldson continues as Lead Academy Coach, while Elliott Forbes and Damian Shanahan join as part of his staff. A new Head of Academy Recruitment will be announced once his notice period with an EFL Championship side is completed.