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Second promotion was worth the wait for Hartlepool United star Gary Liddle

The experienced centre-back was part of the Hartlepool United side that went up from League Two in 2007.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
27 June 2021

Hartlepool United

By David Richardson

GARY Liddle had to wait 14 years for his second promotion – but it was worth it.

The experienced centre-back was part of the Hartlepool United side that went up from League Two in 2007.
He returned to Pools last season after stints in the EFL with Notts County, Bradford City, Chesterfield, Carlisle and Walsall and has been brilliant at the heart of their defence.
The 35-year-old was unbeaten on grass this season, with defeats only coming on the 3G of champions Sutton United and Bromley. That record continued at Ashton Gate, but only after a huge scare when Torquay goalk...

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