Overview
- Hartlepool confirmed that Clark resigned with immediate effect after Saturday's 3-1 home defeat to Worthing, a decision he announced in a post-match interview.
- The team has won three of nine National League matches under Clark and suffered six losses, including three straight defeats that left them near the lower half of the table.
- Supporter hostility at Victoria Park, including chants directed at Clark during the match, was cited by the coach as a key factor in his decision to step down.
- The resignation comes as the club, taken over in January by American businessman Landon Smith, pursues a swift return to the Football League and faces pressure to reverse poor form.
- Hartlepool have begun the hunt for an interim or permanent replacement and must name a coach quickly with away fixtures at Scunthorpe and Harrogate Town scheduled next week.