The Super 6 Stadium is a traditional compact ground. On one side is the Cyril Knowles Stand, named after a former manager, which was opened for the start of the 1995/96 season. It is a small single tier covered all seated stand, raised above the ground level.

Opposite is the older Neale Cooper Stand (also named after a former manager). Opened in 1968 it has covered seating to the rear and open terrace to the front. This stand does not run the full length of the pitch and has an odd mix of orange and green seating, which clashes with the club colours.

At the Town End, which was opened a couple of months after the Cyril Knowles Stand, is a covered terrace that is the home end. This is now known as the Prostate Cancer UK Stand. Opposite is the Rink End Stand which is a small covered all seated stand which houses away supporters. The ground has a set of four tall traditional floodlight pylons.

Derek Hall adds; ‘All real Hartlepool fans nickname the club Pools (not The Pool). This goes back to the pre-1967 days when the boroughs of (old) Hartlepool and West Hartlepool became amalgamated as just Hartlepool. It was because of the existence of the two very separate towns that the club was actually called Hartlepools United in the first place. That said though, I’d prefer to see us called The Monkey Hangers!’

In 2018 Victoria Park was renamed the Super 6 Stadium in a corporate sponsorship deal.

There is the Centenary Bar near the entrance to the away end, which allows visiting fans. At the same end but at the opposite corner, is the ‘Corner Flag Supporters Bar’ which also welcomes away fans. The entrance fee is 50p, but this basic bar has a good friendly pre-match atmosphere and televised sports, however, it does not serve any food. There is also a small bar located behind the Cyrill Knowles Stand. A little further beyond the Miramax Stand on Raby Road is the Millhouse Inn. It too shows football on television and also offers food. Popular with away fans is the Jackson’s Wharf Pub near the ground. It has good food and real ale on tap. This pub is over the road from the ASDA store, to the left of the old sailing ship. Ronnie Chambers adds; ‘The Engineers Social Club five minutes from the ground opposite the police station, just off the town centre is okay, as is the Raglan Club just behind the visitors end. Usual club rules apply regarding entry for these.’

Otherwise, the ground is not far from the town centre where there are plenty of pubs to be found. These include; beside the Camerons Brewery on Vicarage Gardens, the Causeway pub. Whilst next to the Brewery itself is the Brewery Tap.’ Also on South Road is a Wetherspoons outlet called the King John’s Tavern. The Causeway, Brewery Tap and King John’s Tavern are all listed in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide.

Richard Wakelin informs me; ‘There is a micropub on the railway station platform called the Rat Race Ale House, which is listed in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide. It only serves real ale (no lager or keg) and only holds about 20 people. There is no bar as such (the patron disappears into a room and re-emerges with your pint), nor music or television. There are also no toilets inside (you are given a key to the station toilets). It’s rapidly gaining cult status on Teesside’.