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Hartlepool have signed Grimsby Town defender Sam Lavelle on a 28-day loan.

The 30-year-old has made one EFL Trophy appearance for the Mariners this season.

He could make his debut for Pools, who are 20th in the National League, against Marine in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round on Saturday.

"We are thrilled to complete the signing of Sam; he's a solid League Two defender, and he'll provide us with leadership and experience in the backline," boss Pete Wild told the club website., external

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Hartlepool United have signed defender Max Clark on a deal running until January.

Clark, 30, was a free agent after leaving Gillingham, where he had played more than 100 games, in the summer.

His career has taken him around the EFL as well as spending almost three years in the Netherlands with Vitesse Arnhem.

He is the second player signed by head coach Pete Wild after midfielder Jack Earing and is available for Saturday's trip to Forest Green Rovers (17:30 BST).

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Hartlepool United have signed Barrow midfielder Jack Earing on an initial short-term loan.

Earing, 27, will be with the Pools for at least one month working under head coach Pete Wild, as he did earlier in his career at Halifax Town.

The midfielder joined Barrow from Walsall in the summer of 2025 and played 32 times last season, but he has not featured at all for the Bluebirds in the National League this campaign.

Hartlepool United have brought in goalkeeper Max Thompson on an initial short-term deal.

The 22-year-old has been named in Pools' starting line-up for the home game with Harrogate Town (19:45 BST).

Thompson was released by Newcastle United in the summer without playing a senior game and he last played on loan for Ayr United in the Scottish Championship last season.

But he has EFL experience from loan spells with both Chesterfield and Northampton Town.