As these pictures dating back as far as 1996 show, Hartlepool folk are usually eager to pack our pubs to watch big international games – including rugby – on giant television screens.
Rest assured we will be in Hartlepool bars over the coming weeks to capture the agony and ecstasy on fans’ faces as they follow Gareth Southgate’s side on TV.
![Chris Lennon, left, and Scott Myers watch the delayed Euro 2020 final against Italy at the Raby Arms, in Hart, in 2021.](https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjBhMDkwZjQ1LTU1YmUtNGZhNi04ODg3LWQyNGFiNDVhYzYwODplMTZjZGEwMy05ZjIxLTQxZjktOTkyZS1mZmJmMmI4Yjk2MTI=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
9. Cheers
Chris Lennon, left, and Scott Myers watch the delayed Euro 2020 final against Italy at the Raby Arms, in Hart, in 2021.Photo: Frank Reid
![England fans contemplate elimination from the 2010 World Cup while watching the 4-1 defeat to Germany in a Hartlepool pub.](https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmM0NzQ5OWU4LWMxYTQtNDI2NS04MTZlLTBkYTNkM2NjMDRkMDo4YzI1ODhhOC01YjQ1LTQ5NmUtOGI2Mi03N2U3NjBkYTgzMGM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
10. Pensive mood
England fans contemplate elimination from the 2010 World Cup while watching the 4-1 defeat to Germany in a Hartlepool pub.Photo: FLR
![Hugo the hound was backing England ahead of the 2014 World Cup in the Fishermans Arms, on the Headland.](https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmRjZTg4ZWJiLTZiNDAtNDA5Mi05YzkzLTc2MDcxYTBmYjYzZTphY2ExYmY4OS1iMzAyLTQzZTktOTkwNy00NTJjMmM1Y2MyMDE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
11. 'Here Hugo'
Hugo the hound was backing England ahead of the 2014 World Cup in the Fishermans Arms, on the Headland.Photo: FRANK REID 2014
![More England fans in the Hillcarter for the 2006 World Cup group clash with Paraguay.](https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjk1MWQ2MmEzLTg1NDUtNDkwYi04NzkxLTJlZDBhYWRkMDk2NDowYjZlNGI4NS1jZTk2LTRhODctYWNkMC1lNTk0ODYzOTcxYTY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
12. Hat will do nicely
More England fans in the Hillcarter for the 2006 World Cup group clash with Paraguay.Photo: TC