John Askey, Hartlepool’s manager, claimed victory against his former team York. Pools had gone four games without winning a match before their 3-1 win.
Jake Hastie put the visitors in front after just six minutes. He fired after making a good run on the right.
After 15 minutes, Tom Crawford scored a low shot that found the lower corner.
Nicky Featherstone scored 3-0 after the half to put an end to the match.
Tyler Cordner, who is in the bottom 4 of the Vanarama National League table, scored a consolation goal late.
