Hartlepool United 2 Northampton Town 0
Porter scored the opener after just five minutes, slotting home from just inside the area after some neat build-up play with Michael Mackay.
Pools doubled the lead after the break with Porter finishing well after Andy Monkhouse ended a dazzling run from his own half with a defence-splitting pass.
The Cobbler's best chance fell to Adebayo Akinfenwa who fired just over.
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16th January 2009Pld Home Away Overall Pts EP W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A 1 Leicester City 24 10 2 1 25 7 6 4 1 21 12 16 6 2 46 19 54 +27 2 Milton Keynes Dons 24 8 1 4 23 12 8 1 2 26 12 16 2 6 49 24 50 +25 3 Oldham Athletic 25 7 5 1 26 12 5 4 3 18 16 12 9 4 44 28 45 +16 4 Scunthorpe United 24 6 3 2 24 15 7 2 4 20 16 13 5 6 44 31 44 +13 5 Millwall 23 8 3 1 17 10 5 2 4 16 16 13 5 5 33 26 44 +7 6 Peterborough United 23 7 3 1 24 11 5 4 3 21 19 12 7 4 45 30 43 +15 7 Stockport County 24 4 4 4 16 15 6 4 2 19 10 10 8 6 35 25 38 +10 8 Tranmere Rovers 23 8 1 3 22 13 3 3 5 11 16 11 4 8 33 29 37 +4 9 Huddersfield Town 25 5 4 4 19 17 5 3 4 15 19 10 7 8 34 36 37 -2 10 Leeds United 24 6 2 4 23 16 5 1 6 16 17 11 3 10 39 33 36 +6 11 Colchester United 24 3 3 6 11 13 6 2 4 25 24 9 5 10 36 37 32 -1 12 Hartlepool United 25 6 4 3 28 21 3 1 8 9 19 9 5 11 37 40 32 -3 13 Walsall 23 6 0 5 19 18 3 4 5 14 16 9 4 10 33 34 31 -1 14 Northampton Town 25 5 6 2 17 11 2 3 7 15 22 7 9 9 32 33 30 -1 15 Southend United 23 6 2 3 14 10 2 4 6 15 27 8 6 9 29 37 30 -8 16 Carlisle United 24 6 1 4 22 15 2 3 8 9 21 8 4 12 31 36 28 -5 17 Bristol Rovers 23 5 2 4 23 16 1 6 5 17 22 6 8 9 40 38 26 +2 18 Swindon Town 24 3 4 6 19 24 2 5 4 16 19 5 9 10 35 43 24 -8 19 Yeovil Town 24 2 6 4 14 17 3 3 6 9 18 5 9 10 23 35 24 -12 20 Brighton & Hove Albion 23 2 4 5 15 19 3 4 5 12 15 5 8 10 27 34 23 -7 21 Leyton Orient 24 2 3 6 9 16 3 4 6 9 16 5 7 12 18 32 22 -14 22 Cheltenham Town 23 4 3 5 16 21 1 2 8 10 28 5 5 13 26 49 20 -23 23 Hereford United 23 3 4 4 12 11 1 1 10 5 25 4 5 14 17 36 17 -19 24 Crewe Alexandra 23 3 2 6 13 21 1 2 9 13 26 4 4 15 26 47 16 -21