| Unreliable History |
| To be written.
Famous Players : – Famous Fans : – . |
| Club Records |
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| Formed | Hereford United FC = 1924 Hereford FC = 2014 |
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| Turned Professional | 1924 |
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| Became a Limited Company | 1939 |
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| Previous grounds | – |
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| Nickname | “THE BULLS” or “UNITED” or “THE WHITES” or “THE HEREFORDSHIRE BULLS” |
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| Motto | – |
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| Club Colours | HOME : White shirts with adidas three black stripes on shoulder and arm; Black shorts; White socks
AWAY : Orange shirts with adidas three white stripes on shoulder; Orange shorts; Orange socks THIRD : Pink shirts with adidas three black stripes on shoulder and arm and dark pink geometric design on front; Black shorts; White socks |
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| Record Football League Win | 6-0 v Burnley (Division 4) 1986-1987 |
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| Record Football League Defeat | 1-7 v Mansfield Town (Division 3) 1994-1995 |
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| Record Cup Win | 4-0 v Bristol Rovers (League Cup) 1978-1979 5-1 v Bristol City (League Cup) 1985-1986 |
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| Record Fee Paid | £80,000 to Walsall for Dean SMITH (Summer 1994) |
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| Record Fee Received | £440,000 from Watford for Lionel AINSWORTH (5 January 2008) £440,000 from QPR for Darren PEACOCK (5 January 1990 includes 10% from sell-on fee) |
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| Record Appearances (includes non-league appearances) | 549 – John Layton Senior (1946-1964) |
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| Record League Appearances | 412 – Mel PEJIC (1980-1992) |
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| Record League goal-scorer | 95 – Stewart PHILLIPS (1978-1988) |
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| Record all-time goal-scorer | 184 – Charlie THOMPSON (1945-1958) |
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| Record goal-scorer in a League season | 35 – Dixie McNEIL Division 3 (1975-1976) |
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| Record goal-scorer in a season | 38 – Dixie McNEIL Division 3 (1975-1976) |
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| Most goals scored in a League match | 8 – Charlie THOMPSON v Thynnes Athletic (FA Cup Preliminary Round) 1948 |
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| Record Home Attendance | 18,114 v Sheffield Wednesday (FA Cup Third Round) 04.01.1958 |
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| Record total of goals in a League season | 86 – Division 3 (1975-1976) |
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| Record League points total | 2 points for a win : 63 – (1975-1976) Division 3 (46 games) 3 points for a win : 88 – (2007-2008) League 2 (46 games) |
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| Most Capped Player while at club | 1 – Brian Evans (Wales) |
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| Youngest Player | Stewart PHILLIPS – 16 years and 122 days v Swindon Town (Division 3) 22.04.1978 |
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| Oldest Player | John JACKSON – 40 years and 6 days v ?? (Division 4) 1982 |
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| Stadium details |
Address : Edgar Street, Hereford HR4 9JU
Telephone : 01432 268257
Ticket Office : 01432 268257
Capacity : 5,213
Away Allocation :
Pitch size : 114m x 76m (125 yards x 83 yards)
Official website : herefordfc.co.uk
| Directions |
There are good directions to the Edgar Street Stadium on the Hereford FC website and more information on the Football Ground Guide website.
| Honours |
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| Division Three Champions (Third Tier) | 1975-1976 |
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| Division Four Runners-up (Fourth Tier) | 1972-1973 |
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| Conference Runners-up (Fifth Tier) | 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006 |
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| Welsh Cup Winners | 1989-1990 |
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| Welsh Cup Finalists | 1967-1968, 1975-1976, 1980-1981 |
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| FA Vase Finalists | 2015-2016 |
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| FA Trophy Finalists | 2020-2021 |
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| Managers |
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| A. E. JONES (Secretary-Manager) | 1924-1930 |
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| Alf BASNETT (Secretary-Manager) | 1930-1935 |
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| Lachlan McPHERSON (Secretary-Manager) | 1935-1939 |
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| Eric KEEN (Secretary-Manager) | 1939-1945 |
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| Tom PRICE (Secretary-Manager) | 1945-1947 |
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| Fred TURNER (Secretary-Manager) | 1947-1948 |
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| George TRANTER | August 1948 – May 1950 |
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| Alex MASSIE | August 1951 – November 1952 |
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| George TRANTER | August 1953 – May 1956 |
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| Joe WADE | May 1956 – May 1962 |
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| Ray DANIEL | August 1962 – December 1963 |
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| Bob DENNISON | December 1963 – December 1967 |
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| John CHARLES | December 1967 – 15 September 1971 |
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| Colin ADDISON | 13 October 1971 – 27 April 1974 |
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| John SILLETT | 17 August 1974 – 28 January 1978 |
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| Tony FORD | 11 February 1978 – 29 April 1978 |
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| Mike BAILEY | 19 August 1978 – 20 October 1979 |
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| Peter ISAAC | 23 October 1979 – 17 November 1979 |
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| Frank LORD | 27 November 1979 – 18 September 1982 |
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| Tommy HUGHES | 25 September 1982 – 5 March 1983 |
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| John NEWMAN | 12 March 1983 – 30 September 1987 |
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| Ian BOWYER | 3 October 1987 – 13 May 1990 |
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| Colin ADDISON | 25 August 1990 – 11 May 1991 |
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| John SILLETT | 17 August 1991 – 28 April 1992 |
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| Greg DOWNS | 15 August 1992 – 13 September 1994 |
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| John LAYTON | 16 September 1994 – 6 May 1995 |
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| Graham TURNER | 12 August 1995 – 24 April 2009 |
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| John TREWICK | 24 April 2009 – 8 March 2010 |
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| Graham TURNER | 8 March 2010 – 4 June 2010 |
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| Simon DAVEY | 22 June 2010 – 2 October 2010 |
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| Jamie PITMAN | 5 October 2010 – 3 March 2012 |
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| Richard O’KELLY | 6 March 2012 – 5 May 2012 |
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| Martin FOYLE | 5 May 2012 – 17 March 2014 |
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| Peter BEADLE | 18 March 2014 – 27 April 2014 |
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| Jon TAYLOR | 1 August 2014 – 19 December 2014 |
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| Reformed as Hereford FC | |
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| Peter BEADLE | 17 April 2015 – 13 September 2018 |
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| Marc RICHARDS | 3 October 2018 – 12 August 2019 |
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| Russell SLADE | 29 August 2019 – 20 January 2020 |
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| Josh GOWLING (Interim Manager) | 20 January 2020 – 12 June 2020 |
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| Josh GOWLING | 12 June 2020 – 5 February 2023 |
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| Yan KLUKOWSKI | 5 February 2023 – 1 May 2023 |
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| Paul CADDIS | 1 May 2023 – |
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| League Record |
The Football League structure has historically been as follows …
| 1888-1892 | 1892-1920 | 1920-1921 | 1921-1958 | 1958-1992 | 1992-2004 | 2004 to date | |
| First tier | Football League | Division One | Division One | Division One | Division One | Premiership | Premier League |
| Second tier | Division Two | Division Two | Division Two | Division Two | Division One | Championship | |
| Third tier | Division Three | Division Three (North) and (South) |
Division Three | Division Two | League One | ||
| Fourth tier | Division Four | Division Three | League Two | ||||
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| Elected to Division Four (Fourth Tier) | 1972 |
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| Division Four (Fourth Tier) | 1972-1973 |
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| Division Three (Third Tier) | 1973-1976 |
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| Division Two (Second Tier) | 1976-1977 |
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| Division Three (Third Tier) | 1977-1978 |
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| Division Four (Fourth Tier) | 1978-1992 |
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| Division Three (Fourth Tier) | 1992-1997 |
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| Conference (Fifth Tier) | 1997-2006 |
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| League Two (Fourth Tier) | 2006-2008 |
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| League One (Third Tier) | 2008-2009 |
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| League Two (Fourth Tier) | 2009-2012 |
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| Conference (Fifth Tier) | 2012-2014 |
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| Southern League Premier (Seventh Tier) | 2012-2014 |
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| Championship (Second Tier) | 2014 (before being wound up in December 2014) |
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| Reformed as Hereford FC | |
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| Midland Football League (Ninth Tier) | 2015-2016 |
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| Southern League – South & West Division (Eighth Tier) | 2016-2017 |
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| Southern League (Seventh Tier) | 2017-2018 |
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| National League North (Sixth Tier) | 2018- |
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