1978–79 Hereford United F.C. season

Hereford United
1978–79 season
ChairmanPeter Hill
ManagerMike Bailey
StadiumEdgar Street
Division Four14th
League CupSecond round
FA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bobby Gould (13)
All: Bobby Gould (13)
Highest home attendance6939 v Newport County, FA Cup, 25 November 1978
Lowest home attendance2119 v Hartlepool United, Division Three, 7 March 1979
Average home league attendance3350
Biggest win6–1 v Crewe Alexandra (H), Division Four, 16 September 1978
Biggest defeat1–4 v Newport County (A), Division Four, 11 April 1979

The 1978–79 season was the 49th season of competitive football played by Hereford United Football Club and their seventh in the Football League. Following a second successive relegation the previous season, the club competed in Division Four, as well as the League Cup and FA Cup.

Summary

Former England international Mike Bailey took charge as Hereford's new manager and guided them to a modest mid-table finish in their first season back in Division Four.[1]

Bailey brought his former Wolverhampton Wanderers teammate Bobby Gould to the club as player-coach. Gould top-scored with 13 goals, including two in a 6–1 thrashing of Crewe Alexandra which was Hereford's biggest win as a league club at the time, and one in the following match at Rochdale which contributed to Hereford's first away win in 32 matches.[1]

Squad

Players who made one appearance or more for Hereford United F.C. during the 1977-78 season

Pos. Nat. Name League League Cup FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK  SCO Tommy Hughes 44 0 4 0 1 0 49 0
GK  ENG Lyndon Knight 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF  ENG Phil Burrows 34 1 2 0 1 0 37 1
DF  WAL Stuart Cornes 23 0 4 0 1 0 28 0
DF  ENG Steve Emery 43(1) 5 4 1 1 0 48(1) 6
DF  ENG Andy Feeley 25(1) 0 0 0 0 0 25(1) 0
DF  ENG Henry Hill 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0
DF  ENG Paul Hunt 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
DF  ENG John Layton 38 1 2 1 1 0 41 2
DF  WAL Julian Marshall 14 0 2 0 0 0 16 0
DF  ENG Chris Price 29 0 4 0 1 0 34 0
DF  WAL Phil Roberts 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
DF  ENG Steve Strong 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
DF  ENG Valmore Thomas 11(1) 1 0 0 0 0 11(1) 1
MF  ENG Mike Bailey 13(3) 1 1(1) 0 0 0 14(4) 1
MF  ENG Frank Barton 4 1 3 1 0 0 7 2
MF  SCO Ian Hendry 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
MF  WAL Kyle Holmes 19(2) 3 4 0 1 0 24(2) 3
MF  ENG Gerry O'Hara 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF  ENG Peter Spiring 24(1) 5 2(1) 0 1 0 27(2) 5
MF  ENG Kenny Stephens 25(3) 1 1 0 0 0 26(3) 1
MF  ENG Winston White 15 3 0 0 0 0 15 3
FW  WAL Steve Crompton 6(2) 1 0(1) 0 1 0 7(3) 1
FW  ENG Bobby Gould 39(1) 13 0 0 1 0 40(1) 13
FW  ENG Billy Holmes 12(4) 3 3 1 0 0 15(4) 4
FW  WAL Dave Jones 25(1) 8 4 1 1 0 30(1) 9
FW  SCO Frank McGrellis 11 3 0 0 0 0 11 3
FW  SCO Colin O'Brien (on loan from Bristol City) 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0
FW  ENG Stewart Phillips 5(3) 0 0 0 0 0 5(3) 0
FW  WAL Wayne Powell 6 2 2 0 0 0 8 2

[2][3]

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Scunthorpe United 46 17 11 18 54 60 −6 45
13 Hartlepool United 46 13 18 15 57 66 −9 44
14 Hereford United 46 15 13 18 53 53 0 43
15 Bradford City 46 17 9 20 62 68 −6 43
16 Port Vale 46 14 14 18 57 70 −13 42
Source: [citation needed]

Results

Fourth Division

Main article: 1978–79 Football League
19 August 1978 1 Hereford United 0–0 Wigan Athletic Hereford
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 5674
23 August 1978 2 Bradford City 2–1 Hereford United Bradford
Hutchins 12'
Dolan 39'		 K. Holmes 60' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 5376
26 August 1978 3 Torquay United 1–0 Hereford United Torquay
Davies 43' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 3074
2 September 1978 4 Hereford United 1–0 Darlington Hereford
Barton 35' (pen.) Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3622
9 September 1978 5 Hartlepool United 2–1 Hereford United Hartlepool
Linacre 29'
Hogan 64'		 Emery 59' (pen.) Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2995
13 September 1978 6 Hereford United 0–0 Reading Hereford
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3526
16 September 1978 7 Hereford United 6–1 Crewe Alexandra Hereford
Gould 37', 65'
Jones 54', 68'
Bowles 62' (o.g.)
Spiring 83'		 Purdie 25' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3493
23 September 1978 8 Rochdale 0–2 Hereford United Rochdale
Gould 14'
Emery 29' (pen.)		 Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 1068
26 September 1978 9 York City 1–0 Hereford United York
Randall 73' Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2358
30 September 1978 10 Hereford United 1–0 Port Vale Hereford
K. Holmes 35' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3963
7 October 1978 11 Portsmouth 1–0 Hereford United Portsmouth
Denyer 87' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 11,949
14 October 1978 12 Hereford United 0–0 Bournemouth Hereford
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3752
17 October 1978 13 Huddersfield Town 2–3 Hereford United Huddersfield
Campbell 2', 9' Gould 5'
Jones 66', 84'		 Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 2565
21 October 1978 14 Hereford United 1–1 Aldershot Hereford
Jones 10' Dungworth 11' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3836
28 October 1978 15 Grimsby Town 1–1 Hereford United Cleethorpes
Drinkell 78' Spiring 42' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5349
4 November 1978 16 Hereford United 2–2 Halifax Town Hereford
Jones 16'
Gould 47'		 Mountford 9'
Dunleavy 32'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3616
11 November 1978 17 Darlington 2–1 Hereford United Darlington
Lyons 32'
Walsh 70'		 Emery 44' (pen.) Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1622
18 November 1978 18 Hereford United 3–1 Torquay United Hereford
Crompton 2'
Emery 69' (pen.)
Gould 72'		 Cooper 17' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3476
9 December 1978 19 Hereford United 4–3 Northampton Town Hereford
Jones 4'
W. Holmes 51'
Burrows 72'
K. Holmes 77'		 Hughes 3' (o.g)
Farrington 22'
Reilly 89'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2879
16 December 1978 20 Scunthorpe United 4–2 Hereford United Scunthorpe
Kilmore 42', 74'
Pilling 61'
Earl 80'		 Jones 69'
Bailey 88'		 Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 1683
22 December 1978 21 Hereford United 0–3 Newport County Hereford
Bruton 3'
Goddard 21'
Oakes 56'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2834
26 December 1978 22 Stockport County 0–2 Hereford United Stockport
W. Holmes 27'
Stephens 86'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 4630
30 January 1979 23 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Hereford United Doncaster
Laidlaw 80' Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 1719
3 February 1979 24 Hereford United 1–0 York City Hereford
W. Holmes 68' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3107
6 February 1979 25 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Hereford United Crewe
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1485
21 February 1979 26 Reading 3–0 Hereford United Reading
Hetzke 30'
Bowman 42'
Earles 49'		 Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 5639
24 February 1979 27 Bournemouth 1–1 Hereford United Bournemouth
K. Brown 43' Gould 88' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 4292
28 February 1979 28 Hereford United 1–1 Barnsley Hereford
Gould 22' Collins 53' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3100
3 March 1979 29 Aldershot 2–0 Hereford United Aldershot
Needham 20', 68' Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 3932
7 March 1979 30 Hereford United 1–0 Hartlepool United Hereford
Emery 87' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2119
10 March 1979 31 Hereford United 0–1 Grimsby Town Hereford
Price 38' (o.g.) Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2939
21 March 1979 32 Hereford United 2–2 Rochdale Hereford
White 26'
Gould 54'		 Jones 30', 85' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2351
24 March 1979 33 Hereford United 3–1 Bradford City Hereford
Powell 36', 70'
Layton 63'		 Cook 89' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2925
28 March 1979 34 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Hereford United Wigan
Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 4876
31 March 1979 35 Wimbledon 2–0 Hereford United London
Cork 36'
Leslie 79'		 Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 2636
7 April 1979 36 Hereford United 3–1 Scunthorpe United Hereford
McGrellis 8'
Gould 27', 80'		 Kilmore 88' (pen.) Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2859
11 April 1979 37 Newport County 4–1 Hereford United Newport
Goddard 5'
Moore 18'
Oakes 77'
Lowndes 89'		 McGrellis 63' Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 3771
14 April 1979 38 Hereford United 1–0 Stockport County Hereford
McGrellis 9' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3609
16 April 1979 39 Barnsley 2–1 Hereford United Barnsley
Bell 44', 71' Spiring 31' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,260
21 April 1979 40 Hereford United 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Hereford
White 37', 80' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3209
25 April 1979 41 Hereford United 3–0 Huddersfield Town Hereford
Spiring 54', 86'
Thomas 64'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2635
28 April 1979 42 Northampton Town 2–1 Hereford United Northampton
Robertson 31'
McCaffrey 79'		 Gould 72' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2001
1 May 1979 43 Port Vale 1–1 Hereford United Stoke-on-Trent
Hawkins 89' Gould 30' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 2160
5 May 1979 44 Hereford United 0–0 Wimbledon Hereford
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3809
7 May 1979 45 Hereford United 0–1 Portsmouth Hereford
Barnard 23' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3707
9 May 1979 46 Halifax Town 1–0 Hereford United Halifax
Johnson 50' Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1036

[4][5]

League Cup

Main article: 1978–79 Football League Cup
12 August 1978 First round first leg Bristol Rovers 2–1 Hereford United Bristol
Aitken 33'
Staniforth 35'		 Jones 89' Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 5001
16 August 1978 First round second leg Hereford United 4–0 Bristol Rovers Hereford
W. Holmes 41'
Layton 71'
Emery 74'
Barton 85'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 5130
28 August 1978 Second round Northampton Town 0–0 Hereford United Northampton
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3991
6 September 1978 Second round replay Hereford United 0–1 Northampton Town Hereford
Reilly 29' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 4205

[6][7]

FA Cup

Main article: 1978–79 FA Cup
25 November 1978 First round Hereford United 0–1 Newport County Hereford
Goddard 85' (pen.) Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 6939

[6][8]

References

  1. ^ a b Parrott 1998, pp. 49–53
  2. ^ Parrott 1998, p. 209
  3. ^ Rothmans 1979-80, pp. 203–204
  4. ^ Parrott 1998, pp. 204–207
  5. ^ Rothmans 1979-80, p. 202
  6. ^ a b Parrott 1998, pp. 208
  7. ^ Rothmans 1979-80, pp. 486–491
  8. ^ Rothmans 1979-80, pp. 455
Bibliography
  • Parrott, Ron (1998). Hereford United: The League Era - A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-18-X.
  • Rothmans Football Yearbook 1979-80 (Editor: Jack Rollin). Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0354-09083-6.