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1973–74 Hereford United F.C. season

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The 1973–74 season was the 44th season of competitive football played by Hereford United Football Club and their second in the Football League. Following promotion in their debut league season, the club competed in Division Three, as well as the League Cup, FA Cup and Welsh Cup.

Hereford United
1973–74 season
ChairmanFrank Miles
ManagerColin Addison
StadiumEdgar Street
Division Three18th
League CupFirst round
FA CupFourth round
Welsh CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Brian Evans (8)
All: Brian Evans and Jim Hinch (9)
Highest home attendance17,431 v Bristol City, FA Cup, 26 January 1974
Lowest home attendance3810 v Plymouth Argyle, Division Three, 20 February 1974
Average home league attendance8040
Biggest win3–0 v Brighton & Hove Albion (H), Division Three, 27 October 1973
3–0 v Walton & Hersham (H), FA Cup 2nd Round, 15 December 1973
3–0 v Southport (H), Division Three, 30 March 1974
Biggest defeat0–5 v Wrexham (A), Division Three, 22 December 1973

Summary edit

Hereford enjoyed a steady start to the season and were as high as fifth in the table by the end of October. A sequence of only four wins in 17 matches between December and March checked their progress, but a nine-match unbeaten run pulled them clear of danger to an eventual 18th-place finish, eight points above the relegation zone.

In the FA Cup, Hereford evoked memories of their giant-killing exploits two years earlier with a 2–1 replay win over West Ham United in the third round. Alan Jones struck the winning goal after a late Pat Holland equaliser had denied Hereford victory in the first match at Upton Park. The Cup run ended in the next round at the hands of Bristol City.

On 26 September 1973, Brian Evans, a pre-season signing from Swansea City, became the first Hereford player to win an international cap when he featured in Wales' 3–0 defeat against Poland in a World Cup qualifier.[1]

Squad edit

Players who made one appearance or more for Hereford United F.C. during the 1973-74 season

Pos. Nat. Name League League Cup FA Cup Welsh Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Peta Bala'c (on loan from Plymouth Argyle) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
GK   SCO Tommy Hughes 43 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 49 0
GK   ENG Fred Potter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   ENG David Carver 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 0
DF   ENG Steve Emery 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
DF   WAL Alan Jones 24(1) 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 29(1) 3
DF   WAL Mick McLaughlin 43 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 49 0
DF   ENG Ken Mallender 26(1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 27(1) 1
DF   ENG Tommy Naylor 36 4 1 0 5 1 1 0 43 5
DF   ENG Billy Tucker 36 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 38 1
MF   ENG Colin Addison 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 0
MF   WAL Brian Evans 30(1) 8 1 0 5 1 0 0 36(1) 9
MF   ENG Alan Gane 6(3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6(3) 1
MF   ENG Harry Gregory 21 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 23 2
MF   ENG Ron Radford 33 3 1 0 5 0 0 0 39 3
MF   ENG David Rudge 27(4) 3 1 0 4 0 1 0 33(4) 3
MF   ENG Colin Tavener 22 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 27 2
MF   ENG Paul Taylor (on loan from York City) 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1(1) 0
MF   ENG Dudley Tyler 21 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 26 3
FW   SCO Gary Bell (on loan from Cardiff City) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
FW   SCO Willie Brown (on loan from Newport County) 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5
FW   ENG Jim Hinch 22(5) 7 0 0 5 2 1 0 28(5) 9
FW   ENG David Jenkins 10(2) 0 1 0 0(1) 0 1 1 12(3) 1
FW   ENG Paul Lee 12(4) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12(4) 2
FW   ENG Brian Owen 15(6) 2 0(1) 0 2(2) 1 0 0 17(9) 3
FW   ENG Eric Redrobe 21(4) 5 1 0 3(1) 1 0 0 25(5) 6
FW   ENG John Ritchie 10(1) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10(1) 3

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Third Division edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
16 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 15 16 50 44 1.136 45
17 Plymouth Argyle 46 17 10 19 59 54 1.093 44
18 Hereford United 46 14 15 17 53 57 0.930 43
19 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 16 11 19 52 58 0.897 43
20 Port Vale 46 14 14 18 52 58 0.897 42
Source: rsssf.com

Results edit

Third Division edit

Main article: 1973–74 Football League
25 August 1973 1 Grimsby Town 1–3 Hereford United Cleethorpes
Chatterley   88' Tavener   73'
Tucker   77'
Evans   90'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 10,709
1 September 1973 2 Hereford United 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Hereford
Gregory   68' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 9483
8 September 1973 3 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Hereford United London
Horsfield   60', 73' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 5640
11 September 1973 4 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Hereford United Bristol
Taylor   90' Redrobe   7' Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 12,620
15 September 1973 5 Hereford United 1–1 Watford Hereford
Evans   26' Lees   50' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 8634
19 September 1973 6 Hereford United 0–2 Tranmere Rovers Hereford
Young   52'
Loyden   90'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 9004
22 September 1973 7 Halifax Town 1–1 Hereford United Halifax
Gwyther   84' Mallender   7' Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 12,620
29 September 1973 8 Hereford United 2–0 Wrexham Hereford
Radford   39'
Redrobe   89'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 8245
6 October 1973 9 Port Vale 1–3 Hereford United Stoke-on-Trent
Woodward   58' Owen   56'
Evans   71'
Redrobe   85'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5802
8 October 1973 10 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Hereford United Birkenhead
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5943
13 October 1973 11 Hereford United 0–0 Cambridge United Hereford
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 8522
19 October 1973 12 Southend United 2–1 Hereford United Southend-on-Sea
Albeson   45' (pen.)
Brace   83'		 Gregory   68' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6083
24 October 1973 13 Hereford United 0–0 Bristol Rovers Hereford
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 12,501
27 October 1973 14 Hereford United 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Hereford
Lee   27'
Evans   44'
Gane   90'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 8139
2 November 1973 15 Southport 1–1 Hereford United Southport
Moore   83' Hinch   65' Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 2549
10 November 1973 16 Hereford United 3–4 Oldham Athletic Hereford
Hinch   20', 65'
Lee   35'		 Jones   11', 14'
Blair   19'
Lochhead   21'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 8843
12 November 1973 17 York City 0–0 Hereford United York
Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 7433
17 November 1973 18 Hereford United 0–1 Huddersfield Town Hereford
Gowling   30' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 7925
1 December 1973 19 Hereford United 3–1 Walsall Hereford
Tyler   36'
Hinch   43'
Evans   71'		 Andrews   81' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 7747
8 December 1973 20 Chesterfield 1–1 Hereford United Chesterfield
Phelan   67' Tiler   77' (o.g.) Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4343
22 December 1973 21 Wrexham 5–0 Hereford United Wrexham
Griffiths   4', 64' (pen.), 82'
Whittle   85', 90'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 5156
26 December 1973 22 Hereford United 0–2 Bournemouth Hereford
Sainty   11'
Boyer   90'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 10,909
29 December 1973 23 Hereford United 2–3 Charlton Athletic Hereford
Naylor   50' (pen.)
Jones   85'		 Jones   3' (o.g.)
Flanagan   28'
Horsfield   56'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 7752
1 January 1974 24 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Hereford United Blackburn
Hutchins   67' Tavener   3'
Rudge   87'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 9720
12 January 1974 25 Watford 2–1 Hereford United Watford
Jennings   61', 65' Evans   7' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 7548
19 January 1974 26 Hereford United 2–1 Grimsby Town Hereford
Naylor   22' (pen.)
Evans   25'		 Booth   24' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 10,287
3 February 1974 27 Aldershot 1–0 Hereford United Aldershot
Howarth   22' Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 9109
17 February 1974 28 Cambridge United 2–0 Hereford United Cambridge
Lennard   25'
Ferguson   80'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5728
20 February 1974 29 Hereford United 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Hereford
Reed   46' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3810
23 February 1974 30 Hereford United 2–1 Port Vale Hereford
Owen   37'
Radford   47'		 Woodward   4' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 6566
26 February 1974 31 Rochdale 1–1 Hereford United Rochdale
Brennan   79' Rudge   39' Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 1195
2 March 1974 32 Bournemouth 3–2 Hereford United Bournemouth
Sainty   29' (pen.)
Chadwick   67'
Greenhalgh   72'		 Radford   65'
Naylor   80' (pen.)		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 8370
10 March 1974 33 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Hereford United Hove
Beamish   64'
Piper   88'		 Tyler   6' Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 17,061
13 March 1974 34 Hereford United 3–1 Halifax Town Hereford
Brown   17', 73'
Redrobe   79'		 Wilkie   87' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 6170
16 March 1974 35 Hereford United 1–2 Southend United Hereford
Rudge   6' Moody   7'
Silvester   90'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 7138
20 March 1974 36 Hereford United 0–2 Aldershot Hereford
Howarth   57', 59' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 6424
23 March 1974 37 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Hereford United Oldham
Lochhead   43' Ritchie   17' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 11,379
26 March 1974 38 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Hereford United Plymouth
Brown   58' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 7516
30 March 1974 39 Hereford United 3–0 Southport Hereford
Hinch   31'
Brown   40', 62'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 6186
3 April 1974 40 Hereford United 2–1 Rochdale Hereford
Ritchie   48'
Hinch   51'		 Hanvey   65' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 6659
6 April 1974 41 Hereford United 0–0 York City Hereford
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 7866
13 April 1974 42 Huddersfield Town 0–0 Hereford United Huddersfield
Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 4148
15 April 1974 43 Hereford United 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Hereford
Ritchie   33' Moir   74' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 9005
16 April 1974 44 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Hereford United Shrewsbury
Marlowe   48' Evans   90' Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 5580
20 April 1974 45 Hereford United 2–1 Chesterfield Hereford
Naylor   65' (pen.)
Redrobe   76'		 Kabia   10' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 7109
27 April 1974 46 Walsall 3–1 Hereford United Walsall
Buckley   27'
Taylor   28', 37'		 Hinch   58' Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 4167

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League Cup edit

Main article: 1973–74 Football League Cup
29 August 1973 1st Round Cardiff City 2–0 Hereford United Cardiff
McCulloch   41', 60' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9821

[2][6]

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1973–74 FA Cup
24 November 1973 1st Round Hereford United 3–1 Torquay United Hereford
Evans   42'
Hinch   66'
Owen   74'		 Morrall   34' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 8331
15 December 1973 2nd Round Hereford United 3–0 Walton & Hersham Hereford
Hinch   21'
Tyler   57'
Jones   61'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 10,431
5 January 1974 3rd Round West Ham United 1–1 Hereford United London
Holland   88' Redrobe   21' Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 23,087
9 January 1974 3rd Round Replay Hereford United 2–1 West Ham United Hereford
Naylor   35' (pen.)
Jones   74'		 Best   33' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 17,423
26 January 1974 4th Round Hereford United 0–1 Bristol City Hereford
Merrick   17' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 17,431

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Welsh Cup edit

Main article: 1973–74 Welsh Cup
16 January 1974 4th Round Worcester City 2–1 Hereford United Worcester
Aggio   23'
Ross   24'		 Jenkins   21' Stadium: St George's Lane
Attendance: 715

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References edit

  1. ^ Parrott 1998, pp. 21–25
  2. ^ a b c d Parrott 1998, pp. 178–179
  3. ^ Rothmans 1974-75, pp. 271–272
  4. ^ Parrott 1998, pp. 174–177
  5. ^ Rothmans 1974-75, p. 270
  6. ^ Rothmans 1974-75, p. 548
  7. ^ Rothmans 1974-75, pp. 528–534
Bibliography
  • Parrott, Ron (1998). Hereford United: The League Era - A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-18-X.
  • Rothmans Football Yearbook 1974-75 (Editor: Peter Dunk). Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-362-00171-5.
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