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.
1978–79 season | |
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Chairman | Peter Hill |
Manager | Mike Bailey |
Stadium | Edgar Street |
Division Four | 14th |
League Cup | Second round |
FA Cup | First round |
Top goalscorer | League: Bobby Gould (13) All: Bobby Gould (13) |
Highest home attendance | 6939 v Newport County, FA Cup first round, 25 November 1978 |
Lowest home attendance | 2119 v Hartlepool United, Division Three, 7 March 1979 |
Average home league attendance | 3350 |
Biggest win | 6–1 v Crewe Alexandra (H), Division Four, 16 September 1978 |
Biggest defeat | 1–4 v Newport County (A), Division Four, 11 April 1979 |
Summary
editFormer 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
editPlayers 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 | ||||
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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 |
League table
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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 |
Results
editFourth Division
edit19 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' | 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 |
League Cup
edit12 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 |
FA Cup
edit25 November 1978 First round | Hereford United | 0–1 | Newport County | Hereford |
Goddard 85' (pen.) | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 6939 |
References
edit- ^ a b Parrott 1998, pp. 49–53
- ^ Parrott 1998, p. 209
- ^ Rothmans 1979-80, pp. 203–204
- ^ Parrott 1998, pp. 204–207
- ^ Rothmans 1979-80, p. 202
- ^ a b Parrott 1998, pp. 208
- ^ Rothmans 1979-80, pp. 486–491
- ^ 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.