1974–75 Hereford United F.C. season
| 1974–75 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Frank Miles |
| Manager | John Sillett |
| Stadium | Edgar Street |
| Division Three | 12th |
| League Cup | Third round |
| FA Cup | Second round |
| Welsh Cup | Fourth round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Dixie McNeil (31) All: Dixie McNeil (32) |
| Highest home attendance | 11,488 v Preston North End, Division Three, 5 October 1974 |
| Lowest home attendance | 2114 v Barry Town, Welsh Cup, 13 November 1974 |
| Average home league attendance | 7230 |
| Biggest win | 5–0 v Chesterfield (H), Division Three, 28 September 1974 |
| Biggest defeat | 1–6 v Tranmere Rovers (A), Division Three, 29 November 1974 |
The 1974–75 season was the 45th season of competitive football played by Hereford United Football Club and their third in the Football League. The club competed in Division Three, as well as the League Cup, FA Cup and Welsh Cup.
Summary
[edit]Hereford began the season with a new manager at the helm, Colin Addison having left the club by mutual consent to be replaced by Bristol City coach John Sillett.[1] A number of new signings also arrived, including former England international Terry Paine from Southampton as player-coach, and forward Dixie McNeil from Lincoln City.[2]
Results showed an overall improvement on the previous season as Hereford finished comfortably in mid-table, with McNeil bagging 31 league goals, making him top scorer across all four divisions. He became the first Hereford player to score a league hat-trick in a 5–0 win over Chesterfield and followed up with another in a 6–3 win over eventual champions Blackburn Rovers.[2]
Squad
[edit]Players who made one appearance or more for Hereford United F.C. during the 1974-75 season
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | League Cup | FA Cup | Welsh Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| GK |  SCO | Jim Blyth (on loan from Coventry City) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| GK | SCO | Tommy Hughes | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| DF |  IRE | Tony Byrne | 45 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| DF |  ENG | Steve Emery | 44 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 1 |
| DF | ENG | John Layton | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| DF |  WAL | Mick McLaughlin | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| DF | WAL | Peter Morgan | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Tommy Naylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Brian Roberts (on loan from Coventry City) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | David Rylands | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Billy Tucker | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39(1) | 2 |
| MF | ENG | Roy Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | WAL | Brian Evans | 14(3) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 19(4) | 2 |
| MF | ENG | Viv Fear | 2(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Harry Gregory | 11(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 11(3) | 1 |
| MF | ENG | Bobby Kellard (on loan from Portsmouth) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| MF | ENG | Fred Kemp | 12(1) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17(1) | 2 |
| MF | ENG | Colin Lee (on loan from Bristol City) | 7(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9(2) | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Terry Paine | 40 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 5 |
| MF | ENG | Brian Preece | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | ENG | David Rudge | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| MF | ENG | Barry Silkman | 6(9) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(9) | 1 |
| MF | ENG | Dudley Tyler | 38(3) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45(3) | 3 |
| MF | WAL | Shane Walker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | WAL | Nick Deacy | 13(4) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14(4) | 2 |
| FW | ENG | John Galley | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 |
| FW | ENG | Dixie McNeil | 44 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 32 |
| FW | ENG | Paul Lee | 9(3) | 3 | 0(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12(4) | 3 |
| FW | ENG | Eric Redrobe | 13(2) | 3 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15(3) | 3 |
| FW | ENG | John Ritchie | 9(2) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12(2) | 2 |
League table
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Gillingham | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 65 | 60 | 1.083 | 48 | |
| 11 | Colchester United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 70 | 63 | 1.111 | 47 | |
| 12 | Hereford United | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 64 | 66 | 0.970 | 46 | |
| 13 | Wrexham | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 65 | 55 | 1.182 | 45 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 14 | Bury | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 53 | 50 | 1.060 | 44 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Results
[edit]Third Division
[edit]| 17 August 1974 1 | Hereford United | 2–0 | Aldershot | Hereford |
McNeil  43'Kemp 56' | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 7885 |
| 24 August 1974 2 | Charlton Athletic | 2–0 | Hereford United | London |
| Curtis 60' (pen.) Bowman 69' | Stadium: The Valley (stadium) Attendance: 6387 |
| 31 August 1974 3 | Hereford United | 2–0 | Peterborough United | Hereford |
| McNeil 11', 50' | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 7315 |
| 4 September 1974 4 | Hereford United | 0–1 | Watford | Hereford |
| Jenkins 76' | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 7357 |
| 7 September 1974 5 | Walsall | 3–1 | Hereford United | Walsall |
| Buckley 20', 34' Atthey 84' | Ritchie 74' | Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 3328 |
| 14 September 1974 6 | Hereford United | 0–1 | Bournemouth | Hereford |
| Howard 87' | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 7357 |
| 18 September 1974 7 | Hereford United | 2–0 | Crystal Palace | Hereford |
| McNeil 23' (pen.) Rudge 32' | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 8488 |
| 21 September 1974 8 | Port Vale | 3–0 | Hereford United | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Williams 66' Horton 71'Bailey 85' | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3433 |
| 24 September 1974 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | Hereford United | Plymouth |
| Mariner 12' | Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 5519 |
| 28 September 1974 10 | Hereford United | 5–0 | Chesterfield | Hereford |
| McNeil 16', 32' (pen.), 80' (pen.) Evans 70'Paine 73' | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 5961 |
| 2 October 1974 11 | Watford | 1–1 | Hereford United | Watford |
| Scullion 33' (pen.) | McNeil 75' | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 5572 |
| 5 October 1974 12 | Hereford United | 2–2 | Preston North End | Hereford |
| Rudge 14' P. Lee 83' | Holden 74' Bird 89' | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 11,488 |
| 12 October 1974 13 | Gillingham | 2–3 | Hereford United | Gillingham |
| Jacks 2' Feely 60' | Redrobe 43' Paine 59'McNeil 81' | Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 5457 |
| 19 October 1974 14 | Hereford United | 0–0 | Halifax Town | Hereford |
| Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 6833 |
| 23 October 1974 15 | Hereford United | 3–1 | Colchester United | Hereford |
| McNeil 7' Redrobe 30'P. Lee 74' | Thomas 83' | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 6390 |
| 25 October 1974 16 | Southend United | 0–0 | Hereford United | Southend-on-Sea |
| Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5572 |
| 2 November 1974 17 | Hereford United | 1–1 | Huddersfield Town | Hereford |
| McNeil 7' | Gowling 70' | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 7474 |
| 6 November 1974 18 | Colchester United | 1–2 | Hereford United | Colchester |
| Svarc 69' | McNeil 41' Tyler 49' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5135 |
| 9 November 1974 19 | Wrexham | 2–1 | Hereford United | Wrexham |
| Davies 19' Smallman 43' | McNeil 70' | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 6157 |
| 16 November 1974 20 | Hereford United | 2–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Hereford |
| McNeil 17' P. Lee 47' | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 7016 |
| 29 November 1974 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 6–1 | Hereford United | Birkenhead |
| Veitch 30' Crossley 33' (pen.), 59' (pen.)Coppell 55'Tynan 68'Flood 78' | Tyler 24' | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 2560 |
| 7 December 1974 22 | Hereford United | 2–1 | Swindon Town | Hereford |
| McNeil 27' Redrobe 50' | Eastoe 43' | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 8625 |
| 21 December 1974 23 | Hereford United | 6–3 | Blackburn Rovers | Hereford |
| McNeil 23', 48' (pen.), 73' Kemp 28'Galley 76'Tyler 85' | Burgin 47' Waddington 80' (pen.)Beamish 82' | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 7288 |
| 26 December 1974 24 | Bournemouth | 2–1 | Hereford United | Bournemouth |
| O'Rourke 42' Buttle 72' | Parodi 18' (o.g.) | Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 5803 |
| 28 December 1974 25 | Hereford United | 1–1 | Bury | Hereford |
| McNeil 10' (pen.) | Spence 72' | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 8170 |
| 4 January 1975 26 | Crystal Palace | 2–2 | Hereford United | London |
| Taylor 10' Chatterton 77' | Galley 72' Layton 82' | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 16,893 |
| 11 January 1975 27 | Swindon Town | 1–0 | Hereford United | Swindon |
| Butler 54' | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,781 |
| 18 January 1975 28 | Hereford United | 2–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Hereford |
| Kellard 15' Galley 50' | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 6591 |
| 1 February 1975 29 | Hereford United | 1–0 | Wrexham | Hereford |
| McNeil 2' | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 6715 |
| 8 February 1975 30 | Huddersfield Town | 2–1 | Hereford United | Huddersfield |
| Fowler 25' Lawson 78' | McNeil 28' | Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 4893 |
| 15 February 1975 31 | Hereford United | 3–2 | Grimsby Town | Hereford |
| McNeil 19' (pen.), 90' Deacy 82' | Lewis 36', 45' | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 5445 |
| 22 February 1975 32 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–1 | Hereford United | Hove |
| Piper 8' Towner 71' | Galley 14' | Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 11,541 |
| 1 March 1975 33 | Peterborough United | 1–1 | Hereford United | Peterborough |
| Lee 68' (pen.) | Galley 18' | Stadium: London Road Attendance: 7108 |
| 4 March 1975 34 | Grimsby Town | 0–0 | Hereford United | Cleethorpes |
| Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5008 |
| 8 March 1975 35 | Hereford United | 1–5 | Plymouth Argyle | Hereford |
| McNeil 70' | Hardcastle 21' Mariner 50'Rafferty 85', 90'Vassallo 90' | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 9296 |
| 15 March 1975 36 | Chesterfield | 4–1 | Hereford United | Chesterfield |
| Moss 2' Darling 8'Shanahan 29' (pen.), 51' (pen.) | McNeil 77' | Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3826 |
| 19 March 1975 37 | Aldershot | 2–2 | Hereford United | Aldershot |
| Morrissey 51', 81' | McNeil 18' (pen.) Deacy 73' | Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 2698 |
| 22 March 1975 38 | Hereford United | 2–0 | Walsall | Hereford |
| McNeil 63' (pen.) Silkman 79' | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 6848 |
| 28 March 1975 39 | Bury | 3–0 | Hereford United | Bury |
| Galley 28' (o.g.) Buchan 33'Rowland 72' | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4330 |
| 29 March 1975 40 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Hereford United | Blackburn |
| Hickman 24' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,001 |
| 31 March 1975 41 | Hereford United | 1–0 | Port Vale | Hereford |
| Gregory 90' | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 6976 |
| 5 April 1975 42 | Hereford United | 1–0 | Southend United | Hereford |
| Galley 24' | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 4807 |
| 12 April 1975 43 | Preston North End | 2–2 | Hereford United | Preston |
| Burns 14' Morley 44' (pen.) | McNeil 24', 80' (pen.) | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 6528 |
| 19 April 1975 44 | Hereford United | 1–1 | Gillingham | Hereford |
| McNeil 51' | Richardson 70' (pen.) | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 5643 |
| 23 April 1975 45 | Hereford United | 2–2 | Charlton Athletic | Hereford |
| Paine 35' McNeil 60' (pen.) | Dunphy 7' Flanagan 50' | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 6453 |
| 26 April 1975 46 | Halifax Town | 2–2 | Hereford United | Halifax |
| McHale 25' (pen.) Harrold 73' | Paine 21' (pen.) Tucker 43' | Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 6528 |
League Cup
[edit]| 21 August 1974 First round | Hereford United | 1–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Hereford |
| McNeil 64' | Durban 78' | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 7263 |
| 27 August 1974 First round replay | Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | Hereford United | Shrewsbury |
| Paine 34' | Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 5183 |
| 11 September 1974 Second round | Exeter City | 0–1 | Hereford United | Exeter |
| Ritchie 80' | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3608 |
| 8 October 1974 Third round | Ipswich Town | 4–1 | Hereford United | Ipswich |
| Johnson 2' Talbot 15'Hunter 40'Whymark 54' | Evans 56' | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 16,284 |
FA Cup
[edit]| 26 November 1974 First round | Hereford United | 1–0 | Gillingham | Hereford |
| Tucker 39' | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 7362 |
| 14 December 1974 Second round | Cambridge United | 2–0 | Hereford United | Cambridge |
| Watson 39', 74' | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3850 |
Welsh Cup
[edit]| 13 November 1974 Third round | Hereford United | 1–0 | Barry Town | Hereford |
| Emery 7' (pen.) | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2114 |
| 14 January 1975 Fourth round | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Hereford United | Cardiff |
| Reece 63' Showers 81' | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3515 |
References
[edit]- ^ Parrott 1998, p. 24
- ^ a b Parrott 1998, pp. 27–30
- ^ a b c d Parrott 1998, pp. 184–185
- ^ Rothmans 1975-76, pp. 211–212
- ^ Parrott 1998, pp. 180–183
- ^ Rothmans 1975-76, p. 210
- ^ Rothmans 1975-76, p. 491–494
- ^ Rothmans 1975-76, pp. 469–470
- Bibliography
- Parrott, Ron (1998). Hereford United: The League Era - A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-18-X.
- Rothmans Football Yearbook 1975-76 (Editor: Peter Dunk). Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-362-00219-3.