Second Half Pictures Pegasus v Hereford

Five second half pictures from yesterday's friendly at Pegasus.

 

First Half Pictures Pegasus v Hereford 11-07-26

Pictures from Hereford's first pre-season friendly.

 

Hereford's Starting Eleven At Pegasus This Afternoon

Pictures of Hereford's starting eleven for the friendly at Pegasus this afternoon.

They were led out by Lewis Hudson. 

Several potential first team players were missing from the eleven including Aaron Skinner and Kyle Howkins.  Both didn't play because of minor injury.

 

Match Report: Hereford Pegasus v Hereford FC

Hereford Pegasus v Hereford FC in a pre-season friendly.

The first pre-season friendly of the 2026/2027 season saw the Bulls make the short trip to the K.G.D. Stadium Old School Lane to take on Uhlsport Hellenic Football League Premier Division side Hereford Pegasus in extremely hot and humid conditions.

Aaron Downes and Harry Pell included new signings Cawley Cox, Kam Kandola, Luke Spokes, Fin Holmes and Billy Phillips in their first starting XI of the new season with the returning, Theo Richardson, captain ©️ Lewis Hudson, Joseph James, Keziah Martin and Preston Bitemo all also starting. New signings Danny Waldron and Joe Willis along with Aaron Skinner and Kyle Howkins weren't involved due to picking up knocks with Joe Willis potentially long term with a muscle strain in his quad which is a shame, hopefully he'll be back soon to make his Hereford debut. A selection of the U18’s we're also involved which was brilliant to see along with two trialists with one believed to be Jordan Williamson which if the case fans will be keen to see how the local lad progresses with the striker being with today's hosts Hereford Pegasus last season where he netted over 30 goals.

The game kicked-off with Hereford kicking from right to left and started with high intensity with Fin Holmes going on a good run down the left-flank but it unfortunately came to nothing.

With 13 minutes gone there was a stoppage in play with someone in the crowd needing medical attention in the hot conditions, hopefully they we're ok.

When play did resume the first corner of the game came from the Bulls on the left, Luke Spokes delivered into the danger area but it was cleared at the front post by a Hereford Pegasus defender.

Hereford Pegasus' first opening came on 17 minutes when former Bull Harrison Summers did well down the right before clipping a ball to the back post where a striker got his head to but could only flick the ball narrowly over the bar.

The first real chance of the game came from Hereford on 22 minutes with Cawley Cox's drive from just outside the box stinging the palms of the goalkeeper before Billy Phillips did well down the right before squaring the ball towards the edge of the box but Luke Spokes’ first-time curler whistled agonisingly over the bar.

With just under half an hour gone Hereford had the majority of the play, looking for Fin Holmes as an outlet on a number of occasions down the left channel.

Keziah Martin delivered the first Bulls corner from the right which Lewis Hudson got a powerful header to but it was brilliantly blocked by a defender before the rebound came back to Cawley Cox near the penalty spot but he could only snatch at the chance and his half-volley went narrowly past the right post.

A hydration break was then called on 30 minutes before 6 minutes later Hereford opened the scoring, Fin Holmes did well once again on the left, faced up a defender before threading a neat ball through to Luke Spokes who from a tight angle managed to squeeze his strike past the goalkeeper and into the opposite corner to get his first goal for the club.

After breaking the deadlock Fin Holmes again caused havoc down the left, he played a crisp pass into Billy Phillips but his close range effort was saved by the goalkeeper for a corner before yet again he drove at the left-back before his ball found Keziah Martin but he could only hook his shot high over the bar.

The Bulls’ Fin Holmes again found space on the left side of the box, cut inside before his shot was collected by the goalkeeper low to his right at the second attempt.

Hereford Pegasus got away with a scare after a mix-up at back allowed Cawley Cox in but before the Bulls striker could pull the trigger a defender got back in the nick of time to clear for a corner.

Just before half-time Hereford won a free-kick in a dangerous position on the edge of the box on the left about 25-yards out after good work by Luke Spokes, Martin ran over the set-piece before Spokes’ right foot curler was beaten away by the goalkeeper seeing the Bulls go into the break with a slender one-nil advantage.

Half-time: Hereford Pegasus 0-1 Hereford FC 

Into the second half and there we're a shot of changes with Ollie Lewis coming on in goal, U18’s Jack Tolley, Josh Lloyd, Ollie Bradley, Josh McGowan and Kayode Sahabi along with two trialists with one believed to be Jordan Williamson.

The first opportunity of the second 45 came from Hereford on right side of the box, substitute Jack Tolley delivered towards the back post but a Hereford Pegasus defender headed away.

Shortly afterwards the first corner of the half for the Bulls on the left, Tolley swung the ball in but the goalkeeper comfortably claimed.

Hereford Pegasus' had their first chance of the second-half with a free-kick on the right which almost found the head of an attacker but it flew just wide of the left post.

Hereford almost doubled their lead when Josh Lloyd did well on the right before crossing into the box almost finding the onrushing Jack Tolley but the ball was just behind him and the hosts managed to clear before a trialist had a snap shot which was comfortably saved by the goalkeeper.

The hosts we're now starting to impose themselves a bit more, they had their first corner on the right, former Bull Carlos Moreira delivered into the area but Kam Kandola managed to sweep up the danger and clear.

Hereford Pegasus got back into the game equalising on around 65 minutes when Sam Griffiths found space on the edge of the box before striking low and hard with his right foot into the bottom left-corner.

After equalising Hereford Pegasus started to see more of the ball but Hereford continued to battle well with the side changed at half-time with many of the U18 gaining valuable experience with the exception of Ollie Lewis and the two trialists.

A Hereford Pegasus midfielder had a strike from the edge of the box which was comfortably into the arms of Ollie Lewis before shortly afterwards another had an drive from the left side of the box which flew past the left post.

There was then almost a comical moment when a goal bound long ball by Riley Bevan bounced over the goalkeeper and was trickling in but the hosts stopper got back in time to keep it out despite offside being given.

Free-kick for Hereford Pegasus on the right byline which was headed away by Harry Metcalf before Carlos Moreira delivered another from the opposite side which was headed towards goal but Ollie Lewis collected.

The final action of an entertaining friendly came from a corner for the hosts on the left, Moreira swung the ball in but it was too high and evaded everyone.

Full-time: Hereford Pegasus 1-1 Hereford FC

Goal scored by Luke Spokes with his first goal for the club.

Hereford FC Starting XI:- Theo Richardson, Harry Jones, Lewis Hudson ©️, Kam Kandola, Keziah Martin, Cawley Cox, Fin Holmes, Luke Spokes, Joseph James, Preston Bitemo, Billy Phillips.

Substitutes:- Ollie Lewis, Jack Tolley, Ollie Bradley, Josh Lloyd, Harry Metcalf, Kayode Sahabi, Milo Corbett, Liam Coll, Jack McGowan, Jude Gaudin, Riley Bevan, Josh Mills, Ethan Secker-Howe, Trialist, Trialist.

With 806 in attendance it was a good first run out in the first game of pre-season in difficult hot and humid conditions. The Bulls dictated the first-half before with changes in the second-half Hereford Pegasus came more into it however Hereford still had chances but 1-1 probably being a fair result in the end to kick off pre-season.

The Bulls are back on road on Friday evening for the second pre-season friendly of the campaign and a return to Kayte Lane for the first time since the 2016/2017 season to face Bishops Cleeve. COYW

Words by Sam Cummins 

Harry Pell shares thoughts as Hereford begin pre-season friendlies

Hereford assistant manager Harry Pell has spoken to Bulls News after the 1-1 draw at Hereford Pegasus.

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Aaron Downes gives update after Hereford’s first pre-season friendly

Hereford manager Aaron Downes has spoken to the media after his side drew 1-1 with Pegasus in their first pre-season friendly.

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Hereford draw at Peggy

This afternoon's friendly ended

Pegasus 1 Hereford 1

806 watched the game.

Hereford took the lead when Spokes scored in the first half.

Pegasus equalised in the second through Campbell.

Reaction, report and pictures to follow

From The Archives - Bulls Win Friendly At Pegasus

Back to July 2015 and Hereford FC are in the midst of their first pre-season.

Pegasus Juniors 0-2 Hereford FC

Joel Edwards Leading Out The Hereford FC Players

 

Hereford FC made the short trip across the city to Old School Lane for another pre-season friendly. Manager Peter Beadle was back in the dug out following a short break that saw Matt Bishop take charge on Tuesday at Wellington. New signings John Mills and Pablo Haysham began life on the bench with two other new faces joining the squad. Harpbury student Siddiq Grant started in midfielder and Dean Lee was named on the bench. Lee is thought to be a former Monmouth and Westfields midfielder. Callum Craddock who played against Wellington on Tuesday was named on the Pegasus bench and Dan MacDonald appears to have left the club and returned to Monmouth. It is not known if Jamie Gregory and Sam Hunt have left or whether they were left out of the squad today.

Dale Hodges Receiving Treatment From Physio Jony Evans

 

The game started very scrappily with Dale Hodges going down early on following a strong tackle from a Pegasus player. Hereford began to threaten with Adam Page attempting to get a shot away but it was blocked by a defender. Nathan Hughes was next to threaten after he got past a defender, only to put his effort wide. Hereford continued to pile the pressure on with Dylan Bonella playing Rob Purdie in only for him to fire it over the Pegasus goal. 

Adam Page Gets Past Two Defenders Before Scoring Hereford's First Goal

 

The Bulls opened the scoring when Page fired a shot that was half saved by the goalkeeper, however he was unable to prevent it rolling in to the net. 

Page Lines Up His Second Goal

 

Two minutes later Page was again on the score sheet after hitting a shot from just outside the area beating the keeper and in to the bottom left corner. Hereford had a few more shots before the end of half without beating the keeper, the best of them fell to Hughes who had a great chance to make it 3-0 when he broke in to the box only to hit his shot wide. 

Keeper Relieved That Hughes' Shot Went Wide

 

The first half wasn't all one way traffic as Pegasus did manage to get a few shots that were saved by Lovett and they managed to get a couple of potential dangerous crosses in to the Hereford box only to be dealt with by the defence.

Half time: Pegasus Juniors 0-2 Hereford

The second half started slowly and appeared to be a different tempo than the first with most of the early action taking place in the middle of the park. Hereford did have a free kick on the 55th minute, however Hodge hit it high and over the goal. The action did seem to heat up half way through the second half when a tackle from King wasn't well received by the Pegasus player and led to a heated confrontation. It was unclear at first whether the referee had sent both players off, however he asked for both players to be substituted for a cooling down before they were allowed to return to the pitch later on. The anticipation levels rose a minute late when Beadle gave fans the first glimpse of John Mills and Pablo Haysham. 

John Mills Had A Couple Of  Half Chances

 

The game started to pick up with Sam Pearson hitting a free kick wide of the Pegasus goal before good link up play between Haysham and Mills led to Mills coming close to scoring on his debut, only to see the Pegasus keeper tip his effort on to the crossbar.

Full Time: Pegasus Juniors 0-2 Hereford
 
Attendance: around 1100

Hereford FC:  1 Reece Lovitt, 2. Will Haines, 3. Joel Edwards, 4. Siddiq Grant, 5. Tony James, 6. Nathan Summers, 7. Dale Hodges, 8. Dylan Bonella, 9 Nathan Hughes, 10. Rob Purdie, 11. Adam Page

Subs:12. Ben Miller, 14. Sol Wheatley, 15. Sam Pearson, 16. Pablo Haysham, 17. John Mills, 18. Reece King, 19. Dean Lee, 21. Harvey Rivers 

 

Beadle Pleased With Performance At Pegasus

Manager Peter Beadle With Physio Jony Evans At Pegasus This Afternoon

 

Speaking after this afternoon's friendly at Pegasus, Hereford FC manager Peter Beadle said he was very pleased with the performance of his squad.

"I just said to the players that's probably the sort of thing we are going to come up against week in, week out," Beadle told BN.

"They (Pegasus) were organised, they were fit, strong and physical.

"They tried to play in spells which was good for them and a good test for us.

"There were a few naughty challenges at times but we've got to expect that because that's what we are going to get.

"So it was a good workout in the fact that that's probably quite close to what we're going to be up against this season."

There were two new trialists on show.

Siddiq Grant

 

"Siddiq Grant has come to us from Hartpury. They speak of him very highly. 

"He hasn't played for a long while so he took a little while to get going but I thought as the game went on he got better and better. So we'll have another look at him.

"Dean Lee came on second half. Dean has been with us from the start but he fell off a ladder at work and twisted his knee so he's been out for a couple of weeks.

"Bearing in mind he hasn't really trained much before today, he showed his tenacious side today, he's very aggressive in his manner and I was very pleased with him as well."

Adam Page Fends Off A Pegasus Defender

 

Adam Page scored both Hereford goals.

"Adam played again today and did very well, took his two goals great and showed the quality he's got."

John Mills With A Shot

 

The latest signings, John Mills and Pablo Haysham, both came on midway through the second half.

"The new boys had a run out.

"They've had a long day today, they did a lot of stuff at the ground this morning with their signings.

"So it was good for them to have twenty minutes get their legs opened out a bit.

"Again they showed in spells what they are going to be capable of when things settle down and they get to know the players better, and the players know them better.

Pablo Haysham

 

"You've already seen together as a pair, Pablo feeding him in. They know each others game.

"It was promising to see them with the chances they had.

"As long as they're okay from today I'm sure they will get more game time on Tuesday."

So how the squad looking for numbers?

"Another three or four has gone this week and there may be one or two more this weekend as well.

"We are looking at 17, I think 17 is a good number. We've got the two young boys that have signed this week, great for the club and great for UITC. It's a nice connection which is what we've wanted.

"So we are at 15 including them so we are probably looking at three or four more for definite.

"And we are looking at all areas.

"We are probably looking at one more forward, one more midfield player, one more defender may be. 

"There are things going on and we've still got the boys here at the minute and we've got to speak to them this weekend as well."

FIXTURES | Who Hereford have got first, plus other key matches

Hereford will travel to Buxton for the opening game of the 2026/27 season, on August 8.

The Bulls will then face Marine at home the following Saturday.

The Boxing Day and Easter Monday fixtures will be against Merthyr, while there will also be Bank Holiday matches against Southport and Oxford.

The final match is home to Scarborough.

The full fixtures

A look at who Hereford could get on key dates ahead of fixture release

The National League North fixtures for the 2026/27 season will be released at 11am on Friday. 

Traditionally, Hereford face a north east team with the Bulls playing a side from that part of the country in three of the past four campaigns. 

And on two of those occasions, the Bulls have played Spennymoor.

Last season, Hereford were away on the opening day so you would hope they would be home this time around on August 8.

Hopefully, the Bulls will have a more local team on August Bank Holiday Monday - in each of the past two seasons, they have faced Radcliffe.

One thing that is certain this time round is that Aaron Downes' side won't be playing Kidderminster on Boxing Day due to Harriers being promoted.

It is almost certain that Hereford will play Merthyr then with the Welsh side not having any other team near them. The return fixture will be on either Good Friday or Easter Monday. 

Due to Boxing Day being a Saturday this year, there will be a Bank Holiday on Monday, December 28, so there could be a game on that day.

Last season, there wasn't a game on New Year's Day, with Hereford instead going to Merthyr on December 30. It would make sense for there to be one this time, or on January 2, which is a Saturday.

There will also be a selection of midweek games which are normally against "localish" sides. Hopefully they will be during half terms rather than either side.

The final day of the campaign will be on Saturday, April 24. Hereford were due to go to Peterborough Sports last season, but because the scheduled home game in December got switched, it meant the Bulls finished at home. They last finished a season away in 2022/23 - a forgetful 5-0 drubbing at Blyth Spartans. 

Caddis Looks For More Players

Paul Caddis is on the look out for several more players.

The Kings Lynn manager has already brought in eight fresh faces in his squad.

“We like the look of a couple of the trialists we've brought in,” he told BBC Radio Norfolk. 

“We'll see what we can do on that - if it's possible, then we'll try and get one or two of them. If not, we'll keep looking.

“We're still a bit short up the top end of the pitch. We still need a winger, a striker. We still need another body probably in the middle of the pitch. Defensively, probably one more and another goalie.

“There's options out there. We're just trying to pick the right one for the right price.

“For managers up and down the country, whether you're in Step 6 or the Premier League, it's the busiest time of the year when everybody's switched off. There's no supporters in the stadiums, but it's so busy for managers.

“Recruitment is vital in football. If you get it right, you've got a chance. If you don't, then you don't have a chance. It's as straightforward as it is. But we'll keep working away. “

 

 

 

News Round Up

Shrewsbury Town has been placed under a one-window transfer fee restriction in accordance with EFL Regulation 52.6. They remain able to sign free agents & loan players during the current transfer window and manager Gavin Cowan will still be able to strengthen his squad.

Kidderminster manager Paul Wotton has 19 players in his squad but says he is looking for a few more.  'We need a couple more in because we need that bit of quality and that little bit of experience.'

The Bulls Battalion has said a huge thank you to everyone who has supported their recent fundraiser, from sharing to donating. They have raised £1,110! 'Your donations have already allowed us to make a start on repairs to our existing equipment, and they'll also help us continue building towards bigger and better displays for the future.'

 

There are plans for an 'evening with Joe Ledley' at Edgar Street on a evening to be confirmed. 

 

  

 

Friendly At Pegasus On Saturday

Hereford FC make the short trip to Hereford Pegasus on Saturday for their first pre-season friendly.

Details from Pegasus:

This weekend we welcome Hereford FC to The KGD Stadium in a pre-season friendly, come along and see their new look squad including our very own Cawley Cox 

The day will also mark the opening of our fabulous Hospitality Suite which will be officially opened by Ed Pitt the owner of KGD Industrial Services 

A massive shout out to CleanMy who are the official match day sponsors, thank you for your support. 

Please note that we are expecting a big crowd so parking will be limited.

We have 2 turnstiles open taking cash and card. 

The bar will be open from 12 noon serving draught, lager and cider throughout the day along with “Herefordshires Finest Heggies of Hereford Pies” 

Make sure you arrive early to grab a seat, soak up the atmosphere ahead of the big match.  

 KGD Stadium  KO 3pm  

 £8 entry-£5 concessions U16’s £1 accompanied with an adult. 

Prices for Hereford's home friendlies

Hereford have confirmed the ticket prices for their home friendlies.

It will cost Bulls fans £14 to stand and £16 to sit for any of the three matches. Concession prices meanwhile will be £12 and £14 respectively, while for under-16s, it will be £2 and £3. 

These prices are valid if tickets are bought in advance and not on the match day.

Aaron Downes' new-look side will first play at Edgar Street on Tuesday, July 21 when they host Worcester City. The match is a charity fundraiser with £1 of every ticket sold split between St Michael's Hospice and St Richard's Hospice.

The next home game will be on Saturday, July 25 when Hereford face National League side Solihull Moors.

Then on the following Tuesday (July 28) they will play Shrewsbury Town. 

Tickets for the matches can be purchased here.

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