First Round Bye For Hereford In HFA County Cup

Hereford FC are into round two of the HFA County Challenge Cup.

The First Round draw took place yesterday and Hereford received a bye. 

Hereford U18's progress into FA Youth Cup 2nd Qualifying Round after shoot-out success

Hereford FC U18's progress into the 2nd Qualifying Round of the FA Youth Cup after beating AFC Wolverhampton City U18's 4-3 on penalties this evening at Edgar Street in the 1st Qualifying Round and keeping their unbeaten start to the season going.

After the visitors took the lead from the penalty spot in the 11th minute the Bulls youngsters equalised after long ball by goalkeeper Will Utley was latched onto by Jude Gaudin before he rounded the goalkeeper.

Hereford then took the lead after a short corner eventually found it's way to Harry Jones who planted the ball first-time into the bottom-right corner before the Wulfs equalised despite the best efforts of Utley.

The second 45 became stretched with both sides searching for a winner in normal time but it didn't come so the cup tie went to a penalty shoot-out. First penalties for each we're saved by the goalkeepers with the visitors final kick rattling the crossbar before Harry Jones slotted away Hereford's final spot-kick to secure a 4-3 win.

Attention switches to another Cup competition now for Hereford in the form of the Colin Lowe Memorial League Cup when the Bulls youngsters welcome Kewford Eagles U18’s in the 1st Round to Newton Farm.

Words: Sam Cummins 

Hereford Progress In FA Youth Cup

Hereford are through to the next round of the FA Youth Cup.

At full time the score was:

Hereford 2 AFC Wolverhampton 2 

So there was a penalty shoot-out which Hereford won 4-3.

 

Hereford To Play Westfields In HFA Giantkillers Cup

Hereford FC have been drawn at home to Westfields in the First Round of the 2026/27 Herefordshire FA Giantkillers Cup. 

A date for the tie has yet to be confirmed. 

Campbell Leaves Hemel Hempstead

 

Former Hereford striker Remaye Campbell has left Hemel Hempstead.

This from Hemel Hempstead:

Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club can today announce that Remaye Cambell has departed the club and will be joining another National League South outfit.

We would like to put on record that we are disappointed in the decision and have reluctantly accepted the bid for Remaye, as he has expressed his wishes to accept the opportunity offered to him.

Remaye has been an important part of the club and what we are building here. We thank him for his contributions and efforts for the club, including his part in the playoff run of last season. 

Manager Lee Bircham has been clear in his desire to retain Remaye, and naturally losing a player of his quality is disappointing. Although Remaye leaving is not the outcome any of us wanted, the transfer funds this provides to the club can now be reinvested in the squad and the wider operations at the club.

The management team are currently in the process of reshaping and strengthening the squad which is a process that takes time. There are unfortunately occasions during this process where the circumstances are out of the manager’s control and dictate the decisions we must make.

Supporters can be assured that Lee and his team remain fully focused on building a squad capable of competing at the top end of the National League South.

We would like to thank Remaye for everything he has done whilst in a Tudor shirt and we wish him the absolute best for the future.

Stafford Rangers Won Their League Game Last Night

Stafford Rangers won their league game against Kidsgrove last night 2-1.

Kyle Sambor and Scott Bakkor scored their goals.

742 watched the game. 

Hereford travel to Stafford on Saturday for an FA Cup tie.  

News Round Up

Hereford's Aaron Skinner's goal against South Shields last Saturday was 'Your Midlands Goal of the Weekend'.

Hereford manager Aaron Downes received his postgraduate certificate in Football Psychology, Emotional Intelligence and Leadership at the Emirates Stadium last night.

Attendances at Edgar Street are up by 30% so far this season. Currently they average 3398. 

Spalding have turned down an offer for striker Bartosz Cybulski. He has already scored nine goals this season.

Stafford Rangers say that ticket sales for Saturday's FA Cup tie against Hereford are now over 1750.  

 

 

Remaye Campbell To Dagenham?

 

There are reports this morning that former Hereford striker Remaye Campbell may be leaving Hemel Hempstead.

His destination could be Dagenham and Redbridge. 

Campbell has scored three times for Hemel this season to date. 

The club lies 16th in the National South table whereas Dagenham are 3rd. 

 

Scott Cooksey At Stafford Rangers

Former Hereford United goalkeeper Scott Cooksey is currently goalkeeping coach at Stafford Rangers.

So given Hereford are away at Stafford in the FA Cup next Saturday, BN's looks back to an article about Cooksey originally posted in 2018 during Matt Healey's interview series.

Former Hereford United Goalkeeper Scott Cooksey joins me for tonight's episode. The popular shot stopper was at Edgar Street from 2000-2002. 

Find Out:

*How he actually joined Hereford United in the 1994/1995 season briefly.

*His respect for Graham Turner

*Keeping a number of clean sheets early in the campaign during the 2000/2001 season

*Playing against Burton in the FA Trophy Quarter Final live on Sky

*What went wrong against Forest Green in the 2nd leg of the FA Trophy Semi Final where we lost 4-1 going down 6-3 on aggregate.

*How a routine operation on his wrist ended up in him having to retire

*How he misses playing so much

Press the play button below to hear more.

The best of Scott Cooksey features him in action for Hereford. Press the play button to watch.

 

Hereford's Attendance Last Saturday Second In All National League Divisions

An excellent attendance at Edgar Street for the visit of South Shields was the second highest in all three National Leagues.

This from the National League:

As expected it was a packed house as the two teams who top the attendance charts met at the weekend.

Carlisle United and Southend didn’t let the 7,000+ crowd down as they played out a thriller at Brunton Park, with bucket loads of late drama as the gave eventually stopped swinging and ended 2-2.

Almost 400 away fans made the near 12-hour round trip, pictured.

The second and third best crowd of the day came from the Enterprise National League North and South.

Hereford, pictured above, put on a show for the 3,715 who turned up to watch their game against South Shields as they hit them for six to strengthen their hand at the top of the division.

The Bulls’ blitz was their fourth win in a row and manager Aaron Downes praised the Edgar Street faithful after seeing their team score half a dozen.

Only a handful fewer watched Torquay United take on Dorking Wanderers, as the promotion hopefuls shared four goals.

The 3,708 at Plainmoor were treated to a thriller but both had to settle for a point.

There was a big crowd at Kidderminster Harriers on Friday night as Paul Wotton’s team beat Hartlepool United to rise to fourth in front of 3,143.

Let’s take a look at the top five attendances from all three divisions.

Weekend's best crowds in all divisions

Enterprise National League
Carlisle United v Southend - 7,126
Kidderminster v Hartlepool - 3,143
Yeovil Town v AFC Fylde - 2,792
Woking v Altrincham - 2,226
Worthing v Barrow - 2,139

Enterprise National League North
Hereford v South Shields - 3,715
Morecambe v Brackley - 2,006
Scarborough v Merthyr - 1,381
Buxton v Chester - 1,305
Spennymoor v Macclesfield - 1,180

Enterprise National South
Torquay United v Dorking - 3,708
Weston v Dagenham - 1,569
Truro City v Walton - 1,556
Ebbsfleet v Salisbury - 1,425
AFC Totton v Slough - 1,072 

News Round Up

Stafford Rangers have sold over 1500 tickets for next Saturday's FA Cup game against Hereford.

Billy Phillip's goal against Radcliffe has been voted Hereford goal of the month for August.

Will Merrett has been chosen as Hereford player of the month for August.

There's an FA Youth Cup tie at Edgar Street on Wednesday when Hereford play AFC Wolverhampton City. Adult tickets are £4 and kick-off is at 7.45pm. 

 

Hat-Trick Phillips In National North Team Of The Weekend

 

Hereford's Billy Phillips has been included in the National North League Team of the Weekend.

The midfielder scored three of Hereford's six goals against South Shields last Saturday. 

The Last Time Hereford Won 6-0 At Edgar Street

A look back to August 2016. At the time Hereford were playing in the Southern League Division One South & West.

Saturday, August 13, 2016

Hereford 6 – Bridgwater Town 0

Rob Purdie Captained The Bulls This Afternoon - Click On Any Picture To Enlarge

Ahead of today’s second home match of the season, Pete Beadle made a number of changes to the team that beat Mangotsfield 3-2 midweek. Captain Joel Edwards, player-coach Chris Barker and Ross Staley were replaced in the starting XI by Jamie Edge, Ryan Green and John Mills. 

There was a minute’s applause before kick off in memory of former Hereford United players Harry Gregory, Tony Byrne and Adam Stansfield, with last Wednesday marking 6-years since Stansfield’s passing.

The visitors were quick off the mark to test Hereford's keeper Martin Horsell, when George Sinnott’s cross come shot from the left wing forced Martin Horsell to make a save low-down to his right at the near post.

Depsite the early pressure from the Robins, it was Hereford who drew first blood, opening the scoring in the 7th minute. Pablo Haysham and Rob Purdie combined effectively on the left flank. With Haysham’s cross to the near-post met by Mike Symons, he was able to side-foot the ball past Josh Hayward to put the Bulls one-up.

Mike Symons Opened The Scoring For Hereford

9 minutes later, Haysham latched onto the end of a long ball forward from Hereford’s defence, but the offside flag had gone up against him by the time he had fired past the keeper. Moments later, ex-Aldershot winger Tristan Plummer shot well-over from a free kick 20-yards out after Pablo Haysham was fouled by James Byrne.

On the half hour mark, John Mills, who scored 52 goals last season, doubled Hereford’s lead. After some great build up from the Bulls to work the ball out to Haysham on the left, he did well to cut into the box and set up Mills worked himself space to fire a diagonal left-footed effort past the keeper.

John Mills With Hereford's Second Of The Match

7 minutes from half time Mills was able to take full advantage of a defensive error as he was gifted the ball by Elliott Ridley, it left Mills with the easy task of rolling the ball past the keeper, with the shot going in off the inside of the post.

The Shot From Mills Hit The Post Before Going In.

HT: Hereford 3 – Bridgwater Town 0

With the second half underway, the Whites were unlucky not to add to the scoreline within the first minute. John Mills’ initial shot was denied by the upright before Pablo Haysham’s effort from the rebound was saved by Hayward.

7 minutes later, the Bulls added goal number 4 to their tally courtesy of Mike Symons. Bridgwater’s keeper conceded a corner after coming out of his area to disposes Mills, and it was Pablo Haysham who delivered the ball into the heart of the area. Jimmy Oates couldn’t quite connect with the corner as Callum Laird rushed to clear the danger, but Mike Symons was able to intercept his scuffed clearance and fire the ball into the roof of the net from 12-yards.

Symons With His Second Of The Game

In the 57th minute, John Mills’ diagonal shot from the left of the box was put behind by ex-Bull Jamie Laird. From the resulting corner, Jamie Willets fired narrowly wide at the far-post. But 4 minutes later, Mills completed his hat-trick by scoring the fifth goal of the game, beating his man and slotting home.

Hat-Trick For John Mills

Beadle made his first two changes in the 73rd minute with Jamie Cuss and Joe Tumelty replacing Mike Symons and Tristan Plummer respectively.

Cuss made an instant impact on the game, scoring with his first touch; the ex-Westfields captain rose to meet Pablo Haysham’s corner, powerfully heading the ball past the Robins’ stopper.

Jamie Cuss Makes It 6-0 To Hereford

A couple of late chances from Bridgwater in the dying stages of the game gave Hereford little to worry about as Callum Laird’s snapshot from range easily cleared the crossbar, before a free-kick in the 90th minute was dealt with efficiently by Hereford’s defence.

Substitute Joe Tumelty could’ve added a seventh with seconds left on the clock, but after a good run to the edge of the area he fired well over.

FT: Hereford 6 – Bridgwater Town 0

Att: 2,588 with 31 in the away section

Sponsors’ MotM: John Mills

Hereford: Horsell, Oates, Purdie (c), Edge, Green, Willets, Plummer (Tumelty – 73’), Birch, Mills (Staley – 75’, Haysham, Symons (Cuss -73’).

Subs not used: Edwards, A. Harris.

Bridgwater Town: Hayward, Davis (Connick – 46’), Palmer, Ridley (Morris – 46’), J Laird, Horsey, Sinnott, Byrne, Travarten (Robinson – 69’), Horton, C Laird.

Subs not used: Tandy, Hembury.

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Hereford's title odds dramatically shrink

Hereford are now joint second favourites to win National League North after thumping South Shields 6-0.

The Bulls - who not long ago were 33/1 - are now 5/1 to win the division, alongside Macclesfield.

Hereford are currently three points clear at the top with 22 points out of a possible 27.

However, despite Saturday's hammering, South Shields are still the bookies' favourites at 4/1.

Meanwhile, Morecambe and Oxford City are both priced at 11/1, followed by Chester at 12s. 

Stafford Rangers In Good Run Of Form

Stafford Rangers, whom Hereford play in the FA Cup next Saturday, are in a good run of form

Last Saturday they defeated Kidsgrove Athletic 3-0 in the FA Trophy. Their goals were scored by Mitch Clarke, Joe Thompson & Kyle Sambor. It was their 9th win in 10 games.

However whilst Hereford have a free week, Stafford have a game on Tuesday evening.

They play Kidsgrove Athletic for the second time in four days but this time in their league which is the Northern Premier Division One West.

Meanwhile the club has said they have already sold over 1,000 for next Saturday's FA Cup tie.  

Tickets can be purchased by clicking this link: https://t.co/jCLLXysU3m 

Hereford supporters will be in the Lotus side of the ground.