Half time: Macclesfield 0-1 Hereford

Hereford have the lead at half time in this top of the table clash - thanks to a penalty from Aaron Skinner. 

Macclesfield are down to 10 men. Elliot Osborne was sent off for pulling Danny Waldron shirt after 15 minutes, and Skinner converted the resulting penalty. 

Danny Elliott has had a couple of chances for Macclesfield, but Hereford have piled on the pressure in the latter stages of the half to stretch the home side. 

Team news: Macclesfield v Hereford

Hereford name Harry Tustin and Danny Waldron in the starting lineup for today’s game at Macclesfield. 

Aaron Downes makes two changes to the side that lost 1-0 against Hednesford a fortnight ago. 

Hereford: Richardson, Skinner, Kandola, Merrett, Waldron, Spokes, James, Iwunze, Tustin, Phillips, Howkins. 

Subs: Willis, Martin, Cox, Holmes, Roberts, Lewis, Muir 

Today's National North League Fixtures

A list of today's National North League fixtures (assuming the weather does not intervene).

Brackley v Radcliffe

Chorley v Buxton

Darlington v Spennymoor

Harborough v Worksop

Hednesford v Spalding

Kings Lynn v Southport

Macclesfield v Hereford

Marine v Oxford City

Merthyr v Morecambe

Scarborough v Bedford

South Shields v Chester

Telford v Hebburn 

October 24th 2014 - Lonsdale Said Investment Delayed

 

Today Hereford FC is solvent but on this day 12 years ago supporters were counting the days before Hereford United was wound up.

Chairman at the time was Andy Lonsdale and he spoke to Andrew Easton about possible investment in the club.

Hereford United chairman Andy Lonsdale has told BBC Hereford and Worcester that the expected investment in the club which he said would be revealed next Monday will be delayed.

Last Monday Lonsdale had also promised he would name who was putting up the investment, but today when asked by Andrew Easton, he declined.

So where did the money to pay the Council come from?

"It came from the account we're operating from our accountant Phillip Gambrill.

"It's money we had to pay people but at the hearing on Monday more people had jumped on the back of the petition hence the adjournment for another six weeks."

Easton: "Why has it taken so long to pay the Council,  it's been outstanding for weeks and weeks?"

Lonsdale: "I quite agree. Basically we've had a roller-coaster ride since the CVA was rejected.

"Every time we go back to court, thinking we are going to win, someone is on our back and we have to go away and re-assess things."

Easton: "Isn't that because the club still owes so many people money?"

Lonsdale: "The debt when we went into the club was £1.4M. The council was a small minority of that. So we paid the football creditors. I think we've paid all the football creditors. If we haven't let me know."

Easton: "So you are confirming that all football creditors have been paid in full?"

Lonsdale: "To the best of my knowledge."

Easton: "You're the football chairman, you should know"?

Lonsdale: "I fully understand that but we've told the accountants (Phillip Gambrill) to sort it out."

Easton: "The odd thing is that at the 11th hour money always seems to turn up. It looks like you are trying to be difficult. There was this issue on Monday in the court when there was the possibility of you being wound up and all of a sudden there's the promise of a mystery investor so that saved your bacon. You had the threat from the Council that they were going to take the lease back from you, all of a sudden £50K is found.

Lonsdale: "What you got to realise is if the CVA had gone through everything would have been stable now. The CVA was rejected, we have now got to find £1.4M as quickly as possible.

"Every time we talk to investors they ask what the debt is. The minute we try to sort the debt out, someone else comes on the back of the petition. You tell me how we are going to cope with that. I don't know."

Easton: "The impression that is given is that you are skint. Where is the investment coming from."

Lonsdale: "If we were skint we wouldn't have invested £500K into Hereford United Football Club (1939), the club we've tried to preserve which all the locals want closed down.  So I totally disagree with what you are saying. We wanted to try and preserve the history of the club."

Easton: "Do you have a name for the new investor?"

Lonsdale: "No, because we nearly at the 11th hour signing the paperwork. It will all be done very shortly. We paid the rent today. We are not in court until December 1st and by then this will all be sorted out.

Easton: "Who owns Hereford United?"

Lonsdale: "Alpha Finance who is Alan McCarthy as everyone is well aware for the last two or three months since Tommy Agombar sold his shareholding and his loans. The two directors are in Poland. I'm in regular contact with them." 

 Easton asked Lonsdale if he had passed the officers and directors test.

"I haven't had the results yet.  No I haven't. I suggest you take that up with the FA."

Easton then reminded Lonsdale that he had told him it would only be a couple of days on September 4th.

"I thought it would be.

"At the end of the day I'm operating as the chairman of Hereford United. I answer to Alan McCarthy, the owner and the two directors."

Easton: "Shouldn't you answer to the fans? There are a lot of upset people in the city and the county"

Lonsdale: "That's not my fault. Tell me what have I done wrong?

"When we came into this club on June 1st straight away we were into a petition hearing with Martin Foyle and Andrew Porter, the manager and assistant manager looking for compensation of £150,000.

"None of our making, none of these debts of £1.4M are of our making. We've only been involved with the club for five months. All of these debts are from the past regime and Hereford United football club has been losing money for the last three or four years. But the fans still supported them.

"Is it because we are Londoners? Is that why?"

Easton: "Anyone taking over a business would check the books first"

Lonsdale: "We did check the books but there were other things that came out of the woodwork we were not aware of. But we decided to carry on.

"At that point none of the original team that played in the Conference were still at the club. They'd all gone because they hadn't been paid, they've all been paid now."

Easton: "Why don't you tell us that you have the investment, you have the money and everything is going to be alright?"

Lonsdale: "The money is available through the investment. The investment isn't signed and sealed yet. It will be within two to three weeks. It will be sorted and a name will be known and a sponsor will be on the shirts."

Easton: "You said you'd tell us on Monday."

Lonsdale: "I don't know whether you are trying to goad me into an argument here because it's not going to happen. We are dealing with a not insignificant amount of money. It's not like we can go to the bank and say give us £1M. Raising big finance takes a long time.

"And when you're under a petition and the company is insolvent, we bought the company for £2 when it was under the petition.

"We knew what we was getting into.

"We're trying to resolve the problems we inherited as best we can and as quick as we can.

"The development, oh sorry the investment, will be known very shortly.

"Once we've got the investment there will be a new board of directors and possibly a new chairman. It's all down to the new investors."

Easton: "A new chairman, is that because you're not going to pass the officers and directors test?"

Lonsdale: "No, because they might decide they won't their own."

Later Lonsdale said he had put money into the club.

Easton: "How much?"

Lonsdale: "I've put in in excess of £40K."

Easton: "Will you talk to us on Monday?"

Lonsdale: "Yes, if the documents are signed and sealed by them. Yes I will if not I'll tell you where we are with the investment.

"We're still under the threat of the petition that frightens off a lot of investors because they don't want to lose their money.

"That's the reason we haven't gone for sponsorship and haven't looked for advertising. I'm not prepared to throw other peoples money away."

 

Tomorrow Is A Big One Said Rooney

Macclefield manager John Rooney has been talking about tomorrow's game against Hereford.

"We know this one tomorrow is a big one, first versus second in the League," said Rooney.

"I know it's early on in the League but it's two teams in good form, we know it's going to be a tough test as we saw last season when we played them here and at their place.

"Two really good games, tough physical games, and we'll be expecting more of the same tomorrow.

"We know they've got a couple of new players especially at the top end of the pitch to what they had last year and in good form so we'll need to nullify that.

"We've watched a few of their games back and working on threats where we think we can hurt them.

"Their manager has got them playing a good style of football there, one that's winning games on a regular basis and that's why they are up there in the League table.

"We expect a really tough game but as you know in this League every game is a tough game.

"It's one we are fully focused on and looking forward to.

"I think it's too early to call it a six-pointer, it's still relatively early, but it's two teams in good form looking to get all three points." 

Macclesfield - It's A Great One For Us Said Downes

Macclesfield Last Season

After a two week break Hereford have a game tomorrow at top of the league Macclesfield.

Manager Aaron Downes is looking forward to getting back on the field. 

"It's a great one for us," Downes told BBC Hereford and Worcester. 

"It's one of our toughest games away from home, one we are excited about, really looking forward to.

"And grateful that it's come as we are desperate to get going again.

"But, make no bones, it will be a difficult game, a tough game.

"They are a good side.

"We've got to make sure we focus on what we do and how we do things which we always speak about.

"I really want us to make sure we do have that focus on what we are doing and how we are doing things because it's really important.

"It will be a tough game for sure but at the same time it will be a tough game for them." 

Football Regulator Wants Levy On Clubs

The Independent Football Regulator wants clubs in the top five divisions to pay a levy towards its running costs.

Whilst Hereford is currently one division below, there is always the possibility that any levy might be extended to cover more lower leagues.

This from the IFR:

The Independent Football Regulator has set out a proposed club levy of £20.3m. The plan is for the wealthiest clubs to shoulder the biggest burden IFR budget represents 0.22% of English football industry’s annual £9bn revenues. 

The IFR budget is composed of three elements: 1. Its annual operating costs of £18.3m. 2. A £1m fund to cover potential litigation costs associated with regulatory actions. 3. The recovery of the IFR’s set-up costs incurred by Government and the IFR up to August 2027 spread over a 10 year period. The amount charged to clubs for the recovery set-up costs in year one will be £1m. All regulated clubs in the top five divisions of English men’s football will be required to pay the levy to fund the IFR’s operations from 2027/28, replacing the current Government funding arrangement. 

Under the proposed approach, illustrative fees are as follows: The highest-earning Premier League clubs would contribute up to £1.8m per season, with fees averaging at less than 0.25% of their total revenue. Most Premier League clubs will pay £600,000 per season. 

Championship clubs not in receipt of parachute payments would pay around £45,000 per season League One clubs would pay around £9,000. League Two clubs £6,000 National League clubs will pay less than £600 per season. There will be a six-week consultation period for clubs to discuss the levy.  

IFR CEO Richard Monks: “The announcement of the levy is another big moment for the IFR. Over the last year we have been busy laying the ground for the world’s first independent football regulator. 

 “We have already started to deliver real change in football – whether that’s through the stringent suitability checks we are running on owners and directors or through the State of the Game report which shone a light on how the football industry needs to change. 

“The levy we are proposing today represents a fair and balanced approach and will ensure that most clubs pay around 0.1% of their annual revenues. 

“We are confident football will see this is a relatively modest investment to help achieve a more sustainable ecosystem which will provide peace of mind for fans, clubs and the communities they serve.” 

The IFR will now also shift its focus to building the licensing system for the 116 clubs. 

Bulls fans set to get a soaking at Macclesfield

Hereford fans are set to get a soaking on Saturday.

The Bulls head to Macclesfield to take on the National League North leaders.

Hundreds of fans are set to make the journey, with Hereford places second in the table.

If you are travelling, it will be wise for them to take your best winter jacket with the weather forecast set to be awful.

Storm Austen has already hit large parts of the UK, and the weather isn't set to get any better on Saturday a separate storm, called Boelo, bringing heavy rain to the north of England.

It is also an open away terrace at Macclesfield, so there won't be an opportunity for fans who have chosen to stand to seek cover.

Hopefully the journey will still be worth it and Hereford come back with three points. 

National North League - Weekend Preview

A preview of the fixtures taking place in the National North League this weekend written by NL's Tom Scott.

There's another big weekend coming up in the Enterprise National League North - and there's really only one place to start.

Top two Macclesfield and Hereford go toe-to-toe as the early pacesetters get a chance to show their mettle.

John Rooney's table-toppers have just one defeat to their name all season while the Bulls going into the game winless in three in all competitions.

Only one other side could end the weekend at the summit. 

Oxford City take their league-best away record to Marine who are bang at it after six straight wins in all competitions.

There's also a big clash a little further down the table as South Shields' unbeaten home record comes under scrutiny from Chester.

Southport head to King's Lynn Town after parting company with boss Mark Duffy this week - the Port have just one win in nine games while the Linnets are unbeaten in three.

So far so good for Grant Shenton at Radcliffe - can he make it three wins in three on their travels to Brackley Town?

Hednesford Town have won three in a row including a win at high-flying Hereford - Spalding are up next after a disappointing midweek in the FA Cup.

Chorley are also glad to have a chance to put their FA Cup defeat to bed - Andy Preece's side host Buxton who themselves are desperate for a win after four games without one.

Harborough Town have taken 13 points from their six home games this season and welcome Worksop Town who are unbeaten in their last two league games - although they haven't won on the road since early September.

Draw specialists Merthyr Town host Morecambe.

The Martyrs have seen stalemate in half of their league games and are winless ins six games in all competitions ahead of the visit of the Shrimpers who suffered an FA Cup shock last weekend.

Despite that, Adam Lakeland's side have just one defeat in their last six league games.

Scarborough Athletic finally put a win on the board last week after four games without one - Bedford Town are up next.

Elsewhere, AFC Telford United host Hebburn Town while Darlington - who bid farewell to Steve Watson this week - meet Spennymoor Town in a battle of the bottom two. 

Back on track at Macc?

It’s up to Cheshire for Hereford FC this Saturday and the plastic pitch of Moss Rose, Macclesfield, in a top-of-the-table clash sure to attract a big and vocal away following. That plastic pitch could be something of a blessing given a forecast of torrential rain coupled with 40mph gusts of wind. The weather may dictate that this will be attritional rather than beautiful, although of course an attritional 0-1 outcome would be as beautiful as a sunset over the Black Mountains.

The Bulls were well in the game when these two met at the home of the Silkmen last time, before Harrison Sohna was sent off for what didn’t seem to be a red card offence until Macclesfield captain Paul Dawson intervened with some imposing histrionics that influenced the referee.

Dawson has missed most of this season with a troublesome hernia, and if he’s missing here the hosts will be weakened but the game itself will be strengthened in terms of the chances of it being played in a sportsmanlike way. That hernia is quite obviously down to the ‘Meadow End celebrator’ curse from last season – the player arguably won the keenly contested ‘most idiotically it’s-all-about-me Meadow End celebrator of the season award’ – a questionable example set to the younger members of the side he captains.

Two weeks ago Macc hosted South Shields in a battle of the two big fancies to top the division at the end of the season. They came back from being behind in that one to win 4-3, which is all very well but it’s hardly 6-0.

They’ve had their hands full with Anstey Nomads in the Cup over the last week. Held to a draw at home, they scored three goals in quarter of an hour in the second half in the replay on Tuesday, as they look to go as deep into the competition as they did last season with their history-making win against Crystal Palace.

Goalie Christian Dibble is now, thanks to the not-before-time new timewasting rules, able to simply concentrate on being a very good goalkeeper, which he is. Midfielder Luke Duffy is one of the best players in the division, simple as that - he should be playing at a higher level. Ex-Scunthorpe striker Danny Elliott has five league goals from ten games this season after getting 11 in 20 last season. Wide man Jon Ustabasi has been a thorn in the side of the Bulls in previous seasons, and will be one to watch again here. Left back Cameron Borthwick-Jackson sounds like he might have been head boy at the sort of school I didn’t go to.

Basically they have quality footballers all over the pitch.

Given the interruptions to Hereford’s season recently it’s difficult to know whether the 1-0 loss to Hednesford or the 6-0 thrashing of South Shields is most representative of how competitive this Bulls side will be this season. A trip to many people’s idea of the strongest side in the division should give a few clues as the side start to play games regularly again.

Something that was conspicuously successful against South Shields and conspicuously absent against Hednesford was the constant energetic pressing of the opponents. Admittedly that absence was partly due to Hednesford cleverly setting up to boot the ball forward quickly. Macclesfield will attempt to play more football and expect to have more possession, so there may be more of an opportunity for the Bulls to press like dervishes and force mistakes.

Edgar Street hosted a derby last weekend as Hereford FC faced local rivals Hereford FC in what ended up being something of an incestuous behind-closed-doors encounter. Aaron Downes seemed content with the work out, and thankfully the players didn’t seem to inflict any injuries on one another in what was reportedly a fairly full-on 70 minutes.

In fact, as frustrating as the last few weeks have been in their stop-start nature, one good thing to emerge from it is that the squad, bar club captain Lewis Hudson, is now entirely injury free as the Bulls go into a Saturday-Tuesday-Saturday run of games starting with this one.

If the players of whom little has been seen so far perform as well as the rest of the squad generally has since August, it’s tempting to think that a top three place in the table can be retained for a good while yet. Joe Willis, Fin Homes and Kameron Muir all look like they could contribute significantly to a pre-Christmas points haul that will keep the Bulls in the promotion conversation at least.

It’s also surely only a matter of time before Harry Tustin opens his goalscoring account for 2026/27. He’s now fully fit after sustaining an injury playing for his little side hustle, Cheltenham Town.

Someone else who’s due a goal, given that he hasn’t scored now for a whole match, is Harrison Iwunze, whose impressive chance-to-goal conversion rate means that he’ll almost certainly get one here. The striker has two more months of his loan spell at Edgar Street left, and what a boost it would be if that spell could be extended to become a season-long arrangement. I’ve found myself taking an unusually keen interest in Notts County’s results recently, hoping that they can pull away from the League 1 relegation zone and therefore not be tempted to make any hasty loan player recalls.

Huge game this, then a local derby against Telford followed by the return of Paul Caddis next Saturday. Big week.

COYW

'I want it to be 15-0' | The London Bulls Podcast | Ep.43 OUT NOW!

Join KD, Jo and Tom as they look at what has only been one men's senior game against Hednesford. 

Hereford are in 2nd and still in a great position to PTTPLBC! Still positive!

They talk about the next few games at Macclesfield, where the London Bulls are having a weekend away, the Tuesday night at home to Telford and the return of Paul Caddis with his Kings Lynn side. 

They talk about the games that the Women have played recently and the continuing need to get behind them and support them!!

The fantastic progress through the FA Youth Cup for the Under 18's with the next round away at Oxford United!

Finally, the Christmas Party is nearly sold out so make sure you get your tickets before they go!! 

Links to the podcast:

YouTube: 'I want it to be 15-0' | The London Bulls Podcast | Ep.43

https://youtu.be/vPSnRuVDGbU

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5du3z0ua8PLP92vCoy2zl7

From The Archives - Hereford Lose At Macclesfield

With Hereford away at Macclesfield tomorrow a look back to January 2007.

Handy Ferrell sees red

Hereford United travelled north to Moss Lane, home of Paul Ince's Macclesfield Town, this afternoon for their League Two encounter in which The Bulls hoped to put last weekend's misery behind them. It was not to be however, as United's backline leaked another three goals, this time without reply.

United made changes from the woeful performance last Saturday, with Alex Jeannin and Stuart Fleetwood making returns to the side, and also boasting new loan signing Steve Jennings in the centre of midfield. Alan Connell, Tim Sills and Luke Webb were dropped to the bench.

The changes didn't have the impact Graham Turner was hoping for though as Macclesfield, who started the day in the drop zone, dominated early proceedings and took the lead after seventeen minutes. Hereford were lucky to hold out that long with The Silkmen pressing as early as the third minute when Matty McNeil blazed over from inside the box. Fleetwood got an early shot away for the visitors but Tommy Lee made easy work of it before Rob Purdie cleared two corners off the goal line in sucession. The second was half cleared before being returned into the box, falling to John Miles who forced Wayne Brown into a great save, and the rebound went out of the angle of the goal.

The Silkmen got their breakthrough though, and it was again a corner, helped by the strong wind, that caused Hereford problems. McNeil met this one with his head but Hereford seemed set to clear off the line again; however this time Andy Ferrell got his hand in the way and saw a straight red as Town received a penalty. Up stepped Kevin McIntyre who made no mistake firing into the right top corner.

Macclesfield sat back a bit once they broke the deadlock, and Hereford picked up their game with Andy Williams beating Lee to a Jeannin free kick, but a defender was well placed to hook clear. Jeannin then went close himself with a free kick before Town reminded United why they were so threatening in the opening stages. A free kick again caused problems for The Bulls as Danny Swailes met it, heading just wide of a now unguarded back post minutes before the half time interval.

The second half began much like the first; with the hosts dominating play and Brown had to be alert to deny Miles, who'd ran in from the right. Hereford broke immediately and Jennings did well, but couldn't quite get a shot away, before playing the ball to Williams in a great postition, but Swailes made a fantastic saving challenge to keep the scores level. McNeil hit a pot shot that was saved before stand in skipper Phil Gulliver had to head off the line. Town had attacked at pace before switching to the right where Carl Regan had plenty of space to run into. He crossed to McNeil who beat Brown with his header, but not the recovering centre back.

However on the hour mark Macclesfield made their numerical advantage count and put the game to bed. This time it was a free kick; a well worked one too. United lined up a wall, expecting a shot from a central position twenty yards out, but the ball was played to the right to Miles, who crossed for John Murphy to thump a header in for 2-0. Fleetwood almost netted a minute later, but his free kick was denied by the foot of the post.

Brown was called on again to make a save before, with nineteen minutes left, Sills and Connell replaced Fleetwood and Richard Rose, though to little effect. Hereford's misery was sealed with seven minutes left as Alan Navarro charged down the right and centred to Murphy, who tapped home his second and The Silkmen's third.

It's not been a good start to the new year for Hereford, who will need to change their fortunes sooner rather than later if they don't want to be looking over their shoulders. However, despite being a man down for the majority of the game and the final score line, in spells they didn't play too badly. In general, it was an improvement on the 3-1 defeat against Mansfield, but then again that was never going to be difficult to improve on.

HUFC: Brown, Beckwith, Gulliver, Rose, Travis, Ferrell, Jennings, Jeannin, Purdie, Williams, Fleetwood. Subs: McClenahan, Sheldon, Webb, Sills, Connell.

MTFC: Lee, Regan, Morley, Swailes, McIntyre, Heath, Tolley, Murray, Miles, Murphy, McNeil. Subs: Legzbiens, D'Laryea, Tipton, Navarro, Bullock.

 

Social Media Posts Reason For Duffy Leaving Southport

Reports citing reasons why manager Mark Duffy has left Southport have surfaced.

According to the Sun, Duffy had been posting on social media.

"Mark Duffy has left Southport just 19 days after being hired as manager

The former Championship star leaves the club after controversial social media posts surfaced.

Duffy, 41, played 140 times in England’s second tier during spells at Sheffield United, Birmingham City, Stoke City, Doncaster Rovers and Scunthorpe United... before taking charge of Macclesfield.

He made a return to the pitch with Warrington Rylands in 2024 but three months later became the manager.

Duffy was announced as manager of sixth-tier side Southport at the start of the month...

The decision has come after it emerged that his X account was discovered to have expressed support for far-right figure Tommy Robinson. It was also found to have posted abusive messages to figures in Government such as a lewd comment about Keir Starmer".

 

Broadhurst Appointed Under 18's Coach At Wolves

Former Hereford United captain Karl Broadhurst as been appointed Under 18's coach at Wolves.

This from Wolves:

Karl Broadhurst has been appointed Wolves’ new under-18s head coach, with former Old Gold defender Richard Stearman joining him as assistant head coach.

Following Rich Walker’s promotion to under-21s head coach after James Collins’ departure in the summer, the latest appointments represent further progression within the academy’s coaching structure.

Broadhurst joined Wolves in 2017 as a foundation phase coach before progressing through roles with the under-12s and under-14s. Most recently, he served as under-14s to under-16s youth academy phase lead and under-16s head coach.

A former professional footballer, Broadhurst made more than 200 appearances as a centre-back for AFC Bournemouth. He also featured for Hereford United, Crawley Town, AFC Telford United and Solihull Moors, where he continued as assistant manager following his retirement from playing in 2012.

Speaking about the appointments, academy director Jon Hunter-Barrett said: “We went through a recruitment process to identify the best people, and Karl was an internal applicant. He has also done well for us over the last seven to eight years in the academy. Coming through, we thought he was the ideal person to take us forward.

“He's always been a captain and leader, and he’s great at understanding the responsibilities involved in turning players who have come from a schools programme into full-time players.

“Karl is a great guy, a consistent character with good drive and determination, and fundamentally wants the best for individuals in the programme. He understands what it looks like and what it should look like."

 

 

29/10 For A Hereford Victory At Macclesfield

Last Season At Macclesfield - Cormac Daly's Shot Was Tipped Onto The Bar

The bookmakers are offering 29/10 for Hereford to win their game at Macclesfield on Saturday.

Given it's a contest between the first and second teams in the National North League that seems a reasonable price but Hereford's recent form of one draw and two defeats in their last three outings might have swayed the bookmakers thinking.

Macclesfield head the table with 24 points from 11 games, Hereford are second with 23 points from 11 games.

Last time out, two weeks ago, Hereford lost at Edgar Street to Hednesford (currently 7th) by the only goal of the game. 

As for Macclesfield they won their FA Cup relay on Tuesday evening 3-0 at Anstey Nomads. 

Macclesfield's home league form is very good with 5 wins and 1 draw.

Hereford's away form is won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1.

Macclesfield's goal difference is plus 8, Hereford's is plus 16. 

Macclesfield 3/4  Draw 3/1  Hereford 29/10