Mansfield do the double

It's several seasons since a team did the double over Hereford United with an aggregate score of 7-2, but Mansfield acheived that this afternoon when they defeated Hereford 3-1.

In the first meeting between the two sides Mansfield won 4-1.



Mansfield's first goal - picture by Andy Compton of the Hereford Journal

Hereford drop to 12th place in League Two after today's results but the middle of the table is very tight.

7 Bristol Rovers 27 0 39
8 Stockport 27 2 38
9 Notts County 27 1 38
10 Peterborough 27 -2 38
11 Shrewsbury 27 11 37
12 Hereford 27 -2 37
13 Barnet 27 -5 37
14 Chester 27 0 36

Meanwhile former Hereford United player Tony James watched the game from the Main Stand. James faces an uncertain future whilst his present club Weymouth is in trouble.

Finally Simon Travis was the sponsors man of the match today.

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