Always assuming the plans for the redevelopment of the Blackfriars End of Hereford United's Edgar Street stadium are passed by the Herefordshire Council, the two floodlight towers at that end are set to be demolished.
It was back in the 1952/53 season that floodlights were first installed at Edgar Street. Hereford United were one of the first non-league clubs to have them.
The pylons, on which the floodlights were perched, were presented to the club by Painter Brothers, a local steel fabrication company.
Then, according to John Williamson's book 'The Hereford United Story', they were tried out for a reserve match in the Birmingham League.
The game, played on March 10th, resulted in a 2-0 win for the reserve against Walsall.
The grand opening was later that week. Some 7508 spectators saw Hereford United defeat Merthyr Tydfil 3-1 in a Herefordshire Senior Cup replay. The gate was around 3000 more than average.
However, according to club historian Ron Parrott, the original pylons went when Edgar Street was widened in 1968 for the new relief road. The 'new' ones (pictured) were erected at the end of November, early December 1968 and to test them out Swansea sent their first team up on Wednesday 11th December for a friendly, which United won 3-2 in front of a very disappointing gate of 1,050.
The official opening was to be on the following Monday against Yeovil Town in the Southern League Cup but the game was postponed due to a frozen pitch and not rearranged until Monday 30th December.
In between, United played at home to Atherstone Town on Wednesday 18th December in a 5-1 win in the Camkin Cup when the floodlights were used for the first time and a crowd of only 1,303 witnessed the occasion (Ron Parrott was one of them!).
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Next Game: Spennymoor at Edgar Street On Saturday February 8th Kick Off 3.00pm