More on Hereford and Stevenage from 1964

Following on yesterday's article about an away game at Stevenage in 1964, Hereford United historian Ron Parrott has give BN some more information from that season.


The home game v what was then Stevenage Town, is well worth a mention. I remember the game well as it was a very exciting match and our first ever in the Southern League 1st Division. It was played on 26th August 1964 and the attendance was 2,867 with United's line-up being: Jock Wallace, Rees Thomas, Selwyn Vale (sadly now deceased), Alan Attwood, Johnny Neville, Arthur Tyrer, Jackie Evans, Alan Rodgerson, Brian Punter, Albert Derrick & Ronnie Burbeck.

First-half goals from Tyrer (4), Derrick (31) & Evans (45) gave United an excellent 3-0 half-time lead but goals from Dowling (61 & 79) and a 64th minute effort from Ince dragged the score back to 3-3 with a Stevenage penalty hitting a post and being cleared as well. However, an 80th minute strike from Brian Punter quickly followed by another from Ronnie Burbeck with 4 minutes remaining sealed a memorable victory for United.


The game at Stevenage was played on 14th September and Hereford completed a quick-fire double with a 2-0 win in front of a crowd of 1,500. Man of the match Alan Attwood helped to make it an eight-game unbeaten start to the season in League and Cup. The stylish half-back was mainly responsible for the victory, scoring with a fine drive after 12 minutes, hitting the post in the second half and generally controlling the midfield. Ray Daniel sealed the victory with a well-struck penalty after 79 minutes.

The Hereford line-up was: Jock Wallace, Rees Thomas, Peter Timms, Alan Attwood, Ray Daniel, Arthur Tyrer, Brian Punter, Ian McIntosh, Dave Martin, Albert Derrick and Freddie Jones.

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