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| Paul Ince |
The fourth round of the FA Cup takes place this coming weekend and back in 1990, Hereford United were drawn against Manchester United.
It was another of those wet winters and the Edgar Street pitch wasn't in the best of condition.
Sir Alex Ferguson's team were 19th in their league at the time and badly needed a win.
On the day of the game, Sunday January 28th 1990, the pitch was awful after days of rain and the Bulls held their visitors until the 84th minute of the game when Clayton Blackmore scored the only game of the game.
On the day of the game, Sunday January 28th 1990, the pitch was awful after days of rain and the Bulls held their visitors until the 84th minute of the game when Clayton Blackmore scored the only game of the game.
"Being drawn against a little club can be a nightmare. When we won the
FA Cup in 1990 we played Hereford United on a quagmire of a pitch,"
Ferguson wrote in a column later that year.
"There was an incredible extravaganza with marching bands and a big bull - the Hereford emblem - out on the pitch.
"There was a sell-out crowd, tickets changing hands on the black market and of course television - they hadn't seen so many cameras since they beat Newcastle in the FA Cup in 1972.
"So our visit made it a big day for them.
"It was so wet that the car park was flooded and some cars were marooned for days.
"We only won with a goal in the final minutes."
13,777 watched the game.
"There was an incredible extravaganza with marching bands and a big bull - the Hereford emblem - out on the pitch.
"There was a sell-out crowd, tickets changing hands on the black market and of course television - they hadn't seen so many cameras since they beat Newcastle in the FA Cup in 1972.
"So our visit made it a big day for them.
"It was so wet that the car park was flooded and some cars were marooned for days.
"We only won with a goal in the final minutes."
13,777 watched the game.
Watch the highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyMSCXBKZ0A