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| Pictured are Lionel Meredith. Jill Meredith, Mick Connon, Joan Nottingham, Richard Tomkins HUST Chair receiving the cheque. Mark Nottingham, Ian Mann, Paul Mapp and Elaine Harrison. Picture taken by Gareth Davies. |
Last Saturday at Edgar Street there was a cheque presentation to Hereford United Supporters Trust for £400
raised by friends of Eric Nottingham who died on 4th July.
Eric's son Mark commented:
"My father was delighted to see Hereford FC founded and was an
active supporter of the Trust so that fans would own the club. We felt
that by buying more shares it would be a fitting tribute to what he
worked towards.
"It was great that the match was against Telford (Wellington) a ground he had often seen Hereford play at."
Mark has also spoken to BN about Eric's life and his love of Hereford and Hereford United.
"My father Eric Nottingham born in 1930 first came to Edgar Street
in 1944 when he paraded with scouts. They walked in from their camp at
Redhill. He started at Hereford Technical College to study as an
apprentice agricultural engineer. That is when he first went to
Hereford United. From then on he was a regular supporter for the rest of
his life.
"He returned to Hereford Technical college as a lecturer in 1966 and
moved to Tupsley. From then on he saw the majority of home games and
many away. He had been a season ticket holder for over 30 years when he
died aged 86.
"He was very pleased to see the club reform and had been a regular
supporter of supporters initiatives. In his youth he played for
Woofferton FC and although he never played at Edgar Street he was very
pleased to be a linesman at a supporters match and walk the hallowed
turf.
"Dad had many highlights following Hereford and Hereford United
driving a minibus to the Hawthorns for the third match against
Northampton, being at Leicester when he said "I didn't think I would
live long enough to see us return to the league."
"At Brentford for the
unexpectedly early delight of promotion confirmation and the last two
years enjoying faggots in the West Midlands and cream teas in the South
and West. Dad was proud that he had seen Hereford on over 100 different
grounds."