Hereford were two goals down after 15 minutes, but a hat trick from the unfairly maligned Adrian Foster and a late penalty save from Trevor Wood secured the three points.
Hereford Line Up
1 Trevor Wood
2 David Norton
3 Murray Fishlock
4 Dean Smith
5 John Brough
6 Trevor Mathewson
7 Chris Hargreaves
8 Rob Warner
9 Adrian Foster
10 John Williams
11 Garry Cook
Subs Jamie Pitman, Ian Foster
Attendance 5,063