Hereford vice-captain Kam Kandola, was awarded the Non-League Player prize at Tuesday evening's Asian Football Awards held in London.
Players and staff at bottom of the National League Gateshead have not been paid last month's wages. Director Mark Nellist has resigned from the board of directors and withdrawn his funding support.
Both Hereford manager Aaron Downes and his assistant Harry Pell watched Hereford's Under 18's win their FA Youth Cup tie last night.
National North League club Spennymoor have reported a profit of £185,000 for the year ended Dec 2025.
However the club is still being supported to stay in business. This is mainly by director's loans.
Spennymoor's net liabilities are £959,580. A year ago they were £1,145,070.
The club had an average of 57 employees during last year.
A selection of first half pictures from last night's Cup tie between Hereford and Stourport Swifts.
A few pictures from before kick-off in the FA Youth Cup Tie at Edgar Street last night.
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Tonight's FA Youth Cup tie at Edgar Street ended:
Hereford 4 Stourport Swifts 2
Two goals for Hereford very early in the second half turned the tie around after the visitors had gone ahead in the first half.
Swifts equalised on 57 minutes but two further goals from Hereford put the tie beyond doubt.
Report and pictures to follow.
At half time in the FA Youth Cup tie at Edgar Street this evening:
Hereford 0 Stourport Swifts 1
Stourport took the lead in the 37th minute.
However in general a fairly even first half.
Hereford play Stourport Swifts in the second qualifying round of the FA Youth Cup this evening at Edgar Street.
In the previous round Hereford went through following a penalty shoot-out.
The tie kicks off at 7.45pm.
Admission is Adults £4, Juniors £1.
One game took place in the National North League this evening.
It ended:
Brackley 3 South Shields 2
Hereford stay top of the table. South Shields, who have now played the same number of games, remain 4th.
With the news that Robbie Savage has quit Forest Green Rovers for Peterborough United, a former Hereford United goalkeeper will take charge this evening when Wealdstone visit the New Lawn.
Jonathan Gould, who is the goalkeeping coach at Forest Green, came to Edgar Street on loan from Preston North End at the start of the 2004/05 season.
He made 15 appearances for the Bulls before moving to Bristol City.
Footage of him below saving a penalty in a shoot out against Scunthorpe United in the LDV Trophy.
Spennymoor have appointed Peter Hartley as their new manager. He replaces Tommy Miller who resigned earlier this month.
This from Spennymoor:
Spennymoor Town are delighted to announce the appointment of Peter Hartley as the Club’s new First Team Manager.
The 38-year-old returns to the North East to take charge at The Brewery Field and will be joined by Ryan Cresswell, who has been appointed as Assistant Manager.
Hartley’s appointment follows an extensive recruitment process which attracted more than 50 applications and allowed the Club to consider an exceptionally strong field of candidates.
The resulting shortlist included former National League North managers, individuals currently working within international football and coaches and assistant managers from EFL clubs.
Given the strength and breadth of that interest, the Club was determined not to rush the process and instead take the necessary time to ensure the appointment was the right one for Spennymoor Town.
Hartlepool-born Hartley arrives with significant experience from a playing career spanning more than two decades, having progressed through Sunderland’s academy before representing clubs including Hartlepool United, Plymouth Argyle, Bristol Rovers, Motherwell and Jamshedpur.
A commanding central defender, Hartley’s leadership qualities saw him appointed captain at multiple clubs through his playing career. During his time in Scotland, he helped Motherwell reach both domestic cup finals in 2017/18, before later captaining Jamshedpur to the Indian Super League Winners’ Shield in 2021/22.
Since moving into coaching, the UEFA A Licence holder has continued to build his experience at the highest possible level. After gaining coaching experience within the academies at Middlesbrough and Sunderland, Hartley joined St Mirren in October 2024 as First Team Coach and Head of First Team Transition & Loan Pathways.
During his time in Paisley, Hartley has been part of a coaching team which secured three consecutive top-six finishes in the Scottish Premiership and won the 2025/26 Premier Sports Cup, defeating Celtic in the Final at Hampden Park.
He will now make the next step in his coaching career by taking charge at The Brewery Field, with former Rotherham United captain Cresswell by his side.
The 38-year-old former central defender made almost 300 Football League appearances during a playing career which included spells with Rotherham, Southend United, Fleetwood Town and Northampton Town, before moving into coaching and management in non-league football.
The Club remains fully committed to the objectives established at the beginning of the season, with the ambition of achieving a top-seven finish in National League North alongside strong runs in both the FA Cup and FA Trophy.
To support those ambitions, the Club is committed to further investment in the First Team squad, ensuring Hartley has the resources required to strengthen where necessary and give the team every opportunity to achieve those objectives.
He will also have full autonomy to assess the existing playing squad and backroom staff and make any changes he believes are required.
South Shields play their postponed match at Brackley tomorrow evening.
The original game back in August was abandoned with just 36 minutes played.
Following problems outside their stadium last Saturday, Merthyr have issued a statement:
Everyone at Merthyr Town Football Club is appalled by the behaviour displayed by a group of young supporters following Saturday’s match against Marine. This behaviour is completely unacceptable and does not reflect the values of our Club or the conduct of the vast majority of our well behaved and welcoming fans.
Although the incident took place well outside the stadium, behaviour of this nature has no place at Merthyr Town FC, and those responsible are not welcome at our football club.
The Club is reviewing all available information to understand what occurred. Anyone identified as engaging in unacceptable conduct will face appropriate Club sanctions, including potential exclusion from Penydarren Park. Any relevant information can be shared with the appropriate authorities.
We are also considering further steps around our match day operations. Where necessary, the Club may implement controlled exit procedures at the end of fixtures to support stewarding and safety management. In addition, supporters wearing non medical face coverings may be refused entry to the stadium, and anyone found inside the ground with such coverings will be asked to leave. This measure is being introduced to assist identification and ensure the safety of all attendees.
The Club recognises that anti social behaviour is a much wider issue than football alone. We continue to work closely with South Wales Police, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, and other partner agencies on a range of initiatives designed to improve match day safety and address wider issues of anti social behaviour.
Any supporters who may have information that could assist the Club in understanding Saturday’s incident invited to contact us directly.
Merthyr Town FC remains committed to providing a safe, welcoming environment for all genuine supporters, and we thank our fanbase for their continued cooperation.
Hereford's Keziah Martin was not in the match day squad at Bedford last Saturday.
However he was at the game along with captain Lewis Hudson.
It's understood Martin is recovering from tendonitous in his foot.
It's hoped he will be training again tomorrow (Tuesday) and should be available for selection when Hereford have their next game, at home to Hednesford, on Saturday week.
As regards Hudson he is at least a couple of weeks away from full fitness.
Thirty seconds of video shows how Bedford equalised against Hereford yesterday.
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