£24 To Watch Hereford At Morecambe

Adult Hereford supporters look like being charged £24 to watch the game at Morecambe on Tuesday evening.

It's thought this price is the dearest in the National North League.

Tickets on the night will cost £2 extra.

Concessions cost £19, Young Adults (18 to 24) £15, Juniors £7.

Ticket details:https://ticketsmorecambefc.com/packages/LZEmOKzmpW/events?view=all

After Ninety Minutes At Chorley - More Pictures

A second selection of pictures from after ninety minutes at Chorley yesterday afternoon.

After Ninety Minutes - Hereford Celebrate Their Victory

After a disappointing few weeks, Hereford were on the road yesterday with a visit to Chorley.

It's probably fair to say that many would have taken a draw before the game started so a victory was all the more special.

And it showed after the final whistle.

 

Second Half Pictures Chorley v Hereford

A selection of pictures from a better second half especially for Hereford.

 

Hereford Women Out Of League Cup

Hereford Women have been knocked out of their League Cup by  Telford Town Ladies.

Final score: Hereford 1 Telford 5

Hereford took the lead in the 9th minute but afterwards it was all Telford in the first half with their five goals coming on 15, 17, 18, 22 and 25 minutes. 

There were no goals in the second half.

Next Sunday another Cup game for Hereford.

They are away at Pegasus in the HFA County Cup.

First Half Pictures Chorley v Hereford

A selection of pictures from the first half of yesterday's game.

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National North Weekend Review

Hereford's Cawley Cox With Manager Aaron Downes After Three Points At Chorley

A review of yesterday's games in the National North League written by NL's Sam Elliott. 

Just because there was exciting FA Cup action on offer, that didn’t mean the battle for points was halted with more intrigue at the top of both divisions.

South Shields strengthened their grip on the Enterprise National League North leadership with a crushing display.

They rolled Calum McIntrye’s Southport over 5-1 - Cedwyn Scott scored twice, with Paul Blackett, Adam Campbell and Jack Roles also on target.

Hednesford added to Morecambe’s issue with a 6-2 victory - Jamie Cooke scored an incredible hat-trick for the impressive Pitmen. Dylan Mottley-Henry added two, with Jamie Morgan sealing the deal.

Hereford are back on track and up to second after a 2-1 win at Chorley. Cawley Cox scored both goals for the Bulls.

Merthyr Town won 4-1 against Hebburn - Ellis Watts and Morgan Wigley added some extra time gloss.

Connor Woods’ late penalty saw Chester take the points home from nine man Brackley Town.

Louis Mount backed up a brilliant October as he carried on his good form. AFC Telford beat Spalding United 2-1.

Ross Crane but the seal on King’s Lynn Town 2-0 win at home to struggling Spennymoor Town.

Elsewhere, Scarborough Athletic came from 2-0 down to pinch a point from Buxton, Rio Allan’s penalty made it 2-2.

Hereford Scored With Two Strikers On The Pitch Said Preece

Cawley Cox Scored Both Hereford's Goals

Chorley manager Andy Preece felt his side deserved something out of yesterday's game against Hereford.

Chorley took the lead but two goals from Hereford's sub striker Cawley Cox gave the visitors the win. 

"It's the toughest one to take so far this season." said Preece in his post match interview.

"The way we played I thought we were excellent through out the game. We defended really well, we won the majority of the battles, we were very good going forward.

"We created opportunities, their keeper has made a couple of great saves, but we created a great goal.

"We lost because we made two small errors and got punished for it.

"The first one, we made an error, let the ball bounce so they managed to get hold of the ball around the edge of the box.

"The lad's (Cox) had a shot, it's got a massive deflection, I think it was their first shot on target in the game and it's deflected in.

"Then we had a right go again to get a goal.

"But again we make an error in mid-field and we let the ball drop and no one is around.

"And they are good when they pick the ball up between your mid-field and your defence.

"Normally they play with two strikers, they didn't start the game with two but when they scored they had two strikers on the pitch. 

"One has got it, turned it over the top for the other one. He's gone through and a really good finish.

"And then we had one and it hits the bar, so one of those days. We didn't deserve to come off there with no points. 

"Credit to Hereford, they stuck in the game and competed really well, never gave up.

"Credit to them they've kept going.

"Sometimes you've got to find a win when you're not the best team and credit to them they did today." 

Pictures From Chorley

Hereford were at Chorley yesterday.

It is an old stadium which could do with a face lift. The pitch is grass but looked like it needs a re-seed. It did not play very well, quite bobbly. And the lights when they came on at the start of the second half were quite dim. 

Hereford supporters were 'housed' at the one end and slightly up the side adjoining the main stand. At least there was some cover unlike at Macclesfield two weeks ago.

The official attendance was given as 1320 with 130 in the away end. It looked more and certainly sounded as though there were more as the Hereford fans were in good voice all afternoon. 

As for the food, the steak pie was very good. 8 out of 10.

As usual BN will have pictures from before, during and after the game.

So we'll start before kick-off.

 

Match Report: Chorley FC 1-2 Hereford FC

Chorley FC v Hereford FC in the Enterprise National League North.

Following a hat-trick of home defeats with the latest being last Saturday's 3-0 loss to former Boss Paul Caddis’ King's Lynn Town, the Bulls made the trip Lancashire and a tussle at The Grant Store Victory Park Stadium with Chorley FC looking to get back to winning ways. 

There were three changes to the starting XI with Lewis Hudson and Joe Willis making their first starts of the season following their respective injuries along with Keziah Martin. Aaron Skinner who’d picked up a hamstring problem missed out along with Billy Phillips who continued to miss out following his knock against Telford. Will Merrett was suspended after picking up his 5th yellow card of the season against the Linnets and Danny Waldron dropped to the bench.

The Magpies started former Bulls loanee’s Harvey Smith and Callum Rowe with Doncaster Rovers’ loanee goalkeeper Jake Oram between the sticks who'd already played against the Bulls this season for Spennymoor Town.

Hereford started on the front foot with a cheap corner conceded by the hosts which Luke Spokes floated towards the edge of the box just flying over the head of Hudson.

The hosts quickly responded with Preston North End loanee Max Wilson thrashing wide of the target from 20-yards.

Adam Blakeman floated a free-kick from near the left touchline towards the back post which was headed back across goal by Max Hunt with Magpies captain Mike Calveley drawing a point-blank save out of Theo Richardson on his goal-line.

Wilson let fly again from a similar position to his earlier effort but again failed to test Richardson driving high over the crossbar.

Chorley were starting to build a head of steam winning another corner on the left which Blakeman swung into the front post with the ball eventually being recycled out to Steven Bala on the left - the on loan midfielder from Danish side Akademisk Boldklub hammered narrowly past the right hand angle of post and bar before they won a free-kick 30-yards out which again sailing over the bar from Jack Moore.

It had been a half mostly played in Hereford's half with the Bulls failing to have a shot on target or meaningfully test Oram resulting in a stalemate at the interval.

Half-time: Chorley FC 0-0 Hereford FC

9 minutes after the restart the hosts opened the scoring which had been coming. Debutant Owen Devonport on loan from Buxton spun Joseph James on the edge of the area before proceeding to clip inch perfect cross to the far post for the onrushing Elliot Taylor to plant a header past Richardson despite the keeper getting a hand to the ball.

After going behind 4 minutes later Hereford brought on Cawley Cox which seemed to wake them up finally testing Oram with the striker warming his gloves shooting straight into his clutches.

Shortly afterwards the striker got the Bulls back on level terms giving Oram no chance, he drifted to the edge of the area and with no black and white striped shirt closing him down he decided to unleash a powerful left footed ripper which took a double ricochet firstly off Hunt before taking another off the midriff of Moore and trickled into the bottom right-corner.

 

The Magpies looked to regain their lead going back on the attack with Bala's looping curler clawed away by the Hereford No.1 for a corner.

However shortly afterwards Cox completed the turnaround getting his brace after he was played in following a ball over the top by fellow substitute Waldron 40-yards out before Oram came rushing out to try to narrow angle only for Cox to slot the ball over the head of the custodian.

Chorley responded with captain Calveley rippling the side netting from a tight angle before a rapid counter-attack from the Bulls with Hudson leading the charge down the left flank rolling the ball across the edge of the box for Martin who curled over.

Late on Chorley came millimetres away from snatching a point, Bala found space on the right hand side of the area - whipped a teasing ball onto the head of Accrington Stanley loanee Anjola Popoola who with his first touch rattled the crossbar.

The Bulls saw the remaining few seconds out to bounce back and complete a remarkable comeback to get back to winning ways.

Full-time: Chorley FC 1-2 Hereford FC

Goals scored by Cawley Cox (x2)

Hereford FC: 1. Theo Richardson, 3. Lewis Hudson ©️, 4. Kam Kandola, 6. Joe Willis, 7. Keziah Martin, 8. Harry Tustin, 11. Fin Holmes, 14. Luke Spokes, 17. Joseph James, 19. Harrison Iwunze, 28. Kyle Howkins.

Substitutes: 9. Cawley Cox, 10. Danny Waldron, 15. Jordan Williamson, 20. Preston Bitemo, 21. Ollie Lewis, 30. Kameron Muir.

The perfect tonic to bounce back from three straight home defeats on the spin and get back to winning ways. Super sub Cawley Cox led the charge making the difference with a brace after we fell behind and had failed to test Oram in the first-half.

A quick turnaround and another trip to Lancashire on Tuesday night to renew acquaintances with old foes Morecambe at the Halo Aerospace Stadium. COYW

Words: Sam Cummins