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Stanley has played in every game.
Craig Stanley is the only Hereford United player who has started in every Conference and Cup game for the Bulls this season to date.
The young midfielder, signed by Graham Turner after losing his place at Telford, has usually started in the middle of the park either partnering Jamie Pitman or more recently Graham Hyde.
However he has played on the left when both Pitman and Hyde have been in the team as at Scarborough last Saturday.
He has scored four goals for the Bulls to date. Two of those were in Conference games, firstly against Gravesend back in September and secondly against Forest Green last Tuesday.
The goal at Gravesend came from "Mills who set man of the match Stanley through on goal in the seventy eigth minute for Hereford's winner. Stanley made a run from midfield and calmly slotted the ball through the legs of Wilkerson for 2-1."
Against Forest Green "Stanley smashed a stunning volley into the bottom corner" just after a Pitman free-kick.
Stanley scored late in the Boston FA Cup match. His twenty yard shot took a deflection but the goal was credited to him. However his best effort so far came in the LDV game against Scunthorpe at the end of September.
Our report on the game described the goal: "Stanley broke the deadlock after thirty five minutes with a magnificent solo effort. The midfielder picked up the ball around the half-way line, ran at the defence and cracked a great effort from twenty five yards that left the 'keeper helpless as it flew into the top corner."
He may not be the most skillful player in the squad, but no-one can doubt his determination on the pitch. All his four goals have come from relatively long range efforts and in a season when, as yet, the Bulls appear to failing to convert enough chances close to goal, maybe Stanley should be encouraged to get forward more often.