Although not with the club at the start of competitive life, Viv Gregory arrived at Edgar Street in November 1924 and scored at a prolific rate, netting 16 times in 16 games in the Bulls' first season:
Gregory, Viv
Born Aston Manor 1900
Viv was just a nickname and his real Christian name was Clarence. He won an England Schoolboys’ cap and his first club was Wellington Town from where he joined Sunderland in 1920. He made just one solitary League game for the Rokermen before joining QPR in 1922, where he made 24 League appearances and scored his only Football League goal. He moved to Yeovil & Petters United and Wellington Town for the 1923/24 season before joining United in late November 1924.
Viv was a prolific goalscorer and a great favourite with the Edgar Street crowd. He spent three seasons with Hereford and made a total of 95 appearances and scored an unbelievable 122 goals. Viv was highly thought of represented the Birmingham Combination against the London Combination at the end of the 1926/27 season and it came as a great shock when it was announced that Viv had signed for Leamington Town in the summer of 1927. Goalscorers of his undoubted calibre were few and far between and he was sorely missed. Viv made just one more move after Leamington, playing with Rugby Town until his retirement.
Appearing in the first Bulls match was Jack Wooton. Although he netted only eight times in the first season, he added 22 the following year:
Wooton, Jack
Born Walsall 1895, died 1960 St. Asaph.
Jack was a left-winger who played as a guest for Walsall during the First World War before joining Port Vale as a guest amateur in October 1916. After four goals in 17 games in the War League, he was unavailable from March 1917 until resuming his career with Leek Alexandra before rejoining Port Vale in 1919. He stayed at Vale Park for three seasons and made 49 League appearances, scoring three goals. He moved on to Nelson in January 1922 and made a further 14 League appearances before dropping out of the League and joining Nuneaton Town, from where he joined Hereford for their first ever season.
Jack spent two seasons at Edgar Street and made a total of 66 appearances, scoring 30 goals. After leaving Hereford, Jack turned out for Rugby Town, Oakengates Town and finally ending his career with Walsall Early Closers in August 1932.