Carl Haffenden is the winner of the recent BN competition to win a signed copy of Michael McIndoe's autobiography Wildling.
He was one of many supporters who correctly answered the question - Which team did Michael McIndoe score his first goal against in a Hereford United shirt?
The answer was Kingstonian.
Here's some footage of the game courtesy of Matt Healey.
youtu.be/ETi5T-zEbC0 .
And a match report from the BN archive.
KINGSTONIAN 0 - 3 HEREFORD UNITED
The second 3-0 away win of the season came tonight at Kingsmeadow as United triumphed in a match which included an awful refereeing performance by Steve Rubery of Ilford. To say the least, the game was eventful if not for completely the right reasons, but United let the football do the talking as they outclassed Kingstonian.
Geoff Chapple, Kingstonian's boss, was away from the match for medical treatment and this result will not make him feel any better, and the refereeing performance will make it even worse!
United started well but the first chance went Kingstonian's way after a third of the first half. A cross from Eddie Akuamoah was hit well by Sammy Winston but Scott Cooksey blocked the effort, before the rebound went wide from Winston.
McIndoe got the first goal from a swerving free kick on eighteen minutes, and it came in off the far post, a superb effort from twenty yards to give Hereford the lead. It was the second free kick, after Chris Lane's first attempt had been cleared and Pitcher booked for a foul.
The second came just eight minutes later from a Gavin Williams left hand cross, which was headed in by Robin Elmes past Farrelly, the helpless Kingstonian goalkeeper.
Chris Lane almost made it 3-0 to the Bulls on thirty one minutes. Eddie Saunders held back Gavin Williams, and the referee awarded Chris Lane a penalty kick. However, the right back hit a low ball towards the corner before Farrelly dived to save superbly.
On thirty four minutes, Gary Patterson and Phil Robinson clashed after Patterson had performed a late challenge on the former Stoke captain, and the result was a sixteen man brawl! After the fracas, Colin Luckett was sent off for violent conduct whilst both Robinson and Patterson got away scot-free. Luckett could count himself unlucky to have been sent off as he didn't seem to have played a huge part in proceedings.
The game was not a dirty one but the statistic of twenty something freekicks reveals its niggly nature. Ian Wright, however, came off at half time with a neck injury and replaced by Matt Gardiner.
After half-time, Kingstonian came out attacking the Hereford goal and with just one minute of the half gone, Winston hit wide. Hereford came back with Lane, as his low shot was eventually scrambled away by the Kingstonian defence. Elmes then hit a shot wide from six yards out on fifty five minutes, and then Mark Harris' header called Cooksey into action at the other end.
On sixty four minutes, Steve Farrelly was sent off for serious foul play after the referee had consulted with the assistant. He waited for the referee to turn away, and then lashed out at Gavin Williams, perhaps accidentely through the follow-on from the clearance.
Hereford's domination enhanced with a two man advantage and eventually got their third goal on seventy nine minutes. Matt Clarke hit a superb fourty yard pass to Gavin Williams, who controlled well before hitting an excellent ball from fifteen yards past Farrelly.
Richard Hurst, Kingstonian's replacement 'keeper, kept United at bay for the final ten minutes. He made several good saves, and prevented several potential goals. However, Williams and Elmes looked impressive in attack and yet again McIndoe made a superb contribution to the Hereford shire from his left sided role.
The referee, as previously mentioned, played a huge part in proceedings. He was fussy, and penalised many offences in a normal game which included just one bad foul. Despite that, the following were booked; Pitcher (18), Winston (29) and Harriott (31) for fouls, and also the Hereford three of Wright (5), McIndoe (36) and Williams (65), all also for fouls.
An attendance of just 833 saw the game, and the next United match is vs Yeovil on Sunday, which should be a good turn out as the Somerset side are now top of the league. They went top with a 4-0 home win as Rushden crashed to a one goal defeat at Leigh RMI. Dagenham also won so remain in third position, just above Hereford.
Hereford - Cooksey, Lane, Clarke, Robinson, Wright, James, Rodgerson, Snape, McIndoe, Elmes, Williams
Substitutions - Gardiner (46).
Man of the Match - Michael McIndoe
Here's some footage of the game courtesy of Matt Healey.
youtu.be/ETi5T-zEbC0 .
And a match report from the BN archive.
KINGSTONIAN 0 - 3 HEREFORD UNITED
The second 3-0 away win of the season came tonight at Kingsmeadow as United triumphed in a match which included an awful refereeing performance by Steve Rubery of Ilford. To say the least, the game was eventful if not for completely the right reasons, but United let the football do the talking as they outclassed Kingstonian.
Geoff Chapple, Kingstonian's boss, was away from the match for medical treatment and this result will not make him feel any better, and the refereeing performance will make it even worse!
United started well but the first chance went Kingstonian's way after a third of the first half. A cross from Eddie Akuamoah was hit well by Sammy Winston but Scott Cooksey blocked the effort, before the rebound went wide from Winston.
McIndoe got the first goal from a swerving free kick on eighteen minutes, and it came in off the far post, a superb effort from twenty yards to give Hereford the lead. It was the second free kick, after Chris Lane's first attempt had been cleared and Pitcher booked for a foul.
The second came just eight minutes later from a Gavin Williams left hand cross, which was headed in by Robin Elmes past Farrelly, the helpless Kingstonian goalkeeper.
Chris Lane almost made it 3-0 to the Bulls on thirty one minutes. Eddie Saunders held back Gavin Williams, and the referee awarded Chris Lane a penalty kick. However, the right back hit a low ball towards the corner before Farrelly dived to save superbly.
On thirty four minutes, Gary Patterson and Phil Robinson clashed after Patterson had performed a late challenge on the former Stoke captain, and the result was a sixteen man brawl! After the fracas, Colin Luckett was sent off for violent conduct whilst both Robinson and Patterson got away scot-free. Luckett could count himself unlucky to have been sent off as he didn't seem to have played a huge part in proceedings.
The game was not a dirty one but the statistic of twenty something freekicks reveals its niggly nature. Ian Wright, however, came off at half time with a neck injury and replaced by Matt Gardiner.
After half-time, Kingstonian came out attacking the Hereford goal and with just one minute of the half gone, Winston hit wide. Hereford came back with Lane, as his low shot was eventually scrambled away by the Kingstonian defence. Elmes then hit a shot wide from six yards out on fifty five minutes, and then Mark Harris' header called Cooksey into action at the other end.
On sixty four minutes, Steve Farrelly was sent off for serious foul play after the referee had consulted with the assistant. He waited for the referee to turn away, and then lashed out at Gavin Williams, perhaps accidentely through the follow-on from the clearance.
Hereford's domination enhanced with a two man advantage and eventually got their third goal on seventy nine minutes. Matt Clarke hit a superb fourty yard pass to Gavin Williams, who controlled well before hitting an excellent ball from fifteen yards past Farrelly.
Richard Hurst, Kingstonian's replacement 'keeper, kept United at bay for the final ten minutes. He made several good saves, and prevented several potential goals. However, Williams and Elmes looked impressive in attack and yet again McIndoe made a superb contribution to the Hereford shire from his left sided role.
The referee, as previously mentioned, played a huge part in proceedings. He was fussy, and penalised many offences in a normal game which included just one bad foul. Despite that, the following were booked; Pitcher (18), Winston (29) and Harriott (31) for fouls, and also the Hereford three of Wright (5), McIndoe (36) and Williams (65), all also for fouls.
An attendance of just 833 saw the game, and the next United match is vs Yeovil on Sunday, which should be a good turn out as the Somerset side are now top of the league. They went top with a 4-0 home win as Rushden crashed to a one goal defeat at Leigh RMI. Dagenham also won so remain in third position, just above Hereford.
Hereford - Cooksey, Lane, Clarke, Robinson, Wright, James, Rodgerson, Snape, McIndoe, Elmes, Williams
Substitutions - Gardiner (46).
Man of the Match - Michael McIndoe