Hereford’s second ever league game at Edgar Street sees 7581
people witnessing a 0-0 draw. The
programme proudly features the recent historic game against Reading together
with several items about reserve team games at Edgar Street. A recent reserve
team crowd of over 1800 resulting in the club considering printing reserve team
programmes. It is also noted that it would have been the second highest gate of
the corresponding Southern League fixtures that Hereford had been competing in
the season before.
As an aside, if you don’t already own a copy of Ron
Parrott’s Hereford United - The League Era – A Complete Record, that is
something that needs correcting. It can be found online and is a compulsory
partner when considering any journey down HUFC memory lane.
In the charts: No.1 was Rod Stewart with You Wear it Well.
In the news: 1st September 1972 – Raising of school
leaving age in England and Wales from fifteen to sixteen for pupils leaving
school at the end of the academic year begins. Many temporary new buildings are
erected in secondary modern and comprehensive schools to accommodate the older
pupils.
