A crowd of 7009 saw a much-needed 2-1 Hereford win. Goalless
at half time Hereford go behind on 55 minutes, but Johnston soon equalises
before grabbing a last gasp second during injury time. The win takes Hereford
from 21st to 19th.
On the Pitch: Hereford going 8 matches without a win is not lost on Colin Addison but he is pleased with a point at fellow strugglers Doncaster during the week - a very useful point during the era of 2 points for a win. Torquay come into the game in good form; they started the season unbeaten in seven before being undone 2-0 by high-flying Exeter. That game attracted an impressive crowd of 8000 in what must have been a rammed Plainmoor. The previous Saturday the reserves had beaten Brierley Hill 2-0 at Edgar Street in front of what would be an authentic Division 4 crowd of 2449.
Off the Pitch: Less than 8 months after the Newcastle game and the “slimline” Len Weston Stand is going up, and that is despite it being beset by delays. As a fan that inherited a ground that the 1960s/70s built, it is hard to comprehend how much change the supporters must have witnessed on an almost match-by-match basis. The Supporters’ Club Jottings reveal that the Meadow End gets too chaotic during league matches to allow people to get to the canteens. Meanwhile the Grandstand Fund Appeal Committee (now at £6300) are to organise a competition to win a Triumph Toledo car. Without going all Top Gear on you (and with apologies to the winner), with a name like that I was expecting a more exciting looking car than the internet found me.
In the Opposition: Winger Mike Trebilcock had a three-year
spell at Everton, featuring in only 11 games (scoring 3 times). He got two of
them in the 1966 FA Cup final though, bagging a winner’s medal in the
process. Impressive stuff until Google
blew him out of the water, revealing that Dick Edwards was also a country singer
who released the single “Torquay United’s War Cry”. In 1972 for good measure.
In the Charts: David Cassidy is at No.1 with How
Can I Be Sure.
On TV: 1st October sees LWT launch
the UK’s first Sunday Politics show Weekend World which would run for 16 years,
although how it survived the first episode I will never know as I cannot find
any news items from the preceding week.
In the Maternity Ward: Comic Actor Robert Webb was born on 29th September 1972.
