Despite narrow 1-0 defeats at Cambridge and Exeter an impressive 7202 people are treated to a 2-0 victory against familiar opposition in Northampton Town. It is fitting that the game features Radford's first league goal for Hereford after 12 minutes, Wallace grabbing the other with 20 minutes to go to seal the win. Whilst Hereford were still languishing in 21st this was three unbeaten at home in the league. Significantly, a debut was given to new striker Eric Redrobe.
On the Pitch: Colin Addison splits his Managers Notes between complaining about the way Hereford were denied the Southern League Cup - the last of our non league duties until the late 90s - together with revealing that he had dropped himself from the starting XI because of sinus trouble. He also revealed that he took the opportunity to take a short holiday. Reading that he must have been beyond flat out as he had to combine being a key member of the team and a manager that had to oversee the club becoming a full time football league outfit. The programme also took the opportunity to look back on the clubs five memorable FA Cup games over the previous two seasons.
Off the Pitch: The Supporters Club take the opportunity to apologise for the lack of tannoy's in the substantially complete Len Weston stand, before assuring supporters that 12 speakers were to be installed.
In the Opposition: One thing that the 1970's wasn't shy of was footballers with great names. Northampton had two in goalkeeper Alan Starling and striker Frank Large (Hereford had Fred Potter though so we win). Starling played over 200 games for the Cobblers, with Large bagging over 80 of his 200+ goals in three spells at Northampton. Large would retire to Ireland before helping his son manage the idyllic sounding Westport United & Ballina Town. Both were involved with the previous seasons FA Cup trilogy against Hereford along with Dixie McNeill who by now had thankfully moved on to Lincoln as final preparation for his time at Edgar Street.
Phil Neal was another survivor of the previous seasons FA Cup battle. He was still two seasons away from a move to Liverpool, a move that would involve winning 17 major trophies including a remarkable 8 league titles and 4 European cups. Despite all that, he will be better known to some for his part in the 1994 "Do I Not Like That" Documentary The Impossible Job.
In the Charts: Mouldy Old Dough by Lieutenant Pigeon starts it's second week at No.1. Sorry.
In the News: 22nd October - World Cup legend Gordon Banks suffers a serious eye injury due to a car crash in Staffordshire.
On TV: In retaliation for the BBC's recent launch of Pebble Mill at One, the ITV launch rural soap opera Emmerdale Farm on 16th October as part of their new daytime TV offering.
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