2007–08 Hereford United F.C. season
| 2007–08 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Graham Turner |
| Manager | Graham Turner |
| League Two | 3rd |
| FA Cup | Fourth Round |
| League Cup | Second Round |
| Football League Trophy | First Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Theo Robinson (13) All: Theo Robinson (16) |
| Highest home attendance | 6,855 vs Cardiff City (27 January 2008) |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,859 vs Yeovil Town (9 October 2007) |
The 2007–08 season was Hereford United's 27th season in the Football League and ended in the club winning promotion to League One, the third tier of English football, for the first time in 30 years.
It was Hereford's second season back in the Football League after nine seasons spent in the Conference. The previous season had seen Hereford finish 16th after a poor run of form in the final stages of the season. On the strength of this they were predicted to battle against relegation this season by most media sources. Only one member of the 2007-08 squad was purchased for a transfer fee, Ben Smith who was signed from Weymouth for £20,000 in January 2007.
On 26 April 2008 they secured 3rd place and promotion to League One.
League Two
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance | League
position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2007 | Rotherham United | H | 0 – 0 | 3,566 | 16th | |
| 18 August 2007 | Barnet | A | 2 – 1 | Benjamin 42' (pen), Robinson 66' | 1,790 | 5th |
| 25 August 2007 | Rochdale | H | 1 – 1 | Robinson 27' | 2,732 | 9th |
| 1 September 2007 | Wrexham | A | 2 – 0 | Taylor 53', Benjamin 74' | 4,004 | 5th |
| 8 September 2007 | Macclesfield Town | H | 0 – 1 | 2,725 | 7th | |
| 15 September 2007 | Morecambe | A | 3 – 0 | Benjamin 80', Ainsworth 84', Webb 90' | 2,949 | 5th |
| 22 September 2007 | Bradford City | H | 4 – 2 | Diagouraga 15', Guinan 18', Benjamin 52' (pen), Robinson 84' | 3,275 | 2nd |
| 29 September 2007 | Grimsby Town | A | 1 – 2 | Benjamin 55' | 3,699 | 3rd |
| 2 October 2007 | Notts County | A | 3 – 2 | Smith 13', Guinan 26', 70' | 3,576 | 3rd |
| 6 October 2007 | Brentford | H | 2 – 0 | Webb 31', 34, | 2,942 | 2nd |
| 12 October 2007 | Chester City | A | 1 – 1 | Diagouraga 77' | 3,430 | 2nd |
| 20 October 2007 | MK Dons | H | 0 – 1 | 3,936 | 6th | |
| 27 October 2007 | Peterborough United | A | 1 – 1 | Easton 72' | 5,008 | 6th |
| 3 November 2007 | Darlington | H | 5 – 1 | Rose 4', Robinson 22', Smith 47', Benjamin 58', Easton 90' | 3,516 | 3rd |
| 6 November 2007 | Mansfield Town | H | 2 – 1 | Robinson 25', Benjamin 49' | 2,272 | 2nd |
| 17 November 2007 | Stockport County | A | 3 – 2 | Ainsworth 37', 54', 70' | 5,103 | 2nd |
| 24 November 2007 | Accrington Stanley | H | 0 – 0 | 2,804 | 4th | |
| 4 December 2007 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 2 – 2 | Robinson 86', Johnson 89' | 4,801 | 4th |
| 8 December 2007 | Lincoln City | H | 3 – 1 | Robinson 10' (pen), McClenahan 44', Smith 84' | 2,528 | 4th |
| 15 December 2007 | Bury | A | 1 – 0 | Robinson 90' | 2,099 | 2nd |
| 22 December 2007 | Morecambe | H | 0 – 3 | 3,058 | 4th | |
| 26 December 2007 | Macclesfield Town | A | 1 – 0 | Robinson 57' | 2,393 | 2nd |
| 29 December 2007 | Bradford City | A | 3 – 1 | Robinson 17', Beckwith 39', Benjamin 45' | 13,640 | 2nd |
| 1 January 2008 | Notts County | H | 0 – 0 | 3,945 | 2nd | |
| 13 January 2008 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 3 – 1 | Benjamin 41' (pen), Beckwith 73', Johnson 79' | 4,707 | 2nd |
| 21 January 2008 | Chesterfield | A | 0 – 4 | 3,274 | 4th | |
| 30 January 2008 | Barnet | H | 1 – 2 | Benjamin 64' | 2,271 | 5th |
| 2 February 2008 | Rotherham United | A | 1 – 0 | Hooper 40' | 4,746 | 5th |
| 9 February 2008 | Dagenham & Redbridge | H | 4 – 1 | MacDonald 9', 68', Hooper 21', Johnson 45' (pen) | 2,594 | 3rd |
| 12 February 2008 | Rochdale | A | 4 – 2 | MacDonald 14', 21', 31', Hooper 73' | 2,884 | 3rd |
| 16 February 2008 | Chesterfield | H | 2 – 0 | MacDonald 8', Hooper 45' | 3,503 | 2nd |
| 23 February 2008 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 2 – 1 | McDonald 27', Hooper 67' (*) | 7,402 | 2nd |
| 26 February 2008 | Dagenham & Redbridge | A | 0 – 1 | 1,929 | 3rd | |
| 1 March 2008 | Stockport County | H | 0 – 1 | 3,526 | 4th | |
| 8 March 2008 | Accrington Stanley | A | 2 – 0 | Hooper 43', Roberts 52' (o.g.) | 1,262 | 4th |
| 11 March 2008 | Mansfield Town | A | 1 – 0 | Easton 8' | 1,606 | 3rd |
| 15 March 2008 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | 1 – 0 | Martin 72' (o.g.) | 3,126 | 3rd |
| 22 March 2008 | Bury | H | 0 – 0 | 3,420 | 3rd | |
| 24 March 2008 | Lincoln City | A | 1 – 2 | Hooper 62' | 3,614 | 3rd |
| 5 April 2008 | Chester City | H | 2 – 2 | Smith 25', Hooper 35' | 3,210 | 3rd |
| 12 April 2008 | Darlington | A | 1 – 0 | Hooper 69' | 4,331 | 3rd |
| 15 April 2008 | MK Dons | A | 0 – 0 | 11,428 | 3rd | |
| 19 April 2008 | Peterborough United | H | 0 – 1 | 5,279 | 3rd | |
| 22 April 2008 | Wrexham | H | 2 – 0 | Hooper 42', Robinson 60' | 3,739 | 3rd |
| 26 April 2008 | Brentford | A | 3 – 0 | Hooper 18', Robinson 36', Johnson 90' | 6,246 | 3rd |
| 3 May 2008 | Grimsby Town | H | 2 – 0 | Smith 36', Robinson 42' | 6,020 | 3rd |
(*) Gary Hooper got the final touch to the first goal although all major news sources credit the goal to Simon Johnson.
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 November 2007 | First Round | Leeds United | H | 0 – 0 | 5,924 | |
| 20 November 2007 | First Round Replay | Leeds United | A | 1 – 0 | Ainsworth 3' | 11,315 |
| 1 December 2007 | Second Round | Hartlepool United | H | 2 – 0 | McCombe 45', Robinson 85' | 3,801 |
| 5 January 2008 | Third Round | Tranmere Rovers | A | 2 – 2 | Smith 65', Benjamin 76' | 6,909 |
| 16 January 2008 | Third Round Replay | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1 – 0 | Johnson 72' | 6,471 |
| 27 January 2008 | Fourth Round | Cardiff City | H | 1 – 2 | Robinson 77' | 6,855 |
League Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2007 | First Round | Yeovil Town | H | 4 – 1 | Ainsworth 8', 24', 41', Easton 35' | 2,085 |
| 28 August 2007 | Second Round | Birmingham City | A | 1 – 2 | Robinson 74' | 10,185 |
Football League Trophy
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 October 2007 | Second Round | Yeovil Town | H | 0 – 0 | (Yeovil won 4-2 on penalties) | 1,859 |
(Hereford received a bye to the Second Round)
Herefordshire Senior Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 February 2008 | Quarter Final | Ledbury Town | H | 8 – 0 | Palmer 40', 53', 71', 73', 87', Taylor 42', Burge 56', 60' | 221 |
| 4 March 2008 | Semi Final | Bromyard Town | H | 5 – 0 | Broadhurst 5', Robinson 17', 56', MacLeod 52', Thomas 90' | 109 |
| 1 April 2008 | Final | Westfields | N | 3 – 0 | Guinan 14', 46', Taylor 35' | 281 |
Squad statistics
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | HFA Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | 
|
| |||
| 1 | GK |  Wayne Brown
|
44 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  Trent McClenahan
|
39 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Richard Rose
|
31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | John McCombe
|
27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Karl Broadhurst
|
23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Lionel Ainsworth
|
15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Jack MacLeod
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Ben Smith
|
44 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Steve Guinan
|
28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Kris Taylor
|
31 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Clint Easton
|
39 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | FW |  Trevor Benjamin
|
34 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | GK | Chris Weale
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | GK |  Michael Ingham
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Sam Gwynne
|
15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Robbie Threlfall
|
9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Jordan Fitzpatrick
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Lee Collins
|
16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Marcus Palmer
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF |  Toumani Diagouraga
|
41 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Luke Webb
|
14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Theo Robinson
|
43 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 18 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Simon Johnson
|
33 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | FW |  Sherjill MacDonald
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Sammy Igoe
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF |  Stephen Gleeson
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Craig Jones
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Dean Beckwith
|
38 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Gary Hooper
|
19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK |  Ryan Esson
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Ryan Flynn
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Gareth Thomas
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Ryan Burge
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | Kieran Davis
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Adam Bendall
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Joel Edwards
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Morgan Evans
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Sam Harrison
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | Matthew Walsh
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | Previous Club | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-06-11 | FW | Steve Guinan
|
Cheltenham Town | Free |
| 2007-07-04 | DF | Karl Broadhurst
|
Bournemouth | Free |
| 2007-07-04 | DF | John McCombe
|
Huddersfield Town | Free |
| 2007-07-04 | MF | Kris Taylor
|
Walsall | Free |
| 2007-07-19 | MF | Clint Easton
|
Gillingham | Free |
| 2007-08-01 | FW | Trevor Benjamin
|
Peterborough United | Free |
| 2007-08-08 | FW | Simon Johnson
|
Darlington | Free |
| 2007-08-17 | GK | Michael Ingham
|
Wrexham | Free |
| 2007-12-01 | MF | Craig Jones
|
Academy | |
| 2008-01-18 | MF | Jack MacLeod
|
Carshalton Athletic | Free |
| 2008-03-17 | GK | Ryan Esson
|
Shrewsbury Town | Free |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | Next Club | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-05-14 | MF | Andy Ferrell
|
Kidderminster Harriers | Released |
| 2007-05-14 | FW |  Stuart Fleetwood
|
Forest Green Rovers | Released |
| 2007-05-14 | DF | Martyn Giles
|
Newport County | Released |
| 2007-05-14 | MF | Danny Thomas
|
Macclesfield Town | Released |
| 2007-05-14 | GK | Glyn Thompson
|
Newport County | Released |
| 2007-05-29 | MF | Phil Gulliver
|
Rushden & Diamonds | Undisclosed |
| 2007-06-06 | MF |  Tamika Mkandawire
|
Leyton Orient | Free |
| 2007-06-22 | MF | Rob Purdie
|
Darlington | Free |
| 2007-06-27 | FW | Tim Sills
|
Torquay United | Undisclosed |
| 2007-07-02 | FW | Alan Connell
|
Brentford | Free |
| 2007-07-04 | DF | Simon Travis
|
Nuneaton Borough | Released |
| 2007-07-05 | FW | Andy Williams
|
Bristol Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 2008-01-05 | MF | Lionel Ainsworth
|
Watford | Undisclosed |
Loan in
| Date From | Date To | Position | Name | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08-08 | 2007-08-13 | GK | Chris Weale
|
Bristol City |
| 2007-08-10 | End of season | MF | Toumani Diagouraga
|
Watford |
| 2007-08-10 | End of season | FW | Theo Robinson
|
Watford |
| 2007-10-30 | End of season | DF | Robbie Threlfall
|
Liverpool |
| 2007-11-16 | End of season | DF | Lee Collins
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 2008-01-28 | 2008-04-30 | FW | Gary Hooper
|
Southend United |
| 2008-02-08 | 2008-02-10 | FW | Sherjill MacDonald
|
West Bromwich Albion |
| 2008-02-21 | 2008-03-24 | MF | Stephen Gleeson
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 2008-03-27 | 2008-04-27 | MF | Sammy Igoe
|
Bristol Rovers |
Loan out
| Date From | Date To | Position | Name | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-11-22 | 2008-01-05 | MF | Lionel Ainsworth
|
Watford |
| 2008-02-25 | 2008-03-25 | FW | Marcus Palmer
|
Gloucester City |
| 2008-03-27 | 2008-04-27 | MF | Jordan Fitzpatrick
|
Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 2008-03-27 | 2008-04-27 | MF | Craig Jones
|
Bromsgrove Rovers |