| 2008–09 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Graham Turner | ||
| Manager | Graham Turner (until 24 April)[1] John Trewick (from 24 April)[1] | ||
| League One | 24th (relegated) | ||
| FA Cup | First round (replay) | ||
| League Cup | First round | ||
| Football League Trophy | Second round (Southern) | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:Steve Guinan (15) All: Steve Guinan (15) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 6,120 vLeeds United, League One, 17 February 2009 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,458 vSwindon Town, Football League Trophy, 7 October 2008 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 3,270 | ||
| Biggest win | 5–0 vOldham Athletic (H), League One, 17 January 2009 | ||
| Biggest defeat | 1–6 vBristol Rovers (A), League One, 23 August 2008 | ||
The2008–09 season was the 88th competitive season ofHereford United Football Club, fifth ever season in the third tier of English football and 28th season overall in theFootball League. The club competed inLeague One following their promotion fromLeague Two in theprevious season. Hereford's previous season at this level was the1977–78 season when they suffered a second consecutive relegation, finishing 23rd, despite having won the same division just two years previously. The club also competed in theFA Cup,FA Trophy andFootball League Trophy.
Hereford reached League One on the back of two promotions in three seasons, having won theConference play-offs in 2005–06, and finished third inLeague Two in 2007–08.Graham Turner was voted League Two Manager of the Year by theLeague Managers Association for the latter achievement and entered his 14th season at the club.
Hereford struggled in League One, and after the first 15 matches they were bottom with 9 points. For the vast majority of the season the Bulls were in the relegation zone and were relegated on 18 April after a sixth consecutive defeat – their worst form of the season. Hereford did manage to achieve the double over bothCheltenham Town andCarlisle United. Their two other notable results were a 5–0 home win overOldham Athletic, and a 2–0 home win overLeeds United.
The top goalscorer of the season isSteve Guinan with 15 goals, all scored in the league. Guinan is the club's longest serving player with 68 goals in 176 appearances. In a cumulative four and a half season spell, he has featured for the club inthe Football League,Conference,Play-offs,FA Cup,Football League Cup,Football League Trophy andFA Trophy during his three spells with the club – having been signed twice and loaned once.
Graham Turner stepped down as manager following confirmation of relegation and appointedJohn Trewick, first team coach for the last 5 seasons, as the new manager for the remaining two matches of the season and beyond.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Date | Pos. | No. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 June 2008 | MF | 22 | Wrexham | Undisclosed | [2] | |
| 1 July 2008 | DF | 5 | Free agent | Free transfer | [3] | |
| 7 July 2008 | GK | — | [4] | |||
| MF | 4 | Watford | [5] | |||
| 16 July 2008 | FW | 10 | Fulham | [6] | ||
| 21 July 2008 | GK | 14 | Free agent | [7] | ||
| 7 August 2008 | DF | 12 | [8] | |||
| 28 August 2008 | MF | 17 | [9] | |||
| 4 September 2008 | DF | 21 | [10] | |||
| 10 September 2008 | FW | 24 | [11] | |||
| 20 February 2009 | MF | 24 |
| Date | Pos. | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2008 | GK | 14 | Free agent | Released | [12] | |
| DF | 5 | |||||
| 19 May 2008 | FW | 12 | [13] | |||
| GK | 33 | |||||
| MF | 17 | |||||
| FW | 19 | |||||
| 5 June 2008 | GK | 1 | Bury | Free transfer | [14] | |
| 30 June 2008 | DF | 2 | Free agent | Released | [15] | |
| 29 August 2008 | MF | 21 | ||||
| 8 January 2009 | FW | 24 | [16] | |||
| 3 February 2009 | DF | 5 | ||||
| 5 February 2009 | DF | 12 | [17] | |||
| 3 April 2009 | MF | 11 | [18] | |||
| 14 April 2009 | GK | 14 | [19] | |||
| 21 April 2009 | MF | 23 | [20] |
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | No. | Name | To club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 December 2008 | 10 January 2009 | MF | 19 | Redditch United | ||
| 6 March 2009 | 6 April 2009 | FW | 10 | Grays Athletic | [40] |
Win Draw Loss
| 8 July 2008 | Ledbury Town | 0–10 | Hereford United | Ledbury |
| Report | Stadium:New Street Attendance: c. 400 |
| 10 July 2008 | Birmingham City | 2–2 | Hereford United | Kings Norton, Birmingham |
| Report | Stadium:Wast Hills Training Ground Attendance: 0 | |||
| Note: Match played behind closed doors with 40-minute halves | ||||
| 14 July 2008 | Kidderminster Harriers | 1–0 | Hereford United | Kidderminster |
| Report | Stadium:Aggborough Stadium Attendance: 661 Referee: Anthony Hendley |
| 16 July 2008 | Hereford United | 1–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Hereford |
| Report | Stadium:Edgar Street Attendance: 1,538 Referee:Oliver Langford |
| 19 July 2008 | Hereford United | 2–2 | Birmingham City | Hereford |
| Report | Stadium:Edgar Street Attendance: 553 Referee: Steve Bratt |
| 22 July 2008 | Hereford United | 2–2 | Bristol City | Hereford |
| Report | Stadium:Edgar Street Attendance: 830 Referee: Craig Sarginson |
| 29 July 2008 | Hereford United | 0–0 | Southampton | Hereford |
| Report | Stadium:Edgar Street Attendance: 1,209 Referee: Andrew Bennett |
| 1 August 2008 | Hereford United | 1–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Hereford |
| Report |
| Stadium:Edgar Street Attendance: 1,692 Referee: Peter Gibbs |
| 5 August 2008 | Wrexham | 2–1 | Hereford United | Wrexham |
| Attendance: 0 | |||
| Note: Match played behind closed doors | ||||
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| League One | 9 August 2008 | 2 May 2009 | Matchday 1 | 24th | 46 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 42 | 79 | −37 | 019.57 |
| FA Cup | 8 November 2008 | 18 November 2008 | First round | First round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| League Cup | 12 August 2008 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 | |
| Football League Trophy | 7 October 2008 | Second round (Southern) | Second round (Southern) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 | |
| Herefordshire Senior Cup | 4 November 2008 | 28 April 2009 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 050.00 |
| Total | 52 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 50 | 87 | −37 | 019.23 | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Carlisle United | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 56 | 69 | −13 | 50 | |
| 21 | Northampton Town(R) | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 61 | 65 | −4 | 49 | Relegation toFootball League Two |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra(R) | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 59 | 82 | −23 | 46 | |
| 23 | Cheltenham Town(R) | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 51 | 91 | −40 | 39 | |
| 24 | Hereford United(R) | 46 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 42 | 79 | −37 | 34 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 42 | 79 | −37 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 51 | −32 |
Last updated: 2 May 2009.
Source:Football Web Pages
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L |
| Position | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Points | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance | League position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2008 | Leyton Orient | A | 1–2 | Beckwith 14' | 4,727 | 18th |
| 16 August 2008 | Yeovil Town | H | 1–2 | Hudson-Odoi 82' | 3,476 | 22nd |
| 23 August 2008 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–6 | Guinan 90' | 6,735 | 24th |
| 30 August 2008 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 2–0 | O'Leary 48',Hudson-Odoi 56' | 2,894 | 22nd |
| 5 September 2008 | Swindon Town | H | 1–1 | Hudson-Odoi 68' | 4,061 | 20th |
| 13 September 2008 | Southend United | A | 0–1 | 6,393 | 23rd | |
| 20 September 2008 | Scunthorpe United | H | 1–2 | Chadwick 25' (pen) | 3,004 | 24th |
| 27 September 2008 | Leeds United | A | 0–1 | 25,676 | 24th | |
| 4 October 2008 | Walsall | H | 0–0 | 3,900 | 24th | |
| 12 October 2008 | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–4 | 5,468 | 24th | |
| 18 October 2008 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–0 | 5,608 | 24th | |
| 21 October 2008 | Carlisle United | H | 1–0 | Williams 60' | 2,300 | 23rd |
| 25 October 2008 | Stockport County | H | 0–1 | 3,210 | 23rd | |
| 28 October 2008 | Millwall | A | 0–1 | 9,071 | 23rd | |
| 1 November 2008 | Peterborough United | A | 0–2 | 6,087 | 24th | |
| 15 November 2008 | Cheltenham Town | H | 3–0 | Guinan 15', 26',Gwynne 55' | 3,761 | 22nd |
| 22 November 2008 | Northampton Town | H | 0–2 | 3,061 | 22nd | |
| 25 November 2008 | Milton Keynes Dons | A | 0–3 | 7,189 | 22nd | |
| 6 December 2008 | Colchester United | A | 2–1 | Guinan 29',Ainsworth 39' | 4,794 | 22nd |
| 13 December 2008 | Hartlepool United | H | 1–1 | Guinan 18' | 2,490 | 23rd |
| 20 December 2008 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0–2 | 13,070 | 23rd | |
| 26 December 2008 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 2–2 | Diagouraga 45',Guinan 65' | 3,495 | 23rd |
| 28 December 2008 | Leicester City | A | 1–2 | Broadhurst 79' | 22,920 | 23rd |
| 17 January 2009 | Oldham Athletic | H | 5–0 | Guinan 3', 10', 41',Ainsworth 27', 62' | 3,342 | 22nd |
| 24 January 2009 | Walsall | A | 1–1 | Guinan 58' (pen) | 4,438 | 22nd |
| 27 January 2009 | Millwall | H | 0–2 | 3,001 | 22nd | |
| 31 January 2009 | Stockport County | A | 1–4 | Hewson 26' | 5,586 | 23rd |
| 14 February 2009 | Cheltenham Town | A | 3–2 | Brandy 13',Hewson 67', 80' | 4,660 | 22nd |
| 17 February 2009 | Leeds United | H | 2–0 | Myrie-Williams 39',Brandy 62' | 6,120 | 22nd |
| 21 February 2009 | Peterborough United | H | 0–1 | 3,217 | 23rd | |
| 28 February 2009 | Leyton Orient | H | 2–1 | Brandy 6',Guinan 16' (pen) | 3,286 | 23rd |
| 7 March 2009 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1–2 | Diagouraga 79' | 5,195 | 23rd |
| 10 March 2009 | Bristol Rovers | H | 0–3 | 3,199 | 23rd | |
| 14 March 2009 | Southend United | H | 0–1 | 2,663 | 23rd | |
| 17 March 2009 | Scunthorpe United | A | 0–3 | 3,672 | 23rd | |
| 21 March 2009 | Swindon Town | A | 0–3 | 7,129 | 23rd | |
| 24 March 2009 | Carlisle United | A | 2–1 | Guinan 7',Smith 24' | 4,223 | 23rd |
| 28 March 2009 | Huddersfield Town | H | 0–1 | 2,979 | 23rd | |
| 4 April 2009 | Hartlepool United | A | 2–4 | Brandy 11',Pugh 28' | 3,579 | 23rd |
| 7 April 2009 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–2 | Taylor 90' | 2,033 | 23rd |
| 11 April 2009 | Leicester City | H | 1–3 | Guinan 29' (pen) | 4,389 | 23rd |
| 13 April 2009 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–2 | Guinan 90' (pen) | 5,945 | 24th |
| 18 April 2009 | Colchester United | H | 0–2 | 2,100 | 24th | |
| 21 April 2009 | Yeovil Town | A | 2–2 | Myrie-Williams 27',Guinan 61' | 3,780 | 24th |
| 25 April 2009 | Northampton Town | A | 1–2 | Williams 51' | 5,518 | 24th |
| 2 May 2009 | Milton Keynes Dons | H | 0–1 | 3,224 | 24th |
Win Draw Loss
| 8 November 2008First round | Hereford United | 0–0 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Hereford |
| 15:00GMT |
| Report | Stadium:Edgar Street Attendance: 1,825 Referee: Karl Evans |
| 18 November 2008Replay | Dagenham & Redbridge | 2–1 | Hereford United | Dagenham |
| 19:45GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Victoria Road Attendance: 1,409 Referee: Darren Deadman |
Win Draw Loss
| 12 August 2008First round | Crystal Palace | 2–1 | Hereford United | Selhurst |
| 20:00BST | Report |
| Stadium:Selhurst Park Attendance: 3,094 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
Win Draw Loss
| 7 October 2008Second round | Hereford United | 1–2 | Swindon Town | Hereford |
| 19:45GMT |
| Report | Stadium:Edgar Street Attendance: 1,458 Referee: Steve Bratt |
Win Draw Loss
| 4 November 2008Quarter-finals | Pegasus Juniors | 1–4 | Hereford United | Hereford |
| 19:45GMT | Report | Stadium:Old School Lane Attendance: 157 |
| 28 April 2009Semi-finals | Westfields | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2p) | Hereford United | Hereford |
| 19:45GMT | Report | Stadium:allpay.park Referee: Steve Moggs | ||
| Penalties | ||||