2007–08 Hereford United F.C. season

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.

Hereford United

2007–08 season
Chairman	Graham Turner
Manager	Graham Turner
League Two	3rd (promoted)
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Second round
Football League Trophy	First round (Southern)
Top goalscorer	League: Theo Robinson (13) All: Theo Robinson (16)
Highest home attendance	6,855 v Cardiff City, FA Cup, 27 January 2008
Lowest home attendance	1,859 v Yeovil Town, League Cup, 9 October 2007
Average home league attendance	3,421
Biggest win	5–1 v Darlington (H), League Two, 3 November 2007
Biggest defeat	0–4 v Chesterfield (A), League Two, 21 January 2008
Home colours Away colours
← 2006–07 2008–09 →

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.

First-team squad

As of 3 May 2008

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Wayne Brown 2 DF  AUS Trent McClenahan 4 DF  ENG Richard Rose 5 DF  ENG John McCombe 6 DF  ENG Karl Broadhurst (captain) 7 MF  ENG Jack Macleod 8 MF  ENG Ben Smith 9 FW  ENG Steve Guinan 10 MF  ENG Kris Taylor 11 MF  ENG Clint Easton 12 FW  JAM Trevor Benjamin 14 GK  NIR Michael Ingham

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  ENG Sam Gwynne 16 DF  ENG Robbie Threlfall (on loan from Liverpool) 17 MF  ENG Jordan Fitzpatrick 18 DF  ENG Lee Collins (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) 19 FW  ENG Marcus Palmer 20 MF  FRA Toumani Diagouraga (on loan from Watford) 21 MF  ENG Luke Webb 22 FW  JAM Theo Robinson (on loan from Watford) 23 FW  ENG Simon Johnson 27 MF  ENG Craig Jones 28 DF  ENG Dean Beckwith 33 GK  SCO Ryan Esson

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	No.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref.
12 June 2007	FW	9	Steve Guinan	Cheltenham Town	Free transfer	[1]
4 July 2007	DF	6	Karl Broadhurst	Bournemouth		[2]
	DF	5	John McCombe	Huddersfield Town
	MF	10	Kris Taylor	Walsall
19 July 2007	MF	11	Clint Easton	Gillingham		[3]
2 August 2007	FW	12	Trevor Benjamin	Peterborough United		[4]
	MF	7	Lionel Ainsworth	Derby County		[5]
8 August 2007	FW	23	Simon Johnson	Darlington		[6]
17 August 2007	GK	14	Michael Ingham	Wrexham		[7]
31 August 2007	MF	27	Craig Jones	Academy		[8]
	DF	—	Marvin McCoy	Watford		[9]
18 January 2008	MF	7	Jack Macleod	Carshalton Athletic		[10]
17 March 2008	GK	33	Ryan Esson	Shrewsbury Town		[11]

Out

Date	Pos.	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
14 May 2007	MF	8	Andy Ferrell	Kidderminster Harriers	Released	[12]
	FW	10	Stuart Fleetwood	Forest Green Rovers
	DF	17	Martyn Giles	Newport County
	MF	3	Danny Thomas	Macclesfield Town
	GK	14	Glyn Thompson	Newport County
29 May 2007	MF	23	Phil Gulliver	Rushden & Diamonds	Undisclosed	[13]
6 June 2007	MF	5	Tamika Mkandawire	Leyton Orient	Free transfer	[14]
25 June 2007	MF	6	Rob Purdie	Darlington		[15]
27 June 2007	FW	9	Tim Sills	Torquay United	Undisclosed	[16]
2 July 2007	FW	12	Alan Connell	Brentford	Free transfer	[17]
4 July 2007	DF	2	Simon Travis	Nuneaton Borough
5 July 2007	FW	16	Andy Williams	Bristol Rovers	Undisclosed	[18]
5 January 2008	MF	7	Lionel Ainsworth	Watford		[10]

Loans in

Start date	End date	Pos.	No.	Player	From club	Ref.
8 August 2007	13 August 2007	GK	14	Chris Weale	Bristol City	[19][20]
10 August 2007	End of season	MF	20	Toumani Diagouraga	Watford	[21]
		FW	22	Theo Robinson
30 October 2007		DF	16	Robbie Threlfall	Liverpool	[22]
16 November 2007		DF	18	Lee Collins	Wolverhampton Wanderers	[23]
28 January 2008	30 April 2008	FW	29	Gary Hooper	Southend United	[24]
8 February 2008	10 February 2008	FW	24	Sherjill MacDonald	West Bromwich Albion	[25]
21 February 2008	24 March 2008	MF	26	Stephen Gleeson	Wolverhampton Wanderers	[26]
27 March 2008	27 April 2008	MF	25	Sammy Igoe	Bristol Rovers	[27]

Loans out

Start date	End date	Pos.	No.	Player	To club	Ref.
22 November 2007	5 January 2008	MF	7	Lionel Ainsworth	Watford	[28]
25 February 2008	25 March 2008	FW	19	Marcus Palmer	Gloucester City
27 March 2008	27 April 2008	MF	17	Jordan Fitzpatrick	Bromsgrove Rovers	[27]
		MF	27	Craig Jones

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League Two	11 August 2007	3 May 2008	Matchday 1	3rd	46	26	10	10	72	41	+31	056.52
FA Cup	9 November 2007	27 January 2008	First round	Fourth round	6	3	2	1	7	4	+3	050.00
League Cup	14 August 2007	28 August 2007	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2	050.00
Football League Trophy	9 October 2007		Second round	Second round	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Total					55	30	13	12	84	48	+36	054.55

Source: Football Club History Database

League Two

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Milton Keynes Dons (C, P)	46	29	10	7	82	37	+45	97	Promotion to 2008–09 League One
2	Peterborough United (P)	46	28	8	10	84	43	+41	92
3	Hereford United (P)	46	26	10	10	72	41	+31	88
4	Stockport County (O, P)	46	24	10	12	72	54	+18	82	Qualification for League Two playoffs
5	Rochdale	46	23	11	12	77	54	+23	80

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	26	10	10	72	41	+31	88	11	6	6	34	19	+15	15	4	4	38	22	+16

Source: Football Web Pages

Results by round

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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	D	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	D	L	D	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	L	D	W	D	L	W	W	W
Position	14	6	9	5	7	5	2	3	3	2	4	6	6	3	2	2	4	5	4	2	4	2	2	2	2	4	5	5	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Points	1	4	5	8	8	11	14	14	17	20	21	21	22	25	28	31	32	33	36	39	39	42	45	46	49	49	49	52	55	58	61	64	64	64	67	70	73	74	74	75	78	79	79	82	85	88

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: Football Web Pages
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Hereford United v Rotherham United

11 August 2007 1	Hereford United	0–0	Rotherham United	Hereford
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,566

Barnet v Hereford United

18 August 2007 2	Barnet	1–2	Hereford United	Chipping Barnet
15:00 BST	Puncheon 13' Devera  19' Hendon  42' Burton  71' Hatch  90+2'	Report	Smith  15' Benjamin 44' (pen.) Robinson 67' Gwynne  90+4' Guinan  90+6'	Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 1,790 Referee: Gavin Ward

Hereford United v Rochdale

25 August 2007 3	Hereford United	1–1	Rochdale	Hereford
15:00 BST	Robinson 27' McClenahan  29' Diagouraga  39' Brown  81'	Report	Dagnall 22' (pen.) Perkins  68'  86' Murray  81'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,732 Referee: Graham Horwood

Wrexham v Hereford United

1 September 2007 4	Wrexham	0–2	Hereford United	Wrexham
15:00 BST	Hope  54' Done  90+3'	Report	Broadhurst  44' Taylor 53' Benjamin 74' Rose  82' Diagouraga  90'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 4,004 Referee: Phil Dowd

Hereford United v Macclesfield Town

8 September 2007 5	Hereford United	0–1	Macclesfield Town	Hereford
15:00 BST		Report	Regan  78' Green 82'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,725

Morecambe v Hereford United

15 September 2007 6	Morecambe	0–3	Hereford United	Morecambe
15:00 BST		Report	Broadhurst  14' Benjamin 80' Ainsworth 84' Webb 90+4'	Stadium: Christie Park Attendance: 2,949 Referee: Mark Haywood

Hereford United v Bradford City

22 September 2007 7	Hereford United	4–2	Bradford City	Hereford
15:00 BST	Diagouraga 15' Guinan 18',  90' Benjamin 52' (pen.) Beckwith  82' Robinson 84'	Report	Ndumbu-Nsungu 30', 59' Heckingbottom  51'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,275 Referee: Roger East

Grimsby Town v Hereford United

29 September 2007 8	Grimsby Town	2–1	Hereford United	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	Boshell 20' Newey 52' Bennett  88'	Report	Diagouraga  45+3' Benjamin 56'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,699 Referee: R. Lee

Notts County v Hereford United

2 October 2007 9	Notts County	2–3	Hereford United	Nottingham
19:45 BST	Silk 64' Sam 74'	Report	Smith 13' Guinan 26', 70'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,576 Referee: Clive Penton

Hereford United v Brentford

6 October 2007 10	Hereford United	2–0	Brentford	Hereford
15:00 BST	Webb 31', 34' Beckwith  57'	Report	Connell  41' Mackie  47' Thorpe  49' Heywood  71' Mousinho  62' O'Connor  90+2'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,942 Referee: Darren Deadman

Chester City v Hereford United

12 October 2007 11	Chester City	1–1	Hereford United	Chester
19:45 BST	Butler  44' Yeo 58'	Report	Diagouraga 77'	Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 3,430 Referee: Clive Oliver

Hereford United v Milton Keynes Dons

20 October 2007 12	Hereford United	0–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Hereford
15:00 BST	Guinan  45+4'	Report	Wright 87'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,936 Referee: Paul Melin

Peterborough United v Hereford United

27 October 2007 13	Peterborough United	1–1	Hereford United	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Mackail-Smith 43' Howe  90+2'	Report	Webb  28' Broadhurst  45+1' Easton 72' Robinson  90+4'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 5,008 Referee: Andy Hall

Hereford United v Darlington

3 November 2007 14	Hereford United	5–1	Darlington	Hereford
15:00 GMT	Rose 4' Robinson 22' Smith 47' Benjamin 58' Easton 90+1'	Report	Colbeck 16' Foster  71'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,516 Referee: Mick Russell

Hereford United v Mansfield Town

6 November 2007 15	Hereford United	2–1	Mansfield Town	Hereford
19:45 GMT	Robinson 25' Benjamin 48' McCombe  68'	Report	Buxton  28' Dawson  41' Boulding 66'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,272 Referee: Fred Graham

Stockport County v Hereford United

17 November 2007 16	Stockport County	2–3	Hereford United	Stockport
15:00 GMT	Elding 61' (pen.) Brown 83' (o.g.)	Report	Ainsworth 37', 54', 70'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 5,103 Referee: David Foster

Hereford United v Accrington Stanley

24 November 2007 17	Hereford United	0–0	Accrington Stanley	Hereford
15:00 GMT		Report	Webb  75' Roberts  82'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,804 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Wycombe Wanderers v Hereford United

4 December 2007 18	Wycombe Wanderers	2–2	Hereford United	High Wycombe
19:45 GMT	Oakes 6' Holt 45+1'	Report	Robinson 86' Johnson 89'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,801 Referee: Paul Armstrong

Hereford United v Lincoln City

8 December 2007 19	Hereford United	3–1	Lincoln City	Hereford
15:00 GMT	Robinson 10' (pen.),  72' McClenahan 44' Smith 84'	Report	Croft  9' Frecklington 21' Kerr  69'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,528 Referee: Danny McDermid

Bury v Hereford United

15 December 2007 20	Bury	0–1	Hereford United	Bury
15:00 GMT	Hurst  58'	Report	Robinson 90',  90+3'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,099 Referee: Jon Moss

Hereford United v Morecambe

22 December 2007 21	Hereford United	0–3	Morecambe	Hereford
15:00 GMT	Smith  25'	Report	Bentley 27' Blinkhorn 38' Hunter  57' Artell 64'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,058 Referee: Steve Bratt

Macclesfield Town v Hereford United

26 December 2007 22	Macclesfield Town	0–1	Hereford United	Macclesfield
15:00 GMT	McIntyre  68'	Report	Robinson 57' Beckwith  75'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,393 Referee: Kevin Friend

Bradford City v Hereford United

29 December 2007 23	Bradford City	1–3	Hereford United	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Heckingbottom  10' Clarke  42' Wetherall 44'	Report	Robinson 17' Beckwith 39' Smith  42' Benjamin 45+3'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 13,640 Referee: Graham Laws

Hereford United v Notts County

1 January 2008 24	Hereford United	0–0	Notts County	Hereford
15:00 GMT	Diagouraga  67'	Report	Parkinson  88'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,945 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Hereford United v Shrewsbury Town

13 January 2008 25	Hereford United	3–1	Shrewsbury Town	Hereford
14:00 GMT	Benjamin 41' (pen.) Beckwith 73' Johnson 79',  90+3' Taylor  80'	Report	Briggs 31' Herd  74'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 4,707 Referee: Mark Haywood

Chesterfield v Hereford United

21 January 2008 26	Chesterfield	4–0	Hereford United	Chesterfield
19:45 GMT	Lowry 2' Lester 21', 40' Moloney  65', 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,274 Referee: Grant Hegley

Hereford United v Barnet

30 January 2008 27	Hereford United	1–2	Barnet	Hereford
19:45 GMT	Benjamin 64'	Report	Adomah 52' Nicolau 85'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,271 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Rotherham United v Hereford United

2 February 2008 28	Rotherham United	0–1	Hereford United	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Brogan  18'	Report	Hooper 40' Easton  83'	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 4,746 Referee: Mike Jones

Hereford United v Dagenham & Redbridge

9 February 2008 29	Hereford United	4–1	Dagenham & Redbridge	Hereford
15:00 GMT	MacDonald 9', 67' Hooper 21' Johnson 45' (pen.)	Report	Strevens 33' Saunders  45'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,594 Referee: Rob Lewis

Rochdale v Hereford United

12 February 2008 30	Rochdale	2–4	Hereford United	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	Ramsden 7' Howe 90+2'	Report	MacDonald 14', 21', 31' Hooper 73'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,884 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Hereford United v Chesterfield

16 February 2008 31	Hereford United	2–0	Chesterfield	Hereford
15:00 GMT	MacDonald 8' Hooper 45+2'	Report	Winter  69'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,503 Referee: Anthony Bates

Shrewsbury Town v Hereford United

23 February 2008 32	Shrewsbury Town	1–2	Hereford United	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Hall 6' Constable  77'	Report	Johnson 27' Beckwith  39' Hooper 67'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 7,402 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Dagenham & Redbridge v Hereford United

26 February 2008 33	Dagenham & Redbridge	1–0	Hereford United	Dagenham
19:45 GMT	Foster 45'	Report	McCombe  84'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,929

Hereford United v Stockport County

1 March 2008 34	Hereford United	0–1	Stockport County	Hereford
15:00 GMT	McCombe  53'	Report	Dickinson 54' (pen.),  58'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,526 Referee: David Foster

Accrington Stanley v Hereford United

8 March 2008 35	Accrington Stanley	0–2	Hereford United	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Thomas  39'	Report	Hooper 43' Easton  50' Roberts 52' (o.g.) Johnson  71'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,262

Mansfield Town v Hereford United

11 March 2008 36	Mansfield Town	0–1	Hereford United	Mansfield
19:45 GMT	Mullins  24' Baptiste  36'	Report	Easton 8' Beckwith  47'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 1,606 Referee: Mike Thorpe

Hereford United v Wycombe Wanderers

15 March 2008 37	Hereford United	1–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Hereford
15:00 GMT	Martin 72' (o.g.)	Report	Johnson  27' Lennon  37' Oakes  67'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,126 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Hereford United v Bury

22 March 2008 38	Hereford United	0–0	Bury	Hereford
15:00 GMT		Report	Futcher  71' Baker  90+2'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,420 Referee: Gavin Ward

Lincoln City v Hereford United

24 March 2008 39	Lincoln City	2–1	Hereford United	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	N'Guessan 31', 85' (pen.) Kerr  29' Hone  34'	Report	Hooper 62' Smith  65' Easton  84'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,614 Referee: David Foster

Hereford United v Chester City

5 April 2008 40	Hereford United	2–2	Chester City	Hereford
15:00 BST	Smith 25' Hooper 35' Rose  90+5'	Report	Sandwith 68' Ellison  51', 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,210

Darlington v Hereford United

12 April 2008 41	Darlington	0–1	Hereford United	Darlington
15:00 BST	Foster  74' Valentine  89'	Report	Hooper 69'	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 4,331

Milton Keynes Dons v Hereford United

15 April 2008 42	Milton Keynes Dons	0–0	Hereford United	Milton Keynes
19:45 BST		Report	Hooper  31'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 11,428

Hereford United v Peterborough United

19 April 2008 43	Hereford United	0–1	Peterborough United	Hereford
15:00 BST		Report	Keates 29' Williams  34'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 5,279 Referee: Mark Haywood

Hereford United v Wrexham

22 April 2008 44	Hereford United	2–0	Wrexham	Hereford
19:45 BST	Hooper 42' Robinson 60'	Report	Murtagh  44' Williams  82'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,739 Referee: Keith Stroud

Brentford v Hereford United

26 April 2008 45	Brentford	0–3	Hereford United	Brentford
15:00 BST		Report	Hooper 18' Robinson 36' Johnson 90+2'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 6,246 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Hereford United v Grimsby Town

3 May 2008 46	Hereford United	2–0	Grimsby Town	Hereford
15:00 BST	Smith 36' Robinson 42'	Report	Hegarty  27'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 6,020 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

FA Cup

Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 31 October 2007,^[29] with Hereford being drawn at home to League One club Leeds United, playing at that level for the first time in their history. The match was moved to Friday night in order to be broadcast on terrestrial television, with Hereford earning a replay after a 0–0 draw.^[30] In the replay, a third minute goal from Lionel Ainsworth was enough to send Hereford through 1–0 and knock Leeds out.^[31] In the second round, Hereford were again drawn at home against a League One club, Hartlepool United.^[32] No replay was needed this time to defeat their higher graded opponents with Hereford winning 2–0. A third consecutive League One club was drawn in the third round,^[33] and a third consecutive scalp obtained by Hereford as they knocked Tranmere Rovers out, beating them 1–0 in a replay after a 2–2 draw at Prenton Park.^[34][35] In the fourth round, Hereford were drawn at home against Championship club, and eventual runners-up, Cardiff City.^[36] Hereford's cup run came to an end as they were beaten 2–1.^[37]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Hereford United v Leeds United

9 November 2007 First round	Hereford United	0–0	Leeds United	Hereford
19:45 GMT		Report	Douglas  60' Parker  70'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 5,924 Referee: Anthony Bates

Leeds United v Hereford United

20 November 2007 Replay	Leeds United	0–1	Hereford United	Leeds
19:45 GMT	Hughes  28' Heath  69'	Report	Ainsworth 3'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 11,315 Referee: Graham Laws

Hereford United v Hartlepool United

1 December 2007 Second round	Hereford United	2–0	Hartlepool United	Hereford
15:00 GMT	McCombe 45+2' Beckwith  54' Diagouraga  79' Robinson 85'	Report	McCunnie  50'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,801 Referee: Andy Hall

Tranmere Rovers v Hereford United

3 January 2008 Third round	Tranmere Rovers	2–2	Hereford United	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Jennings 75',  83' Taylor 78'	Report	Smith 65' Benjamin 76'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,909 Referee: Nigel Miller

Hereford United v Tranmere Rovers

16 January 2008 Replay	Hereford United	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Hereford
19:45 GMT	Johnson 72'	Report	Kay  67'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 6,471 Referee: Richard Beeby

Hereford United v Cardiff City

27 January 2008 Fourth round	Hereford United	1–2	Cardiff City	Hereford
12:30 GMT	Robinson 77',  90'	Report	Parry  14' McNaughton 45+1' Thompson 67' (pen.)	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 6,855 Referee: Andy D'Urso

League Cup

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Hereford United v Yeovil Town

14 August 2007 First round	Hereford United	4–1	Yeovil Town	Hereford
19:45 BST	Ainsworth 8', 24', 41' Easton 35' Johnson  88'	Report	Owusu 50' Peltier  55'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,085 Referee: Mike Jones

Birmingham City v Hereford United

28 August 2007 Second round	Birmingham City	2–1	Hereford United	Birmingham
19:45 BST	O'Connor 27' McSheffrey 38'	Report	Robinson  11', 74' Broadhurst  59'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 10,185 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

Hereford United v Yeovil Town

9 October 2007 Second round	Hereford United	0–0 (2–4 p)	Yeovil Town	Hereford
19:45 BST	Taylor  80'	Report	Lynch  50'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,859 Referee: Steven Cook
	Penalties
	Benjamin Beckwith Robinson Webb		Stewart Larrieu Barry Owusu Betsy Jones

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

As of match played 3 May 2008

Appearance and goals

• The plus (+) symbol denotes an appearance as a substitute, hence 2+1 indicates two appearances in the starting XI and one appearance as a substitute
• Players with zero appearances are not included
• Statistics from the HFA Senior Floodlit Cup are not included

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		FL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Wayne Brown	52	0	44	0	6	0	2	0	0	0
2	DF	AUS	Trent McClenahan	45	1	38	1	3+1	0	2	0	1	0
4	DF	ENG	Richard Rose	39	1	31	1	4+1	0	2	0	1	0
5	DF	ENG	John McCombe	32	1	23+4	0	3+1	1	0	0	1	0
6	DF	ENG	Karl Broadhurst	26	0	22+1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Ben Smith	53	6	42+2	5	6	1	2	0	0+1	0
9	FW	ENG	Steve Guinan	32	3	20+8	3	0+2	0	0+2	0	0	0
10	MF	ENG	Kris Taylor	40	1	22+9	1	4+2	0	0+2	0	1	0
11	MF	ENG	Clint Easton	45	4	36+3	3	2+1	0	2	1	1	0
12	FW	JAM	Trevor Benjamin	43	11	15+19	10	6	1	2	0	1	0
14	GK	NIR	Michael Ingham	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15	MF	ENG	Sam Gwynne	19	0	9+6	0	2+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
16	DF	ENG	Robbie Threlfall	12	0	6+3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF	ENG	Lee Collins	20	0	14+2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	ENG	Marcus Palmer	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	FRA	Toumani Diagouraga	50	2	41	2	6	0	2	0	1	0
21	MF	ENG	Luke Webb	15	3	3+11	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	FW	JAM	Theo Robinson	52	16	32+11	13	6	2	2	1	0+1	0
23	FW	ENG	Simon Johnson	39	6	22+11	5	3+1	1	0+1	0	1	0
28	DF	ENG	Dean Beckwith	46	2	38	2	5	0	2	0	1	0
33	GK	SCO	Ryan Esson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left during the season but made an appearance
7	MF	ENG	Lionel Ainsworth	19	8	13+2	4	2	1	2	3	0	0
14	GK	ENG	Chris Weale	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	FW	NED	Sherjill MacDonald	7	6	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	ENG	Sammy Igoe	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	IRL	Stephen Gleeson	4	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	ENG	Gary Hooper	19	11	19	11	0	0	0	0	0	0