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2008–09 Hereford United F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was the 88th competitive season of Hereford United Football Club, fifth ever season in the third tier of English football and 28th season overall in the Football League. The club competed in League One following their promotion from League Two in the previous season. Hereford's previous season at this level was the 1977–78 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 the FA Cup, FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.

Hereford United
2008–09 season
ChairmanGraham Turner
ManagerGraham Turner
(until 24 April)[1]
John Trewick
(from 24 April)[1]
League One24th (relegated)
FA CupFirst round (replay)
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophySecond round (Southern)
Top goalscorerLeague: Steve Guinan (15)
All: Steve Guinan (15)
Highest home attendance6,120 v Leeds United, League One, 17 February 2009
Lowest home attendance1,458 v Swindon Town, Football League Trophy, 7 October 2008
Average home league attendance3,270
Biggest win5–0 v Oldham Athletic (H), League One, 17 January 2009
Biggest defeat1–6 v Bristol Rovers (A), League One, 23 August 2008

Hereford reached League One on the back of two promotions in three seasons, having won the Conference play-offs in 2005–06, and finished third in League Two in 2007–08. Graham Turner was voted League Two Manager of the Year by the League 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 both Cheltenham Town and Carlisle United. Their two other notable results were a 5–0 home win over Oldham Athletic, and a 2–0 home win over Leeds United.

The top goalscorer of the season is Steve 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 in the Football League, Conference, Play-offs, FA Cup, Football League Cup, Football League Trophy and FA 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 appointed John Trewick, first team coach for the last 5 seasons, as the new manager for the remaining two matches of the season and beyond.

First-team squad edit

As of 2 May 2009

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   ENG Richard Rose
4 MF   FRA Toumani Diagouraga
6 MF   ENG Kris Taylor
7 FW   ENG Febian Brandy (on loan from Manchester United)
8 MF   ENG Ben Smith
9 FW   ENG Steve Guinan (captain)
10 FW   GHA Bradley Hudson-Odoi
12 MF   ENG Marc Pugh (on loan from Shrewsbury Town)
15 MF   ENG Sam Gwynne
16 MF   ENG Jack Macleod
17 MF   IRL Stephen O'Leary
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF   ENG Craig Jones
20 FW   ENG Andy Williams (on loan from Bristol Rovers)
21 DF   ENG Richard Jackson
22 MF   WAL Matt Done
24 MF   CAN Michael D'Agostino
25 GK   CPV José Veiga
28 DF   ENG Dean Beckwith
29 DF   ENG Josh Gowling (on loan from Carlisle United)
31 MF   ENG Jennison Myrie-Williams (on loan from Bristol City)
33 GK   HUN Péter Gulácsi (on loan from Liverpool)

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos. No. Player Transferred from Fee Ref.
17 June 2008 MF 22   Matt Done Wrexham Undisclosed [2]
1 July 2008 DF 5   Garry Breen Free agent Free transfer [3]
7 July 2008 GK —   Nick Jordan [4]
MF 4   Toumani Diagouraga Watford [5]
16 July 2008 FW 10   Bradley Hudson-Odoi Fulham [6]
21 July 2008 GK 14   Craig Samson Free agent [7]
7 August 2008 DF 12   Sam Oji [8]
28 August 2008 MF 17   Stephen O'Leary [9]
4 September 2008 DF 21   Richard Jackson [10]
10 September 2008 FW 24   Nick Chadwick [11]
20 February 2009 MF 24   Michael D'Agostino

Out edit

Date Pos. No. Player To club Fee Ref.
16 May 2008 GK 14   Michael Ingham Free agent Released [12]
DF 5   John McCombe
19 May 2008 FW 12   Trevor Benjamin [13]
GK 33   Ryan Esson
MF 17   Jordan Fitzpatrick
FW 19   Marcus Palmer
5 June 2008 GK 1   Wayne Brown Bury Free transfer [14]
30 June 2008 DF 2   Trent McClenahan Free agent Released [15]
29 August 2008 MF 21   Luke Webb
8 January 2009 FW 24   Nick Chadwick [16]
3 February 2009 DF 5   Garry Breen
5 February 2009 DF 12   Sam Oji [17]
3 April 2009 MF 11   Clint Easton [18]
14 April 2009 GK 14   Craig Samson [19]
21 April 2009 MF 23   Simon Johnson [20]

Loans in edit

Date from Date to Pos. No. Name From club Ref.
11 July 2008 11 January 2008 GK 1   Darren Randolph Charlton Athletic [21]
16 July 2008 5 January 2009 DF 3   Robbie Threlfall Liverpool [22]
5 August 2008 3 January 2009 FW 7   Moses Ashikodi Watford [23]
1 September 2008 End of season FW 20   Andy Williams Bristol Rovers [24]
25 September 2008 25 November 2008 DF 27   Bruno Ngotty Leicester City [25][26]
12 November 2008 12 December 2008 GK 25   Matt Murray Wolverhampton Wanderers [27][28]
20 November 2008 22 January 2009 MF 26   Lionel Ainsworth Watford [29][30]
27 November 2008 21 January 2009 GK 33   Chris Weale Bristol City [31]
End of season DF 29   Josh Gowling Carlisle United [31][24]
5 January 2009 5 April 2009 MF 30   Sam Hewson Manchester United [24]
23 January 2009 23 February 2009 MF 31   Jennison Myrie-Williams Bristol City [32]
2 February 2009 End of season GK 33   Péter Gulácsi Liverpool [33]
3 February 2009 FW 7   Febian Brandy Manchester United [34][35]
17 February 2009 17 March 2009 DF 27   Godwin Antwi Liverpool [36]
13 March 2009 13 April 2009 DF 32   Darren Dennehy Cardiff City [37][38]
26 March 2009 End of season MF 12   Marc Pugh Shrewsbury Town [39]
MF 31   Jennison Myrie-Williams Bristol City

Loans out edit

Date from Date to Pos. No. Name To club Ref.
12 December 2008 10 January 2009 MF 19   Craig Jones Redditch United
6 March 2009 6 April 2009 FW 10   Bradley Hudson-Odoi Grays Athletic [40]

Pre-season edit

  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

Competitions edit

Overview edit

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

League One edit

Main article: 2008–09 Football League One

League table edit

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 to Football 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
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results summary edit

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

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAHAHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHHHAHHAAAHAHHAHAAH
ResultLLLWDLLLDLDWLLLWLLWDLDLWDLLWWLWLLLLLWLLLLLLDLL
Position19232422212324242424242323232422222222232323232222222322222323232323232323232323232424242424
Points00034444556999912121215161617172021212124272730303030303033333333333333343434
Source: Football Web Pages
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

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

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

8 November 2008 First round Hereford United 0–0 Dagenham & Redbridge Hereford
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 1,825
Referee: Karl Evans
18 November 2008 Replay Dagenham & Redbridge 2–1 Hereford United Dagenham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,409
Referee: Darren Deadman

League Cup edit

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

12 August 2008 First round Crystal Palace 2–1 Hereford United Selhurst
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 3,094
Referee: Trevor Kettle

Football League Trophy edit

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

7 October 2008 Second round Hereford United 1–2 Swindon Town Hereford
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 1,458
Referee: Steve Bratt

Herefordshire Senior Cup edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

4 November 2008 Quarter-finals Pegasus Juniors 1–4 Hereford United Hereford
19:45 GMT
  • Gwynne   6'
 Report
Stadium: Old School Lane
Attendance: 157
28 April 2009 Semi-finals Westfields 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		 Hereford United Hereford
19:45 GMT
  • Upcott   71'
 Report
  • McPike   35'
 Stadium: allpay.park
Referee: Steve Moggs
Penalties
  • Hibbard  
  • Jones  
  • Green  
  • Upcott  
  • Harrison  
  • Allam  

Squad statistics edit

As of match played 2 May 2009

Appearance and goals edit

  • 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 One FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF   ENG Richard Rose 45 0 40+2 0 1+1 0 1 0 0 0
4 MF   FRA Toumani Diagouraga 48 2 45 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
6 MF   ENG Kris Taylor 43 2 38+1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
7 FW   SKN Febian Brandy 15 4 14+1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   ENG Ben Smith 40 1 29+8 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
9 FW   ENG Steve Guinan 46 15 40+3 15 2 0 0+1 0 0 0
10 FW   GHA Bradley Hudson-Odoi 20 3 10+6 3 1+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
12 MF   ENG Marc Pugh 9 1 8+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF   ENG Sam Gwynne 22 1 17+4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF   ENG Jack Macleod 6 0 2+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   IRL Stephen O'Leary 17 1 11+4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
18 DF   ENG Karl Broadhurst 28 1 23+2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
19 MF   ENG Craig Jones 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW   ENG Andy Williams 29 2 19+7 2 2 0 0 0 0+1 0
21 DF   ENG Richard Jackson 26 0 23+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
22 MF   WAL Matt Done 39 1 24+12 0 0+1 0 1 0 1 1
25 GK   CPV José Veiga 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF   ENG Dean Beckwith 29 1 22+3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0
29 DF   ENG Josh Gowling 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF   ENG Jennison Myrie-Williams 15 2 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK   HUN Péter Gulácsi 18 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left during the season but made an appearance
1 GK   IRL Darren Randolph 14 0 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
3 DF   ENG Robbie Threlfall 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
7 FW   ATG Moses Ashikodi 8 1 4+2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
11 MF   ENG Clint Easton 16 0 9+3 0 2 0 0+1 0 1 0
12 DF   ENG Sam Oji 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
14 GK   SCO Craig Samson 14 0 10+1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF   ENG Simon Johnson 33 0 9+21 0 0+1 0 1 0 1 0
24 FW   ENG Nick Chadwick 12 1 5+5 1 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
25 GK   ENG Matt Murray 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF   ENG Lionel Ainsworth 7 3 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF   FRA Bruno Ngotty 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF   GHA Godwin Antwi 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF   ENG Sam Hewson 10 3 9+1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF   IRL Darren Dennehy 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK   ENG Chris Weale 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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