1982–83 Hereford United F.C. season

Hereford United
1982–83 season
Chairman	Peter Hill
Manager	Frank Lord (until September 1982); Tommy Hughes (caretaker); John Newman (from March 1983)
Stadium	Edgar Street
Division Four	24th
Milk Cup	First round
FA Cup	First round
Welsh Cup	Fifth round
Top goalscorer	League: Stewart Phillips (14); All: Stewart Phillips (20)
Highest home attendance	3,548 v Bristol City, Division Four, 28 December 1982
Lowest home attendance	659 v Llanidloes Town, Welsh Cup, 14 December 1982
Average home league attendance	2,234
Biggest win	7–0 v Llanidloes Town (H), Welsh Cup, 14 December 1982
Biggest defeat	0–5 v Chester (A), Division Four, 25 September 1982

The 1982–83 season was the 54th season of competitive football played by Hereford United Football Club and their 11th in the Football League. The club competed in Division Four, as well as the Milk Cup, FA Cup and Welsh Cup.

Summary

Hampered by a serious financial crisis, Hereford parted company with manager Frank Lord by mutual consent before the end of September. Tommy Hughes took charge in a caretaker capacity until the appointment in March of Hereford-born John Newman, whose most recent role had been as manager of Derby County following the sacking of Colin Addison.

Hereford were winless from their opening 11 league and cup matches and remained in the re-election zone for the entire season. They would have avoided finishing in last place had they taken a point or more from their final match, at home to Peterborough United, but an 89th-minute winner by the visitors' Pat Rayment was the final indignity of a turbulent campaign.

During the course of the season, Hereford used six different goalkeepers, four of whom were making their full Football League debut. A seventh, Mick Kearns (brother of future Hereford player Ollie Kearns), appeared in the Herefordshire Senior Cup final against Newport County after first-choice keeper Drew Brand walked out on the club during pre-season.^[1]

Squad

Players who made one appearance or more for Hereford United F.C. during the 1982-83 season

Pos.	Nat.	Name	League		Milk Cup		FA Cup		Welsh Cup		Total
Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK	ENG	Mel Gwinnett	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
GK	ENG	John Jackson	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
GK	ENG	Gary Plumley	13	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	14	0
GK	WAL	Andy Powell	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	0
GK	ENG	Kevin Rose	15	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	17	0
GK	WAL	Rhys Wilmot (on loan from Arsenal)	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
DF	ENG	Danny Bartley	39(2)	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	43(2)	0
DF	ENG	Ian Bray	26(1)	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	31(1)	0
DF	ENG	Keith Hicks	39	0	1	0	1	0	4	0	45	0
DF	ENG	Tony Larkin	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
DF	POL	Adam Musial	4(2)	0	1	0	0	0	0(1)	0	5(3)	0
DF	ENG	Mel Pejic	45	1	2	1	1	0	4	1	52	3
DF	ENG	Chris Price	41(1)	5	2	0	1	0	3	1	47(1)	6
DF	SCO	Ian Ross	15	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	20	0
MF	ENG	Len Cantello (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MF	ENG	Mike Carter (on loan from Plymouth Argyle)	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
MF	ENG	John Crabbe	15(1)	2	2	0	1	0	1	1	19(1)	3
MF	NIR	Jimmy Harvey	41	5	2	0	0(1)	0	4	2	47(1)	7
MF	ENG	Sean Lane	26(6)	3	0(1)	0	1	0	2(1)	0	29(8)	3
MF	WAL	Paul Maddy (on loan from Cardiff City)	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
MF	ENG	Peter Spiring	16(2)	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	18(2)	1
MF	ENG	Winston White	35(2)	3	2	0	1	0	4	1	42(2)	4
FW	ENG	Dixie McNeil	12	3	0	0	1	0	2	2	15	5
FW	ENG	Stewart Phillips	41	14	2	0	0	0	2(1)	6	45(1)	20
FW	WAL	Derek Showers	30(2)	2	2	1	1	1	3	0	36(2)	4
FW	SCO	John Teasdale	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6(1)	1

^[2]^[3]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
20	Rochdale	46	11	16	19	55	73	−18	49
21	Blackpool	46	13	12	21	55	74	−19	49^[a]	Re-elected
22	Hartlepool United	46	13	9	24	46	76	−30	48
23	Crewe Alexandra	46	11	8	27	53	71	−18	41
24	Hereford United	46	11	8	27	42	79	−37	41

Source:
Notes:

^ Blackpool had two points deducted.

Results

Fourth Division

28 August 1982 1	Bury	3–2	Hereford United	Bury
	Hilton 5' Gore 67' Bramhall 88'		Price 30' Crabbe 83'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,138

4 September 1982 2	Hereford United	0–0	Colchester United	Hereford
				Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,465

8 September 1982 3	Hereford United	1–2	Swindon Town	Hereford
	Harvey 38' (pen.)		Rowland 74' Quinn 77'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,674

11 September 1982 4	Darlington	2–1	Hereford United	Darlington
	Stalker 63', 80'		Phillips 68'	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 1,818

18 September 1982 5	Hereford United	0–2	Mansfield Town	Hereford
			Nicholson 5', 36'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,960

25 September 1982 6	Chester	5–0	Hereford United	Chester
	Ludlam 24' Thomas 44', 46' (pen.) Simpson 81' Sloan 86'			Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 1,828

28 September 1982 7	Wimbledon	1–0	Hereford United	London
	Morris 58'			Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 1,604

2 October 1982 8	Hereford United	0–0	York City	Hereford
				Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,037

9 October 1982 9	Port Vale	2–0	Hereford United	Stoke-on-Trent
	Cegielski 87' Bright 90'			Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 2,875

16 October 1982 10	Hereford United	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Hereford
	Lane 51'			Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,418

20 October 1982 11	Hereford United	2–0	Hull City	Hereford
	Showers 14' White 90'			Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,320

23 October 1982 12	Blackpool	5–1	Hereford United	Blackpool
	Downes 16' (pen.) Stewart 40', 47' Bamber 89', 90'		Phillips 50'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,405

30 October 1982 13	Hereford United	1–0	Rochdale	Hereford
	White 47'			Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,402

1 November 1982 14	Stockport County	2–1	Hereford United	Stockport
	Price 36' (o.g.) Phillips 70'		McNeil 50'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 1,736

5 November 1982 15	Halifax Town	2–2	Hereford United	Halifax
	Spooner 9' Smith 87'		White 18' (pen.) McNeil 53'	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 1,065

13 November 1982 16	Hereford United	1–0	Hartlepool United	Hereford
	Showers 22'			Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,298

27 November 1982 17	Tranmere Rovers	2–1	Hereford United	Birkenhead
	Ferguson 66' Aspinall 67'		Price 43'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 3,194

4 December 1982 18	Hereford United	0–2	Scunthorpe United	Hereford
			Cammack 31' Cartwright 48'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,103

18 December 1982 19	Hereford United	1–1	Northampton Town	Hereford
	Phillips 66'		Massey 54'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,679

27 December 1982 20	Torquay United	2–1	Hereford United	Torquay
	Little 28' Crabbe 77' (o.g.)		Crabbe 5'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 3,842

28 December 1982 21	Hereford United	1–3	Bristol City	Hereford
	McNeil 13'		Ritchie 4' Chandler 11' Kelly 39'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,548

1 January 1983 22	Peterborough United	4–0	Hereford United	Peterborough
	Gynn 2', 90' Cooke 47' Firm 50'			Stadium: London Road Attendance: 3,543

3 January 1983 23	Hereford United	2–1	Aldershot	Hereford
	Phillips 39' Price 81'		Banton 69' (pen.)	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,992

7 January 1983 24	Colchester United	3–2	Hereford United	Colchester
	Allinson 22', 41' (pen.) Adcock 59'		Harvey 4' Phillips 52'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,216

15 January 1983 25	Hereford United	0–2	Bury	Hereford
			Gore 67' Madden 80'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,920

22 January 1983 26	Mansfield Town	0–1	Hereford United	Mansfield
			Lane 14'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 1,655

29 January 1983 27	Hereford United	0–0	Darlington	Hereford
				Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,155

5 February 1983 28	Hereford United	5–2	Chester	Hereford
	Teasdale 9' Phillips 10', 31', 72' Price 82'		Bulmer 5' Williams 67'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,961

12 February 1983 29	Swindon Town	3–2	Hereford United	Swindon
	Pritchard 5' Rideout 66' Bray 68' (o.g.)		Phillips 75' Harvey 87' (pen.)	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,042

15 February 1983 30	Hull City	2–0	Hereford United	Hull
	Woof 27' Whitehurst 56'			Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 6,633

19 February 1983 31	Hereford United	0–2	Port Vale	Hereford
			Newton 41' Ridley 90'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,075

26 February 1983 32	Crewe Alexandra	3–1	Hereford United	Crewe
	Walker 43' (pen.), 60' Waller 86'		Phillips 87'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,251

2 March 1983 33	Hereford United	0–0	Stockport County	Hereford
				Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,294

5 March 1983 34	Hereford United	0–0	Blackpool	Hereford
				Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,755

12 March 1983 35	Rochdale	4–1	Hereford United	Rochdale
	French 44', 56', 83' S. Thompson 63'		Maddy 90'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,000

19 March 1983 36	Hereford United	2–0	Halifax Town	Hereford
	Harvey 30' Phillips 83'			Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,006

26 March 1983 37	Hartlepool United	0–1	Hereford United	Hartlepool
			Phillips 86'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,147

2 April 1983 38	Bristol City	1–1	Hereford United	Bristol
	Ritchie 41'		Phillips 33'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 6,264

5 April 1983 39	Hereford United	0–1	Torquay United	Hereford
			Price 41' (o.g.)	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,533

8 April 1983 40	Scunthorpe United	1–2	Hereford United	Scunthorpe
	Cammack 84' (pen.)		Lane 70' Hunter 87' (o.g.)	Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 3,785

16 April 1983 41	Hereford United	1–4	Wimbledon	Hereford
	Phillips 59'		Ketteridge 13' Cork 18' Hodges 77', 82'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,637

23 April 1983 42	Northampton Town	2–1	Hereford United	Northampton
	Sandy 2' Massey 47'		Price 60'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,071

30 April 1983 43	Hereford United	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Hereford
	Spiring 51'			Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,089

2 May 1983 44	Aldershot	2–1	Hereford United	Aldershot
	Senior 27', 30'		Harvey 36' (pen.)	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 1,653

7 May 1983 45	York City	5–1	Hereford United	York
	Pollard 69', 71' Phillips 76' (o.g.) Hood 82' MacPhail 90'		Pejic 28'	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 2,106

14 May 1983 46	Hereford United	0–1	Peterborough United	Hereford
			Rayment 89'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,075

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Milk Cup

31 August 1982 First round first leg	Cardiff City	2–1	Hereford United	Cardiff
	D. Bennett 81' Gibbins 84'		Showers 57'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,808

15 September 1982 First round second leg	Hereford United	1–2	Cardiff City	Hereford
	Pejic 28'		Gibbins 39' Hemmerman 69'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,301

^[2]^[6]

FA Cup

20 November 1982 First round	Portsmouth	4–1	Hereford United	Portsmouth
	Biley 6', 11' Rafferty 56', 63'		Showers 55'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 10,005

^[2]^[7]

Welsh Cup

11 December 1982 Third round	Llanidloes Town	1–1	Hereford United	Llanidloes
	Hayley 47'		McNeil 25'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 750

14 December 1982 Third round replay	Hereford United	7–0	Llanidloes Town	Hereford
	McNeil 9' Price 40' Harvey 43' (pen.) Phillips 53', 76' Pejic 58' White 72'			Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 659

12 January 1983 Fourth round	Hereford United	5–0	Abercynon Athletic	Hereford
	Phillips 21', 40', 54' Harvey 60' Crabbe 74'			Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,090

8 February 1983 Fifth round	Swansea City	3–1	Hereford United	Swansea
	Latchford 16', 66' R. James 74'		Phillips 1'	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 2,688

^[2]

References

^ Parrott 1998, pp. 71–75
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Parrott 1998, pp. 232–233
^ Rothmans 1983-84, pp. 189–190
^ Parrott 1998, pp. 228–231
^ Rothmans 1983-84, p. 188
^ Rothmans 1983-84, pp. 502–505
^ Rothmans 1983-84, pp. 538

Bibliography

Parrott, Ron (1998). Hereford United: The League Era - A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-18-X.
Rothmans Football Yearbook 1983-84 (Editor: Jack Rollin). Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-356-09727-7.

[table_hth_BLP0.32709442047733-4] Blackpool had two points deducted.

[1] Parrott 1998, pp. 71–75

[rp232–233-2] Parrott 1998, pp. 232–233

[3] Rothmans 1983-84, pp. 189–190

[5] Parrott 1998, pp. 228–231

[6] Rothmans 1983-84, p. 188

[7] Rothmans 1983-84, pp. 502–505

[8] Rothmans 1983-84, pp. 538

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