1983–84 Hereford United F.C. season

Hereford United
1983–84 season
ChairmanPeter Hill
ManagerJohn Newman
StadiumEdgar Street
Division Four11th
Milk CupFirst round
FA CupFirst round
Welsh CupSemi-final
Associate Members' CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Stewart Phillips (17)
All: Stewart Phillips (20)
Highest home attendance5,875 v Bristol City, Division Four, 1 October 1983
Lowest home attendance900 v Caernarfon Town, Welsh Cup, 29 November 1983
Average home league attendance2,984
Biggest win5–0 v Hartlepool United (H), Division Four, 7 March 1984
Biggest defeat0–4 v York City (A), Division Four, 17 December 1983

The 1983–84 season was the 55th season of competitive football played by Hereford United Football Club and their 12th in the Football League. The club competed in Division Four, as well as the Milk Cup, FA Cup, Welsh Cup and Associate Members' Cup.

Summary

Hereford made a good start to the season, going top of the division following a 1–0 win at Tranmere Rovers, but only two wins followed in the next 22 matches and they tumbled down the table towards another seemingly inevitable re-election battle.

A 2–1 win over Swindon Town was the catalyst for a complete reversal in form as Hereford went unbeaten in 14 matches, including a sequence of five consecutive wins (their best as a league club at the time) in which 18 goals were scored and only two conceded. They ended the season in 11th place, signing off with a 2–1 win over newly-crowned champions York City.[1]

Squad

Players who made one appearance or more for Hereford United F.C. during the 1983-84 season

Pos. Nat. Name League Milk Cup FA Cup Welsh Cup Associate Members' Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK ENG Kevin Rose 46 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 55 0
DF ENG Ian Bray 21(2) 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 27(2) 1
DF ENG Ian Dalziel 30 4 2 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 37 5
DF ENG Keith Hicks 43 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 50 0
DF ENG Tony Larkin 10(1) 1 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 16(1) 3
DF ENG Carl Leonard 24(1) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 30(1) 0
DF ENG Mel Pejic 44 0 1(1) 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 51(1) 1
DF ENG Chris Price 35 1 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 41 2
DF ENG Martin Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0 0(2) 0
MF ENG Gary Beacock 13(1) 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 18(1) 5
MF SCO John Black 8(1) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10(1) 0
MF ENG Paul Butler (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) 16 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 19 2
MF ENG John Delve 35(1) 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 0(1) 0 40(2) 3
MF ENG Steve Emery 32(2) 1 1(1) 0 1 0 3(1) 0 1 0 38(4) 1
MF ENG Carl Francis (on loan from Birmingham City) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
MF NIR Jimmy Harvey 43(1) 9 2 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 51(1) 10
MF SCO John Hendrie (on loan from Coventry City) 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
MF WAL Paul Maddy 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
FW ENG Ollie Kearns 39(2) 10 1 0 1 0 4 3 1 0 46(2) 12
FW ENG Stewart Phillips 46 17 1 2 1 0 5 2 1 0 54 20

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League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Torquay United 46 18 13 15 59 64 −5 67
10 Tranmere Rovers 46 17 15 14 53 53 0 66
11 Hereford United 46 16 15 15 54 53 +1 63
12 Stockport County 46 17 11 18 60 64 −4 62
13 Chesterfield 46 15 15 16 59 61 −2 60
Source:

Results

Fourth Division

Main article: 1983–84 Football League
27 August 1983 1 Aldershot 1–4 Hereford United Aldershot
Lawrence 77' Beacock 10'
Dalziel 37'
Phillips 58', 82'		 Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2,001
3 September 1983 2 Hereford United 0–0 Halifax Town Hereford
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,188
7 September 1983 3 Hereford United 2–1 Chester City Hereford
Kearns 37'
Phillips 59'		 Allen 26' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,480
11 September 1983 4 Doncaster Rovers 3–0 Hereford United Doncaster
Moss 37'
Douglas 45'
Russell 68'		 Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 3,532
17 September 1983 5 Hereford United 2–1 Peterborough United Hereford
Kearns 31'
Harvey 36' (pen.)		 Slack 73' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,172
23 September 1983 6 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Hereford United Birkenhead
Price 49' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,984
27 September 1983 7 Chesterfield 0–0 Hereford United Chesterfield
Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,040
1 October 1983 8 Hereford United 0–2 Bristol City Hereford
Ritchie 42'
Kerr 64'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 5,875
8 October 1983 9 Wrexham 0–0 Hereford United Wrexham
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3,190
19 October 1983 10 Hereford United 1–0 Darlington Hereford
Phillips 88' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,024
22 October 1983 11 Torquay United 1–1 Hereford United Torquay
Holmes 55' (pen.) Harvey 45' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 1,951
29 October 1983 12 Hereford United 0–0 Mansfield Town Hereford
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,110
1 November 1983 13 Swindon Town 3–0 Hereford United Swindon
Gibson 17'
Mayes 35' (pen.)
Barnard 45'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,645
5 November 1983 14 Hartlepool United 0–0 Hereford United Hartlepool
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,021
12 November 1983 15 Hereford United 0–0 Northampton Town Hereford
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,007
26 November 1983 16 Hereford United 1–2 Blackpool Hereford
Phillips 82' Windridge 35'
Mercer 70'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,801
3 December 1983 17 Rochdale 3–3 Hereford United Rochdale
O'Connor 52'
Higgins 80'
Farrell 89'		 Beacock 30'
Phillips 51', 54'		 Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 1,261
17 December 1983 18 York City 4–0 Hereford United York
Pearce 4'
Byrne 32'
Ford 81', 85'		 Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2,722
26 December 1983 19 Hereford United 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Hereford
Waller 79' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,099
27 December 1983 20 Stockport County 1–0 Hereford United Stockport
Evans 44' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2,287
2 January 1984 21 Reading 3–1 Hereford United Reading
Beavon 23'
Crown 63'
Senior 66'		 Dalziel 61' Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 4,548
7 January 1984 22 Halifax Town 2–1 Hereford United Halifax
Cooper 9'
Little 21'		 Harvey 49' Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1,037
14 January 1984 23 Hereford United 2–1 Aldershot Hereford
Dalziel 42'
Emery 66'		 Burvill 38' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,008
18 January 1984 24 Hereford United 1–2 Bury Hereford
Kearns 80' Entwistle 43'
Madden 65'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,013
21 January 1984 25 Peterborough United 1–1 Hereford United Peterborough
Benjamin 88' Kearns 14' Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 2,559
28 January 1984 26 Hereford United 0–3 Doncaster Rovers Hereford
Harle 22'
Miller 43'
Russell 52'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,540
4 February 1984 27 Bristol City 1–0 Hereford United Bristol
Crawford 43' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 7,184
11 February 1984 28 Hereford United 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Hereford
Philpotts 76' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,188
15 February 1984 29 Hereford United 2–1 Swindon Town Hereford
Phillips 12'
Kearns 79'		 Barnard 25' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,002
18 February 1984 30 Mansfield Town 1–1 Hereford United Mansfield
Barrowclough 42' Bray 11' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 1,868
25 February 1984 31 Hereford United 1–1 Torquay United Hereford
Phillips 59' Anderson 76' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 1,978
3 March 1984 32 Darlington 0–0 Hereford United Darlington
Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1,520
7 March 1984 33 Hereford United 5–0 Hartlepool United Hereford
Kearns 3', 16'
D. Linighan 24' (o.g.)
Phillips 37'
Butler 53'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,071
10 March 1984 34 Northampton Town 0–3 Hereford United Northampton
Harvey 67'
Kearns 82'
Phillips 87'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,592
17 March 1984 35 Hereford United 3–0 Wrexham Hereford
Dalziel 6'
Harvey 56'
Kearns 71'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,570
24 March 1984 36 Bury 1–4 Hereford United Bury
Entwistle 54' Butler 37'
Harvey 39' (pen.)
Phillips 58'
Delve 76'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 1,497
31 March 1984 37 Hereford United 3–1 Chesterfield Hereford
Phillips 45', 71'
Kearns 67'		 Newton 3' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,211
4 April 1984 38 Hereford United 1–1 Colchester United Hereford
Phillips 48' Wignall 36' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,051
7 April 1984 39 Chester City 0–1 Hereford United Chester
Harvey 69' Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 1,346
14 April 1984 40 Hereford United 2–1 Rochdale Hereford
Harvey 41'
Delve 61'		 Allatt 36' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,686
21 April 1984 41 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Hereford United Crewe
Leonard 57' Phillips 60' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,139
23 April 1984 42 Hereford United 2–0 Stockport County Hereford
Phillips 11'
Harvey 25' (pen.)		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,560
28 April 1984 43 Blackpool 3–1 Hereford United Blackpool
Deary 30', 55', 82' Larkin 67' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 1,497
5 May 1984 44 Hereford United 1–1 Reading Hereford
Delve 67' Sanchez 56' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,611
7 May 1984 45 Colchester United 3–0 Hereford United Colchester
Bowen 19'
Adcock 50'
Larkin 60' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,286
12 May 1984 46 Hereford United 2–1 York City Hereford
Maddy 24'
Beacock 26'		 MacPhail 60' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 4,333

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Milk Cup

Main article: 1983–84 Football League Cup
31 August 1983 First round first leg Hereford United 3–2 Portsmouth Hereford
Phillips 4', 76'
Pejic 85'		 Hateley 35'
Dillon 71' (pen.)		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 4,631
13 September 1983 First round second leg Portsmouth 3–1 Hereford United Portsmouth
Biley 27'
Webb 33'
Dillon 57' (pen.)		 Beacock 23' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 8,363

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FA Cup

Main article: 1983–84 FA Cup
19 November 1983 First round Reading 2–0 Hereford United Reading
Senior 55'
Horrix 76'		 Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 4,453

[2][7]

Welsh Cup

29 November 1983 Third round Hereford United 4–0 Caernarfon Town Hereford
Larkin 48'
Dalziel 52'
Harvey 54'
Price 67'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 900
11 January 1984 Fourth round Cwmbrân Town 3–4 Hereford United Cwmbran
Cole 10', 31'
Gripton 20'		 Beacock 1'
Kearns 2'
Larkin 44'
Phillips 86'		 Stadium: Cwmbran Stadium
Attendance: 1,600
7 February 1984 Fifth round Cardiff City 1–3 Hereford United Cardiff
Vaughan 25' Kearns 41', 43'
Phillips 81'		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,033
21 March 1984 Semi-final first leg Hereford United 0–0 Wrexham Hereford
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,710
27 March 1984 Semi-final second leg Wrexham 1–0 (a.e.t.) Hereford United Wrexham
Muldoon 100' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 1,577

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Associate Members' Cup

Main article: 1983–84 Associate Members' Cup
22 February 1984 First round Hereford United 0–1 Port Vale Hereford
Tartt 17' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 1,605

[2][8]

References

  1. ^ Parrott 1998, pp. 77–81
  2. ^ a b c d e Parrott 1998, pp. 238–239
  3. ^ Rothmans 1984-85, pp. 187–188
  4. ^ Parrott 1998, pp. 234–237
  5. ^ Rothmans 1984-85, p. 186
  6. ^ Rothmans 1984-85, pp. 437–438
  7. ^ Rothmans 1984-85, p. 464
  8. ^ Rothmans 1984-85, p. 448
Bibliography
  • Parrott, Ron (1998). Hereford United: The League Era - A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-18-X.
  • Rothmans Football Yearbook 1984-85 (Editor: Peter Dunk). Queen Anne Press. 1984. ISBN 0-356-10446-X.
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