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
ChairmanGraham Turner
ManagerGraham Turner
League Two3rd
FA CupFourth Round
League CupSecond Round
Football League TrophyFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Theo Robinson (13)
All:
Theo Robinson (16)
Highest home attendance6,855 vs Cardiff City (27 January 2008)
Lowest home attendance1,859 vs Yeovil Town (9 October 2007)

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.

League Two
Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance League

position

11 August 2007 Rotherham United H 0 – 0 3,566 16th
18 August 2007 Barnet A 2 – 1 Benjamin 42' (pen), Robinson 66' 1,790 5th
25 August 2007 Rochdale H 1 – 1 Robinson 27' 2,732 9th
1 September 2007 Wrexham A 2 – 0 Taylor 53', Benjamin 74' 4,004 5th
8 September 2007 Macclesfield Town H 0 – 1 2,725 7th
15 September 2007 Morecambe A 3 – 0 Benjamin 80', Ainsworth 84', Webb 90' 2,949 5th
22 September 2007 Bradford City H 4 – 2 Diagouraga 15', Guinan 18', Benjamin 52' (pen), Robinson 84' 3,275 2nd
29 September 2007 Grimsby Town A 1 – 2 Benjamin 55' 3,699 3rd
2 October 2007 Notts County A 3 – 2 Smith 13', Guinan 26', 70' 3,576 3rd
6 October 2007 Brentford H 2 – 0 Webb 31', 34, 2,942 2nd
12 October 2007 Chester City A 1 – 1 Diagouraga 77' 3,430 2nd
20 October 2007 MK Dons H 0 – 1 3,936 6th
27 October 2007 Peterborough United A 1 – 1 Easton 72' 5,008 6th
3 November 2007 Darlington H 5 – 1 Rose 4', Robinson 22', Smith 47', Benjamin 58', Easton 90' 3,516 3rd
6 November 2007 Mansfield Town H 2 – 1 Robinson 25', Benjamin 49' 2,272 2nd
17 November 2007 Stockport County A 3 – 2 Ainsworth 37', 54', 70' 5,103 2nd
24 November 2007 Accrington Stanley H 0 – 0 2,804 4th
4 December 2007 Wycombe Wanderers A 2 – 2 Robinson 86', Johnson 89' 4,801 4th
8 December 2007 Lincoln City H 3 – 1 Robinson 10' (pen), McClenahan 44', Smith 84' 2,528 4th
15 December 2007 Bury A 1 – 0 Robinson 90' 2,099 2nd
22 December 2007 Morecambe H 0 – 3 3,058 4th
26 December 2007 Macclesfield Town A 1 – 0 Robinson 57' 2,393 2nd
29 December 2007 Bradford City A 3 – 1 Robinson 17', Beckwith 39', Benjamin 45' 13,640 2nd
1 January 2008 Notts County H 0 – 0 3,945 2nd
13 January 2008 Shrewsbury Town H 3 – 1 Benjamin 41' (pen), Beckwith 73', Johnson 79' 4,707 2nd
21 January 2008 Chesterfield A 0 – 4 3,274 4th
30 January 2008 Barnet H 1 – 2 Benjamin 64' 2,271 5th
2 February 2008 Rotherham United A 1 – 0 Hooper 40' 4,746 5th
9 February 2008 Dagenham & Redbridge H 4 – 1 MacDonald 9', 68', Hooper 21', Johnson 45' (pen) 2,594 3rd
12 February 2008 Rochdale A 4 – 2 MacDonald 14', 21', 31', Hooper 73' 2,884 3rd
16 February 2008 Chesterfield H 2 – 0 MacDonald 8', Hooper 45' 3,503 2nd
23 February 2008 Shrewsbury Town A 2 – 1 McDonald 27', Hooper 67' (*) 7,402 2nd
26 February 2008 Dagenham & Redbridge A 0 – 1 1,929 3rd
1 March 2008 Stockport County H 0 – 1 3,526 4th
8 March 2008 Accrington Stanley A 2 – 0 Hooper 43', Roberts 52' (o.g.) 1,262 4th
11 March 2008 Mansfield Town A 1 – 0 Easton 8' 1,606 3rd
15 March 2008 Wycombe Wanderers H 1 – 0 Martin 72' (o.g.) 3,126 3rd
22 March 2008 Bury H 0 – 0 3,420 3rd
24 March 2008 Lincoln City A 1 – 2 Hooper 62' 3,614 3rd
5 April 2008 Chester City H 2 – 2 Smith 25', Hooper 35' 3,210 3rd
12 April 2008 Darlington A 1 – 0 Hooper 69' 4,331 3rd
15 April 2008 MK Dons A 0 – 0 11,428 3rd
19 April 2008 Peterborough United H 0 – 1 5,279 3rd
22 April 2008 Wrexham H 2 – 0 Hooper 42', Robinson 60' 3,739 3rd
26 April 2008 Brentford A 3 – 0 Hooper 18', Robinson 36', Johnson 90' 6,246 3rd
3 May 2008 Grimsby Town H 2 – 0 Smith 36', Robinson 42' 6,020 3rd

(*) Gary Hooper got the final touch to the first goal although all major news sources credit the goal to Simon Johnson.

FA Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
9 November 2007 First Round Leeds United H 0 – 0 5,924
20 November 2007 First Round Replay Leeds United A 1 – 0 Ainsworth 3' 11,315
1 December 2007 Second Round Hartlepool United H 2 – 0 McCombe 45', Robinson 85' 3,801
5 January 2008 Third Round Tranmere Rovers A 2 – 2 Smith 65', Benjamin 76' 6,909
16 January 2008 Third Round Replay Tranmere Rovers H 1 – 0 Johnson 72' 6,471
27 January 2008 Fourth Round Cardiff City H 1 – 2 Robinson 77' 6,855

League Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
14 August 2007 First Round Yeovil Town H 4 – 1 Ainsworth 8', 24', 41', Easton 35' 2,085
28 August 2007 Second Round Birmingham City A 1 – 2 Robinson 74' 10,185

Football League Trophy
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
9 October 2007 Second Round Yeovil Town H 0 – 0 (Yeovil won 4-2 on penalties) 1,859

(Hereford received a bye to the Second Round)

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
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy HFA Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Wayne Brown 4406020000052010
2DF Trent McClenahan 3914020100046110
4DF Richard Rose 3115020100039110
5DF John McCombe 2704100101033130
6DF Karl Broadhurst 2301020003129150
7MF Lionel Ainsworth 1542143000021800
7MF Jack MacLeod 00000000313100
8MF Ben Smith 4456120100053640
9FW Steve Guinan 2832020001233521
10MF Kris Taylor 3116020102242320
11MF Clint Easton 3933021100045430
12FW Trevor Benjamin 341061201000431100
14GK Chris Weale 10000000001000
14GK Michael Ingham 00000010203000
15MF Sam Gwynne 1503000103022010
16DF Robbie Threlfall 903000003015010
17MF Jordan Fitzpatrick 00000000202000
18DF Lee Collins 1604000002022000
19FW Marcus Palmer 10000000253500
20MF Toumani Diagouraga 4126020101051250
21MF Luke Webb 1430000100015310
22FW Theo Robinson 431362211012531850
23FW Simon Johnson 3354110100039630
24FW Sherjill MacDonald 76000000007600
25MF Sammy Igoe 40000000004000
26MF Stephen Gleeson 40000000004000
27MF Craig Jones 00000000202000
28DF Dean Beckwith 3825020100046250
29FW Gary Hooper 191100000000191100
33GK Ryan Esson 10000000102000
 MF Ryan Flynn 00000000000000
 DF Gareth Thomas 00000000313100
 MF Ryan Burge 00000000222210
 MF Kieran Davis 00000000202000
 MF Adam Bendall 00000000101000
 DF Joel Edwards 00000000101000
 MF Morgan Evans 00000000101000
 MF Sam Harrison 00000000101010
 FW Matthew Walsh 00000000101000

Transfers

In
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee
2007-06-11 FW Steve Guinan Cheltenham Town Free
2007-07-04 DF Karl Broadhurst Bournemouth Free
2007-07-04 DF John McCombe Huddersfield Town Free
2007-07-04 MF Kris Taylor Walsall Free
2007-07-19 MF Clint Easton Gillingham Free
2007-08-01 FW Trevor Benjamin Peterborough United Free
2007-08-08 FW Simon Johnson Darlington Free
2007-08-17 GK Michael Ingham Wrexham Free
2007-12-01 MF Craig Jones Academy
2008-01-18 MF Jack MacLeod Carshalton Athletic Free
2008-03-17 GK Ryan Esson Shrewsbury Town Free

Out
Date Pos. Name Next Club Fee
2007-05-14 MF Andy Ferrell Kidderminster Harriers Released
2007-05-14 FW Stuart Fleetwood Forest Green Rovers Released
2007-05-14 DF Martyn Giles Newport County Released
2007-05-14 MF Danny Thomas Macclesfield Town Released
2007-05-14 GK Glyn Thompson Newport County Released
2007-05-29 MF Phil Gulliver Rushden & Diamonds Undisclosed
2007-06-06 MF Tamika Mkandawire Leyton Orient Free
2007-06-22 MF Rob Purdie Darlington Free
2007-06-27 FW Tim Sills Torquay United Undisclosed
2007-07-02 FW Alan Connell Brentford Free
2007-07-04 DF Simon Travis Nuneaton Borough Released
2007-07-05 FW Andy Williams Bristol Rovers Undisclosed
2008-01-05 MF Lionel Ainsworth Watford Undisclosed

Loan in
Date From Date To Position Name From
2007-08-08 2007-08-13 GK Chris Weale Bristol City
2007-08-10 End of season MF Toumani Diagouraga Watford
2007-08-10 End of season FW Theo Robinson Watford
2007-10-30 End of season DF Robbie Threlfall Liverpool
2007-11-16 End of season DF Lee Collins Wolverhampton Wanderers
2008-01-28 2008-04-30 FW Gary Hooper Southend United
2008-02-08 2008-02-10 FW Sherjill MacDonald West Bromwich Albion
2008-02-21 2008-03-24 MF Stephen Gleeson Wolverhampton Wanderers
2008-03-27 2008-04-27 MF Sammy Igoe Bristol Rovers

Loan out
Date From Date To Position Name To
2007-11-22 2008-01-05 MF Lionel Ainsworth Watford
2008-02-25 2008-03-25 FW Marcus Palmer Gloucester City
2008-03-27 2008-04-27 MF Jordan Fitzpatrick Bromsgrove Rovers
2008-03-27 2008-04-27 MF Craig Jones Bromsgrove Rovers

References
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