1981–82 Hereford United F.C. season

February 2025 February 2025 Hereford United 1981–82 Frank Lord Peter Hill Edgar Street Division Four 10th Milk Cup First round FA Cup Fourth round Welsh Cup Semi-final Stewart Phillips (13) Stewart Phillips (18) 10,602 v Leicester City, FA Cup, 23 January 1982 541 v Barry Town, Welsh Cup, 27 January 1982 2,592 8–0 v Tywyn (H), Welsh Cup, 2 December 1981 0–4 v Colchester United (A), Division Four, 20 October 1981 1980–81 1982–83 The 1981–82 season was the 53rd season of competitive football played by Hereford United Football Club and their 10th in the Football League. The club competed in Division Four, as well as the Milk Cup, FA Cup and Welsh Cup. Summary This was something of a season of two halves for Hereford. A harsh winter caused a succession of postponements, leaving them without a league fixture between the start of December and the end of January, at which point they had three wins from 18 matches and were hovering just above the re-election zone. After only one win in the next six, victory over Northampton Town (ending a run of 11 without a win in the league at home) triggered a marked improvement in results that saw Hereford climb the table to achieve a respectable finishing position of 10th. Hereford also enjoyed a good run in the FA Cup, knocking out Third Division Southend United and Fulham, then disposing of Scunthorpe United after a replay. Second Division Leicester City drew a five-figure gate to Edgar Street in the fourth round and edged through thanks to a goal from Larry May. Leicester would go on to reach the semi-finals before losing to eventual winners Tottenham Hotspur.Parrott 1998 66–70 Squad Players who made one appearance or more for Hereford United F.C. during the 1981-82 season Pos.Nat.NameLeagueMilk CupFA CupWelsh CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKSCODrew Brand320005050420GKSCOTommy Hughes140200000160DFENGDanny Bartley172100020202DFENGIan Bray162102000192DFWALStuart Cornes7010001191DFENGIan Dobson243005030323DFENGKeith Hicks420204030510DFPOLAdam Musial240001030280DFENGRichard Overson5(3)110112(1)09(4)2DFENGMel Pejic270000030300DFENGChris Price419205050539DFENGColin Sullivan80003010120MFNIRJimmy Harvey42520524(1)053(1)7MFENGJoe Laidlaw4272052525411MFENGSean Lane2(3)0100(2)00(1)03(6)0MFENGPeter Spiring26(3)120200030(3)1MFENGWinston White468205050588FWENGTrevor Ames0(2)00000000(2)0FWENGFred Binney0(4)20000000(4)2FWENGJohn Dungworth (on loan from Shrewsbury Town)7300000073FWSCOFrank McGrellis6(3)1002(1)04(1)412(5)5FWENGStewart Phillips43132152425418FWWALDerek Showers3571(1)0525546(1)14 Parrott 1998 226–227Rothmans 1982-83 195–196 League table Fourth Division y HER Results Fourth Division 1981–82 Football League 1 29 August 1981 Sheffield United 2–2 D Hereford United Neville 1Matthews 13 Phillips 48Laidlaw 67 Bramall Lane Sheffield 11,906 2 5 September 1981 Hereford United 3–0 W Bury White 45 86Phillips 89 Edgar Street Hereford 2,508 3 12 September 1981 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 D Hereford United Prenton Park Birkenhead 1,413 4 19 September 1981 Hereford United 1–2 L Bradford City Bray 90 Gallagher 6Campbell 35 Edgar Street Hereford 2,802 5 23 September 1981 Hereford United 0–3 L Torquay United Sermanni 5Lawrence 12Weston 33 Edgar Street Hereford 2,408 6 26 September 1981 Northampton Town 2–3 W Hereford United Phillips 20 65 Bray 36McGrellis 46Dobson 55 County Ground Northampton 1,552 7 3 October 1981 Hereford United 1–1 D Hartlepool United Overson 47 Houchen 60 Edgar Street Hereford 2,359 8 10 October 1981 Hereford United 2–2 D Halifax Town Dungworth 45Binney 69 Davison 27Graham 59 Edgar Street Hereford 2,247 9 17 October 1981 Scunthorpe United 2–2 D Hereford United Grimes 22Moss 78 White 56 pen.Binney 84 Old Show Ground Scunthorpe 1,499 10 20 October 1981 Colchester United 4–0 L Hereford United Allinson 20Bremner 42Osborne 55 84 Layer Road Colchester 3,064 11 24 October 1981 Hereford United 1–1 D Darlington Phillips 17 Wicks 81 Edgar Street Hereford 2,217 12 28 October 1981 Peterborough United 3–1 L Hereford United Collins 42Kellock 65Syrett 74 Price 27 London Road Peterborough 3,040 13 31 October 1981 York City 3–4 W Hereford United Pollard 32Ford 62Hedley 76 Laidlaw 14Dungworth 22 53Phillips 67 Bootham Crescent York 1,600 14 4 November 1981 Hereford United 0–0 D Stockport County Edgar Street Hereford 2,350 15 7 November 1981 Wigan Athletic 1–1 D Hereford United Barrow 78 White 39 Springfield Park Wigan 4,715 16 14 November 1981 Hereford United 2–2 D Hull City Phillips 37White 42 Whitehurst 57 82 Edgar Street Hereford 2,652 17 28 November 1981 Mansfield Town 2–1 L Hereford United Wood 29Lumby 66 White 34 Field Mill Mansfield 1,898 18 5 December 1981 Hereford United 0–0 D Rochdale Edgar Street Hereford 2,312 19 30 January 1982 Bradford City 0–0 D Hereford United Valley Parade Bradford 3,734 20 3 February 1982 Hereford United 0–1 L Aldershot Sanford 57 Edgar Street Hereford 2,253 21 6 February 1982 Hereford United 1–1 D Tranmere Rovers Phillips 75 Kerr 9 Edgar Street Hereford 2,071 22 10 February 1982 Torquay United 1–2 W Hereford United Winn 17 Harvey 60Dobson 80 Plainmoor Torquay 1,914 23 13 February 1982 Hartlepool United 2–1 L Hereford United Howard 46 68 Laidlaw 28 Victoria Park Hartlepool 1,811 24 17 February 1982 Hereford United 1–1 D Sheffield United Dobson 29 Trusson 32 Edgar Street Hereford 3,058 25 20 February 1982 Hereford United 2–1 W Northampton Town Showers 12Laidlaw 62 Phillips 55 Edgar Street Hereford 2,229 26 27 February 1982 Halifax Town 1–2 W Hereford United Davison 20 Showers 28Harvey 55 The Shay Halifax 2,098 27 6 March 1982 Hereford United 2–1 W Scunthorpe United Showers 42Price 47 Dall 44 Edgar Street Hereford 2,159 28 10 March 1982 Hereford United 2–2 D Colchester United Phillips 22 81 Allinson 46 pen.Bremner 50 Edgar Street Hereford 2,060 29 14 March 1982 Darlington 0–1 W Hereford United Laidlaw 30 Feethams Darlington 2,557 30 15 March 1982 Stockport County 1–1 D Hereford United Sunley 75 Harvey 1 Edgeley Park Stockport 1,357 31 20 March 1982 Hereford United 2–1 W York City Price 61White 83 Aitken 29 Edgar Street Hereford 2,703 32 23 March 1982 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 L Hereford United Palios 60 Gresty Road Crewe 1,326 323 27 March 1982 Hereford United 3–0 W Wigan Athletic Phillips 16Price 64 84 Edgar Street Hereford 4,191 34 31 March 1982 Hereford United 1–2 L Bournemouth Showers 70 Morgan 32Funnell 59 Edgar Street Hereford 3,145 35 3 April 1982 Hull City 2–1 L Hereford United Flounders 10 27 Price 54 Boothferry Park Hull 3,713 36 6 April 1982 Bury 1–1 D Hereford United Madden 31 Laidlaw 13 Gigg Lane Bury 3,713 37 10 April 1982 Hereford United 1–0 W Port Vale Price 81 Edgar Street Hereford 2,973 38 12 April 1982 Aldershot 2–2 D Hereford United Sanford 30McDonald 57 Price 27Phillips 73 Recreation Ground Aldershot 1,748 39 17 April 1982 Rochdale 0–1 W Hereford United Bartley 83 Spotland Rochdale 1,342 40 21 April 1982 Hereford United 2–1 W Blackpool Price 17Bartley 33 Musial 85 o.g. Edgar Street Hereford 2,617 41 24 April 1982 Hereford United 3–1 W Mansfield Town Harvey 32Showers 52Phillips 57 Cannell 63 Edgar Street Hereford 2,852 42 26 April 1982 Port Vale 1–1 D Hereford United Sproson 85 Laidlaw 72 Vale Park Stoke-on-Trent 2,160 43 1 May 1982 Blackpool 1–0 L Hereford United Noble 60 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 1,881 44 5 May 1982 Hereford United 2–1 W Peterborough United Spiring 39Showers 63 Kellock 15 Edgar Street Hereford 2,357 45 8 May 1982 Hereford United 4–1 W Crewe Alexandra Harvey 32 pen.Phillips 36 39White 61 Palios 31 Edgar Street Hereford 3,058 46 15 May 1982 Bournemouth 1–1 D Hereford United Funnell 82 Showers 80 Dean Court Bournemouth 9,925 Parrott 1998 222–225Rothmans 1982-83 194 Milk Cup 1981–82 Football League Cup First round first leg 2 September 1981 Hereford United 1–1 D Port Vale Phillips 21 Moss 83 Edgar Street Hereford 2,817 First round second leg 14 September 1981 Port Vale 2–0 L Hereford United Deakin 23 pen.Moss 63 Vale Park Stoke-on-Trent 3,006 Rothmans 1982-83 446 FA Cup 1981–82 FA Cup First round 21 November 1981 Hereford United 3–1 W Southend United Harvey 66Laidlaw 70Phillips 75 Gray 84 Edgar Street Hereford 3,527 Second round 2 January 1982 Hereford United 1–0 W Fulham Laidlaw 35 Edgar Street Hereford 4,619 Third round 6 January 1982 Scunthorpe United 1–1 D Hereford United Stewart 50 Showers 15 Old Show Ground Scunthorpe 3,781 Third round replay 20 January 1982 Hereford United 4–1 W Scunthorpe United Showers 17Harvey 53Overson 56Phillips 78 Grimes 52 Edgar Street Hereford 4,025 Fourth round 23 January 1982 Hereford United 0–1 L Leicester City May 28 Edgar Street Hereford 10,602 Rothmans 1982-83 468-475 Welsh Cup Third round 2 December 1981 Hereford United 8–0 W Tywyn Phillips 17McGrellis 20 40 50 pen.Showers 62 83 88Cornes 74 Edgar Street Hereford 1,015 Fourth round 27 January 1982 Hereford United 3–1 W Barry Town Laidlaw 37 64McGrellis 83 G. Jones 88 Edgar Street Hereford 541 Fifth round 24 February 1982 Hereford United 2–1 W Courtaulds Greenfield Showers 35 66 Williams 83 Edgar Street Hereford 1,115 Semi-final first leg 8 April 1982 Hereford United 0–0 D Cardiff City Edgar Street Hereford 4,823 Semi-final second leg 19 April 1982 Cardiff City 2–1 L Hereford United Stevens 36 44 Phillips 34 Ninian Park Cardiff 3,635 References Bibliography Parrott Ron Hereford United: The League Era - A Complete Record Desert Island Books 1998 1-874287-18-X Rothmans 1982-83 Rothmans Football Yearbook 1982-83 (Editor: Jack Rollin) Queen Anne Press 0-356-07888-4 Category:Hereford United F.C. seasons Hereford United F.C.