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Hereford
2024–25 season
ChairmanChris Ammonds
ManagerPaul Caddis
StadiumEdgar Street
National League North7th
FA CupSecond qualifying round
FA TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alex Babos
Montel Gibson
Andy Williams
(2 each)

All:
Alex Babos
Montel Gibson
Andy Williams
(2 each)
Highest home attendance2,888 vs. South Shields, National League North, 10 August 2024
Lowest home attendance2,557 vs. Peterborough Sports, National League North, 20 August 2024
Average home league attendance2,723
Biggest win3–0 vs. South Shields (H), National League North, 10 August 2024
4–1 vs. Southport (A), National League North, 24 August 2024
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The 2024–25 season is the tenth season in the existence of Hereford Football Club and their seventh consecutive in the National League North, the sixth tier of English football. In addition to the league, the club are also competing in the FA Cup and the FA Trophy.

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Pre-season

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Hereford entered pre-season bolstered by manager Paul Caddis signing a one-year contract extension after guiding the club to their highest ever league finish last season.

On 9 May, both Kyle Howkins and Jason Cowley committed to the club for the season. On 28 May, Hereford announced their first signing, winger Chay Tilt joining from Sporting Khalsa.

First-team squad

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As of 7 August 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Aaron Chapman
2 DF   ENG Aaron Skinner
3 DF   ENG Lewis Hudson (captain)
4 MF   ENG Tate Campbell
5 DF   ENG Matt Preston
6 MF   ENG Lawson D'Ath
7 FW   ENG Montel Gibson
8 MF   WAL Alex Babos
9 FW   ENG Jason Cowley
10 FW   ENG Andy Williams
11 MF   ENG Chay Tilt
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK   ENG Matt Horton
14 DF   ENG Mark Derricott
15 MF   ENG Preston Bitemo
16 FW   JAM Ahkeem Rose
17 FW   IRL Adam Rooney
19 MF   POR Áurio Teixeira
20 FW   GAM Yusifu Ceesay
23 MF   ENG Cosmos Matwasa
27 DF   ENG Sammy Robinson
28 DF   ENG Kyle Howkins

Transfers

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Date Pos. No. Name Transferred from Fee Ref.
28 May 2024 MF 11   Chay Tilt   Sporting Khalsa Free transfer [1]
5 June 2024 GK 1   Aaron Chapman   Worksop Town [2]
14 June 2024 MF 23   Cosmos Matwasa   Brackley Town [3]
18 June 2024 FW 7   Montel Gibson   AFC Telford United [4]
11 July 2024 DF 5   Matt Preston   Kidderminster Harriers [5]
31 July 2024 MF 15   Preston Bitemo   Hinckley [6]
DF 27   Sammy Robinson   Kidderminster Harriers [7]
2 August 2024 MF 4   Tate Campbell   Birmingham City [8]
Date Pos. No. Name To club Fee Ref.
20 May 2024 GK 1   Curtis Pond Free agent[a] Released [10]
DF 11   Jordan Cranston Free agent[b]
DF 21   Oliver Southern Free agent[c]
DF 27   Nathan Cameron Free agent[d]
20 June 2024 DF 6   Paul Downing   Kidderminster Harriers Free transfer [14]
28 June 2024 MF 20   Lassana Mendes   Bala Town [15]
  1. ^ Pond joined Chasetown on 29 May 2024[9]
  2. ^ Cranston joined Redditch United on 6 June 2024[11]
  3. ^ Southern joined Warrington Town on 17 July 2024[12]
  4. ^ Cameron joined Rushall Olympic on 7 August 2024[13]

Loans in

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Start date Duration Pos. No. Player From club Ref.

Loans out

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Start date Duration Pos. No. Player To club Ref.

Pre-season

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Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

6 July 2024 Friendly Westfields 0–2 Hereford Hereford
14:00 BST Report
Stadium: County Ground
13 July 2024 Friendly Hereford 3–1 West Bromwich Albion U21 Hereford
15:30 BST
  • Hudson   3'
  • Cowley   7', 54'
Report
  • Sule   29'
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 738
16 July 2024 Friendly Swindon Supermarine 1–2 Hereford South Marston
19:45 BST
  • Fernandes   80'
Report
Stadium: Hunts Copse
20 July 2024 Friendly Hereford 2–3 Birmingham City U21 Hereford
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Edgar Street
25 July 2024 Friendly Stourbridge 0–3 Hereford Stourbridge
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: War Memorial Athletic Ground
Attendance: 537
27 July 2024 Friendly Halesowen Town 2–2 Hereford Halesowen
15:00 BST
  • Trialist   69'
  • Manning   72'
Report
Stadium: Grove Recreation Ground
3 August 2024 Friendly Hereford 0–0 Newport County Hereford
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 1,319

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National League North 10 August 2024 26 April 2025 Matchday 1 TBD 4 2 2 0 9 3 +6 050.00
FA Cup 14 September 2024 TBD Second qualifying round TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
FA Trophy 16 November 2024 TBD Second round TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 4 2 2 0 9 3 +6 050.00

Source: TBC

National League North

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Curzon Ashton 4 3 0 1 6 5 +1 9 Qualification for the National League North play-off quarter-finals
6 King's Lynn Town 4 3 0 1 6 5 +1 9
7 Hereford 4 2 2 0 9 3 +6 8
8 Farsley Celtic 4 2 0 2 8 6 +2 6
9 Spennymoor Town 4 2 0 2 7 5 +2 6
Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2024. Source: National League official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
4 2 2 0 9 3  +6 8 1 1 0 4 1  +3 1 1 0 5 2  +3

Last updated: 24 August 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round1234
GroundHAHA
ResultWDDW
Position27107
Points3458
Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The fixtures were released on 10 July 2024, with the season starting on 10 August 2024.[citation needed]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Hereford 3–0 South Shields Hereford
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,888
Referee: Jake Allsopp
17 August 2024 2 Chorley 1–1 Hereford Chorley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Victory Park
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Callum Jones
20 August 2024 3 Hereford 1–1 Peterborough Sports Hereford
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,557
Referee: Matthew Scholes
24 August 2024 4 Southport 1–4 Hereford Southport
15:00 BST
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 1,322
Referee: Oliver Noonan
26 August 2024 5 Hereford v Radcliffe Hereford
15:00 BST Stadium: Edgar Street
Referee: Luis Griffiths
31 August 2024 6 Brackley Town v Hereford Brackley
15:00 BST Stadium: St. James Park
3 September 2024 7 Hereford v Needham Market Hereford
19:45 BST Stadium: Edgar Street
7 September 2024 8 Spennymoor Town v Hereford Spennymoor
15:00 BST Stadium: Brewery Field
21 September 2024 9 Hereford v King's Lynn Town Hereford
15:00 BST Stadium: Edgar Street
5 October 2024 10 Alfreton Town v Hereford Alfreton
15:00 BST Stadium: North Street
12 October 2024 11 Hereford v Scarborough Athletic Hereford
15:00 BST Stadium: Edgar Street
19 October 2024 12 Curzon Ashton v Hereford Ashton-under-Lyne
15:00 BST Stadium: Tameside Stadium
22 October 2024 13 Warrington Town v Hereford Warrington
19:45 BST Stadium: Cantilever Park
26 October 2024 14 Hereford v Farsley Celtic Hereford
15:00 BST Stadium: Edgar Street
2 November 2024 15 Chester v Hereford Chester
15:00 GMT Stadium: Deva Stadium
5 November 2024 16 Hereford v Oxford City Hereford
19:45 GMT Stadium: Edgar Street
9 November 2024 17 Hereford v Marine Hereford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Edgar Street
23 November 2024 18 Darlington v Hereford Darlington
15:00 GMT Stadium: Blackwell Meadows
26 November 2024 19 Buxton v Hereford Buxton
19:45 GMT Stadium: The Silverlands
30 November 2024 20 Hereford v Rushall Olympic Hereford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Edgar Street
14 December 2024 21 Hereford v Chorley Hereford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Edgar Street
21 December 2024 22 Scunthorpe United v Hereford Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT Stadium: Glanford Park
26 December 2024 23 Hereford v Kidderminster Harriers Hereford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Edgar Street
1 January 2025 24 Leamington v Hereford Leamington Spa
15:00 GMT Stadium: New Windmill Ground
4 January 2025 25 South Shields v Hereford Jarrow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Mariners Park
11 January 2025 26 Hereford v Warrington Town Hereford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Edgar Street
18 January 2025 27 Hereford v Southport Hereford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Edgar Street
25 January 2025 28 Radcliffe v Hereford Radcliffe
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stainton Park
28 January 2025 29 Peterborough Sports v Hereford Peterborough
19:45 GMT Stadium: Lincoln Road
1 February 2025 30 Hereford v Brackley Town Hereford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Edgar Street
8 February 2025 31 Hereford v Spennymoor Town Hereford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Edgar Street
11 February 2025 32 Needham Market v Hereford Needham Market
19:45 GMT Stadium: Bloomfields
15 February 2025 33 King's Lynn Town v Hereford King's Lynn
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Walks
22 February 2025 34 Hereford v Alfreton Town Hereford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Edgar Street
25 February 2025 35 Hereford v Buxton Hereford
19:45 GMT Stadium: Edgar Street
1 March 2025 36 Marine v Hereford Crosby
15:00 GMT Stadium: Rossett Park
8 March 2025 37 Hereford v Darlington Hereford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Edgar Street
11 March 2025 38 Rushall Olympic v Hereford Walsall
19:45 GMT Stadium: Dales Lane
15 March 2025 39 Scarborough Athletic v Hereford Scarborough
15:00 GMT Stadium: Scarborough Sports Village
22 March 2025 40 Hereford v Curzon Ashton Hereford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Edgar Street
29 March 2025 41 Farsley Celtic v Hereford Farsley
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Citadel
5 April 2025 42 Hereford v Chester Hereford
15:00 BST Stadium: Edgar Street
12 April 2025 43 Oxford City v Hereford Marston
15:00 BST Stadium: Marsh Lane
18 April 2025 44 Hereford v Leamington Hereford
15:00 BST Stadium: Edgar Street
21 April 2025 45 Kidderminster Harriers v Hereford Kidderminster
15:00 BST Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
26 April 2025 46 Hereford v Scunthorpe United Hereford
15:00 BST Stadium: Edgar Street

FA Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed   Fixtures

14 September 2024 Second qualifying round TBD v TBD TBD
TBD Stadium: TBD

FA Trophy

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed   Fixtures

16 November 2024 Second round TBD v TBD TBD
TBD Stadium: TBD

Attendances

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Date Time Opponent Result Competition Attendance
10 August 2024 15:00 BST South Shields 3–0 National League North 2,888  
20 August 2024 19:45 BST Peterborough Sports 1–1 National League North 2,557  
26 August 2024 15:00 BST Radcliffe v National League North
3 September 2024 19:45 BST Needham Market v National League North
21 September 2024 15:00 BST King's Lynn Town v National League North
12 October 2024 15:00 BST Scarborough Athletic v National League North
26 October 2024 15:00 BST Farsley Celtic v National League North
5 November 2024 19:45 GMT Oxford City v National League North
9 November 2024 15:00 GMT Marine v National League North
30 November 2024 15:00 GMT Rushall Olympic v National League North
14 December 2024 15:00 GMT Chorley v National League North
26 December 2024 15:00 GMT Kidderminster Harriers v National League North
11 January 2025 15:00 GMT Warrington Town v National League North
18 January 2025 15:00 GMT Southport v National League North
1 February 2025 15:00 GMT Brackley Town v National League North
8 February 2025 15:00 GMT Spennymoor Town v National League North
22 February 2025 15:00 GMT Alfreton Town v National League North
25 February 2025 19:45 GMT Buxton v National League North
8 March 2025 15:00 GMT Darlington v National League North
22 March 2025 15:00 GMT Curzon Ashton v National League North
5 April 2025 15:00 BST Chester v National League North
18 April 2025 15:00 BST Leamington v National League North
26 April 2025 15:00 BST Scunthorpe United v National League North

Source: Football Web Pages

Squad statistics

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As of match played 24 August 2024

Appearance and goals

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  • 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
No. Pos Nat Player Total National League North FA Cup FA Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Aaron Chapman 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   ENG Aaron Skinner 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   ENG Lewis Hudson 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
4 MF   ENG Tate Campbell 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   ENG Matt Preston 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF   ENG Lawson D'Ath 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW   ENG Montel Gibson 4 2 4 2 0 0 0 0
8 MF   WAL Alex Babos 4 2 3+1 2 0 0 0 0
9 FW   ENG Jason Cowley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW   ENG Andy Williams 4 2 2+2 2 0 0 0 0
11 MF   ENG Chay Tilt 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK   ENG Matt Horton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF   ENG Mark Derricott 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF   ENG Preston Bitemo 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
16 FW   JAM Ahkeem Rose 3 1 2+1 1 0 0 0 0
17 FW   IRL Adam Rooney 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF   POR Áurio Teixeira 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW   GAM Yusifu Ceesay 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
23 MF   ENG Cosmos Matwasa 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF   ENG Sammy Robinson 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF   ENG Kyle Howkins 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0

Goals

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Rank No. Pos. Player League FA Cup FA Trophy Total
1 7 FW   Montel Gibson 2 0 0 2
8 MF   Alex Babos 2 0 0 2
10 FW   Andy Williams 2 0 0 2
4 3 DF   Lewis Hudson 1 0 0 1
16 FW   Ahkeem Rose 1 0 0 1
20 FW   Yusifu Ceesay 1 0 0 1
Total 9 0 0 9

Source: BBC Sport

Assists

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Rank No. Pos. Player League FA Cup FA Trophy Total
1 8 MF   Alex Babos 2 0 0 2
2 1 GK   Aaron Chapman 1 0 0 1
4 MF   Tate Campbell 1 0 0 1
10 FW   Andy Williams 1 0 0 1
16 FW   Ahkeem Rose 1 0 0 1
27 DF   Sammy Robinson 1 0 0 1
Total 7 0 0 7

Clean sheets

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No. Player Pld % League FA Cup FA Trophy Total
1   Aaron Chapman 4 25.00% 1 0 0 1

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Player League FA Cup FA Trophy Total
                               
1 GK   Aaron Chapman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   Aaron Skinner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   Lewis Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF   Tate Campbell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF   Matt Preston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 MF   Lawson D'Ath 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 FW   Montel Gibson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 MF   Alex Babos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   Jason Cowley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW   Andy Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF   Chay Tilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK   Matt Horton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF   Mark Derricott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF   Preston Bitemo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 FW   Ahkeem Rose 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW   Adam Rooney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF   Áurio Teixeira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW   Yusifu Ceesay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   Cosmos Matwasa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF   Sammy Robinson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
28 DF   Kyle Howkins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Club awards

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Player of the month award

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Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fans voting on herefordfc.co.uk

Month Player Ref.
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April

Goal of the month award

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Awarded monthly to the goal that was chosen by fans voting on herefordfc.co.uk
Hereford score listed first, score column indicates score after each goal

Month Player Date Opponent Venue Score Result Competition Ref.
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April

References

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  1. ^ "The Bulls Bring in Chay Tilt". Hereford FC - The Official website of Hereford FC. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Goalkeeper Aaron Chapman Signs at Edgar Street". Hereford FC - The Official website of Hereford FC. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Matwasa's The Bulls' Latest Addition". Hereford FC - The Official website of Hereford FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Montel Gibson Joins The Bulls". Hereford FC - The Official website of Hereford FC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Bulls Sign Defender Matt Preston". Hereford FC - The Official website of Hereford FC. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Preston Bitemo Joins the Bulls". Hereford FC - The Official website of Hereford FC. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Bulls Sign Defender, Sammy Robinson". Hereford FC - The Official website of Hereford FC. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Tate Campbell Joins the Bulls". Hereford FC - The Official website of Hereford FC. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  9. ^ Bailey, Peter (29 May 2024). "Pondy Dives Back In: Curtis Returns to Chasetown FC After Hereford Adventure". Chasetown FC official website. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Paul Caddis' Message to the Fans". Hereford FC - The Official website of Hereford FC. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  11. ^ "FOOTBALL – Redditch United secure defender Cranston on permanent deal". Redditch Standard. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  12. ^ Turner, Matt (17 July 2024). "A second summer signing confirmed by Warrington Town". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Breaking: Pics Add Higher Level Experience to Back Line with Cameron Capture". Rushall Olympic FC official website. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  14. ^ Paddock, Matty (20 June 2024). "Downing arrives at Aggborough". Official Website of the Harriers - Kidderminster Harriers FC. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Mendes Is BACK!". Bala Town FC. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.