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Hereford
2020–21 season
ChairmanAndrew Graham
(until 11 November 2020)[1]
Rob Crawford
(until 31 May 2021)[2]
Jon Hale
(from 1 June 2021)[2]
ManagerJosh Gowling
StadiumEdgar Street
National League North12th
FA CupThird qualifying round
FA TrophyRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lenell John-Lewis (8)

All:
Lenell John-Lewis (12)
Highest home attendance938 v Kidderminster Harriers, National League North, 26 December 2020
Lowest home attendance285 v St Neots Town, FA Trophy, 15 December 2020[a]
Average home league attendance869[a][b]
Biggest win3–0 v Blyth Spartans, National League North, 14 November 2020
3–0 v St Neots Town, FA Trophy, 15 December 2020
Biggest defeat1–3 v Stafford Rangers, FA Cup, 13 October 2020
0–2 v Bradford (Park Avenue), National League North, 27 October 2020
3–5 v Chester, National League North, 8 December 2020
1–3 v Hornchurch, FA Trophy, 22 May 2021

The 2020–21 season was the sixth season in the existence of Hereford Football Club and their third consecutive in the National League North, the sixth tier of English football. In addition to the league, the club also competed in the FA Cup and the FA Trophy.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, on 18 February 2021, National League clubs voted to declare the season null and void.[3] Hereford's final league position was 12th.

Review

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Pre-season

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Hereford went into the off-season after the curtailed 2019–20 season having secured contracts for the core of their team; Brandon Hall, Lenell John-Lewis, Tom Owen-Evans, Jared Hodgkiss, Ben Pollock, Kyle Finn and Demetri Brown all committing to the club for the forthcoming season. Joining them were three new signings; midfielder Yan Klukowski, Irish goalkeeper Paul White and defender Daniel Jones, the latter signed from League Two club Cambridge United. The remaining players were either released or rejected offers to move elsewhere.[4]

On 27 July it was announced that the upcoming National League season was to begin from 3 October, owing to the delayed end to the previous season for the Premier League, Football League, the National League itself and its play-offs.[5] On 4 August Hereford announced the signing of Jamie Grimes from Ebbsfleet United.[6]

Hereford's first pre-season friendly on 25 August was a 1–1 draw at local side Wellington, their first fixture since the final league game of last season on 14 March over five months ago. The next friendly saw League Two Newport County visit Edgar Street but the Bulls were comprehensively beaten 4–0 by a side already well into their pre-season schedule. They then visited Stourbridge who came from behind to beat the Bulls 2–1.

Hereford won their first friendly in their next fixture against Cymru Premier side The New Saints, beating them 2–0. The next three fixtures saw away trips to Halesowen Town, Weston-super-Mare and Solihull Moors, losing 3–1 and 2–0 followed up with a 1–0 victory over Solihull. Hereford then hosted Solihull themselves and it was again a win for the away side, this time Solihull winning 2–0. The final friendly was a narrow 1–0 defeat by Chippenham Town at Hardenhuish Park on 26 September.

Throughout pre-season Hereford added further new faces to their squad; Chris Camwell from Coventry United, former Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Giles Coke from Oldham Athletic and former Oxford United defender Jake Wright all joined in September.[7][8][9]

On 22 September it was announced that fans would not be allowed to return to stadiums as originally planned, meaning the season was to start with matches being played behind closed doors.[10]

October

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In what was a different start to a usual season, Hereford's opening match came in the FA Cup away to Gosport Borough, with the Bulls winning 3–1 on the south coast through Owen-Evans and a John-Lewis brace.

The delayed opening league fixtures began mid-week, with Hereford travelling to Southport on 6 October resulting in a 0–0 draw. Their following fixture at home to Bradford (Park Avenue) was the first of many throughout the remainder of the season to be affected by COVID-19, the game being postponed due to their opponents experiencing a positive case within their squad.

They next visited Stafford Rangers for an FA Cup third qualifying round fixture, exiting the competition with a 3–1 defeat to the lower-graded Northern Premier League Premier Division side.

On 16 October Kelsey Mooney was brought back to the club, this time loan from Scunthorpe United, to re-establish his partnership from last season with John-Lewis.[11]

Back to the league and Hereford played their fourth away fixture in a row by beating Guiseley 1–0, John-Lewis' thirtieth-minute penalty the difference. Two further fixtures were postponed before the month was out. Firstly the home tie against York City followed by the away trip to Spennymoor Town, COVID-19 seeing both called off.

Hereford ended October with a 2–0 defeat in their first home fixture of the season on 27 October, the rescheduled tie against Bradford (Park Avenue). Oli Johnson scoring both goals in the first half.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Bradford (Park Avenue) 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
14 Hereford 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4
15 Darlington 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3

November

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Hereford completed four league fixtures throughout November, although a further three matches were postponed. Their opening match in the month at home to Kettering Town was postponed due to the Hereford squad having isolated as per COVID-19 guidance at the time due to the positive case that saw the earlier Spennymoor fixture postponed. An away trip to the Deva Stadium against Chester was due next but positive cases in Chester's squad saw it postponed.

Hereford did manage to get through their next three matches without any postponements, beginning with a 3–0 victory in the far north east against Blyth Spartans, but was followed up with a 1–0 home defeat by Gloucester City which saw Owen-Evans red carded for Hereford and Akwasi Asante for Gloucester, and a 2–2 home draw against Chorley in a game that saw three goals in the last five minutes. Hereford led 1–0 entering the eighty-fourth minute, before Chorley scored twice in the space of three minutes to turn the match around in their favour. Striker John-Lewis then equalised in the eighty-ninth minute to snatch a point.

The rescheduled York City home match was then due to be played the following Tuesday but was postponed due to COVID-19. The following Saturday saw the original Darlington away fixture postponed due to the home side's participation in the FA Cup and replaced with the rescheduled hosting of Kettering Town, an entertaining match ending in a 3–3 draw.

Hereford ended November in fifteenth place on nine points from their seven matches played thus far.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Darlington 7 3 0 4 11 8 +3 9
15 Hereford 7 2 3 2 9 8 +1 9
16 Alfreton Town 10 2 3 5 10 17 −7 9

December

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December saw the first two fixtures hit by COVID-19, both rescheduled games from earlier in the season. First was AFC Telford United on 1 December followed by the Darlington fixture that was postponed a week prior. Next came the rescheduled trip to Chester and ended in a 5–3 loss, although Hereford played in front of fans for the first time this season.

Four straight wins then followed for Hereford and remained unbeaten for the rest of the month. Their first home win of the season came courtesy of John-Lewis double as AFC Fylde were dispatched 2–1 in front of 800 fans, the match being used as a COVID-19 test event. This was followed up by two consecutive FA Trophy wins, firstly 3–0 at home to St Neots Town and then a 1–0 victory away to Nantwich Town seeing the Bulls progress to the fourth round.

Hereford then hosted Kidderminster Harriers on Boxing Day, winning their second league fixture on the bounce by winning 3–1 despite going a goal down in the seventh minute, with Harriers' Morgan-Smith receiving his marching orders mid-way through the first half.

A difficult year was seen out with a goal-less draw at the New Windmill Ground where Leamington were hosts. December and 2020 ended with Hereford in fourteenth on sixteen points from eleven matches.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Farsley Celtic 15 4 6 5 18 23 −5 18
14 Hereford 11 4 4 3 17 15 +2 16
15 Southport 14 4 4 6 16 19 −3 16

January

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January saw just two fixtures played, one in the league and one in the FA Trophy. The league match came on the New Year bank holiday on 2 January as Hereford visited Kidderminster Harriers for the return fixture of the Boxing Day clash. The match ended 1–1, both sides scoring a penalty in one each half. Unbeknown to Hereford at the time but they would only play one more league fixture this season.

The club's next three fixtures were all postponed due to COVID-19 against Spennymoor, Brackley and Telford. The tie against Alfreton Town on 16 January was rescheduled to accommodate Hereford's fourth round FA Trophy tie vs. Stamford, however this match was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. The game however did go ahead the following Tuesday, Hereford winning 2–0 thanks to two Owen-Evans goals in each half. This match also saw Hereford reduced to nine men, Ben Pollock and Luke Haines receiving second half red cards. As a result of this match, Hereford's rescheduled trip to Darlington was again rescheduled.

On 22 January, the National League board suspended fixtures in the North and South leagues for a two-week period effectively immediately, resulting in the postponement of Hereford's next four league fixtures.[12]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Bradford (Park Avenue) 16 4 6 6 26 30 −4 18
15 Hereford 12 4 5 3 18 16 +2 17
16 Curzon Ashton 17 4 5 8 18 26 −8 17

February

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The Bulls suffered a double blow coming into February, losing Coke and their talismanic striker John-Lewis, both taking a step up to join Grimsby Town of National League.[13]

The league officially resumed on 6 February,[14] but still fixtures continued to be postponed. Hereford's home match against Curzon Ashton and away match at Bradford (Park Avenue) were both postponed due to their opponents unwilling to fulfil their fixtures whilst a decision remained pending regarding the vote to declare the season null and void.

Hereford's FA Trophy run continued however, as they knocked Leamington out in the fifth round, Chris Camwell scoring the only goal of the game in just the fourth minute. The final league fixture of the season to-be was played on 16 February at Edgar Street against Brackley Town, winning 2–1 thanks to second half goals from new signing Michael Bakare and Camwell.

On 18 February, National League North and South clubs voted in favour of stopping the season and declaring it null and void. Subsequently, no teams were to be promoted or relegated and play-offs did not take place.[15] At the point of which the season ended, Hereford's final position was twelfth, having earned twenty points from their thirteen completed matches. Some clubs had played as many as eighteen matches whilst others had only played eleven.

On 27 February, eleven days after their final league fixture on the season, Hereford contested their FA Trophy quarter-finals match away to Aldershot Town of the National League. Much like in the previous round, the Bulls went ahead early, this time through Bakare's sixth-minute goal. This time however, their opponents snatched a late equaliser, Josh Rees scoring in the fourth minute of second half injury time to take the tie to penalties. Hereford scored all five of their penalties, with Mohamed Bettamer missing the Shots' fourth penalty. Luke Haines then put away the decisive and winning penalty to send Hereford into the semi-finals.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Farsley Celtic 17 5 6 6 21 26 −5 21
12 Hereford 13 5 5 3 20 16 +4 20
13 Spennymoor Town 13 5 5 3 18 14 4 20

March

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Exactly one month since their last competitive fixture, on 27 March Hereford defeated National League club Woking in the semi-finals of the FA Trophy to reach the final at Wembley, striker Joey Butlin scoring the only goal of the game with a twenty-first-minute header.[16]

May

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On 22 May Hereford faced Isthmian League Premier Division club Hornchurch in the 2021 FA Trophy final, making their second Wembley appearance in five years. However much like their previous attempt, despite taking the lead in the match Hereford were again beaten, this time 3–1. Owen-Evans scored in the thirteenth minute, before Hornchurch produced a comeback with fifteen minutes remaining through goals from Ruff (75'), Nash (86') and a third in injury-time from Brown (90+4') to put the game to bed.

First-team squad

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As of 22 May 2021

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 Republic of Ireland IRL Paul White
2 DF England ENG Jared Hodgkiss
3 MF England ENG Luke Haines (on loan from Swindon Town)
4 DF England ENG Ben Pollock
5 MF England ENG George Forsyth
6 DF England ENG Jamie Grimes
7 DF England ENG Chris Camwell
8 FW England ENG Joey Butlin
9 FW England ENG Ryan McLean (on loan from Newcastle Town)
10 MF England ENG Tom Owen-Evans
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kyle Finn
12 DF England ENG Kennedy Digie
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF England ENG Toby Raison
16 MF Northern Ireland NIR James McQuilkin
17 MF England ENG Ryan Lloyd
18 MF England ENG Yan Klukowski
19 DF England ENG Callum Rowe (on loan from Aston Villa)
20 GK England ENG Brandon Hall
21 MF Pakistan PAK Samir Nabi
22 MF England ENG Richard Whittingham
24 DF Wales WAL Dylan Jones
25 FW England ENG Michael Bakare
33 DF England ENG Lewis Butroid (on loan from Scunthorpe United)
34 MF Afghanistan AFG Maziar Kouhyar

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Pos. Name From Ref.
14 July 2020 DF England Daniel Jones Cambridge United [17][18][19]
15 July 2020 MF England Yan Klukowski Hungerford Town [20][19]
15 July 2020 GK Republic of Ireland Paul White Kettering Town [21]
4 August 2020 DF England Jamie Grimes Ebbsfleet United [6]
17 September 2020 DF England Chris Camwell Coventry United [9]
17 September 2020 MF England Giles Coke Oldham Athletic [8]
18 September 2020 DF England Jake Wright [7]
2 October 2020 DF England Kennedy Digie Guiseley [22][23]
2 October 2020 MF England Andrai Jones Guiseley [24][23]
2 October 2020 MF England Ryan Lloyd Port Vale [25]
2 October 2020 MF Northern Ireland James McQuilkin AFC Telford United [26]
3 October 2020 MF Pakistan Samir Nabi Kidderminster Harriers [27]
13 October 2020 DF Wales Dylan Jones [28]
17 November 2020 MF England Richard Whittingham Hemel Hempstead Town [29]
26 December 2020 MF England George Forsyth Halesowen Town [30]
6 February 2021 FW England Joey Butlin Chasetown [31]
16 February 2021 FW England Michael Bakare Connah's Quay Nomads [32]
27 March 2021 MF Afghanistan Maziar Kouhyar [33]

Transfers out

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Date Pos. Name To Ref.
11 June 2020 FW England Bradley Ash Chippenham Town [34]
17 June 2020 DF Wales Rhys Davies Aberystwyth Town [35]
4 July 2020 FW England Lance Smith Leamington [36]
10 July 2020 DF England Danny Greenslade Released [37]
25 July 2020 DF England Jordan Cullinane-Liburd Released [4]
25 July 2020 FW Saint Kitts and Nevis Rowan Liburd Released [4]
25 July 2020 MF Wales Tommy O'Sullivan Released [4]
25 July 2020 DF England Jason Pope Released [4]
25 July 2020 DF England Martin Riley Released [4]
25 July 2020 DF England Keiran Thomas Released [4][38]
30 July 2020 MF England Jacob Cane Weston-super-Mare [39]
14 November 2020 MF England Andrai Jones Released [40]
14 November 2020 DF England Jake Wright Released [40]
9 December 2020 FW England Demetri Brown Released [41]
29 January 2021 MF England Giles Coke Grimsby Town [13]
1 February 2021 FW England Lenell John-Lewis Grimsby Town [42]
23 February 2021 DF England Daniel Jones Released [43]

Loans in

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Date Pos. Name From Ref.
2 October 2020 MF England Luke Haines Swindon Town [44]
16 October 2020 FW England Kelsey Mooney Scunthorpe United [11]
26 December 2020 MF England Luke Haines Swindon Town [45]
16 January 2021 DF England Callum Rowe Aston Villa [46]
16 February 2021 MF England Ryan McLean Newcastle Town [47]
27 February 2021 DF England Lewis Butroid Scunthorpe United [48]

Loans out

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Date Pos. Name To Ref.
9 October 2020 DF England Toby Raison Westfields [49]
23 October 2020 GK England Brandon Hall Banbury United [50]
3 December 2020 FW England Demetri Brown Worcester City [51]
3 December 2020 DF Wales Dylan Jones Worcester City [51]
3 December 2020 MF Pakistan Samir Nabi Worcester City [51]

Pre-season

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  Win   Draw   Loss

25 August 2020 Friendly Wellington 1–1 Hereford Wellington, Herefordshire
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Wellington Playing Fields
29 August 2020 Friendly Hereford 0–4 Newport County Hereford
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Edgar Street
1 September 2020 Friendly Stourbridge 2–1 Hereford Stourbridge
19:45 BST Report Stadium: War Memorial Athletic Ground
5 September 2020 Friendly Hereford 2–0 The New Saints Hereford
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Edgar Street
8 September 2020 Friendly Halesowen Town 3–1 Hereford Halesowen
19:45 BST Report Stadium: The Grove
12 September 2020 Friendly Weston-super-Mare 2–0 Hereford Weston-super-Mare
15:00 BST Report Stadium: The Optima Stadium
19 September 2020 Friendly Solihull Moors 0–1 Hereford Solihull
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Damson Park
22 September 2020 Friendly Hereford 0–2 Solihull Moors Hereford
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Edgar Street
26 September 2020 Friendly Chippenham Town 1–0 Hereford Chippenham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Hardenhuish Park

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 6 October 2020 16 February 2021 Matchday 1 12th 13 5 5 3 20 16 +4 038.46
FA Cup 3 October 2020 13 October 2020 Second qualifying round Third qualifying round 2 1 0 1 4 4 +0 050.00
FA Trophy 15 December 2020 22 May 2021 Second round Final 7 5 1 1 10 4 +6 071.43
Total 22 11 6 5 34 24 +10 050.00

Source: FCHD

National League North

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Gateshead 14 6 3 5 17 15 +2 21
11 Farsley Celtic 17 5 6 6 21 26 −5 21
12 Hereford 13 5 5 3 20 16 +4 20
13 Spennymoor Town 13 5 5 3 18 14 +4 20
14 AFC Telford United 17 5 4 8 17 23 −6 19
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[52]


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
13 5 5 3 20 16  +4 20 3 2 2 12 10  +2 2 3 1 8 6  +2

Last updated: 16 February 2021.
Source: Football Web Pages

Results by round

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Round132[i]89106[ii]7[iii]1314151617
GroundAAHAHHHAHHAAH
ResultDWLWLDDLWWDDW
Position1391213131415201616141412
Points144778991215161720
Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2021. Source: Football Web Pages
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
  1. ^ Original fixture (v Bradford (Park Avenue)) on 10 October 2020 was postponed due to a positive COVID-19 case within the Bradford (Park Avenue) squad[53]
  2. ^ Original fixture (v Kettering Town) on 7 November 2020 was postponed due to the Hereford squad isolating as per COVID-19 guidance[54]
  3. ^ Original fixture (v Chester) on 10 November 2020 was postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases within the Chester squad[55]

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

The league fixtures were announced on 8 September 2020, with the Hereford's season starting on 6 October.[56]

6 October 2020 1 Southport 0–0 Hereford Southport
19:45 BST Stadium: Haig Avenue
Referee: B. Wyatt
17 October 2020 3 Guiseley 0–1 Hereford Guiseley
15:00 BST
Stadium: Nethermoor Park
Referee: P. Brown
27 October 2020 2 Hereford 0–2 Bradford (Park Avenue) Hereford
19:45 GMT
Stadium: Edgar Street
Referee: J. Maskrey
14 November 2020 8 Blyth Spartans 0–3 Hereford Blyth
15:00 GMT
Stadium: Croft Park
Referee: A. Williamson
17 November 2020 9 Hereford 0–1 Gloucester City Hereford
19:45 GMT
Stadium: Edgar Street
Referee: M. Scholes
21 November 2020 10 Hereford 2–2 Chorley Hereford
15:00 GMT
Stadium: Edgar Street
Referee: D. Rogers
28 November 2020 6 Hereford 3–3 Kettering Town Hereford
15:00 GMT
  • Powell 47', 54'
  • Sheriff 62'
  • McGrath Red card 71'
Stadium: Edgar Street
Referee: T. Kirk
8 December 2020 7 Chester 5–3 Hereford Chester
19:45 GMT
Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 403
Referee: R. Holmes
12 December 2020 13 Hereford 2–1 AFC Fylde Hereford
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 800
Referee: M. Barlow
26 December 2020 14 Hereford 3–1 Kidderminster Harriers Hereford
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 938
Referee: S. Mulhall
28 December 2020 15 Leamington 0–0 Hereford Leamington Spa
15:00 GMT Stadium: New Windmill Ground
Referee: D. Watson
2 January 2021 16 Kidderminster Harriers 1–1 Hereford Kidderminster
15:00 GMT
Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
Referee: M. Crusham
16 February 2021 17 Hereford 2–0 Brackley Town Hereford
19:45 GMT
Stadium: Edgar Street
Referee: D. Rogers

FA Cup

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Hereford entered the competition in the second qualifying round.

3 October 2020 Second qualifying round Gosport Borough 1–3 Hereford Gosport
15:00 BST
  • Wooden 73'
Stadium: Privett Park
Attendance: 501
13 October 2020 Third qualifying round Stafford Rangers 3–1 Hereford Stafford
15:00 BST
  • Cuff 28', 82'
  • Coyle 90+2'
Report Stadium: Marston Road
Attendance: 585
Referee: D. Rogers

FA Trophy

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Hereford entered the competition in the second round.

15 December 2020 (2020-12-15) Second round Hereford 3–0 St Neots Town Hereford
19:45 GMT
Report Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 285
Referee: J. Maskrey
19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) Third round Nantwich Town 0–1 Hereford Nantwich
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Weaver Stadium
Attendance: 433
Referee: B. Wyatt
19 January 2021 (2021-01-19) Fourth round Stamford 0–2 Hereford Stamford
19:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Zeeco Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: T. Bishop
Note: Rescheduled fixture[57]
6 February 2021 (2021-02-06) Fifth round Hereford 1–0 Leamington Hereford
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 0
Referee: D. Middleton
27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) Quarter-finals Aldershot Town 1–1
(3–5 p)
Hereford Aldershot
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: T. Reeves
Penalties
27 March 2021 (2021-03-27) Semi-finals Hereford 1–0 Woking Hereford
15:00 GMT
  • Butlin 21'
Report Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 0
Referee: A. Young
22 May 2021 Final Hereford 1–3 Hornchurch London
16:15 BST Report
  • Ruff 75'
  • Nash 86'
  • Brown 90+5'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: T. Harrington

Attendances

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Date Time Opponent Result Competition Attendance
27 October 2020 19:45 Bradford (Park Avenue) 0–2 National League North 0 Steady
17 November 2020 19:45 Gloucester City 0–1 National League North 0 Steady
21 November 2020 15:00 Chorley 2–2 National League North 0 Steady
28 November 2020 15:00 Kettering Town 3–3 National League North 0 Steady
12 December 2020 15:00 AFC Fylde 2–1 National League North 800[c] Increase
15 December 2020 19:45 St Neots Town 3–0 FA Trophy 285 Decrease
26 December 2020 15:00 Kidderminster Harriers 3–1 National League North 938 Increase
6 February 2021 15:00 Leamington 1–0 FA Trophy 0 Decrease
16 February 2021 19:45 Brackley Town 2–0 National League North 0 Steady
27 March 2021 15:00 Woking 1–0 FA Trophy 0 Steady

Source: Football Web Pages

Squad statistics

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As of match played 22 May 2021

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.
  • Italics indicate player is/was a loan player
No. Pos Nat Player Total National
League North
FA Cup FA Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Paul White 10 0 8 0 2 0 0 0
2 DF England ENG Jared Hodgkiss 20 2 13 2 1 0 6 0
3 MF England ENG Luke Haines 13 0 7 0 2 0 4 0
4 DF England ENG Ben Pollock 8 0 3 0 0+1 0 2+2 0
5 MF England ENG George Forsyth 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF England ENG Jamie Grimes 22 1 13 0 2 0 7 1
7 DF England ENG Chris Camwell 17 3 6+2 2 2 0 7 1
8 FW England ENG Joey Butlin 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 1
9 FW England ENG Ryan McLean 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF England ENG Tom Owen-Evans 21 9 12 4 2 2 7 3
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kyle Finn 22 1 10+3 0 2 0 7 1
12 DF England ENG Kennedy Digie 10 1 6+1 1 1+1 0 1 0
15 DF England ENG Toby Raison 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
16 MF England ENG James McQuilkin 17 1 7+4 1 1 0 4+1 0
17 MF England ENG Ryan Lloyd 22 0 13 0 2 0 7 0
18 MF England ENG Yan Klukowski 17 0 5+5 0 1 0 2+4 0
19 DF England ENG Callum Rowe 2 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
20 GK England ENG Brandon Hall 12 0 5 0 0 0 7 0
20 GK England ENG Nathan Vaughan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Pakistan PAK Samir Nabi 7 0 0+4 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
22 MF England ENG Richard Whittingham 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
24 DF Wales WAL Dylan Jones 5 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 1+2 0
25 FW England ENG Michael Bakare 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1
33 DF England ENG Lewis Butroid 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
34 MF Afghanistan AFG Maziar Kouhyar 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
Players who left during the season but made an appearance
5 DF England ENG Jake Wright 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
8 MF England ENG Giles Coke 11 0 4+5 0 0 0 0+2 0
9 MF England ENG Andrai Jones 5 0 3 0 0+2 0 0 0
14 FW England ENG Lenell John-Lewis 13 12 10 8 1 2 2 2
19 FW England ENG Demetri Brown 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF England ENG Daniel Jones 12 0 8+1 0 1 0 2 0
34 FW England ENG Kelsey Mooney 8 1 4+3 1 0 0 0+1 0

Players with zero appearances were unused substitutes named in at least one matchday squad.

Goals

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Rank Pos. Player League FA Cup FA Trophy Total
1 FW England Lenell John-Lewis 8 2 2 12
2 MF England Tom Owen-Evans 4 2 3 9
3 DF England Chris Camwell 2 0 1 3
4 FW England Michael Bakare 1 0 1 2
DF England Jared Hodgkiss 2 0 0 2
6 FW England Joey Butlin 0 0 1 1
DF England Kennedy Digie 1 0 0 1
MF Republic of Ireland Kyle Finn 0 0 1 1
DF England Jamie Grimes 0 0 1 1
MF Northern Ireland James McQuilkin 1 0 0 1
FW England Kelsey Mooney 1 0 0 1
Total 20 4 10 34

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Excludes fixtures where spectators were unable to attend due to COVID-19
  2. ^ Only two home fixtures allowed spectators all season
  3. ^ COVID-19 test event with capacity capped at 800 spectators[58]

References

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  1. ^ "CLUB NEWS | Andrew Graham Steps Down from Chairman Role | Hereford FC - The Official website of Hereford FC". www.herefordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  2. ^ a b "CLUB NEWS | Rob Crawford Steps Down as Chair of Hereford FC | Hereford FC - The Official website of Hereford FC". www.herefordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  3. ^ "National League season to continue". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Bulls manager confirms no more players are being retained". Hereford Times. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
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