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Hereford United

2007–08 season
Chairman	Graham Turner
Manager	Graham Turner
League Two	3rd (promoted)
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Second round
Football League Trophy	First round (Southern)
Top goalscorer	League: Theo Robinson (13) All: Theo Robinson (16)
Highest home attendance	6,855 v Cardiff City, FA Cup, 27 January 2008
Lowest home attendance	1,859 v Yeovil Town, League Cup, 9 October 2007
Average home league attendance	3,421
Biggest win	5–1 v Darlington (H), League Two, 3 November 2007
Biggest defeat	0–4 v Chesterfield (A), League Two, 21 January 2008
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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.

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.

As of 3 May 2008

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 Wayne Brown 2 DF  AUS Trent McClenahan 4 DF  ENG Richard Rose 5 DF  ENG John McCombe 6 DF  ENG Karl Broadhurst (captain) 7 MF  ENG Jack Macleod 8 MF  ENG Ben Smith 9 FW  ENG Steve Guinan 10 MF  ENG Kris Taylor 11 MF  ENG Clint Easton 12 FW  JAM Trevor Benjamin 14 GK  NIR Michael Ingham

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  ENG Sam Gwynne 16 DF  ENG Robbie Threlfall (on loan from Liverpool) 17 MF  ENG Jordan Fitzpatrick 18 DF  ENG Lee Collins (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) 19 FW  ENG Marcus Palmer 20 MF  FRA Toumani Diagouraga (on loan from Watford) 21 MF  ENG Luke Webb 22 FW  JAM Theo Robinson (on loan from Watford) 23 FW  ENG Simon Johnson 27 MF  ENG Craig Jones 28 DF  ENG Dean Beckwith 33 GK  SCO Ryan Esson

Date	Pos.	No.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref.
12 June 2007	FW	9	Steve Guinan	Cheltenham Town	Free transfer
4 July 2007	DF	6	Karl Broadhurst	Bournemouth
	DF	5	John McCombe	Huddersfield Town
	MF	10	Kris Taylor	Walsall
19 July 2007	MF	11	Clint Easton	Gillingham
2 August 2007	FW	12	Trevor Benjamin	Peterborough United
	MF	7	Lionel Ainsworth	Derby County
8 August 2007	FW	23	Simon Johnson	Darlington
17 August 2007	GK	14	Michael Ingham	Wrexham
31 August 2007	MF	27	Craig Jones	Academy
	DF	—	Marvin McCoy	Watford
18 January 2008	MF	7	Jack Macleod	Carshalton Athletic
17 March 2008	GK	33	Ryan Esson	Shrewsbury Town

Date	Pos.	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
14 May 2007	MF	8	Andy Ferrell	Kidderminster Harriers	Released
	FW	10	Stuart Fleetwood	Forest Green Rovers
	DF	17	Martyn Giles	Newport County
	MF	3	Danny Thomas	Macclesfield Town
	GK	14	Glyn Thompson	Newport County
29 May 2007	MF	23	Phil Gulliver	Rushden & Diamonds	Undisclosed
6 June 2007	MF	5	Tamika Mkandawire	Leyton Orient	Free transfer
25 June 2007	MF	6	Rob Purdie	Darlington
27 June 2007	FW	9	Tim Sills	Torquay United	Undisclosed
2 July 2007	FW	12	Alan Connell	Brentford	Free transfer
4 July 2007	DF	2	Simon Travis	Nuneaton Borough
5 July 2007	FW	16	Andy Williams	Bristol Rovers	Undisclosed
5 January 2008	MF	7	Lionel Ainsworth	Watford

Start date	End date	Pos.	No.	Player	From club	Ref.
8 August 2007	13 August 2007	GK	14	Chris Weale	Bristol City
10 August 2007	End of season	MF	20	Toumani Diagouraga	Watford
		FW	22	Theo Robinson
30 October 2007		DF	16	Robbie Threlfall	Liverpool
16 November 2007		DF	18	Lee Collins	Wolverhampton Wanderers
28 January 2008	30 April 2008	FW	29	Gary Hooper	Southend United
8 February 2008	10 February 2008	FW	24	Sherjill MacDonald	West Bromwich Albion
21 February 2008	24 March 2008	MF	26	Stephen Gleeson	Wolverhampton Wanderers
27 March 2008	27 April 2008	MF	25	Sammy Igoe	Bristol Rovers

Start date	End date	Pos.	No.	Player	To club	Ref.
22 November 2007	5 January 2008	MF	7	Lionel Ainsworth	Watford
25 February 2008	25 March 2008	FW	19	Marcus Palmer	Gloucester City
27 March 2008	27 April 2008	MF	17	Jordan Fitzpatrick	Bromsgrove Rovers
		MF	27	Craig Jones

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The draw for the first round was made on 31 October 2007, with Hereford being drawn at home to League One club Leeds United, playing at that level for the first time in their history. The match was moved to Friday night in order to be broadcast on terrestrial television, with Hereford earning a replay after a 0–0 draw. In the replay, a third minute goal from Lionel Ainsworth was enough to send Hereford through 1–0 and knock Leeds out. In the second round, Hereford were again drawn at home against a League One club, Hartlepool United. No replay was needed this time to defeat their higher graded opponents with Hereford winning 2–0. A third consecutive League One club was drawn in the third round, and a third consecutive scalp obtained by Hereford as they knocked Tranmere Rovers out, beating them 1–0 in a replay after a 2–2 draw at Prenton Park. In the fourth round, Hereford were drawn at home against Championship club, and eventual runners-up, Cardiff City. Hereford's cup run came to an end as they were beaten 2–1.

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As of match played 3 May 2008

• 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
• Players with zero appearances are not included
• Statistics from the HFA Senior Floodlit Cup are not included

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		FL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Wayne Brown	52	0	44	0	6	0	2	0	0	0
2	DF	AUS	Trent McClenahan	45	1	38	1	3+1	0	2	0	1	0
4	DF	ENG	Richard Rose	39	1	31	1	4+1	0	2	0	1	0
5	DF	ENG	John McCombe	32	1	23+4	0	3+1	1	0	0	1	0
6	DF	ENG	Karl Broadhurst	26	0	22+1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Ben Smith	53	6	42+2	5	6	1	2	0	0+1	0
9	FW	ENG	Steve Guinan	32	3	20+8	3	0+2	0	0+2	0	0	0
10	MF	ENG	Kris Taylor	40	1	22+9	1	4+2	0	0+2	0	1	0
11	MF	ENG	Clint Easton	45	4	36+3	3	2+1	0	2	1	1	0
12	FW	JAM	Trevor Benjamin	43	11	15+19	10	6	1	2	0	1	0
14	GK	NIR	Michael Ingham	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15	MF	ENG	Sam Gwynne	19	0	9+6	0	2+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
16	DF	ENG	Robbie Threlfall	12	0	6+3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF	ENG	Lee Collins	20	0	14+2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	ENG	Marcus Palmer	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	FRA	Toumani Diagouraga	50	2	41	2	6	0	2	0	1	0
21	MF	ENG	Luke Webb	15	3	3+11	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	FW	JAM	Theo Robinson	52	16	32+11	13	6	2	2	1	0+1	0
23	FW	ENG	Simon Johnson	39	6	22+11	5	3+1	1	0+1	0	1	0
28	DF	ENG	Dean Beckwith	46	2	38	2	5	0	2	0	1	0
33	GK	SCO	Ryan Esson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left during the season but made an appearance
7	MF	ENG	Lionel Ainsworth	19	8	13+2	4	2	1	2	3	0	0
14	GK	ENG	Chris Weale	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	FW	NED	Sherjill MacDonald	7	6	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	ENG	Sammy Igoe	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	IRL	Stephen Gleeson	4	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	ENG	Gary Hooper	19	11	19	11	0	0	0	0	0	0

• Hereford United F.C. seasons
• 2007–08 Football League Two by team