1974–75 Hereford United F.C. season

Hereford United

1974–75 season
Chairman	Frank Miles
Manager	John Sillett
Stadium	Edgar Street
Division Three	12th
League Cup	Third round
FA Cup	Second round
Welsh Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Dixie McNeil (31) All: Dixie McNeil (32)
Highest home attendance	11,488 v Preston North End, Division Three, 5 October 1974
Lowest home attendance	2114 v Barry Town, Welsh Cup, 13 November 1974
Average home league attendance	7230
Biggest win	5–0 v Chesterfield (H), Division Three, 28 September 1974
Biggest defeat	1–6 v Tranmere Rovers (A), Division Three, 29 November 1974
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The 1974–75 season was the 45th season of competitive football played by Hereford United Football Club and their third in the Football League. The club competed in Division Three, as well as the League Cup, FA Cup and Welsh Cup.

Hereford began the season with a new manager at the helm, Colin Addison having left the club by mutual consent to be replaced by Bristol City coach John Sillett.^[1] A number of new signings also arrived, including former England international Terry Paine from Southampton as player-coach, and forward Dixie McNeil from Lincoln City.^[2]

Results showed an overall improvement on the previous season as Hereford finished comfortably in mid-table, with McNeil bagging 31 league goals, making him top scorer across all four divisions. He became the first Hereford player to score a league hat-trick in a 5–0 win over Chesterfield and followed up with another in a 6–3 win over eventual champions Blackburn Rovers.^[2]

Players who made one appearance or more for Hereford United F.C. during the 1974-75 season

Pos.	Nat.	Name	League		League Cup		FA Cup		Welsh Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK	SCO	Jim Blyth (on loan from Coventry City)	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
GK	SCO	Tommy Hughes	39	0	4	0	2	0	2	0	47	0
DF	IRE	Tony Byrne	45	0	4	0	2	0	2	0	53	0
DF	ENG	Steve Emery	44	0	4	0	2	0	2	1	52	1
DF	ENG	John Layton	19	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	24	1
DF	WAL	Mick McLaughlin	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
DF	WAL	Peter Morgan	16	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	21	0
DF	ENG	Tommy Naylor	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
DF	ENG	Brian Roberts (on loan from Coventry City)	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
DF	ENG	David Rylands	20	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	23	0
DF	ENG	Billy Tucker	35	1	1	0	1(1)	1	2	0	39(1)	2
MF	ENG	Roy Carter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MF	WAL	Brian Evans	14(3)	1	3	1	1	0	1(1)	0	19(4)	2
MF	ENG	Viv Fear	2(1)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3(1)	0
MF	ENG	Harry Gregory	11(2)	1	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	11(3)	1
MF	ENG	Bobby Kellard (on loan from Portsmouth)	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
MF	ENG	Fred Kemp	12(1)	2	2	0	1	0	2	0	17(1)	2
MF	ENG	Colin Lee (on loan from Bristol City)	7(2)	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	9(2)	0
MF	ENG	Terry Paine	40	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	47	5
MF	ENG	Brian Preece	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
MF	ENG	David Rudge	16	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	19	2
MF	ENG	Barry Silkman	6(9)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6(9)	1
MF	ENG	Dudley Tyler	38(3)	3	3	0	2	0	2	0	45(3)	3
MF	WAL	Shane Walker	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
FW	WAL	Nick Deacy	13(4)	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	14(4)	2
FW	ENG	John Galley	22	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	6
FW	ENG	Dixie McNeil	44	31	4	1	2	0	1	0	51	32
FW	ENG	Paul Lee	9(3)	3	0(1)	0	2	0	1	0	12(4)	3
FW	ENG	Eric Redrobe	13(2)	3	1(1)	0	0	0	1	0	15(3)	3
FW	ENG	John Ritchie	9(2)	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	12(2)	2

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
10	Gillingham	46	17	14	15	65	60	1.083	48
11	Colchester United	46	17	13	16	70	63	1.111	47
12	Hereford United	46	16	14	16	64	66	0.970	46
13	Wrexham	46	15	15	16	65	55	1.182	45	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
14	Bury	46	16	12	18	53	50	1.060	44

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Bibliography

• Parrott, Ron (1998). Hereford United: The League Era - A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-18-X.
• Rothmans Football Yearbook 1975-76 (Editor: Peter Dunk). Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-362-00219-3.