| Manager: | Graham Turner |
| League Result: | 3rd (promoted) |
| League Topscorer: | Theo Robinson (13) |
| Season Topscorer: | Theo Robinson (16) |
| Highest Attendance: | 6,855 v Cardiff City, FA Cup, 27 January 2008 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,859 v Yeovil Town, League Cup, 9 October 2007 |
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| Prevseason: | 2006–07 |
| Nextseason: | 2008–09 |
| Average Attendance: | 3,421 |
| Largest Win: | 5–1 v Darlington (H), League Two, 3 November 2007 |
| Largest Loss: | 0–4 v Chesterfield (A), League Two, 21 January 2008 |
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.
| Date | Player | Transferred from | Fee | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 June 2007 | FW | 9 | Steve Guinan | Cheltenham Town | Free transfer | [1] |
| 4 July 2007 | DF | 6 | Karl Broadhurst | Bournemouth | [2] | |
| DF | 5 | John McCombe | Huddersfield Town | |||
| MF | 10 | Kris Taylor | Walsall | |||
| 19 July 2007 | MF | 11 | Clint Easton | Gillingham | [3] | |
| 2 August 2007 | FW | 12 |  Trevor Benjamin | Peterborough United | [4] | |
| MF | 7 | Lionel Ainsworth | Derby County | [5] | ||
| 8 August 2007 | FW | 23 | Simon Johnson | Darlington | [6] | |
| 17 August 2007 | GK | 14 | Michael Ingham | Wrexham | [7] | |
| 31 August 2007 | MF | 27 | Craig Jones | Academy | [8] | |
| DF | — |  Marvin McCoy | Watford | [9] | ||
| 18 January 2008 | MF | 7 | Jack Macleod | Carshalton Athletic | [10] | |
| 17 March 2008 | GK | 33 | Ryan Esson | Shrewsbury Town | [11] |
| Date | Player | To club | Fee | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2007 | MF | 8 | Andy Ferrell | Kidderminster Harriers | Released | [12] |
| 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 | [13] |
| 6 June 2007 | MF | 5 | Tamika Mkandawire | Leyton Orient | Free transfer | [14] |
| 25 June 2007 | MF | 6 | Rob Purdie | Darlington | [15] | |
| 27 June 2007 | FW | 9 | Tim Sills | Torquay United | Undisclosed | [16] |
| 2 July 2007 | FW | 12 | Alan Connell | Brentford | Free transfer | [17] |
| 4 July 2007 | DF | 2 | Simon Travis | Nuneaton Borough | ||
| 5 July 2007 | FW | 16 | Andy Williams | Bristol Rovers | Undisclosed | [18] |
| 5 January 2008 | MF | 7 | Lionel Ainsworth | Watford |
| Start date | End date | Player | From club | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2007 | 13 August 2007 | GK | 14 | Chris Weale | Bristol City | [19] [20] | |
| 10 August 2007 | End of season | MF | 20 |  Toumani Diagouraga | Watford | [21] | |
| FW | 22 | Theo Robinson | |||||
| 30 October 2007 | DF | 16 | Robbie Threlfall | Liverpool | [22] | ||
| 16 November 2007 | DF | 18 | Lee Collins | Wolverhampton Wanderers | [23] | ||
| 28 January 2008 | 30 April 2008 | FW | 29 | Gary Hooper | Southend United | [24] | |
| 8 February 2008 | 10 February 2008 | FW | 24 | Sherjill MacDonald | West Bromwich Albion | [25] | |
| 21 February 2008 | 24 March 2008 | MF | 26 | Stephen Gleeson | Wolverhampton Wanderers | [26] | |
| 27 March 2008 | 27 April 2008 | MF | 25 | Sammy Igoe | Bristol Rovers | [27] |
| Start date | End date | Player | To club | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 November 2007 | 5 January 2008 | MF | 7 | Lionel Ainsworth | Watford | [28] |
| 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 |
See main article: 2007–08 Football League Two.
See main article: 2007–08 FA Cup. The draw for the first round was made on 31 October 2007,[29] 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.[30] In the replay, a third minute goal from Lionel Ainsworth was enough to send Hereford through 1–0 and knock Leeds out.[31] In the second round, Hereford were again drawn at home against a League One club, Hartlepool United.[32] 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,[33] 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.[34] [35] In the fourth round, Hereford were drawn at home against Championship club, and eventual runners-up, Cardiff City.[36] Hereford's cup run came to an end as they were beaten 2–1.[37]
See main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup.
See main article: 2007–08 Football League Trophy.
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 February 2008 | Quarter Final | Ledbury Town | H | 8 – 0 | Palmer 40', 53', 71', 73', 87', Taylor 42', Burge 56', 60' | 221 | |
| 4 March 2008 | Semi Final | Bromyard Town | H | 5 – 0 | Broadhurst 5', Robinson 17', 56', MacLeod 52', Thomas 90' | 109 | |
| 1 April 2008 | Final | Westfields | N | 3 – 0 | Guinan 14', 46', Taylor 35' | 281 |
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