| Club: | Hereford United F.C. |
| Season: | 2013–14 |
| Manager: | Martin Foyle (until 19 March)[1] Peter Beadle (caretaker, from 20 March)[2] |
| Chairman: | David Keyte |
| League: | Conference Premier |
| League Result: | 20th (demoted) |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First round |
| Cup2: | FA Trophy |
| Cup2 Result: | First round |
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| Prevseason: | 2012–13 |
| Nextseason: | 2014–15 |
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| Highest Attendance: | 2,545 v Grimsby Town, Conference Premier, 29 March 2014 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,013 v Macclesfield Town, Conference Premier, 25 February 2014 |
| Average Attendance: | 1,758 |
| Largest Win: | 3–0 v Southport (A), Conference Premier, 16 November 2013 4–1 v Southport (H), Conference Premier, 18 January 2014 |
| Largest Loss: | 0–7 v Luton Town (A), Conference Premier, 15 February 2014 |
The 2013–14 season was the 93rd and penultimate competitive season of Hereford United Football Club and their second consecutive season, as well as their 11th overall, in the Conference Premier, the fifth tier of English football, following their 6th-placed finish in the previous season. The club also completed in both the FA Cup and the FA Trophy.
During the summer of 2013, Hereford lost three of their key players from the previous season, including top goalscorer Ryan Bowman. Bowman, along with Marley Watkins and Sam Clucas, were offered contracts but all three signed elsewhere, meaning Hereford were to be awarded a fee for each player at tribunal at a later date.
On 10 January 2014, Hereford were placed under a transfer embargo.[3]
Manager Martin Foyle and his assistant Andy Porter left the club on 19 March 2014, with youth team manager Peter Beadle taking over as caretaker the following day.
Hereford entered the final day of the season in the relegation zone and needed to win at Aldershot Town combined with Chester failing to win at home to Salisbury City in order to stay up.[4] Going into the 86th minute, Chester were winning 2–1 whilst Hereford were drawing 1–1 and looking certain to be relegated. Chester then conceded an equaliser before Michael Rankine scored an 88th-minute winner for Hereford to completely change the outcome in the space of two minutes, and ensuring Hereford avoided relegation.[4] [5]
This season Hereford gave future West Ham and England forward Jarrod Bowen his first appearances in professional football.
On 10 June 2014, the club was expelled from the Football Conference despite their final day survival, meaning they would be demoted to the Southern League Premier Division and Chester reprieved from relegation.[6] [7] The club commenced their campaign in the Southern League the following season, but would go on to be wound-up in court on 19 December 2014.[8]
As of 26 April 2014[9]
| Name | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Apps | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | April 26, 2014 | Exeter City | 0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | Daniel Lloyd-Weston | April 26, 2014 | Market Drayton Town | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 | April 26, 2014 | Torquay United | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | April 26, 2014 | Gateshead | 6 | 0 | |||
| 5 | April 26, 2014 | Nantwich Town | 11 | 2 | |||
| 6 | April 26, 2014 | Forest Green Rovers | 48 | 2 | |||
| 12 | Dominic Collins | April 26, 2014 | Chester | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Joel Edwards | April 26, 2014 | Westfields | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 4 | April 26, 2014 | Port Vale | 21 | 1 | |||
| 7 | Rob Purdie (captain) | April 26, 2014 | Shrewsbury Town | 204 | 26 | ||
| 16 | April 26, 2014 | Grimsby Town | 0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | April 26, 2014 | Kidderminster Harriers | 0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | April 26, 2014 | Brackley Town | 81 | 1 | |||
| 22 | Jamie Edge | April 26, 2014 | Cirencester Town | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | Billy Murphy |  | April 26, 2014 | Youth team | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 9 | Dan Walker | April 26, 2014 | Luton Town | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Chris Sharp | April 26, 2014 | AFC Telford United | 25 | 4 | ||
| 11 | Sam Smith | April 26, 2014 | Cambridge United | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | April 26, 2014 | Aldershot Town | 0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | Jonathan Brown | April 26, 2014 | Suphanburi | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Cory Williams | April 26, 2014 | Youth team | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | April 26, 2014 | Youth team | 0 | 0 | |||
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 June 2013 | FW | Dan Walker | Luton Town | Free transfer | [10] | |
| 19 June 2013 | DF | Chris Bush | Gateshead | Free transfer | [11] | |
| 19 June 2013 | MF | Danny Pilkington | Kidderminster Harriers | Free transfer | ||
| 26 June 2013 | GK | Daniel Lloyd-Weston | Market Drayton Town | Free transfer | [12] | |
| 20 June 2013 | DF | Dominic Collins | Chester | Free transfer | [13] | |
| 3 July 2013 | MF | Rob Purdie | Shrewsbury Town | Free transfer | [14] | |
| 26 July 2013 | FW | Jonathan Brown | Suphanburi | Free transfer | [15] | |
| 26 July 2013 | DF | Joel Edwards | Westfields | Free transfer | ||
| 30 July 2013 | FW | Michael Rankine | Aldershot Town | Free transfer | [16] | |
| 31 July 2013 | MF | Frankie Artus | Grimsby Town | Free transfer | [17] | |
| 31 July 2013 | MF | Sam Gwynne | Brackley Town | Free transfer | ||
| 1 August 2013 | GK | Rhys Evans | Exeter City | Free transfer | ||
| 1 August 2013 | MF | Kingsley James | Port Vale | Free transfer | ||
| 1 August 2013 | DF | Daniel Leadbitter | Torquay United | Free transfer | ||
| 19 September 2013 | FW | Eric Odhiambo | Denizlispor | Free transfer | ||
| 18 December 2013 | MF | Jamie Edge | Cirencester Town | Free transfer | [18] |
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 April 2013 | MF | Simon Clist | Released | [19] | ||
| 22 April 2013 | DF | Andy Gallinagh | Released | |||
| 22 April 2013 | GK | Dan Hanford | Released | |||
| 22 April 2013 | MF | Brian Smikle | Released | |||
| 22 April 2013 | DF | Michael Townsend | Released | |||
| 17 May 2013 | DF | Stefan Stam | FC Den Bosch | Free transfer | [20] | |
| 24 May 2013 | FW | Ryan Bowman | York City | £20,000 | [21] | |
| 10 June 2013 | MF | Marley Watkins | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Tribunal | [22] | |
| 21 June 2013 | MF | Sam Clucas | Mansfield Town | £20,000 | [23] | |
| 26 June 2013 | GK | James Bittner | Released | |||
| 30 June 2013 | DF | Chris Carruthers | Corby Town | Free transfer | ||
| 30 June 2013 | MF | Will Evans | Eastleigh | Free transfer | [24] | |
| 30 June 2013 | MF | Craig Jones | Released | [25] | ||
| 6 July 2013 | DF | Joe Heath | Chester | Free transfer | [26] | |
| 31 July 2013 | FW | Marlon Jackson | Bury | Free transfer | [27] | |
| 17 September 2013 | FW | Jake Harris | Released | [28] | ||
| 7 January 2014 | FW | Eric Odhiambo | Released | [29] | ||
| 31 January 2014 | MF | Josh O'Keefe | Kidderminster Harriers | Undisclosed | [30] | |
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Until | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 June 2013 | FW | Sam Smith | Cambridge United | End of season | [31] | |
| 26 August 2013 | MF | Michael West | Crewe Alexandra | 26 September 2013 | [32] | |
| 29 August 2013 | MF | Paul Green | Forest Green Rovers | 29 September 2013 | [33] | |
| 13 September 2013 | FW | Richard Brodie | Gateshead | 16 October 2013 | [34] [35] | |
| 11 October 2013 | MF | Kevin Krans | Bristol City | 11 November 2013 | [36] | |
| 11 October 2013 | FW | Ross Dyer | Mansfield Town | 21 November 2013 | [37] | |
| 12 November 2013 | MF | Damon Lathrope | Torquay United | 3 January 2014 | [38] [39] | |
| 26 November 2013 | MF | Micah Evans | Burnley | 26 December 2013 | [40] |
See main article: 2013–14 Football Conference.
The league fixtures were announced on 3 July 2013, with the season starting on 10 August.[42]
Source: Football Web Pages
See main article: 2013–14 FA Cup. Hereford entered the competition in the fourth qualifying round.
Source: FCHD
See main article: 2013–14 FA Trophy. Hereford entered the competition in the first round.
Source: FCHD
| 10 August 2013 | 15:00 | 1–1 | data-sort-value="2033" | 2,033 | |||
| 24 August 2013 | 15:00 | 1–0 | Conference Premier | data-sort-value="1864" | 1,864 | ||
| 31 August 2013 | 15:00 | 2–1 | Conference Premier | data-sort-value="1527" | 1,527 | ||
| 13 September 2013 | 19:45 | 0–2 | Conference Premier | data-sort-value="1851" | 1,851 | ||
| 24 September 2013 | 19:45 | 1–0 | Conference Premier | data-sort-value="1398" | 1,398 | ||
| 28 September 2013 | 15:00 | 0–0 | Conference Premier | data-sort-value="2386" | 2,386 | ||
| 12 October 2013 | 15:00 | 2–2 | Conference Premier | data-sort-value="1583" | 1,583 | ||
| 19 October 2013 | 15:00 | 0–1 | Conference Premier | data-sort-value="1632" | 1,632 | ||
| 12 November 2013 | 19:45 | 2–2 | Conference Premier | data-sort-value="1512" | 1,512 | ||
| 26 November 2013 | 19:45 | 3–2 | Conference Premier | data-sort-value="1158" | 1,158 | ||
| 30 November 2013 | 15:00 | 0–3 | data-sort-value="1041" | 1,041 | |||
| 7 December 2013 | 15:00 | 0–1 | Conference Premier | data-sort-value="1292" | 1,292 | ||
| 21 December 2013 | 15:00 | 1–0 | Conference Premier | data-sort-value="1558" | 1,558 | ||
| 28 December 2013 | 19:30 | 1–0 | Conference Premier | data-sort-value="1848" | 1,848 | ||
| 18 January 2014 | 15:00 | 4–1 | Conference Premier | data-sort-value="1569" | 1,569 | ||
| 25 January 2014 | 15:00 | 1–0 | Conference Premier | data-sort-value="2016" | 2,016 | ||
| 28 January 2014 | 19:45 | 1–1 | Conference Premier | data-sort-value="2014" | 2,014 | ||
| 25 February 2014 | 19:45 | 1–2 | Conference Premier | data-sort-value="1013" | 1,013 | ||
| 1 March 2014 | 15:00 | 0–2 | Conference Premier | data-sort-value="1884" | 1,884 | ||
| 15 March 2014 | 15:00 | 0–0 | Conference Premier | data-sort-value="1378" | 1,378 | ||
| 29 March 2014 | 15:00 | 0–1 | Conference Premier | data-sort-value="2545" | 2,545 | ||
| 5 April 2014 | 15:00 | 0–2 | Conference Premier | data-sort-value="2140" | 2,140 | ||
| 12 April 2014 | 15:07 | 0–1 | Conference Premier | data-sort-value="1783" | 1,783 | ||
| 15:00 | 3–2 | Conference Premier | data-sort-value="2445" | 2,445 |
|-!colspan="12" style="text-align:center" | Youth team players|-!colspan="12" style="text-align:center" | Players who left during the season but made an appearance|}Source: Soccerbase
| 1 | 15 | FW | data-sort-value="Rankine, Michael" style="text-align:left" | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2 | 12 | DF | data-sort-value="Collins, Dominic" style="text-align:left" | Dominic Collins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 8 | MF | data-sort-value="O'Keefe, Josh" style="text-align:left" | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 11 | FW | data-sort-value="Smith, Sam" style="text-align:left" | Sam Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | 3 | DF | data-sort-value="Bush, Chris" style="text-align:left" | Chris Bush | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | data-sort-value="Walker, Dan" style="text-align:left" | Dan Walker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 36 | FW | data-sort-value="Dyer, Ross" style="text-align:left" | Ross Dyer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | 4 | MF | data-sort-value="James, Kingsley" style="text-align:left" | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | DF | data-sort-value="McDonald, Rod" style="text-align:left" | Rod McDonald | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | FW | data-sort-value="Sharp, Chris" style="text-align:left" | Chris Sharp | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 17 | FW | data-sort-value="Brown, Jonathan" style="text-align:left" | Jonathan Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | 6 | DF | data-sort-value="Graham, Luke" style="text-align:left" | Luke Graham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | data-sort-value="Artus, Frankie" style="text-align:left" | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 20 | FW | data-sort-value="Odhiambo, Eric" style="text-align:left" | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 22 | MF | data-sort-value="West, Michael" style="text-align:left" | Michael West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 | MF | data-sort-value="Krans, Kevin" style="text-align:left" |  Kevin Krans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | FW | data-sort-value="Brodie, Richard" style="text-align:left" | Richard Brodie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 | FW | data-sort-value="Bowen, Jarrod" style="text-align:left" | Jarrod Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 1 | 0 | 45 | ||||