2009–10 Hereford United F.C. season

Hereford United
2009–10 season
Chairman Graham Turner
Manager John Trewick
Graham Turner
League Two 16th
FA Cup Second Round
League Cup Second Round
Football League Trophy Semi-Final (South)
Top goalscorer League: Marc Pugh (13)
All: Marc Pugh (13)
Highest home attendance 3,280 vs Cheltenham Town (15 August 2009)
Lowest home attendance 897 vs Aldershot Town (6 October 2009)
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The 2009–10 season was Hereford United's 29th season in the Football League and the club competed in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Having been promoted from this division in 2007–08, Hereford spent the previous season in Football League One and were relegated in 24th place.

John Trewick managed his first full season at the club, having taken charge of the club for the final two matches of the 2008–09 season. Former manager Graham Turner remained as Chairman and Director of Football. Trewick built an almost entirely new squad, with just four players – Matt Done, Sam Gwynne, Craig Jones and Richard Rose – retained from the previous season.

The club spent the majority of the season in the bottom half of the table, and Trewick was sacked mid-season. Turner became caretaker manager until the end of the season and guided the club to a final position of 16th. Progress was made in all three cup competitions, with a run to the last eight of the Football League Trophy ending in a 4–1 home defeat to MK Dons.

This season saw a number of changes off the field. A new home and away strip was launched as the club announced a three-year deal with shirt suppliers Admiral,[1] the away colours changing from yellow to orange. The club's shirt sponsor changed from Sun Valley to parent company Cargill.[2] At the end of the season, Turner announced that the majority shareholding of the club was for sale, and on 4 June 2010 it was announced that he had left the club, bringing 15 years of service to an end, and that David Keyte had taken over as chairman with Tim Russon as vice-chairman.

Pre-season

Date Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
9 July 2009 Pegasus Juniors A 3 – 0 Morris 36', Gwynne 55', Tolley 65' c. 300
13 July 2009 Bristol City H 1 – 2 Morris 29' 823
21 July 2009 Kidderminster Harriers A 2 – 3 Pandiani 81', Ameobi 85' 625
25 July 2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0 – 0 797
28 July 2009 Bristol Rovers H 1 – 2 Pipe 70' (o.g.) 651
1 August 2009 Walsall H 0 – 1 590

League Two

Date Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance League

position

8 August 2009 Morecambe A 2 – 2 Pugh 39', 90' 2,119 10th
15 August 2009 Cheltenham Town H 1 – 1 Godsmark 76' 3,280 16th
18 August 2009 Bury H 1 – 3 Constantine 15' 2,321 19th
22 August 2009 Crewe Alexandra A 0 – 1 3,731 22nd
29 August 2009 Port Vale H 2 – 2 Pugh 36', Plummer 80' (pen) 2,434 20th
5 September 2009 Aldershot Town A 2 – 2 Plummer 4' (pen), 78' 3,094 21st
12 September 2009 Grimsby Town A 0 – 1 3,173 23rd
19 September 2009 Accrington Stanley H 2 – 0 King 6', Valentine 67' 2,013 20th
26 September 2009 Rochdale A 1 – 4 Pugh 23' 2,620 21st
29 September 2009 Bournemouth H 2 – 1 Pugh 50', 77' 2,104 18th
3 October 2009 Dagenham & Redbridge H 1 – 1 Walker 80' 2,253 20th
10 October 2009 Rotherham United A 1 – 1 McCallum 90' 3,452 20th
17 October 2009 Chesterfield H 1 – 0 Valentine 58' (pen) 2,574 18th
24 October 2009 Bradford City A 0 – 1 11,107 19th
31 October 2009 Darlington H 2 – 1 Lowe 41', D. Jones 47' 2,238 17th
14 November 2009 Barnet A 0 – 0 1,965 16th
21 November 2009 Burton Albion A 2 – 3 Constantine 61', 76' 2,796 18th
24 November 2009 Shrewsbury Town H 2 – 1 Valentine 5' (pen), McCallum 30' 2,913 16th
1 December 2009 Northampton Town A 3 – 1 D. Jones 16', Manset 57', King 74' 3,524 14th
5 December 2009 Notts County H 0 – 2 2,727 17th
12 December 2009 Macclesfield Town H 1 – 3 Constantine 90' 1,406 17th
26 December 2009 Torquay United A 0 – 1 3,792 19th
19 January 2010 Crewe Alexandra H 1 – 1 Constantine 42' 1,367 19th
23 January 2010 Bury A 0 – 1 2,797 20th
30 January 2010 Port Vale A 0 – 2 4,686 21st
2 February 2010 Lincoln City H 2 – 0 McCallum 29', 55' 1,429 18th
6 February 2010 Torquay United H 1 – 0 McCallum 22' 2,123 18th
13 February 2010 Shrewsbury Town A 1 – 3 Constantine 5' 6,098 18th
16 February 2010 Aldershot Town H 2 – 0 McCallum 27', Blackburn 35' (o.g.) 1,576 16th
20 February 2010 Burton Albion H 3 – 4 Pugh 28', Lunt 55', McQuilkin 59' 2,253 17th
23 February 2010 Northampton Town H 0 – 2 1,266 18th
27 February 2010 Notts County A 0 – 5 6,036 18th
2 March 2010 Cheltenham Town A 1 – 0 Green 25' 3,273 17th
6 March 2010 Macclesfield Town H 0 – 2 1,919 18th
12 March 2010 Lincoln City A 1 – 3 Pugh 42' 6,012 18th
16 March 2010 Morecambe H 0 – 1 1,208 20th
20 March 2010 Bradford City H 2 – 0 Manset 33', Jervis 81' 1,926 19th
27 March 2010 Chesterfield A 2 – 1 Jervis 48' (pen), Pugh 63' 3,593 17th
3 April 2010 Barnet H 2 – 1 McQuilkin 29', Breen 69' (o.g.) 2,146 17th
5 April 2010 Darlington A 1 – 0 Pugh 74' 2,131 16th
10 April 2010 Grimsby Town H 0 – 1 2,143 16th
13 April 2010 Bournemouth A 1 – 2 Pugh 90' 6,128 18th
17 April 2010 Accrington Stanley A 2 – 1 McCallum 35', 90' 1,420 17th
24 April 2010 Rochdale H 2 – 1 King 52', Valentine 61' 1,975 15th
1 May 2010 Dagenham & Redbridge A 1 – 2 Pugh 62' 2,663 17th
8 May 2010 Rotherham United H 3 – 0 Manset 4', D. Jones 21', Pugh 90' 3,005 16th

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
7 November 2009 First Round Sutton United H 2 – 0 Manset 6', Valentine 86' (pen) 1,713
28 November 2009 Second Round Colchester United H 0 – 1 2,225

League Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
11 August 2009 First Round Charlton Athletic H 1 – 0
AET		 Godsmark 98' 2,017
25 August 2009 Second Round Portsmouth A 1 – 4 Plummer (pen) 62' 6,645

Football League Trophy

Hereford United will enter the Football League Trophy at the First Round stage. The First Round match will be played during the week commencing 31 August 2009.

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
1 September 2009 First Round (South) Bristol Rovers H 0 – 0
(4 – 2 on pens)		 970
6 October 2009 Second Round (South) Aldershot Town H 2 – 2
(4 – 3 on pens)		 Walker 42', Manset 89' 897
10 November 2009 Quarter Final (South) Leyton Orient A 1 – 1
(3 – 2 on pens)		 Constantine 25' 1,282
15 December 2009 Semi Final (South) Milton Keynes Dons H 1 – 4 Constantine 63' 1,367

Herefordshire Senior Cup

The format of the Herefordshire Senior Cup was changed from a knockout competition to a one-off final: the winners of the County Challenge Cup play Hereford United in a pre-season match.[3]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
4 November 2008 Final Wellington A 8 – 0 Constantine 8' (pen), 37', Pugh 35', Ameobi 62', 84', Morris 66', 67', Lunt 89' c. 250

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy HFA Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GKEngland Adam Bartlett 4602020401055000
2 DFWales Ryan Green 3111020201037121
3 DFWales Ryan Valentine 40421101010455122
4 DFEngland Richard Rose 2500020301031010
5 DFEngland Keith Lowe 1912010301026100
6 MFEngland Kenny Lunt 4212020401151230
7 MFEngland Marc Pugh 401320203011481410
8 MFEngland Glen Southam 60002010009020
8 MFEngland Jordon Mutch 30100010005010
8 FWEngland Lateef Elford-Alliyu 10000000001000
8 FWEngland Lewis Young 60000000006000
9 FWEngland Lee Morris 1100010101214200
10 FWEngland Leon Constantine 35610103212411000
11 MFWales Jamie Tolley 1000010201014020
12 MFThe Gambia Edrissa Sonko 1001000200013010
14 MFNorthern Ireland James McQuilkin 2220010000023211
15 MFEngland Sam Gwynne 2600020200030050
16 MFEngland Jonny Godsmark 811021200013210
16 DFEngland Paul Downing 60000000006011
17 DFRepublic of Ireland Darren Dennehy 700020100010020
17 DFEngland Dan Preston 40000000004010
18 DFEngland Joel Edwards 00000000000000
19 MFWales Craig Jones 10001000002010
20 DFWales Darren Jones 4132010301048360
21 MFEngland Tyler Weir 30000010004000
22 FWFrance Mathieu Manset 2832100210032531
23 MFEngland Matt Done 1901010300024000
26 FWEngland Craig King 2632000200030300
27 DFEngland Danny Blanchett 1302000100016000
27 FWEngland Jake Jervis 72000000007220
28 MFEngland Mark Marshall 800000200010010
28 MFSweden Astrit Ajdarević 10000000001000
29 FWEngland James Walker 61000011007200
29 MFEngland Nathaniel Wedderburn 30000000003000
30 GKEngland Chris Adamson 10000000001001
31 MFCanada Gavin McCallum 2882000200032820
33 FWEngland Tristan Plummer 53001110007410
34 FWEngland Marlon Jackson 50001010007000
– MFCameroon Marc Manga 00000000101000
– FWEngland Tomi Ameobi 00000000121200

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Contract
2009-05-22 DF England Keith Lowe Kidderminster Harriers Free One year[4]
2009-05-29 DF Wales Ryan Valentine Darlington Free One year[5]
2009-06-05 DF Wales Ryan Green Bristol Rovers Free One year[6]
2009-06-09 DF Wales Darren Jones Forest Green Rovers Free Unknown[7]
2009-06-22 GK England Adam Bartlett Kidderminster Harriers Free Unknown[8]
2009-06-22 MF England Glen Southam Dagenham & Redbridge Free Unknown[8]
2009-06-23 MF England Kenny Lunt Sheffield Wednesday Free Unknown[9]
2009-06-23 MF Wales Jamie Tolley Macclesfield Town Free Unknown[9]
2009-06-29 FW England Leon Constantine Northampton Town Free One year[10]
2009-06-30 MF England Marc Pugh Shrewsbury Town Free One year[11]
2009-07-25 FW England Lee Morris Burton Albion Free One year[12]
2009-09-20 MF The Gambia Edrissa Sonko Tranmere Rovers Free One year

Out

Date Pos. Name Next Club Fee
2009-06-17 MF France Toumani Diagouraga Peterborough United Undisclosed*[13]

(*) fee believed to be in the region of £200,000.[13]

Loan in

Date From Date To Position Name From
2009-07-09 2010-01-09 DF Republic of Ireland Darren Dennehy Cardiff City
2009-08-06 2009-01-06 MF England Jonny Godsmark Newcastle United
2009-08-21 2009-09-21 FW England Tristan Plummer Bristol City
2009-08-21 2009-09-21 FW England Marlon Jackson Bristol City
2009-09-17 2009-10-17 MF England Mark Marshall Swindon Town
2009-09-17 2009-10-17 DF England Danny Blanchett Peterborough United
2009-09-17 2009-10-17 FW Scotland Craig King Leicester City

References

  1. ↑ New Shirt Suppliers Announced Hereford United official website, 18 March 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  2. ↑ Early Signings Would Be Advantage Hereford United official website, 8 May 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  3. ↑ Preview: Wellington host Bulls in HFA Final Hereford United official website, 16 July 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
  4. ↑ Lowe First Signing of Summer Hereford United official website, 22 May 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  5. ↑ Valentine Joins Bulls Hereford United official website, 29 May 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  6. ↑ Ryan Green Returns Hereford United official website, 5 June 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  7. ↑ Bulls Sign Jones From Rovers Hereford United official website, 9 June 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Two More Added to Squad Hereford United official website, 22 June 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Two Players Join Bulls Hereford United official website, 23 June 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2009.
  10. ↑ Trewick Brings Constantine to Bulls Hereford United official website, 29 June 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  11. ↑ Pugh Signs One Year Deal Hereford United official website, 30 June 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  12. ↑ Morris Signs One Year Deal Hereford United official website, 25 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Posh sign midfielder Diagouraga BBC Sport, 17 June 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.