The 1977–78 season was the 49th season of competitive football played by Hereford United Football Club and their sixth in the Football League. Following relegation from Division Two the previous season, the club competed in Division Three, as well as the League Cup and FA Cup.
Summary Hereford endured a torrid season which saw the resignations of chairman Frank Miles and manager John Sillett, the transfer of prolific striker Dixie McNeil to Wrexham and, ultimately, a second successive relegation. They never fully recovered from five defeats in their opening six matches, although a nine-match unbeaten run (including seven clean sheets) initially steered them towards mid-table. Following a run of only one win in 19 matches, four wins from six in March under caretaker manager Tony Ford briefly raised survival hopes, but Hereford went down with a whimper after three draws and seven defeats in their final 10 matches.
Goals were severely rationed, with McNeil's three in seven league matches prior to his departure keeping him as leading scorer until the end of January. Away form was particularly dismal with no wins and just six league goals scored on their travels all season.
In both domestic cup competitions, Hereford fell at the first hurdle, including the indignity of their first FA Cup defeat by a non-league club since election to the Football League when Wealdstone beat them 3–2 in a replay at Edgar Street.
Squad Players who made one appearance or more for Hereford United F.C. during the 1977-78 season Pos.Nat.NameLeagueLeague CupFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKKevin Charlton10000010GKTommy Hughes1303000160GKPeter Mellor3200020340DFBryan Bouston4(2)000004(2)0DFPhil Burrows2603020310DFStuart Cornes1300000130DFSteve Emery3923020442DFDerek Jefferson1300000130DFJohn Layton4213020471DFJulian Marshall40(1)3302045(1)3DFChris Price1300000130DFSteve Ritchie2411(1)00025(1)1MFFrank Barton1820000182MFLes Briley2713000301MFRoy Carter12(1)1312017(1)2MFKyle Holmes40000040MFAndy Proudlove6(5)0000(1)06(6)0MFKevin Sheedy33(1)32(1)02137(2)4MFPeter Spiring30(4)2322035(4)4MFKenny Stephens2610010271FWSteve Crompton23(2)5000023(2)5FWSteve Davey3153121367FWKeith Fear (on loan from Bristol City)60000060FWBilly Holmes9(6)2002011(6)2FWDixie McNeil733100104FWStewart Phillips10000010FWEric Redrobe0(1)000000(1)0FWColin Sinclair1320000132
League table
Results
Third Division
League Cup
FA Cup
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