Hereford United's 1997/98 GM Vauxhall Conference season
League games unless stated - Reports from Peter Povall's old website.
Date |
Competition |
Opposition |
Venue |
Result |
Att. |
Pos. |
Report |
16/08/97 |
League |
Welling United |
Home |
1 - 2 |
3,132 |
16 |
|
18/08/97 |
League |
Hednesford Town |
Away |
1 - 1 |
2,396 |
15 |
|
23/08/97 |
League |
Farnborough Town |
Away |
0 - 2 |
1,079 |
7 |
|
25/08/97 |
League |
Cheltenham Town |
Home |
3 - 2 |
3,704 |
4 |
|
30/08/97 |
League |
Stevenage Borough |
Home |
0 - 2 |
2,937 |
11 |
|
02/09/97 |
League |
Leek Town |
Away |
2 - 2 |
1,158 |
8 |
|
06/09/97 |
League |
Hayes |
Away |
0 - 2 |
974 |
11 |
|
09/09/97 |
League |
Farnborough Town |
Home |
2 - 1 |
1,709 |
8 |
|
13/09/97 |
League |
Northwich Victoria |
Home |
2 - 2 |
2,207 |
9 |
|
20/09/97 |
League |
Kettering Town |
Away |
2 - 1 |
1,404 |
6 |
|
27/09/97 |
League |
Stalybridge Celtic |
Home |
3 - 0 |
2,312 |
4 |
|
04/10/97 |
League |
Telford United |
Away |
0 - 0 |
1,710 |
8 |
|
11/10/97 |
League |
Rushden & Diamonds |
Away |
0 - 1 |
2,728 |
8 |
|
18/10/97 |
League |
Southport |
Home |
1 - 1 |
2,663 |
8 |
|
25/10/97 |
FA Cup 4th QR |
Sittingbourne |
Away |
2 - 2 |
1,011 |
||
28/10/97 |
FA Cup 4th QR |
Sittingbourne |
Home |
3 - 0 |
2,054 |
||
01/11/97 |
League |
Morecambe |
Away |
1 - 5 |
1,860 |
8 |
|
08/11/97 |
League |
Yeovil Town |
Home |
1 - 1 |
2,768 |
8 |
|
15/11/97 |
FA Cup 1st Rnd |
Brighton |
Home |
2 - 1 |
6,787 |
||
22/11/97 |
League |
Halifax Town |
Away |
3 - 0 |
2,214 |
9 |
|
26/11/97 |
Spading Cup |
Farnborough Town |
Away |
1 - 2 |
256 |
||
29/11/97 |
League |
Dover Athletic |
Home |
0 - 1 |
2,147 |
9 |
|
06/12/97 |
FA Cup 2nd Rnd |
Colchester United |
Away |
1 - 1 |
3,558 |
||
13/12/97 |
League |
Hednesford Town |
Home |
2 - 1 |
2,278 |
10 |
|
16/12/97 |
FA Cup 2nd Rnd |
Colchester United |
Home |
1 - 1 p |
3,725 |
||
20/12/97 |
League |
Welling United |
Away |
3 - 0 |
749 |
10 |
|
26/12/97 |
League |
Kidderminster Harriers |
Home |
1 - 0 |
4,681 |
10 |
|
01/01/98 |
League |
Kidderminster Harriers |
Away |
1 - 4 |
4,693 |
10 |
|
10/01/98 |
FA Trophy 1st Rnd |
Dulwich Hamlet |
Home |
3 - 0 |
2,100 |
||
13/01/98 |
FA Cup 3rd Rnd |
Tranmere Rovers |
Home |
0 - 3 |
7,473 |
||
17/01/98 |
League |
Kettering Town |
Home |
3 - 2 |
2,310 |
10 |
|
19/01/98 |
League |
Stevenage Borough |
Away |
0 - 2 |
1,574 |
10 |
|
31/01/98 |
FA Trophy 2nd Rnd |
Dover Athletic |
Home |
0 - 2 |
2,108 |
||
07/02/98 |
League |
Slough Town |
Away |
3 - 0 |
1,056 |
11 |
|
10/02/98 |
League |
Telford United |
Home |
1 - 1 |
1,371 |
11 |
|
14/02/98 |
League |
Morecambe |
Home |
1 - 0 |
1,720 |
10 |
|
21/02/98 |
League |
Leek Town |
Home |
1 - 0 |
1,712 |
7 |
|
24/02/98 |
League |
Hayes |
Home |
3 - 0 |
1,663 |
7 |
|
03/03/98 |
League |
Southport |
Away |
0 - 0 |
622 |
7 |
|
07/03/98 |
League |
Northwich Victoria |
Away |
0 - 2 |
1,002 |
7 |
|
14/03/98 |
League |
Gateshead |
Home |
1 - 0 |
2,007 |
6 |
|
21/03/98 |
League |
Slough Town |
Home |
1 - 1 |
2,013 |
6 |
|
28/03/98 |
League |
Woking |
Home |
2 - 1 |
2,281 |
5 |
|
31/03/98 |
League |
Dover Athletic |
Away |
1 - 1 |
749 |
5 |
|
04/04/98 |
League |
Stalybridge Celtic |
Away |
2 - 3 |
795 |
4 |
|
11/04/98 |
League |
Halifax Town |
Home |
0 - 0 |
3,304 |
5 |
|
13/04/98 |
League |
Cheltenham Town |
Away |
1 - 2 |
3,039 |
5 |
|
18/04/98 |
League |
Yeovil Town |
Away |
2 - 0 |
2,601 |
6 |
|
22/04/98 |
League |
Gateshead |
Away |
1 - 1 |
- | 4 |
|
25/04/98 |
League |
Rushden & Diamonds |
Home |
1 - 1 |
3,054 |
6 |
|
02/05/98 |
League |
Woking |
Away |
3 - 1 |
3,015 |
6 |
p - winners on penalties
Player statistics
| PLAYER | APPEARANCES | GOALS |
| Tony Agana | 21 | 7 |
| John Brough | 33 | 4 |
| Garry Cook | 16 | 3 |
| Andrew DeBont | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Durham | 1 | 0 |
| Murray Fishlock | 39 | 2 |
| Ian Foster | 17 | 3 |
| Mark Gayle | 5 | 0 |
| Neil Grayson | 25 | 11 |
| Chris Hargreaves | 38 | 4 |
| Roy Jordan | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Leadbeater | 11 | 6 |
| Chris MacKenzie | 7 | 0 |
| Gavin Mahon | 42 | 0 |
| Craig Mansell | 3 | 0 |
| Trevor Matthewson | 27 | 2 |
| James McCue | 9 | 0 |
| Brian McGorry | 33 | 0 |
| Andy Milner | 8 | 5 |
| David Norton | 5 | 0 |
| Jamie Pitman | 30 | 6 |
| Andrew Quy | 28 | 0 |
| Ian Rodgerson | 35 | 0 |
| Richard Walker | 33 | 0 |
| Rob Warner | 33 | 0 |
| Gavin Williams | 11 | 1 |
Statistics are for league matches only.
Final League Table
GM Vauxhall Conference
| Team | P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts | |
| 1 | Halifax Town | 42 |
25 |
12 |
5 |
74 |
43 |
87 |
| 2 | Cheltenham Town | 42 |
23 |
9 |
10 |
63 |
43 |
78 |
| 3 | Woking | 42 |
22 |
8 |
12 |
72 |
46 |
74 |
| 4 | Rushden & Diamonds | 42 |
23 |
5 |
14 |
79 |
57 |
74 |
| 5 | Morecambe | 42 |
21 |
10 |
11 |
78 |
64 |
73 |
| 6 | Hereford United | 42 |
18 |
13 |
11 |
56 |
49 |
67 |
| 7 | Hednesford Town | 42 |
18 |
12 |
12 |
59 |
50 |
66 |
| 8 | Slough Town* | 42 |
18 |
10 |
14 |
68 |
49 |
64 |
| 9 | Northwich Victoria | 42 |
15 |
15 |
12 |
63 |
59 |
60 |
| 10 | Welling United | 42 |
17 |
9 |
16 |
50 |
62 |
60 |
| 11 | Yeovil Town | 42 |
17 |
8 |
17 |
73 |
63 |
59 |
| 12 | Hayes | 42 |
16 |
10 |
16 |
62 |
52 |
58 |
| 13 | Dover Athletic | 42 |
15 |
10 |
17 |
60 |
70 |
55 |
| 14 | Kettering Town | 42 |
13 |
13 |
16 |
53 |
60 |
52 |
| 15 | Stevenage Borough | 42 |
13 |
12 |
17 |
59 |
63 |
51 |
| 16 | Southport | 42 |
13 |
11 |
18 |
56 |
58 |
50 |
| 17 | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 |
11 |
14 |
17 |
56 |
63 |
47 |
| 18 | Farnborough Town | 42 |
12 |
8 |
22 |
56 |
70 |
44 |
| 19 | Leek Town | 42 |
10 |
14 |
18 |
52 |
67 |
44 |
| 20 | Telford United | 42 |
10 |
12 |
20 |
53 |
76 |
42 |
| 21 | Gateshead | 42 |
8 |
11 |
23 |
51 |
87 |
35 |
| 22 | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 |
7 |
8 |
27 |
48 |
88 |
29 |
* Slough Town were thrown out of league at the end of the season due to insecure financial situation, and could not guarantee that they would fulfil their fixtures in the new season. Therefore, Telford United were not relegated.
Promoted
to Division Three
Relegated from
Conference