2008–09 Hereford United F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was the 88th competitive season of Hereford United Football Club, fifth ever season in the third tier of English football and 28th season overall in the Football League. The club competed in League One following their promotion from League Two in the previous season. Hereford's previous season at this level was the 1977–78 season when they suffered a second consecutive relegation, finishing 23rd, despite having won the same division just two years previously. The club also competed in the FA Cup, FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.

Hereford United
2008–09 season
ChairmanGraham Turner
ManagerGraham Turner
(until 24 April)[1]
John Trewick
(from 24 April)[1]
League One24th (relegated)
FA CupFirst round (replay)
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophySecond round (Southern)
Top goalscorerLeague: Steve Guinan (15)
All: Steve Guinan (15)
Highest home attendance6,120 v Leeds United, League One, 17 February 2009
Lowest home attendance1,458 v Swindon Town, Football League Trophy, 7 October 2008
Average home league attendance3,270
Biggest win5–0 v Oldham Athletic (H), League One, 17 January 2009
Biggest defeat1–6 v Bristol Rovers (A), League One, 23 August 2008

Hereford reached League One on the back of two promotions in three seasons, having won the Conference play-offs in 2005–06, and finished third in League Two in 2007–08. Graham Turner was voted League Two Manager of the Year by the League Managers Association for the latter achievement and entered his 14th season at the club.

Hereford struggled in League One, and after the first 15 matches they were bottom with 9 points. For the vast majority of the season the Bulls were in the relegation zone and were relegated on 18 April after a sixth consecutive defeat – their worst form of the season. Hereford did manage to achieve the double over both Cheltenham Town and Carlisle United. Their two other notable results were a 5–0 home win over Oldham Athletic, and a 2–0 home win over Leeds United.

The top goalscorer of the season is Steve Guinan with 15 goals, all scored in the league. Guinan is the club's longest serving player with 68 goals in 176 appearances. In a cumulative four and a half season spell, he has featured for the club in the Football League, Conference, Play-offs, FA Cup, Football League Cup, Football League Trophy and FA Trophy during his three spells with the club – having been signed twice and loaned once.

Graham Turner stepped down as manager following confirmation of relegation and appointed John Trewick, first team coach for the last 5 seasons, as the new manager for the remaining two matches of the season and beyond.

First-team squad
As of 2 May 2009

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF England ENG Richard Rose
4 MF France FRA Toumani Diagouraga
6 MF England ENG Kris Taylor
7 FW England ENG Febian Brandy (on loan from Manchester United)
8 MF England ENG Ben Smith
9 FW England ENG Steve Guinan (captain)
10 FW Ghana GHA Bradley Hudson-Odoi
12 MF England ENG Marc Pugh (on loan from Shrewsbury Town)
15 MF England ENG Sam Gwynne
16 MF England ENG Jack Macleod
17 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen O'Leary
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF England ENG Craig Jones
20 FW England ENG Andy Williams (on loan from Bristol Rovers)
21 DF England ENG Richard Jackson
22 MF Wales WAL Matt Done
24 MF Canada CAN Michael D'Agostino
25 GK Cape Verde CPV José Veiga
28 DF England ENG Dean Beckwith
29 DF England ENG Josh Gowling (on loan from Carlisle United)
31 MF England ENG Jennison Myrie-Williams
33 GK Hungary HUN Péter Gulácsi (on loan from Liverpool)

Pre-season
Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
8 July 2008 Ledbury Town A 10–0 Guinan 2', 17', Taylor 16', Smith 27', 32', Hudson-Odoi 29',
Done 39', Moses 50', Johnson 81', Gwynne 88'		 c. 400
10 July 2008 Birmingham City A 2–2 Rose, Jones Training Match
14 July 2008 Kidderminster Harriers A 0–1 661
16 July 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–3 Guinan 15' (pen) 1,538
19 July 2008 Birmingham City H 2–2 Guinan 30', Johnson 85' 553
22 July 2008 Bristol City H 2–2 Johnson 52', Breen 72' 830
29 July 2008 Southampton H 0–0 1,209
1 August 2008 West Bromwich Albion H 1–2 Ani 51' 1,692
5 August 2008 Wrexham A 1–2 Barnes 22' Training Match

League One
Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance League
position
9 August 2008 Leyton Orient A 1–2 Beckwith 14' 4,727 18th
16 August 2008 Yeovil Town H 1–2 Hudson-Odoi 82' 3,476 22nd
23 August 2008 Bristol Rovers A 1–6 Guinan 90' 6,735 24th
30 August 2008 Crewe Alexandra H 2–0 O'Leary 48', Hudson-Odoi 56' 2,894 22nd
5 September 2008 Swindon Town H 1–1 Hudson-Odoi 68' 4,061 20th
13 September 2008 Southend United A 0–1 6,393 23rd
20 September 2008 Scunthorpe United H 1–2 Chadwick 25' (pen) 3,004 24th
27 September 2008 Leeds United A 0–1 25,676 24th
4 October 2008 Walsall H 0–0 3,900 24th
12 October 2008 Oldham Athletic A 0–4 5,468 24th
18 October 2008 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–0 5,608 24th
21 October 2008 Carlisle United H 1–0 Williams 60' 2,300 23rd
25 October 2008 Stockport County H 0–1 3,210 23rd
28 October 2008 Millwall A 0–1 9,071 23rd
1 November 2008 Peterborough United A 0–2 6,087 24th
15 November 2008 Cheltenham Town H 3–0 Guinan 15', 26', Gwynne 55' 3,761 22nd
22 November 2008 Northampton Town H 0–2 3,061 22nd
25 November 2008 Milton Keynes Dons A 0–3 7,189 22nd
6 December 2008 Colchester United A 2–1 Guinan 29', Ainsworth 39' 4,794 22nd
13 December 2008 Hartlepool United H 1–1 Guinan 18' 2,490 23rd
20 December 2008 Huddersfield Town A 0–2 13,070 23rd
26 December 2008 Tranmere Rovers H 2–2 Diagouraga 45', Guinan 65' 3,495 23rd
28 December 2008 Leicester City A 1–2 Broadhurst 79' 22,920 23rd
17 January 2009 Oldham Athletic H 5–0 Guinan 3', 10', 41', Ainsworth 27', 62' 3,342 22nd
24 January 2009 Walsall A 1–1 Guinan 58' (pen) 4,438 22nd
27 January 2009 Millwall H 0–2 3,001 22nd
31 January 2009 Stockport County A 1–4 Hewson 26' 5,586 23rd
14 February 2009 Cheltenham Town A 3–2 Brandy 13', Hewson 67', 80' 4,660 22nd
17 February 2009 Leeds United H 2–0 Myrie-Williams 39', Brandy 62' 6,120 22nd
21 February 2009 Peterborough United H 0–1 3,217 23rd
28 February 2009 Leyton Orient H 2–1 Brandy 6', Guinan 16' (pen) 3,286 23rd
7 March 2009 Crewe Alexandra A 1–2 Diagouraga 79' 5,195 23rd
10 March 2009 Bristol Rovers H 0–3 3,199 23rd
14 March 2009 Southend United H 0–1 2,663 23rd
17 March 2009 Scunthorpe United A 0–3 3,672 23rd
21 March 2009 Swindon Town A 0–3 7,129 23rd
24 March 2009 Carlisle United A 2–1 Guinan 7', Smith 24' 4,223 23rd
28 March 2009 Huddersfield Town H 0–1 2,979 23rd
4 April 2009 Hartlepool United A 2–4 Brandy 11', Pugh 28' 3,579 23rd
7 April 2009 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–2 Taylor 90' 2,033 23rd
11 April 2009 Leicester City H 1–3 Guinan 29' (pen) 4,389 23rd
13 April 2009 Tranmere Rovers A 1–2 Guinan 90' (pen) 5,945 24th
18 April 2009 Colchester United H 0–2 2,100 24th
21 April 2009 Yeovil Town A 2–2 Myrie-Williams 27', Guinan 61' 3,780 24th
25 April 2009 Northampton Town A 1–2 Williams 51' 5,518 24th
2 May 2009 Milton Keynes Dons H 0–1 3,224 24th

FA Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
8 November 2008 First Round Dagenham & Redbridge H 0–0 1,825
18 November 2008 First Round Replay Dagenham & Redbridge A 1–2 Taylor 34' 1,409

League Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
12 August 2008 First Round Crystal Palace A 1–2 Ashikodi 41' 3,094

Johnstone's Paint Trophy
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
7 October 2008 Second Round (South) Swindon Town H 1–2 Done 30' 1,458

Hereford United received a bye to the Second Round

Herefordshire Senior Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
4 November 2008 Quarter Final Pegasus Juniors A 4–1 Chadwick 23' (pen), 25', 90', Johnson 167
28 April 2009 Semi Final Westfields A 1 – 1
AET*		 McPike 35'

Westfields won 3–2 on penalties

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
1GKRepublic of Ireland Darren Randolph 1300010000014000
2DFEngland Richard Rose 4202010000045020
3DFEngland Robbie Threlfall 30001000004000
4MFFrance Toumani Diagouraga 4522010000048240
5DFRepublic of Ireland Garry Breen 00000000101000
6MFEngland Kris Taylor 3912110100043260
7FWAntigua and Barbuda Moses Ashikodi 60001110008110
7FWEngland Febian Brandy 1540000000015410
8MFEngland Ben Smith 3712010000040110
9FWEngland Steve Guinan 431520100000461550
10FWGhana Bradley Hudson-Odoi 1632010100020300
11MFEngland Clint Easton 1202010100016000
12DFEngland Sam Oji 40001000005010
12MFEngland Marc Pugh 91000000009100
14GKScotland Craig Samson 1102000101015000
15MFEngland Sam Gwynne 2111000000022130
16MFEngland Jack MacLeod 60000000208000
17MFRepublic of Ireland Stephen O'Leary 1511000102019121
18DFEngland Karl Broadhurst 2512000100028150
19MFWales Craig Jones 30000000205000
20FWEngland Andy Williams 2622000101030220
21DFEngland Richard Jackson 2500000100026000
21MFEngland Luke Webb 00000000000000
22MFWales Matt Done 3601010112041100
23FWEngland Simon Johnson 2902010101134110
24FWEngland Nick Chadwick 1011000101313411
24MFCanada Michael D'Agostino 00000000000000
25GKEngland Matt Murray 30000000003000
25GKCape Verde José Veiga 10000000102000
26MFEngland Lionel Ainsworth 73000000007300
27DFFrance Bruno Ngotty 80000000008010
27DFGhana Godwin Antwi 50000000005000
28DFEngland Dean Beckwith 2512010001029120
29DFEngland Josh Gowling 1300000000013010
30MFEngland Sam Hewson 1030000000010331
31MFEngland Jennison Myrie-Williams 1520000000015200
32DFRepublic of Ireland Darren Dennehy 30000000003010
33GKEngland Chris Weale 10000000001000
33GKHungary Péter Gulácsi 1800000000018010
MFEngland Tyrone Berry 00000000101000
DFEngland Joel Edwards 00000000202000
DFEngland Sam El-Abd 00000000101000
FWEngland James McPike 00000000101000
MFEngland Alex Melbourne 00000000101000
FWEngland Aiden Thomas 00000000101000
DFEngland Gary Warren 00000000101000
MFEngland Tyler Weir 00000000101000

Transfers

In
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
2008-06-17 MF England Matt Done Wrexham Undisclosed [2]
2008-07-01 DF Republic of Ireland Garry Breen Manchester City Free [3]
2008-07-07 MF France Toumani Diagouraga Watford Free [4]
2008-07-16 FW Ghana Bradley Hudson-Odoi Fulham Free [5]
2008-07-21 GK Scotland Craig Samson Dundee Free [6]
2008-08-07 DF England Sam Oji Leyton Orient Free [7]
2008-08-28 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Leary Luton Town Free [8]
2008-09-04 MF England Richard Jackson Luton Town Free [9]
2008-09-10 FW England Nick Chadwick Plymouth Argyle Free [10]
2009-02-20 MF Canada Michael D'Agostino Blackpool Free

Out
Date Pos. Name Next Club Fee Ref.
2008-05-16 GK England Michael Ingham York City Released [11]
2008-05-16 DF England John McCombe Port Vale Released [11]
2008-05-19 FW Jamaica Trevor Benjamin Gainsborough Trinity Released [12]
2008-05-19 GK Scotland Ryan Esson Inverness Caledonian Thistle Released
2008-05-19 MF England Jordan Fitzpatrick Worcester City Released
2008-05-19 FW England Marcus Palmer Gloucester City Released
2008-06-05 GK England Wayne Brown Bury Free [13]
2008-06-30 DF Australia Trent McClenahan Hamilton Academical Free [14]
2008-08-29 MF England Luke Webb Released
2009-01-08 FW England Nick Chadwick Shrewsbury Town Released [15]
2009-02-03 DF Republic of Ireland Garry Breen Galway United Released
2009-02-05 DF England Sam Oji Ljungskile SK Released [16]
2009-04-03 MF England Clint Easton Released [17]
2009-04-14 GK Scotland Craig Samson Ayr United Released [18]
2009-04-21 MF England Simon Johnson Bury Released [19]

Loans in
Date from Date to Pos. No. Name From club Ref.
11 July 2008 11 January 2008 GK 1 Republic of Ireland Darren Randolph Charlton Athletic [20]
16 July 2008 5 January 2009 DF 3 England Robbie Threlfall Liverpool [21]
5 August 2008 3 January 2009 FW 7 England Moses Ashikodi Watford [22]
1 September 2008 4 May 2009 FW 20 England Andy Williams Bristol Rovers [23]
25 September 2008 25 November 2008 DF 27 France Bruno Ngotty Leicester City [24][25]
12 November 2008 12 December 2008 GK 25 England Matt Murray Wolverhampton Wanderers [26][27]
20 November 2008 22 January 2009 MF 26 England Lionel Ainsworth Watford [28][29]
27 November 2008 21 January 2009 GK 33 England Chris Weale Bristol City [30]
27 November 2008 4 May 2009 DF 29 England Josh Gowling Carlisle United [30][23]
5 January 2009 5 April 2009 MF 30 England Sam Hewson Manchester United [23]
23 January 2009 23 February 2009 MF 31 England Jennison Myrie-Williams Bristol City [31]
2 February 2009 4 May 2009 GK 33 Hungary Péter Gulácsi Liverpool [32]
3 February 2009 3 March 2009 FW 7 England Febian Brandy Manchester United [33][34]
17 February 2009 17 March 2009 DF 27 Ghana Godwin Antwi Liverpool [35]
13 March 2009 13 April 2009 DF 32 Republic of Ireland Darren Dennehy Cardiff City [36][37]
26 March 2009 4 May 2009 MF 12 England Marc Pugh Shrewsbury Town [38]

Loans out
Date from Date to Pos. No. Name To club Ref.
12 December 2008 10 January 2009 MF 19 Wales Craig Jones Redditch United
6 March 2009 6 April 2009 FW 10 Ghana Bradley Hudson-Odoi Grays Athletic [39]

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