The 2011–12 season was the 91st competitive season of Hereford United Football Club, their third consecutive season in League Two, and 31st overall in the Football League. The club also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup, and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 June 2011 to 31 May 2012.
Season summary
Hereford began the league season with just one win in their first twelve matches, including heavy home defeats to Morecambe, Macclesfield Town, and Gillingham. In the League Cup, a 1–0 victory over League One side Brentford in the first round earned a visit to Premier League outfit Aston Villa; the Bulls resisted 80 minutes of pressure before succumbing to a 2–0 defeat. Stuart Fleetwood, Hereford's top goalscorer in the 2010–11 season, was sold to Conference side Luton Town on 1 September 2011.
Three consecutive victories in October, which featured veteran defender Andy Todd in his short spell with the Bulls, proved to be Hereford's best run of form in an otherwise lacklustre campaign. Blackpool loanee Tom Barkhuizen was the Bulls' top goalscorer, having extended his loan spell at Edgar Street from its initial planned finish in January through to the end of the campaign.
Despite a 3–2 home victory over Torquay United in the final game of the season, results elsewhere confirmed Hereford's 23rd-placed finish and relegation to the Conference on 5 May 2012. The Whites would not return to the Football League before the club's liquidation in December 2014.
Players As of 5 May 2012
First-team squad
Out on loan
League table
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players who played for Hereford this season who have since left the club:
Top scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotal1 FW 21 Thomas Barkhuizen 11 0 0 1 122 FW 9 Yoann Arquin 8 0 1 0 93 FW 10 Delroy Facey 6 0 0 0 64 MF 34 Will Evans 5 0 0 0 55 MF 6 Rob Purdie 4 0 0 0 46 FW 25 Nathan Elder 3 0 0 0 3= MF 4 Harry Pell 3 0 0 0 38FW 19 Lyle Taylor 2 0 0 0 2= FW 26 Sam Winnall 2 0 0 0 2= MF 7 Steve Leslie 2 0 0 0 211MF 17 Joe Colbeck 1 0 0 0 1= DF 22 Byron Anthony 1 0 0 0 1Own goals20002TOTALS5001152
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotal4 MF Harry Pell 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 06 MF Rob Purdie 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 017 MF Joe Colbeck 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 03 DF Joe Heath 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 09 FW Yoann Arquin 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 018 MF Simon Clist 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 05 DF Michael Townsend 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 28 MF Nicky Featherstone 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 022 DF Byron Anthony 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 012 DF Ben Purkiss 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 DFRyan Green 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11 MF Kenny Lunt 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 024 DFStefan Stam 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 20 DFBenoit Dalibard 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 FW Stuart Fleetwood 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 028 GK David Cornell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 027 MF Sam Clucas 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 034 MF Will Evans 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 025 FW Nathan Elder 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 021 MF Thomas Barkhuizen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 026 FW Sam Winnall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 014 MF James McQuilkin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0TOTALS694101020734
Results
Pre-season friendlies
League Two
FA Cup
League Cup
FL Trophy
Transfers Players transferred inDatePos.NamePrevious clubFeeRef.3 June 2011DF Joe Heath Exeter CityFree24 June 2011FW Delroy Facey Lincoln CityFree1 July 2011DF Stefan Stam Yeovil TownFree8 July 2011MF Harry Pell Bristol RoversFree25 July 2011FW Yoann Arquin Red Star€1008 August 2011MF Danny Williams AFC Telford UnitedFree18 August 2011DF Benoit Dalibard GuingampFree16 September 2011DF Jordan Rose EastleighFree13 October 2011DF Andy Todd Oldham AthleticFree11 November 2011MF Sam Clucas Glenn Hoddle AcademyFree17 December 2011GK Dan Hanford Glenn Hoddle AcademyFree1 January 2012DF Will Evans Swindon TownFree3 January 2012MF Simon Clist Oxford UnitedFree6 January 2012FW Nathan Elder Hayes & Yeading UnitedFree24 January 2012DF Ben Purkiss Oxford UnitedFreePlayers transferred outDatePos.NameToFeeRef.1 September 2011FW Stuart Fleetwood Luton TownUndisclosed1 September 2011DF Kyle McCarthy UWIC Free23 September 2011DF Jordan Rose Hayes & Yeading United Free2 January 2012DF Janos Kovacs Luton Town FreePlayers loaned inDate fromPos.NameFromDate toRef.18 August 2011MF Simon Clist Oxford United3 January 201219 August 2011GK David Cornell Swansea CityEnd of season25 August 2011FW Thomas Barkhuizen BlackpoolEnd of season25 August 2011DF Will Evans Swindon Town25 November 201127 August 2011FW Sam Winnall Wolverhampton Wanderers27 September 201130 September 2011FW Nathan Elder Hayes & Yeading United3 January 20126 October 2011MF Steven Leslie Shrewsbury Town5 January 20121 November 2011FW Richard Peniket FulhamEnd of season 9 January 2012DF Kern Miller Barnsley16 February 20129 February 2012FW Lyle Taylor Bournemouth9 March 201217 February 2012DF Byron Anthony Bristol RoversEnd of season22 March 2012MF James Baxendale Doncaster RoversEnd of Season 22 March 2012DF James Chambers Doncaster RoversEnd of SeasonPlayers loaned outDate fromPos.NameToDate toRef.12 August 2011MF Tyler Weir Gloucester City7 January 201219 September 2011DF Janos Kovacs Luton Town1 January 201230 September 2011FW Sean Canham Bath CityEnd of Season9 January 2012MF Tyler Weir Worccester CityEnd of season12 January 2012MF James McQuilkin Kidderminster Harriers14 February 201222 March 2012MF Harry Pell Cambridge United22 April 2012
Awards End of Season AwardsWinner Player of the Year Rob Purdie Players' Player of the Year Michael Townsend
References