The 1978–79 season was the 50th season of competitive football played by Hereford United Football Club and their seventh in the Football League. Following a second successive relegation the previous season, the club competed in Division Four, as well as the League Cup and FA Cup.
Summary Former England international Mike Bailey took charge as Hereford's new manager and guided them to a modest mid-table finish in their first season back in Division Four.
Bailey brought his former Wolverhampton Wanderers teammate Bobby Gould to the club as player-coach. Gould top-scored with 13 goals, including two in a 6–1 thrashing of Crewe Alexandra which was Hereford's biggest win as a league club at the time, and one in the following match at Rochdale which contributed to Hereford's first away win in 32 matches.
Squad Players who made one appearance or more for Hereford United F.C. during the 1978-79 season Pos.Nat.NameLeagueLeague CupFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKTommy Hughes4404010490GKLyndon Knight20000020DFPhil Burrows3412010371DFStuart Cornes2304010280DFSteve Emery43(1)5411048(1)6DFAndy Feeley25(1)0000025(1)0DFHenry Hill0(1)000000(1)0DFPaul Hunt90000090DFJohn Layton3812110412DFJulian Marshall1402000160DFChris Price2904010340DFPhil Roberts30200050DFSteve Strong1000000100DFValmore Thomas11(1)1000011(1)1MFMike Bailey13(3)11(1)00014(4)1MFFrank Barton41310072MFIan Hendry1500000150MFKyle Holmes19(2)3401024(2)3MFGerry O'Hara10000010MFPeter Spiring24(1)52(1)01027(2)5MFKenny Stephens25(3)1100026(3)1MFWinston White1530000153FWSteve Crompton6(2)10(1)0107(3)1FWBobby Gould39(1)13001040(1)13FWBilly Holmes12(4)3310015(4)4FWDave Jones25(1)8411030(1)9FWFrank McGrellis1130000113FWColin O'Brien (on loan from Bristol City)1(1)000001(1)0FWStewart Phillips5(3)000005(3)0FWWayne Powell62200082
League table
Results
Fourth Division
League Cup
FA Cup
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