The 1981–82 season was the 53rd season of competitive football played by Hereford United Football Club and their 10th in the Football League. The club competed in Division Four, as well as the Milk Cup, FA Cup and Welsh Cup.
Summary This was something of a season of two halves for Hereford. A harsh winter caused a succession of postponements, leaving them without a league fixture between the start of December and the end of January, at which point they had three wins from 18 matches and were hovering just above the re-election zone. After only one win in the next six, victory over Northampton Town (ending a run of 11 without a win in the league at home) triggered a marked improvement in results that saw Hereford climb the table to achieve a respectable finishing position of 10th.
Hereford also enjoyed a good run in the FA Cup, knocking out Third Division Southend United and Fulham, then disposing of Scunthorpe United after a replay. Second Division Leicester City drew a five-figure gate to Edgar Street in the fourth round and edged through thanks to a goal from Larry May. Leicester would go on to reach the semi-finals before losing to eventual winners Tottenham Hotspur.
Squad Players who made one appearance or more for Hereford United F.C. during the 1981-82 season Pos.Nat.NameLeagueMilk CupFA CupWelsh CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKDrew Brand320005050420GKTommy Hughes140200000160DFDanny Bartley172100020202DFIan Bray162102000192DFStuart Cornes7010001191DFIan Dobson243005030323DFKeith Hicks420204030510DFAdam Musial240001030280DFRichard Overson5(3)110112(1)09(4)2DFMel Pejic270000030300DFChris Price419205050539DFColin Sullivan80003010120MFJimmy Harvey42520524(1)053(1)7MFJoe Laidlaw4272052525411MFSean Lane2(3)0100(2)00(1)03(6)0MFPeter Spiring26(3)120200030(3)1MFWinston White468205050588FWTrevor Ames0(2)00000000(2)0FWFred Binney0(4)20000000(4)2FWJohn Dungworth (on loan from Shrewsbury Town)7300000073FWFrank McGrellis6(3)1002(1)04(1)412(5)5FWStewart Phillips43132152425418FWDerek Showers3571(1)0525546(1)14
League table
Results
Fourth Division
Milk Cup
FA Cup
Welsh Cup
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