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Hereford

2023–24 season
Chairman	Chris Ammonds
Manager	Paul Caddis
Stadium	Edgar Street
National League North	11th
FA Cup	First round
FA Trophy	Fifth round
Top goalscorer	League: Jason Cowley (12) All: Jason Cowley (12)
Highest home attendance	4,516 vs. Gloucester City, National League North, 1 January 2024
Lowest home attendance	1,001 vs. South Park, FA Trophy, 9 December 2023
Average home league attendance	2,600
Biggest win	3–0 vs. Cambridge City (H), FA Cup, 30 September 2023 4–1 vs. Banbury United (H), National League North, 14 November 2023 4–1 vs. Redbridge (H), FA Trophy, 18 November 2023 5–2 vs. Blyth Spartans (H), National League North, 3 February 2024 4–1 vs. Peterborough Sports (A), National League North, 5 March 2024 4–1 vs. Farsley Celtic (H), National League North, 23 March 2024
Biggest defeat	0–4 vs. Tamworth (A), National League North, 28 August 2023 1–5 vs. Scunthorpe United (H), National League North, 2 December 2023
Home colours Away colours

The 2023–24 season was the ninth season in the existence of Hereford Football Club and their sixth consecutive in the National League North, the sixth tier of English football. In addition to the league, the club also competed in the FA Cup and the FA Trophy.

Kits

Home

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Away

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Review

Pond

Howkins

Downing

Okeke

Hudson

D'Ath

Teixeira

Obadeyi

Ceesay

Babos

Williams

Most recent starting XI

Pre-season

Hereford entered the season with a new manager in charge, with former Scotland international footballer Paul Caddis, in his first managerial role, having been appointed on 20 April 2023 and taking charge from 1 May.

Caddis did not take long to announce his first three signings in May, including a double-swoop from Bala Town for midfielder Lassana Mendes and defender Oliver Southern, as well as snapping up young Alvechurch midfielder Áurio Teixeira. Former Tottenham Hotspur academy defender Aaron Skinner joined from Bamber Bridge on 24 May 2023. The following day, Banbury United midfielder Alex Babos, who scored against Hereford last season, joined the club. Further additions arrived throughout May and June, notably Hereford-born former Hereford United forward Andy Williams returned, and Adam Rooney was appointed Assistant Manager to Caddis.

Hereford's pre-season kicked off with a 4–1 win at local side Hereford Pegasus, followed by a 2–0 home win over West Bromwich Albion U21. Two of the trialists in these matches, Kyle Howkins and Koby Arthur, were subsequently signed. Hereford also hosted both Swindon Town and Aston Villa U21 during pre-season, winning 2–0 and drawing 2–2 respectively. Their pre-season campaign was rounded off with a 2–0 away win at Redditch United.

August

The season began with an away trip to last season's runners-up King's Lynn Town. Hereford took a seventh minute lead through Babos, before Lynn turned it around by the 61st minute to lead 2–1. Within seconds of the kick off after Lynn's second goal, Jason Cowley equalised, and after multiple excellent saves from Curtis Pond, the game ended 2–2. The first home fixture the following week was against Darlington, with Hereford winning 1–0 thanks to an 89th minute Connor Stanley goal, coming after Adam Rooney had a penalty saved. This was followed up with another 1–0 home win against newly-promoted Rushall Olympic, a match in which Hereford were outplayed by their opponents, but a first half injury-time penalty from Jordan Cranston secured a second straight win. August ended with Hereford suffering three consecutive defeats, beginning with a 2–1 loss away to Blyth Spartans. A narrow 1–0 home defeat to Peterborough Sports followed, before a humiliating 4–0 away defeat to newly-promoted Tamworth rounded out the month. Manager Caddis responded by releasing Stanley Anaebonam and Dylan Barkers and bringing in experienced former Football League defender Paul Downing and Solihull Moors loanee Kian Ryley.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
16	Bishop's Stortford	6	2	1	3	4	4	0	7
17	Hereford	6	2	1	3	5	9	–4	7
18	Peterborough Sports	6	2	1	3	4	8	–4	7

September

September began as August ended, as Hereford lost their fourth straight league fixture, a 1–0 defeat at home to bottom-of-the-league Southport, who had picked up only one point from their first six matches whilst shipping 16 goals in the process. A fifth straight defeat was avoided with a late comeback at Chester to win 2–1, but the following Saturday they were beaten 2–0 at Spennymoor Town. Caddis made two signings before their FA Cup fixture against Anstey Nomads, bringing in Gambian winger Yusifu Ceesay and Australian former Aston Villa midfielder Jordan Lyden, both on free transfers. Both players started, with Ceesay scoring the opening goal, in a 2–0 win over Anstey Nomads to progress to the third qualifying round. Ceesay then scored his second goal in as many games the following weekend, the only goal in a 1–0 home win in the league against Bishop's Stortford. The month ended with a fourth win in five games after a 3–0 home win over Cambridge City in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round in which Ceesay scored his third goal in as many games.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
15	Warrington Town	10	4	1	5	11	16	−5	13
16	Hereford	10	4	1	5	8	13	−5	13
17	Chester	10	3	2	5	9	9	0	11

October

Off the field, the month began with Yusifu Ceesay being awarded the club's player of the month for September after his three goals in three appearances. On the field, it began with a trip to newly-promoted South Shields, who were sat in 2nd place with a 100% win record at home. Hereford earned a point in a 0–0 draw, with South Shields dropping points at home for the first time this season. They also reached the first round proper of the FA Cup for the second consecutive season during the month, knocking out higher-graded Rochdale 1–0 thanks to Kidderminster Harriers loanee Ethan Freemantle's 78th minute goal. The club was also bolstered by the news that both Jordan Lyden and Paul Downing had agreed contracts until the end of the season.

After the cup win over Rochdale, Hereford hosted Curzon Ashton in a match that contained 3 on-field red cards and a member of the Curzon Ashton non-playing staff also sent off. Curzon Ashton went 1–0 up before Kyle Howkins equalised in first-half injury time. Hereford then took the lead through Babos before Howkins was given a second yellow card for kicking the ball away and being sent off. As second-half injury time approached, Curzon Ashton's goalkeeper handled the ball outside of his area and was himself given a second yellow. Defender Marcus Poscha had to go in goal due to Curzon Ashton having used all three of their substitutes, and pulled off an excellent save from the resulting free-kick, only for Adam Rooney to score from the rebound to secure a 3–1 win. Defender Devon Matthews and goalkeeping coach Kieran Bentley were sent off for their protests during Hereford's celebrations.

The following Tuesday, Hereford travelled to Alfreton Town and were beaten 3–1 themselves. Babos scored his second goal in as many games to put the Bulls ahead in the second half, but two quick-fire penalties and a late third for Alfreton denied Hereford three points. The month ended with a potentially difficult away trip to Chorley's Victory Park, with the Lancashire club sitting in 6th. Second half Jack Tolley and Alex Babos goals, the latter his third in as many games, ensured Hereford returned with three points and their sixth league win of the season to end the month in 13th, three points off the play-offs.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Boston United	13	6	2	5	15	15	0	20
13	Hereford	14	6	2	6	14	18	–4	20
14	Curzon Ashton	14	5	4	5	18	14	+4	19

November

A busy November saw Hereford playing twice a week for the entire month, including eight fixtures across three competitions. The month started with the FA Cup first round fixture at Edgar Street against EFL League Two Gillingham and despite a brave and spirited second-half performance, Hereford were defeated 2–0. The following Tuesday, Edgar Street again hosted as Brackley Town visited in the National League North, Yusifu Ceesay scoring his fourth goal of the season and the only goal of the game in a 1–0 victory that saw Hereford move up to 10th. A 1–0 away defeat to Boston United followed, dropping Hereford down to 17th, before a comprehensive 4–1 home victory over Banbury United saw them move back into 10th in a congested league table. The following Saturday saw a break from the league with the visit of Redbridge for an FA Trophy second round fixture and despite falling behind to the Isthmian League North Division club, two levels below Hereford, they came back in the second half to secure a 4–1 win and progress to the third round.

Returning to the league, Hereford continued to struggle away from home, with a 2–1 defeat at Buxton before a 0–0 draw at Farsley Celtic. However at home their good form continued with a fourth straight win and their eighth in nine games, beating Scarborough Athletic 3–1 to end the month in 8th, level on points with teams in the play-off positions.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Spennymoor Town	19	9	3	7	32	32	0	30
8	Hereford	20	9	3	8	23	23	0	30
9	Alfreton Town	19	8	5	6	32	24	+8	29

December

December began with a humbling 5–1 defeat at home to Scunthorpe United, which put the Lincolnshire-based club top of the league. Going into the tie, Hereford had only conceded five goals and lost twice from their nine home league fixtures. That defeat was quickly put to bed the following Tuesday with a 2–1 home win over Warrington Town. Despite the away side being reduced to nine men in the first half, they scored a penalty on the stroke of half time to level the score at 1–1 and held out until the 77th minute before Ethan Freemantle scored the winner. Progression to the fourth round of the FA Trophy followed as Isthmian League South Central Division club South Park were defeated 1–0 at Edgar Street thanks to a first half Adam Rooney header. Hereford then proceeded to win their three remaining league fixtures in December, including a narrow 1–0 away win at bottom club Bishop's Stortford, a 2–1 home win over Spennymoor Town with a 91st minute winner from Jason Cowley, which also saw the return of Andy Williams from injury for his debut, and finally a 3–2 away win at local rivals Gloucester City. Against Gloucester on Boxing Day, with the game 0–0 at half time, Yusifu Ceesay opened the scoring for his seventh goal of the season, before Gloucester hit back twice to lead 2–1 by the 76th minute, the first goal scored by former Hereford midfielder Harry Pinchard. Andy Williams was brought on once again for his second appearance and scored twice, grabbing the vital touch from Ceesay's free-kick to score the winner in the ninth minute of added time.

After half of the league played on New Year's Eve, Hereford sat 4th, although had played more fixtures than every other team around them.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	Chorley	24	12	7	5	44	26	+18	43
4	Hereford	25	13	3	9	32	32	0	42
5	Scarborough Athletic	24	13	2	9	34	29	+5	41

January

Hereford started 2024 with the return fixture of the Boxing Day clash with Gloucester City on New Year's Day. A season best (to date) crowd of 4,516 saw Andy Williams score his third goal in two matches in first half stoppage time, before Ben Beresford equalised 12 minutes from full time to rescue a point for Gloucester. Hereford then travelled to Scarborough Athletic the following Saturday. Harry Green put the home side ahead after 25 minutes, before Jason Cowley was sent off in the 40th minute for an off the ball altercation with a Scarborough defender. Green went on to complete a hat-trick as Hereford were comprehensively beaten 3–0. Between the Gloucester and Scarborough fixtures, Yusifu Ceesay earned his second player of the month award for December, while Lassana Mendes' equaliser against Spennymoor before Christmas earned him goal of the month.

A welcome distraction from the league followed with an FA Trophy fourth round tie against National League South club Torquay United. Goals from Pugh and a Ceesay penalty saw Hereford progress. Hereford then proceeded to throw away a 2–0 lead at home to King's Lynn Town, Pugh's second goal in as many games, a long range strike that saw him earn goal of the month and Tope Obadeyi's first goal for the club saw them ahead at the break, before conceding twice in the second half, including a 91st minute equaliser, resulting in a repeat of the opening day score line in the reverse fixture. Hereford's only league win of the month came the following Tuesday, a 1–0 away win at Rushall Olympic in difficult conditions, with Obadeyi scoring his second goal in successive games, a second half header from loanee Maziar Kouhyar, making his second debut for the club. Hereford went on to lose their last two fixtures in the month, beginning with a 2–0 away defeat at struggling Darlington, before a 3–0 home defeat by South Shields the following Tuesday.

Hereford were busy with playing personnel changes throughout the month. Koby Arthur joined Stourbridge on dual registration, before being released by Hereford altogether later in the month. Winger Tope Obadeyi was brought in on loan from Banbury United until the end of the season, whilst Tom Pugh's loan from Scunthorpe United was also extended until the end of the season. However, Scunthorpe retained the option to recall Pugh with 24 hours notice and duly did so on 23 January. Left-back Jordan Cranston joined Redditch United on an initial one-month loan. Jack Tolley left the club at the end of his short-term contract, going on to join Gloucester City. Two players arrived on 23 January, former Hereford player Maziar Kouhyar returned on loan for a month from York City, and Ghanaian midfielder Collins Tanor arrived on dual registration from Stratford Town. Finally, three new players were announced at the end of the month, beginning with former Nuneaton Borough right-back Camron McWilliams. Kidderminster Harriers forward Kieran Phillips then joined on loan until the end of the season, before Rushall Olympic left-back Lewis Hudson arrived on a contract until the end of next season.

Hereford only picked up one win in the league during the month, dropping them down to 8th, level on points with teams in the play-offs but also having played more fixtures.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Curzon Ashton	29	13	8	8	41	30	+11	47
8	Hereford	31	14	5	12	36	43	–7	47
9	Alfreton Town	28	13	7	8	50	37	+13	46

February

Hereford went unbeaten in the league in February, winning two and drawing two, but were knocked out of the FA Trophy at the fifth round stage. The month started with the second of five straight home fixtures, a 5–2 win over Blyth Spartans in which Jason Cowley scored his first hat-trick for the club. The following Saturday, National League club Gateshead visited Edgar Street in the FA Trophy fifth round, knocking Hereford out with a 1–0 win after Marcus Dinanga came off the bench to score the winning goal late on.

A week later, Hereford hosted league leaders Tamworth, holding them to a 0–0 draw. Lassana Mendes was sent off after the final whistle, his second red card of the season, resulting in a four-match suspension. Third-placed Chester then visited the following Tuesday, and took a 1–0 lead into half-time through Elliot Whitehouse after a Curtis Pond mistake. Andy Williams scored his fifth goal of the season from the penalty spot late on to secure a point. Their run of home games was halted at the end of the month with a visit to Southport, returning with a 2–1 win, their sixth away win of the season.

During the month, Jordan Cranston's loan at Redditch United was extended until the end of the season, whilst defender Mark Derricott joined Bromsgrove Sporting on loan until the end of the season. Maziar Kouhyar returned to York at the end of his one-month loan spell, and Camron McWilliams left for Rushall Olympic after making just one appearance. Due to player departures, injuries and suspensions, Hereford could only name three substitutes in the win at Southport. Since the Gateshead match, Hereford have deployed a 5-3-2/3-5-2 formation, with three centre-backs and wing-backs instead of wingers due to the absences of Obadeyi and Ceesay through injury.

Hereford did drop as low at 11th during the month, due to their two draws and other teams playing their games in hand, but ended the month back in 8th, one point off the play-off places and have a game in hand of their own over various clubs above them.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Boston United	36	15	11	10	48	37	+11	56
8	Hereford	35	16	7	12	44	47	–3	55
9	Curzon Ashton	36	15	9	12	46	42	+4	54

March

March began with a trip to Curzon Ashton, Hereford suffering a 1–0 loss thanks to a 93rd minute Jimmy Spencer goal. The following Tuesday they travelled to Peterborough Sports, the rearranged league clash from 10 February. Andy Williams, Oliver Southern with his first Hereford goal, and an Alex Babos brace secured a 4–1 win. Hereford then hosted in-form Chorley, with the away side taking the three points courtesy of a single Jack Hazlehurst first-half strike. This was the first of a three-match winless run, with Hereford next hosting fellow play-off hopefuls Alfreton Town. Cowley put Hereford 1–0 up within the first ten minutes but by half-time Alfreton were 3–1 up, the third goal scored by former Bull Kennedy Digie. Babos brought the score to 3–2 with a fine solo effort in the second half, before goalkeeper Curtis Pond earned a third assist of the season in the dying moments, teeing up Aaron Skinner whose deflected strike saw Hereford snatch a 3–3 draw. Hereford's run of playing fellow play-off contenders continued with a trip to Brackley Town. Another former Hereford defender got on the scoresheet, Zak Lilly scoring the second late on in a 2–0 win for the hosts. The final match of the month saw Hereford host struggling Farsley Celtic, with the Bulls ending their winless spell by racing to a 4–0 half-time lead through Obadeyi, Babos, Phillips and loanee Okeke for his first goal for the club. Farsley grabbed a late consolation, a 93rd-minute deflected effort to prevent a clean sheet.

During the month Hereford brought in three new faces, starting with Stockport County right-back/winger Jid Okeke, who had a loan spell at Chester earlier in the season. Former Gloucester City midfielder Dom McHale joined on loan from Scarborough Athletic for the rest of the season and finally Banbury United midfielder Lawson D'Ath joined at the end of the month, on the eve of Hereford's scheduled match with Banbury that was later postponed.

By the end of the month, due to their indifferent form, Hereford dropped to 12th, five points adrift of the play-offs although again had a game in hand on a number of clubs above them.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Warrington Town	42	17	11	14	61	54	+7	62
12	Hereford	41	18	8	15	55	56	–1	62
13	Scarborough Athletic	42	17	8	17	48	50	–2	59

First-team squad

As of 28 March 2024

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	Curtis Pond
2	DF	ENG	Aaron Skinner
3	DF	ENG	Lewis Hudson
4	MF	POR	Áurio Teixeira
5	MF	AUS	Jordan Lyden
6	DF	ENG	Paul Downing
7	MF	GAM	Yusifu Ceesay
8	MF	WAL	Alex Babos
9	FW	ENG	Jason Cowley
10	FW	ENG	Andy Williams (vice-captain)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	ENG	Lawson D'Ath
16	DF	GER	Jid Okeke (on loan from Stockport County)
17	MF	ENG	Tope Obadeyi (on loan from Banbury United)
20	MF	GNB	Lassana Mendes
21	DF	ENG	Oliver Southern
22	FW	IRL	Adam Rooney
27	DF	ENG	Nathan Cameron (captain)
28	DF	ENG	Kyle Howkins
31	FW	ENG	Kieran Phillips (on loan from Kidderminster Harriers)
33	MF	ENG	Dominic McHale (on loan from Scarborough Athletic)

Out on loan

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	DF	WAL	Jordan Cranston (at Redditch United)
12	GK	WAL	Shay Sterry (at Hereford Lads Club)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	DF	ENG	Mark Derricott (at Bromsgrove Sporting)

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	No.	Name	Transferred from	Fee	Ref.
12 May 2023	MF	20	Lassana Mendes	Bala Town	Free transfer
14 May 2023	MF	4	Áurio Teixeira	Alvechurch
15 May 2023	DF	21	Oliver Southern	Bala Town
24 May 2023	DF	2	Aaron Skinner	Bamber Bridge
25 May 2023	MF	8	Alex Babos	Banbury United
30 May 2023	DF	3	Adam Livingstone	AFC Telford United
31 May 2023	GK	1	Curtis Pond	Chasetown
12 June 2023	FW	9	Jason Cowley	Stourbridge	Undisclosed
16 June 2023	FW	22	Adam Rooney	Brackley Town	Free transfer
22 June 2023	MF	7	Stanley Anaebonam	Stourbridge
28 June 2023	DF	11	Jordan Cranston	AFC Fylde
30 June 2023	DF	27	Nathan Cameron	AFC Telford United
1 July 2023	FW	10	Andy Williams	Walsall
7 July 2023	DF	28	Kyle Howkins	Free agent
13 July 2023	MF	24	Koby Arthur
31 July 2023	MF	18	Connor Stanley
5 August 2023	MF	6	Dylan Barkers
31 August 2023	DF	6	Paul Downing
14 September 2023	MF	7	Yusifu Ceesay
15 September 2023	MF	5	Jordan Lyden
22 September 2023	MF	16	Jack Tolley
30 January 2024	DF	16	Camron McWilliams
31 January 2024	DF	3	Lewis Hudson	Rushall Olympic
28 March 2024	MF	15	Lawson D'Ath	Banbury United

Out

Date	Pos.	No.	Name	To club	Fee	Ref.
29 April 2023	FW	23	Tyrone Barnett	Free agent	Released
	DF	4	Luke Haines	Free agent
	MF	15	Jethro Hanson	Free agent
	DF	5	Zak Lilly	Free agent
	MF	8	Ryan Lloyd	Free agent
	DF	16	Orrin Pendley	Free agent
	FW	11	Miles Storey	Free agent
	DF	22	Harrison Summers	Free agent
	MF	6	Kane Thompson-Sommers	Free agent
	GK	31	Dino Visser	Free agent
30 April 2023	MF	18	Yan Klukowski	Free agent
2 June 2023	GK	12	Dale Eve	Alvechurch	Free transfer
	DF	2	Jared Hodgkiss	Free agent	Released
	GK	21	Seb Osment	Free agent
	MF	10	Harry Pinchard	Gloucester City	Free transfer
22 June 2023	MF	7	Ryan McLean	AFC Wimbledon	Undisclosed
24 June 2023	FW	9	Aaron Amadi-Holloway	Free agent	Released
30 June 2023	DF	3	Jack Evans	Free agent
30 August 2023	MF	7	Stanley Anaebonam	Free agent
	MF	6	Dylan Barkers	Free agent
18 December 2023	MF	18	Connor Stanley	Free agent
24 January 2024	MF	16	Jack Tolley	Free agent
30 January 2024	MF	24	Koby Arthur	Stourbridge
2 February 2024	DF	3	Adam Livingstone	Buxton	Undisclosed
24 February 2024	DF	16	Camron McWilliams	Rushall Olympic	Free transfer

Loans in

Start date	Duration	Pos.	No.	Player	From club	Ref.
4 August 2023	Five months	MF	19	Sonny Singh	Stoke City
	Three months	FW	17	Tom Hewlett	Burton Albion
1 September 2023	One month	MF	15	Kian Ryley	Solihull Moors
22 September 2023	Three months	FW	23	Ethan Freemantle	Kidderminster Harriers
7 November 2023	End of season	MF	15	Tom Pugh	Scunthorpe United
20 December 2023	One month	DF	31	Reece Hall	West Bromwich Albion
10 January 2024	End of season	MF	17	Tope Obadeyi	Banbury United
23 January 2024	One month	MF	15	Maziar Kouhyar	York City
	Dual registration	MF	16	Collins Tanor	Stratford Town
30 January 2024	End of season	FW	31	Kieran Phillips	Kidderminster Harriers
5 March 2024	End of season	DF	16	Jid Okeke	Stockport County
22 March 2024	End of season	MF	33	Dominic McHale	Scarborough Athletic

Loans out

Start date	Duration	Pos.	No.	Player	To club	Ref.
11 November 2023	One day	GK	12	Shay Sterry	Westfields
9 January 2024	Dual registration	MF	24	Koby Arthur	Stourbridge
13 January 2024	End of season	DF	11	Jordan Cranston	Redditch United
23 January 2024	End of season	GK	12	Shay Sterry	Hereford Lads Club
9 February 2024	End of season	DF	14	Mark Derricott	Bromsgrove Sporting

Pre-season

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Hereford Pegasus v Hereford

1 July 2023 Friendly	Hereford Pegasus	1–4	Hereford	Hereford
15:00 BST	Cox 21'	Report	Williams 17', 25' Anaebonam 35' Livingstone 84'	Stadium: Old School Lane Attendance: 843

Hereford v West Bromwich Albion U21

8 July 2023 Friendly	Hereford	2–0	West Bromwich Albion U21	Hereford
15:00 BST	24' (o.g.) Rooney 59' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,038

Nuneaton Borough v Hereford

11 July 2023 Friendly	Nuneaton Borough	1–4	Hereford	Nuneaton
19:45 BST	Elhaghany 78'	Report	Rowe-Turner 47' (o.g.) Arthur 50' Cowley 62' (pen.) Southern 88'	Stadium: Liberty Way

Bromsgrove Sporting v Hereford

15 July 2023 Friendly	Bromsgrove Sporting	1–0	Hereford	Bromsgrove
15:00 BST	Tee 14'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 576

Hereford v Swindon Town

18 July 2023 Friendly	Hereford	2–0	Swindon Town	Hereford
19:30 BST	Cowley 9', 79'	Report		Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,025

Hereford v Aston Villa U21

25 July 2023 Friendly	Hereford	2–2	Aston Villa U21	Hereford
19:30 BST	Rooney 25' Arthur 45+1'	Report	Richards 18' Pierre 90+1'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,324

Redditch United v Hereford

29 July 2023 Friendly	Redditch United	0–2	Hereford	Redditch
15:00 BST		Report	Mendes 30' Livingstone 49'	Stadium: Valley Stadium Attendance: 492

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
National League North	5 August 2023	20 April 2024	Matchday 1	11th	46	20	9	17	62	66	−4	043.48
FA Cup	16 September 2023	4 November 2023	Second qualifying round	First round	4	3	0	1	6	2	+4	075.00
FA Trophy	18 November 2023	10 February 2024	Second round	Fifth round	4	3	0	1	7	2	+5	075.00
Total					54	26	9	19	75	70	+5	048.15

Source: TBC

National League North

Main article: 2023–24 National League § National League North

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Spennymoor Town	46	22	8	16	74	62	+12	74
10	Chester	46	18	15	13	58	37	+21	69
11	Hereford	46	20	9	17	62	66	−4	69
12	Warrington Town	46	17	13	16	64	60	+4	64
13	Scarborough Athletic	46	18	10	18	53	55	−2	64

Source: National League official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	20	9	17	62	66	−4	69	11	6	6	37	30	+7	9	3	11	25	36	−11

Last updated: 20 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	13	14	15	17	18	19	20	21	12	22	16	23	24	25	26	27	29	30	31	28	32	34	35	36	37	33	38	39	40	41	43	42	44	45	46
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Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The fixtures were released on 5 July 2023, with the season starting on 5 August 2023.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed   Fixtures

King's Lynn Town v Hereford

5 August 2023 1	King's Lynn Town	2–2	Hereford	King's Lynn
15:00 BST	Ponticelli 28', 59' Hughes  47' Clifford  87'	Report	Cameron  10' Babos 7',  64' Cowley 61' Livingstone	Stadium: The Walks Attendance: 1,392 Referee: Alex Sawden

Hereford v Darlington

12 August 2023 2	Hereford	1–0	Darlington	Hereford
15:00 BST	Rooney  70' Stanley 88' Howkins  75'	Report	Felix  19' Moke  36' Nelson  63' Mustoe  65'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,152 Referee: Matthew Scholes

Hereford v Rushall Olympic

15 August 2023 3	Hereford	1–0	Rushall Olympic	Hereford
19:45 BST	Cameron  11' Skinner  15' Cranston 45+4' (pen.),  89' Teixeira  90+2' Singh  90+5'	Report	Shorrock  15' Fletcher  29' Green  62'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,522 Referee: Niall Smith

Blyth Spartans v Hereford

19 August 2023 4	Blyth Spartans	2–1	Hereford	Blyth
15:00 BST	Knight  14' Aitken 34' Evans  50' Liddle 53'	Report	Teixeira  32' Cowley 41' Hewlett  68'	Stadium: Croft Park Attendance: 865 Referee: Lewis Dawson

Hereford v Peterborough Sports

26 August 2023 5	Hereford	0–1	Peterborough Sports	Hereford
15:00 BST	Rooney  83'	Report	McGlinchey  7' Jarvis  26' Fowkes 30' Johnson  90+3'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,510 Referee: Darren Rogers

Tamworth v Hereford

28 August 2023 6	Tamworth	4–0	Hereford	Tamworth
15:00 BST	Cullinane-Liburd 7' Creaney 33',  58' Willets  36' Finn 68', 79' Jellis  77' Cockerill-Mollett  84'	Report	Southern  31' Cranston  36' Cameron  58'	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 1,809 Referee: Harry Jones

Hereford v Southport

2 September 2023 7	Hereford	0–1	Southport	Hereford
15:00 BST	Babos  45+3' Teixeira  90+8'	Report	Walton  25' Carver 57' Heath  65' Doyle  88'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,259 Referee: Richard Eley

Chester v Hereford

5 September 2023 8	Chester	1–2	Hereford	Chester
19:45 BST	Weeks 35' (pen.)	Report	Mendes 84' Teixeira 88'	Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 2,272 Referee: Luis Griffiths

Spennymoor Town v Hereford

9 September 2023 9	Spennymoor Town	2–0	Hereford	Spennymoor
15:00 BST	Popoola 28' Montgomery  40' Harris 88'	Report	Singh  43' Skinner  55' Teixeira  88'	Stadium: The Brewery Field Attendance: 1,210 Referee: David Jones

Hereford v Bishop's Stortford

23 September 2023 10	Hereford	1–0	Bishop's Stortford	Hereford
15:00 BST	Ceesay 9' Cranston  65' Lyden  90+3'	Report		Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,222 Referee: Elliot Bell

South Shields v Hereford

7 October 2023 11	South Shields	0–0	Hereford	South Shields
15:00 BST	Blackett  72' Woods  90+5'	Report	Babos  63' Freemantle  73' Arthur  90+2'	Stadium: 1st Cloud Arena Attendance: 2,351 Referee: James Bancroft

Hereford v Curzon Ashton

21 October 2023 13	Hereford	3–1	Curzon Ashton	Hereford
15:00 BST	Howkins  9'  69', 45+3' Cameron  29' Lyden  36' Babos 65' Rooney 90+3'	Report	Mason  9'  90+2' Sinclair 20' Matthews  25'  90+5' Poscha  51' Mahon  56'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,932 Referee: Neil Pratt

Alfreton Town v Hereford

24 October 2023 14	Alfreton Town	3–1	Hereford	Alfreton
19:45 BST	Waldock  16' Thewlis 65' (pen.),  70', 73' (pen.) Perritt  66' Newall  80' Day 90'	Report	Teixeira  53' Babos 54' Ceesay  88'	Stadium: North Street Attendance: 435 Referee: Alex Sawden

Chorley v Hereford

28 October 2023 15	Chorley	1–2	Hereford	Chorley
15:00 BST	Moore  75' Sampson 79'	Report	Tolley 56' Babos 76' Cowley  90+6'	Stadium: Victory Park Attendance: 1,366 Referee: Lewis Dawson

Hereford v Brackley Town

7 November 2023 17	Hereford	1–0	Brackley Town	Hereford
19:45 GMT	Ceesay 6' Freemantle  62' Rooney  68'	Report	Lilly  80'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,934 Referee: Matthew Scholes

Boston United v Hereford

11 November 2023 18	Boston United	1–0	Hereford	Boston
15:00 GMT	Knowles 37' Nicholson  50' Martin  90+5'	Report	Livingstone  71'	Stadium: Boston Community Stadium Attendance: 1,505 Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle

Hereford v Banbury United

14 November 2023 19	Hereford	4–1	Banbury United	Hereford
19:45 GMT	Cowley 10' Rooney 41' Freemantle 72' Mendes 90+5'	Report	Charles 48' (pen.) Maja  58'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,059 Referee: Oliver Mackey

Buxton v Hereford

21 November 2023 20	Buxton	2–1	Hereford	Buxton
19:45 GMT	Hull  2', 82' Minihan  25' Burrow 40' Bapaga  48' Brown  57' McCourt  58' Kirby  77'	Report	Cowley 60' (pen.) Skinner  75' Tolley  79'	Stadium: The Silverlands Attendance: 532 Referee: Neil Pratt

Farsley Celtic v Hereford

25 November 2023 21	Farsley Celtic	0–0	Hereford	Farsley
15:00 GMT	Assenso  45+2'	Report		Stadium: The Citadel Attendance: 520 Referee: Shaun Taylor

Hereford v Scarborough Athletic

28 November 2023 12	Hereford	3–1	Scarborough Athletic	Hereford
19:45 GMT	Babos 34' Ceesay  45+2', 80' Cowley 50',  52' Cranston  69'	Report	Weledji  22' Thornton  52' Barnes  68' Brown  72' Mulhern 74' (pen.)	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,848 Referee: Craig Scriven
Note: Original fixture postponed due to Hereford and Scarborough's continued involvement in the FA Cup

Hereford v Scunthorpe United

2 December 2023 22	Hereford	1–5	Scunthorpe United	Hereford
15:00 GMT	Teixeira  29' Downing  50' Cowley 62' Ceesay  71' Mendes  84' Southern  90+6'	Report	Whitehall 12',  29' Kelly 17',  52' Butterfield 43', 45+3' Fitzsimons  63' Denton  69' Roberts  86' Downing 88' (o.g.)	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,870 Referee: Isaac Searle

Hereford v Warrington Town

5 December 2023 16	Hereford	2–1	Warrington Town	Hereford
19:45 GMT	Pugh  25' Cowley 26' Freemantle 77' Downing  90+5'	Report	Dixon  20'  39' Woods  24' Williams 45' (pen.) Harris  63' Atherton  73' Grivosti  87'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,742 Referee: Liam Corbett
Note: Original fixture on 4 November 2023 postponed due to Hereford's continued involvement in the FA Cup

Bishop's Stortford v Hereford

16 December 2023 23	Bishop's Stortford	0–1	Hereford	Bishop's Stortford
15:00 GMT	Beadle  17'	Report	Ceesay 31' Skinner  83'	Stadium: Woodside Park Attendance: 520 Referee: George Warren

Hereford v Spennymoor Town

23 December 2023 24	Hereford	2–1	Spennymoor Town	Hereford
15:00 GMT	Downing  50' Mendes 56',  57'  90+5' Southern  87' Cowley 90+1',  90+6'	Report	Mbeka 28' Ferguson  64' Staunton  69' Montgomery  85' Anderson  90+7'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,707 Referee: Niall Smith

Gloucester City v Hereford

26 December 2023 25	Gloucester City	2–3	Hereford	Gloucester
15:00 GMT	Reckord  42' Emmett  61' Pinchard 63' Wright 76'	Report	Babos  42' Ceesay 49' Pugh  62' Williams 83', 90+9' Skinner  90+11'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 2,498 Referee: Harry Warner

Hereford v Gloucester City

1 January 2024 26	Hereford	1–1	Gloucester City	Hereford
15:00 GMT	Ceesay  21' Williams  32', 45+1'	Report	Reckord  41' Hanks  48' Beresford 78' Ram  85'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 4,516 Referee: Oliver Noonan

Scarborough Athletic v Hereford

6 January 2024 27	Scarborough Athletic	3–0	Hereford	Scarborough
15:00 GMT	Green 25', 61', 90+4' (pen.) Weledji  33'	Report	Cowley  40' Southern  60' Teixeira  87'	Stadium: Flamingo Land Stadium Attendance: 1,575 Referee: Ben Tomlinson

Hereford v King's Lynn Town

20 January 2024 29	Hereford	2–2	King's Lynn Town	Hereford
15:00 GMT	Obadeyi 24' Pugh 30' Teixeira  45+6' Williams  90+6'	Report	Hargreaves  14', 90+1' Callan-McFadden  34' Coulson  50' Morrison  58' Hughes 60' Devonport  62'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,497 Referee: Constantine Hatzidakis

Rushall Olympic v Hereford

23 January 2024 30	Rushall Olympic	0–1	Hereford	Walsall
19:45 GMT	Fletcher  14' Browne  32' Masidi  35' Moore  68' Hudson  77' Clarke  90+7'		Babos  44' Obadeyi 70' Cameron  75' Mendes  75'	Stadium: Dales Lane Attendance: 605 Referee: Matthew Scholes

Darlington v Hereford

27 January 2024 31	Darlington	2–0	Hereford	Darlington
15:00 GMT	Liddle 25',  51' Platt  29' Moke  89' Cornish 90'	Report	Obadeyi  11' Ceesay  90+2'	Stadium: Blackwell Meadows Attendance: 1,437 Referee: Declan Brown

Hereford v South Shields

30 January 2024 28	Hereford	0–3	South Shields	Hereford
19:45 GMT	McWilliams  90+6' Phillips	Report	Clarke 16' Blackett 33' Smith  34' Abbey 48' Jenkins  57' Boney  74' Fletcher  87'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,889 Referee: Craig Scriven

Hereford v Blyth Spartans

3 February 2024 32	Hereford	5–2	Blyth Spartans	Hereford
15:00 GMT	Babos 10' Cowley 45+2', 59', 72' Mendes  68' Williams 82'	Report	Cook  23' Cousin-Dawson  24' Thompson 38' Clark  77' Deverdics 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,371 Referee: Ben Robinson

Hereford v Tamworth

17 February 2024 34	Hereford	0–0	Tamworth	Hereford
15:00 GMT	Lyden  12' Howkins  45+3' Hudson  90+5'	Report	Acquaye  12' Cockerill-Mollett  34' Sundire  90+6'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,048 Referee: Samuel Read

Hereford v Chester

20 February 2024 35	Hereford	1–1	Chester	Hereford
19:45 GMT	Cowley  44' Teixeira  48' Williams 74' (pen.)	Report	Whitehouse 14',  74' Peers  45+2' Williams  58'  71' Glendon  72' Roberts  77' Stanway  81' Weeks  90+2'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,270 Referee: Liam Corbett

Southport v Hereford

24 February 2024 36	Southport	1–2	Hereford	Southport
15:00 GMT	Thomson  52' Lloyd  61' Hmami  65' Carver 90+2' Hockenhull  90+5'	Report	Downing  11', 43' Phillips 90'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 1,208 Referee: Harry Warner

Curzon Ashton v Hereford

2 March 2024 37	Curzon Ashton	1–0	Hereford	Ashton-under-Lyne
15:00 GMT	Mahon  26' Richards  61' Lewis  86' Waring  90' Spencer 90+3' Hughes  90+7'	Report	Downing  10' Skinner  54' Southern  85'	Stadium: Tameside Stadium Attendance: 480 Referee: Jake Allsopp

Peterborough Sports v Hereford

5 March 2024 33	Peterborough Sports	1–4	Hereford	Peterborough
19:45 GMT	Johnson  47' Williams 78' (o.g.) McAuley  83' Gash  90+3'	Report	Williams 16' Southern 26' Cowley  38' Babos 79', 83' Rooney  89'	Stadium: Lincoln Road Referee: Darius Bradley

Hereford v Chorley

9 March 2024 38	Hereford	0–1	Chorley	Hereford
15:00 GMT	Williams  45' Cameron  90'	Report	Hazlehurst 16' Donawa  48' Whitehouse  90+1'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,779 Referee: Jonathan Chadwick

Hereford v Alfreton Town

12 March 2024 39	Hereford	3–3	Alfreton Town	Hereford
19:45 GMT	Cowley 9' Mendes  25' Babos 63' Skinner 90+5'	Report	Clackstone  12' Day 15',  75' Fewster 30' Digie 35' Cantrill  49' Wiley  73' Lund  89'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,949 Referee: William Davis

Brackley Town v Hereford

16 March 2024 40	Brackley Town	2–0	Hereford	Brackley
15:00 GMT	Roberts 12' Dean  15' Lilly 83' Turner  85'	Report	Teixeira  73' Cameron  79' Howkins  82'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 1,061 Referee: Lisa Benn

Hereford v Farsley Celtic

23 March 2024 41	Hereford	4–1	Farsley Celtic	Hereford
15:00 GMT	Lyden  3' Obadeyi 9' (pen.) Babos 19' Phillips 23' Okeke 45+2'	Report	Donaldson  66' Watson 90+3'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,639 Referee: Niall Smith

Hereford v Buxton

1 April 2024 43	Hereford	2–2	Buxton	Hereford
15:00 BST	Williams 76', 90+3'	Report	Wright  39' McCourt  41' De Girolamo  44', 45+2' Granite  53' Howkins 70' (o.g.) Elliott  85'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,004 Referee: Robert Ablitt

Banbury United v Hereford

3 April 2024 42	Banbury United	1–2	Hereford	Banbury
15:00 GMT	Ward  26' Beresford  44' Davies  51' Woodhouse  52' Charles 68' (pen.)		Williams 45+1', 52' (pen.) Skinner  62'  87' Cameron  73'  78' Ceesay  84'	Stadium: Spencer Stadium Attendance: 837 Referee: Liam Corbett

Scunthorpe United v Hereford

6 April 2024 44	Scunthorpe United	4–1	Hereford	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Ogle  20' Roberts  50', 52' Kouogun 54' Whitehall  64' Boyce  85' McAlinden 88' Beestin 90+3' Scales  90+4'	Report	Obadeyi 40' D'Ath  54'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,824 Referee: Elliot Bell

Warrington Town v Hereford

13 April 2024 45	Warrington Town	1–2	Hereford	Warrington
15:00 BST	Buckley-Ricketts  15' Amis 56' Eze  59' Grivosti  69'	Report	Hudson 10' Williams 41'	Stadium: Cantilever Park Attendance: 1,469 Referee: Jonathan Chadwick

Hereford v Boston United

20 April 2024 46	Hereford	0–2	Boston United	Hereford
15:00 BST	Babos  24'	Report	Richards  32', 51' Mills  39' Rowe 64'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 4,071 Referee: James Bancroft

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Hereford entered the competition in the second qualifying round, with the draw taking place on 4 September 2023. They were drawn against Leicester-based Northern Premier League Division One Midlands club Anstey Nomads, two steps below Hereford in the National League System. After defeating Anstey Nomads 2–0, Hereford were again drawn at home in the third qualifying round, and again against a Northern Premier League Division One Midlands club, Cambridge City. They were drawn at home for the third consecutive round after defeating Cambridge City 3–0, facing National League club Rochdale in the fourth qualifying round. Ethan Freemantle scored the only goal in a 1–0 win against Rochdale to set up a first round tie, again at Edgar Street, with League Two club Gillingham. Hereford's FA Cup run came to an end against Gillingham, losing 2–0 in front of a crowd of 4,376 courtesy of a first-half deflected goal and a late second-half penalty.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Hereford v Anstey Nomads

16 September 2023 Second qualifying round	Hereford	2–0	Anstey Nomads	Hereford
15:00 BST	Ceesay 6' Stanley  79' Mendes 90+2'	Report	Annable  88'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,208 Referee: Oliver Noonan

Hereford v Cambridge City

30 September 2023 Third qualifying round	Hereford	3–0	Cambridge City	Hereford
15:00 BST	Babos 15' Ceesay  39', 43' Tolley 70' Mendes  85'	Report	Broccoli  50' Bridges  75'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,550 Referee: Matthew McQuillan

Hereford v Rochdale

14 October 2023 Fourth qualifying round	Hereford	1–0	Rochdale	Hereford
15:00 BST	Skinner Tolley  31' Downing  72' Freemantle 78'	Report	Ebanks-Landell  56'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,817 Referee: Aji Ajibola

Hereford v Gillingham

4 November 2023 First round	Hereford	0–2	Gillingham	Hereford
15:00 GMT	Livingstone  39' Ceesay  45+2' Babos  51' Cameron  51' Southern  86' Teixeira  88'	Report	Clarke 23' Nichols 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 4,376 Referee: Oliver Yates

FA Trophy

Main article: 2023–24 FA Trophy

Hereford entered the competition in the second round, with the draw taking place on 30 October 2023. They were drawn at home to Isthmian League North Division club Redbridge, two steps below Hereford in the National League System. After defeating Redbridge 4–1, they were drawn at home, for the sixth consecutive time across both the FA Cup and the FA Trophy, in the third round against either Bognor Regis Town or South Park. After narrowly dispatching South Park 1–0 thanks to Adam Rooney's first half header, Hereford were drawn yet again at home to National League South club Torquay United. Torquay were defeated 2–0 with first half goals from Tom Pugh and Yusifu Ceesay, setting up a fifth round tie at home against National League club Gateshead. Hereford were knocked out of the competition by Gateshead in their fifth round tie, losing 1–0 after a late goal from substitute Marcus Dinanga. Hereford goalkeeper Curtis Pond nearly equalised at the death to take the tie to penalties, missing a close range header from a corner.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Hereford v Redbridge

18 November 2023 Second round	Hereford	4–1	Redbridge	Hereford
15:00 GMT	Southern  28' Freemantle 51' Skinner 55' Arthur 65' Pugh 86'	Report	Thompson  5' Barlow 40' Ogunwomoju  63' Odukoya  90+2'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,332 Referee: Matthew McQuillan

Hereford v South Park

9 December 2023 Third round	Hereford	1–0	South Park	Hereford
15:00 GMT	Rooney 27' Cameron  39' Southern  59'	Report	Healey  79'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,001 Referee: Elliot Swallow

Hereford v Torquay United

13 January 2024 Fourth round	Hereford	2–0	Torquay United	Hereford
15:00 GMT	Pugh 20' Ceesay 37' (pen.)	Report	De Silva  11' Foyo  26'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,264 Referee: Richard Eley

Hereford v Gateshead

10 February 2024 Fifth round	Hereford	0–1	Gateshead	Hereford
15:00 GMT	Mendes  62' Rooney  82'	Report	Evans  65' Dinanga 77' Bond  86'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,263 Referee: Benjamin Wyatt

Attendances

Date	Time	Opponent	Result	Competition	Attendance
12 August 2023	15:00 BST	Darlington	1–0	National League North	3,152
15 August 2023	19:45 BST	Rushall Olympic	1–0	National League North	2,522
26 August 2023	15:00 BST	Peterborough Sports	0–1	National League North	2,510
2 September 2023	15:00 BST	Southport	0–1	National League North	2,259
16 September 2023	15:00 BST	Anstey Nomads	2–0	FA Cup second qualifying round	1,208
23 September 2023	15:00 BST	Bishop's Stortford	1–0	National League North	2,222
30 September 2023	15:00 BST	Cambridge City	3–0	FA Cup third qualifying round	1,550
14 October 2023	15:00 BST	Rochdale	1–0	FA Cup fourth qualifying round	2,817
21 October 2023	15:00 BST	Curzon Ashton	3–1	National League North	2,932
4 November 2023	15:00 GMT	Gillingham	0–2	FA Cup first round	4,376
7 November 2023	19:45 GMT	Brackley Town	1–0	National League North	1,934
14 November 2023	19:45 GMT	Banbury United	4–1	National League North	2,059
18 November 2023	15:00 GMT	Redbridge	4–1	FA Trophy second round	1,332
28 November 2023	19:45 GMT	Scarborough Athletic	3–1	National League North	1,848
2 December 2023	15:00 GMT	Scunthorpe United	1–5	National League North	2,870
5 December 2023	19:45 GMT	Warrington Town	2–1	National League North	1,742
9 December 2023	15:00 GMT	South Park	1–0	FA Trophy third round	1,001
23 December 2023	15:00 GMT	Spennymoor Town	2–1	National League North	2,707
1 January 2024	15:00 GMT	Gloucester City	1–1	National League North	4,516
13 January 2024	15:00 GMT	Torquay United	2–0	FA Trophy fourth round	2,264
20 January 2024	15:00 GMT	King's Lynn Town	2–2	National League North	2,497
30 January 2024	19:45 GMT	South Shields	0–3	National League North	1,889
3 February 2024	15:00 GMT	Blyth Spartans	5–2	National League North	2,371
10 February 2024	15:00 GMT	Gateshead	0–1	FA Trophy fifth round	2,263
17 February 2024	15:00 GMT	Tamworth	0–0	National League North	3,048
20 February 2024	19:45 GMT	Chester	1–1	National League North	2,270
9 March 2024	15:00 GMT	Chorley	0–1	National League North	2,779
12 March 2024	19:45 GMT	Alfreton Town	3–3	National League North	1,949
23 March 2024	15:00 GMT	Farsley Celtic	4–1	National League North	2,639
1 April 2024	15:00 BST	Buxton	2–2	National League North	3,004
20 April 2024	15:00 BST	Boston United	0–2	National League North	4,071

Source: Football Web Pages

Squad statistics

As of match played 20 April 2024

Appearance and goals

• The plus (+) symbol denotes an appearance as a substitute, hence 2+1 indicates two appearances in the starting XI and one appearance as a substitute

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		National League North		FA Cup		FA Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Curtis Pond	53	0	46	0	4	0	3	0
2	DF	ENG	Aaron Skinner	51	2	43	1	4	0	3+1	1
3	DF	ENG	Lewis Hudson	15	1	15	1	0	0	0	0
4	MF	POR	Áurio Teixeira	48	1	37+4	1	4	0	3	0
5	MF	AUS	Jordan Lyden	16	0	11+2	0	2	0	0+1	0
6	DF	ENG	Paul Downing	32	1	27	1	3	0	2	0
7	MF	GAM	Yusifu Ceesay	37	8	28+4	5	4	2	1	1
8	MF	WAL	Alex Babos	50	11	42+3	10	4	1	1	0
9	FW	ENG	Jason Cowley	37	12	28+6	12	0+1	0	2	0
10	FW	ENG	Andy Williams	23	11	12+10	11	0	0	1	0
15	MF	ENG	Lawson D'Ath	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	GER	Jid Okeke	10	1	10	1	0	0	0	0
17	MF	ENG	Tope Obadeyi	12	4	8+3	4	0	0	1	0
20	MF	GNB	Lassana Mendes	35	4	21+7	3	2+1	1	3+1	0
21	DF	ENG	Oliver Southern	30	1	21+4	1	1	0	4	0
22	FW	IRL	Adam Rooney	34	3	16+12	2	2+1	0	2+1	1
27	DF	ENG	Nathan Cameron	41	0	36+1	0	1	0	3	0
28	DF	ENG	Kyle Howkins	37	1	27+2	1	4	0	4	0
31	FW	ENG	Kieran Phillips	12	2	4+8	2	0	0	0	0
33	MF	ENG	Dominic McHale	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
Youth team players
31	MF	WAL	Arwyn Walby	3	0	0	0	0	0	0+3	0
Players out on loan
11	DF	WAL	Jordan Cranston	17	1	11+2	1	1+2	0	1	0
12	GK	WAL	Shay Sterry	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	DF	ENG	Mark Derricott	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left during the season but made an appearance
3	DF	SCO	Adam Livingstone	26	0	16+5	0	3	0	0+2	0
6	MF	NED	Dylan Barkers	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	NOR	Stanley Anaebonam	5	0	3+2	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF	ENG	Kian Ryley	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF	WAL	Tom Pugh	15	3	10+2	1	0	0	3	2
15	MF	AFG	Maziar Kouhyar	5	0	2+3	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	ENG	Jack Tolley	17	2	4+7	1	1+2	1	2+1	0
16	DF	ENG	Camron McWilliams	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	ENG	Tom Hewlett	7	0	1+6	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	ENG	Connor Stanley	16	1	3+8	1	1+3	0	1	0
19	MF	ENG	Sonny Singh	4	0	2+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
23	FW	ENG	Ethan Freemantle	17	4	5+8	2	3	1	1	1
24	MF	GHA	Koby Arthur	20	1	5+10	0	0+3	0	2	1

Goals

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	League	FA Cup	FA Trophy	Total
1	9	FW	Jason Cowley	12	0	0	12
2	8	MF	Alex Babos	10	1	0	11
	10	FW	Andy Williams	11	0	0	11
4	7	MF	Yusifu Ceesay	5	2	1	8
5	17	MF	Tope Obadeyi	4	0	0	4
	20	MF	Lassana Mendes	3	1	0	4
	23	FW	Ethan Freemantle	2	1	1	4
8	15	MF	Tom Pugh	1	0	2	3
	22	FW	Adam Rooney	2	0	1	3
10	2	DF	Aaron Skinner	1	0	1	2
	16	MF	Jack Tolley	1	1	0	2
	31	FW	Kieran Phillips	2	0	0	2
13	3	DF	Lewis Hudson	1	0	0	1
	4	MF	Áurio Teixeira	1	0	0	1
	6	DF	Paul Downing	1	0	0	1
	11	DF	Jordan Cranston	1	0	0	1
	16	DF	Jid Okeke	1	0	0	1
	18	MF	Connor Stanley	1	0	0	1
	21	DF	Oliver Southern	1	0	0	1
	24	MF	Koby Arthur	0	0	1	1
	28	DF	Kyle Howkins	1	0	0	1
Total				62	6	7	75

Source: BBC Sport

Assists

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	League	FA Cup	FA Trophy	Total
1	8	MF	Alex Babos	11	2	0	13
2	7	MF	Yusifu Ceesay	9	0	0	9
3	3	DF	Adam Livingstone	3	1	0	4
4	1	GK	Curtis Pond	3	0	0	3
5	2	DF	Aaron Skinner	2	0	0	2
	5	MF	Jordan Lyden	2	0	0	2
	9	FW	Jason Cowley	2	0	0	2
	11	DF	Jordan Cranston	1	0	1	2
	15	MF	Tom Pugh	2	0	0	2
	16	DF	Jid Okeke	2	0	0	2
	20	MF	Lassana Mendes	2	0	0	2
	22	FW	Adam Rooney	1	1	0	2
	23	FW	Ethan Freemantle	1	0	1	2
	24	MF	Koby Arthur	1	0	1	2
15	3	DF	Lewis Hudson	1	0	0	1
	4	MF	Áurio Teixeira	1	0	0	1
	6	DF	Paul Downing	1	0	0	1
	15	MF	Maziar Kouhyar	1	0	0	1
	16	MF	Jack Tolley	0	0	1	1
	17	MF	Tope Obadeyi	1	0	0	1
	27	DF	Nathan Cameron	1	0	0	1
	28	DF	Kyle Howkins	0	1	0	1
	31	FW	Kieran Phillips	1	0	0	1
Total				49	5	4	58

Clean sheets

No.	Player	Pld	%	League	FA Cup	FA Trophy	Total
1	Curtis Pond	53	26.42%	9	3	2	14
12	Shay Sterry	1	0.00%	—	—	0	0

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Player	League			FA Cup			FA Trophy			Total
2	DF	Aaron Skinner	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
3	DF	Adam Livingstone	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
4	MF	Áurio Teixeira	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
5	MF	Jordan Lyden	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
6	DF	Paul Downing	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
7	MF	Yusifu Ceesay	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
8	MF	Alex Babos	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
9	FW	Jason Cowley	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1
10	FW	Andy Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
11	DF	Jordan Cranston	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
15	MF	Tom Pugh	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
16	MF	Jack Tolley	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
17	FW	Tom Hewlett	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
18	MF	Connor Stanley	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
19	MF	Sonny Singh	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
20	MF	Lassana Mendes	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
21	DF	Oliver Southern	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	7	0	0
22	FW	Adam Rooney	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
23	MF	Ethan Freemantle	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
24	MF	Koby Arthur	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
27	DF	Nathan Cameron	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
28	DF	Kyle Howkins	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0

Club awards

End-of-season awards

• Player of the Season: Aaron Skinner
• Goal of the Season: Áurio Teixeira (vs. Chester, 5 September 2023)

Player of the month award

Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fans voting on herefordfc.co.uk

Month	Player	Ref.
August	Curtis Pond
September	Yusifu Ceesay
October	Alex Babos
November	Aaron Skinner
December	Yusifu Ceesay
January	Oliver Southern
February	Aaron Skinner
March	Jid Okeke

Goal of the month award

Awarded monthly to the goal that was chosen by fans voting on herefordfc.co.uk
Hereford score listed first, score column indicates score after each goal

Month	Player	Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
August	Connor Stanley	12 August 2023	Darlington	Edgar Street, Hereford	1–0	1–0	National League North
September	Áurio Teixeira	5 September 2023	Chester	Deva Stadium, Chester	2–1	2–1
October	Alex Babos	28 October 2023	Chorley	Victory Park, Chorley	2–1	2–1
November	Jason Cowley	14 November 2023	Banbury United	Edgar Street, Hereford	1–0	4–1
December	Lassana Mendes	23 December 2023	Spennymoor Town		1–1	2–1
January	Tom Pugh	20 January 2024	King's Lynn Town		2–0	2–2
February	Kieran Phillips	24 February 2024	Southport	Haig Avenue, Southport	2–0	2–1
March	Alex Babos	12 March 2024	Alfreton Town	Edgar Street, Hereford	2–3	3–3