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Hereford FOOTBALL CLUB
ereford FC was formed in the wake of the demise of Hereford United , who were liquidated in December 2014 owing £ 1.9million . They ended their life in the Southern League Premier after being demoted from the Conference National due to financial issues .
Hereford FC gained the lease to Edgar Street a few months later and were accepted into the football pyramid at Step 5 , starting life in the Midland Football League in August 2015 . The club was founded in partnership with the Hereford United Supporters Trust , who will ultimately own half the shares , with the other half held mostly by five local businessmen and lifelong supporters .
The club has been achieving plenty of success in recent times and Football Focus Magazine recently caught up with their Secretary Martin Watson to find out more about the good work the club has been doing lately .
Involvement
He told us , “ I joined the club at formation , being one of the Directors also . I was Vice Chairman of the Supporters
Trust and was appointed as one of three Directors representing the Trust ’ s interests . Previously I was a supporter of Hereford United , going to my first game when I was seven years old .”
The Role
“ The variety of the role is the challenge , from handling the online ticketing orders to the paperwork for signing players . The rewards are on a Saturday afternoon and three points ! Though being on the bench at Wembley and seeing over 20,000 fans there was a special moment that will never be forgotten .”
Atmosphere
“ The atmosphere is really positive here . We ’ ve had eighteen months that we ’ ll probably never repeat , with a
Herefordshire club finally getting to Wembley and setting records with winning runs and the number of goals scored . The place hasn ’ t been happier !”
This Season
“ We ’ re top of the League and 21 points clear – so it ’ s not been too bad ! I think we ’ d have loved a longer cup run but it wasn ’ t to be . Now we just want to carry on with what we ’ re doing at this stage in terms of the current season . We ’ re always looking at the future both on and off the pitch and have just secured an extended lease on the ground that will enable us to improve the stadium further .”
Community
“ We are absolutely a community club . On Christmas Day we opened the doors
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