Hereford United F.C. season 2003–04
The 2003–2004 season was Hereford United's 7th season in the Conference.
All the members of the squad were signed on free transfers, in keeping with previous squads.
Hereford set or equalled several records this season, most notably equalling the biggest win of 9-0 when they memorably defeated Dagenham & Redbridge live on Sky TV.
Hereford were beaten to the title by 1 point by Chester City, and were defeated in the play-offs amid controversy.
Conference National
Date |
Opponents |
H / A |
Result F – A |
Scorers |
Attendance |
League position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 August 2003 |
Tamworth |
A |
3 – 1 |
Guinan 28', Smith 65', 69' |
2,250 |
1st |
12 August 2003 |
Forest Green Rovers |
H |
5 – 1 |
Guinan 16', 68', Purdie 45', 54', |
3,195 |
1st |
16 August 2003 |
Morecambe |
H |
3 – 0 |
Guinan 28', Smith 18', 52' |
2,941 |
1st |
23 August 2003 |
Barnet |
A |
1 – 1 |
James 76' (pen) |
1,475 |
2nd |
25 August 2003 |
Aldershot Town |
H |
4 – 3 |
Williams 29', Rose 45', |
4,985 |
1st |
30 August 2003 |
Stevenage Borough |
A |
2 – 0 |
Smith 26', Guinan 65' |
2,705 |
1st |
6 September 2003 |
Farnborough Town |
A |
5 – 0 |
Parry 3', Smith 16', Guinan 24', |
1,334 |
1st |
13 September 2003 |
Scarborough |
H |
2 – 1 |
Rose 28', Parry 78' |
4,850 |
1st |
19 September 2003 |
Burton Albion |
A |
1 – 4 |
Parry 73' |
2,532 |
1st |
23 September 2003 |
Telford United |
H |
2 – 1 |
Guinan 6', Green 90' |
4,190 |
1st |
27 September 2003 |
Gravesend & Northfleet |
H |
3 – 3 |
Guinan 34', Brown 44', Smith 50' |
3,731 |
1st |
4 October 2003 |
Woking |
A |
1 – 0 |
Guinan 81' |
2,906 |
1st |
7 October 2003 |
Northwich Victoria |
A |
5 – 1 |
Williams 4', Brown 49', |
1,008 |
1st |
13 October 2003 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
H |
1 – 1 |
Smith 54' |
4,325 |
1st |
18 October 2003 |
Chester City |
A |
0 – 0 |
4,481 |
1st |
|
1 November 2003 |
Leigh RMI |
H |
0 – 1 |
3,231 |
1st |
|
11 November 2003 |
Accrington Stanley |
A |
0 – 2 |
1,824 |
4th |
|
15 November 2003 |
Margate |
H |
2 – 1 |
Parry 56', Murphy 78' (o.g.) |
2,320 |
2nd |
22 November 2003 |
Shrewsbury Town |
A |
1 – 4 |
Mkandawire 88' |
6,585 |
3rd |
25 November 2003 |
Halifax Town |
H |
7 – 1 |
Smith 10', 33', Guinan 52', 55', 70', |
1,875 |
2nd |
29 November 2003 |
Farnborough Town |
H |
2 – 0 |
Smith 68', Pitman 88' |
2,630 |
2nd |
13 December 2003 |
Tamworth |
H |
0 – 1 |
2,561 |
2nd |
|
19 December 2003 |
Forest Green Rovers |
A |
7 – 1 |
Parry 13', 25', 39', Smith 35', 60', |
1,576 |
2nd |
26 December 2003 |
Exeter City |
H |
1 – 1 |
Purdie 53' |
4,010 |
2nd |
1 January 2004 |
Exeter City |
A |
1 – 0 |
Williams 45' |
4,943 |
2nd |
3 January 2004 |
Stevenage Borough |
H |
1 – 0 |
Parry 90' |
2,875 |
2nd |
17 January 2003 |
Morecambe |
A |
2 – 2 |
Uddin 29', Teesdale 78' |
2,003 |
2nd |
3 February 2004 |
Scarborough |
A |
3 – 3 |
Brown 7', Uddin 54', Guinan 70' |
1,459 |
2nd |
7 February 2004 |
Burton Albion |
H |
1 – 2 |
James 15' (pen) |
3,417 |
2nd |
14 February 2004 |
Gravesend & Northfleet |
A |
5 – 2 |
James 5' (pen), Brown 13', 67', |
1,230 |
2nd |
21 February 2004 |
Woking |
H |
0 – 1 |
2,187 |
2nd |
|
27 February 2004 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
A |
9 – 0 |
James 14' (pen), Brown 37', 71', 89', |
1,617 |
2nd |
2 March 2004 |
Telford United |
A |
3 – 0 |
Tretton 45', Brown 80', 90' |
2,554 |
2nd |
6 March 2004 |
Northwich Victoria |
H |
1 – 0 |
Guinan 83' |
3,064 |
2nd |
13 March 2004 |
Accrington Stanley |
H |
1 – 0 |
James 74' (pen) |
3,230 |
2nd |
20 March 2004 |
Margate |
A |
3 – 1 |
Guinan 32', Willis 45', Purdie 86' |
604 |
2nd |
27 March 2004 |
Shrewsbury Town |
H |
2 – 1 |
Purdie 3', Guinan 54' |
5,850 |
2nd |
3 April 2004 |
Halifax Town |
A |
2 – 1 |
Guinan 75', Tretton 77' |
1,389 |
2nd |
10 April 2004 |
Barnet |
H |
2 – 0 |
Willis 38', James 76' (pen) |
4,447 |
2nd |
12 April 2004 |
Aldershot Town |
A |
2 – 1 |
Purdie 3', Carey-Bertram 80' |
4,400 |
2nd |
17 April 2004 |
Leigh RMI |
A |
5 – 0 |
James 4' (pen), Guinan 28', 88', |
836 |
2nd |
24 April 2004 |
Chester City |
H |
2 – 1 |
Brown 20', Beesley 70' |
7,240 |
2nd |
Play-offs
Date |
Opponents |
H / A |
Result F – A |
Scorers |
Attendance |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 April 2004 |
Aldershot Town |
A |
1 – 1 |
Brown 7' |
6,379 |
|
3 May 2004 |
Aldershot Town |
H |
0 – 0 |
7,044 |
AET - Aldershot won 4-2 on penalties |
FA Cup
Date |
Round |
Opponents |
H / A |
Result F – A |
Scorers |
Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 October 2003 |
Fourth Qualifying Round Replay |
Harrow Borough |
A |
6 – 1 |
Guinan 5', 44', 84', Brown 64', |
655 |
8 November 2003 |
First Round |
Peterborough United |
A |
0 – 2 |
4,479 |
FA Trophy
Date |
Round |
Opponents |
H / A |
Result F – A |
Scorers |
Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 January 2004 |
Third Round |
Exeter City |
A |
2 – 3 |
Carey-Bertram 83', Purdie 86' |
2,740 |
LDV Vans Trophy
Date |
Round |
Opponents |
H / A |
Result F – A |
Scorers |
Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 October 2003 |
First Round |
Exeter City |
H |
2 – 0 |
Brown 46', Guinan 87' |
1,513 |
4 November 2003 |
Second Round |
Northampton Town |
H |
1 – 1* |
Brown 87' |
1,517 |
(*) Northampton won 4-3 on penalties
Squad statistics
No. |
Pos. |
Name |
League |
FA Cup |
FA Trophy |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
1 |
GK |
Matthew Baker |
44 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
DF |
Ryan Green |
40 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
DF |
Michael Rose |
40 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
MF |
Jamie Pitman |
41 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
DF |
Andrew Tretton |
24 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
DF |
Tony James |
43 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
MF |
Danny Williams |
38 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
MF |
Ben Smith |
28 |
13 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
FW |
Steve Guinan |
37 |
25 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
FW |
David Brown |
40 |
15 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
MF |
Paul Parry |
25 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
DF |
Simon Travis |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
MF |
Rob Purdie |
37 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
GK |
Tony Coton |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
GK |
Ben Scott |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
DF |
Richard Teesdale |
12 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
MF |
Robert Sawyers |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
DF |
Anwar Uddin |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
MF |
Jordan King |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
FW |
Danny Carey-Bertram |
20 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
19 |
MF |
Dean Craven |
10 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
20 |
DF |
Chris Palmer |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
MF |
Robert Betts |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
FW |
Nick Harrhy |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
MF |
Andy Wells |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
DF |
Paul Collins |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
MF |
Scott Willis |
8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
DF |
Tom Smith |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
MF |
Bertie Cozic |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
MF |
Danny Moon |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
FW |
Mark Beesley |
14 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
26 |
DF |
Tamika Mkandawire |
14 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
GK |
Chris MacKenzie |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
FW |
Andy Williams |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |