Hereford United F.C. season 2005–06
The 2005–2006 season was Hereford United's 9th season in the Conference.
All the members of the squad were signed on free transfers, in keeping with previous squads.
Hereford finished second in the league for the third season running and, unlike the previous seasons, progressed to the play-off final. A 3-2 extra-time victory over Halifax Town secured promotion back to the Football League after a nine year spell in non-league football.
This season saw the emergence of Andy Williams, a product of the youth system at Hereford.
Conference National
Date |
Opponents |
H / A |
Result F – A |
Scorers |
Attendance |
League position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 August 2005 |
Scarborough |
H |
4 – 0 |
Beckwith 64', Ipoua 69', Green 85', Carey-Bertram 90' |
3,105 |
|
16 August 2005 |
Cambridge United |
A |
1 – 2 |
Ipoua 62' |
2,924 |
|
20 August 2005 |
Crawley Town |
A |
2 – 0 |
Ipoua 58', Mkandawire 83' |
1,842 |
|
27 August 2005 |
Grays Athletic |
H |
0 – 2 |
2,997 |
||
29 August 2005 |
Tamworth |
A |
1 – 0 |
Jeannin 20' |
1,744 |
|
3 September 2005 |
Altrincham |
H |
0 – 0 |
2,318 |
||
10 September 2005 |
Stevenage Borough |
A |
0 – 0 |
2,404 |
||
17 September 2005 |
Morecambe |
H |
1 – 0 |
Ferrell 41' |
2,422 |
|
20 September 2005 |
Gravesend & Northfleet |
H |
1 – 1 |
Stanley 53' |
2,396 |
|
24 September 2005 |
Halifax Town |
A |
1 – 2 |
Carey-Bertram 8' |
1,559 |
|
27 September 2005 |
Aldershot Town |
A |
1 – 0 |
Carey-Bertram 2' |
2,656 |
|
1 October 2005 |
Canvey Island |
H |
1 – 1 |
Bailey 15' |
2,500 |
|
7 October 2005 |
Accrington Stanley |
A |
1 – 2 |
Carey-Bertram 46' |
1,603 |
|
15 October 2005 |
Burton Albion |
H |
2 – 0 |
Carey-Bertram 23', James 84' (pen) |
2,493 |
|
29 October 2005 |
Kidderminster Harriers |
A |
1 – 1 |
Pitman 7' |
3,241 |
|
12 November 2005 |
Woking |
H |
4 – 0 |
Williams 29', Purdie 56', 70', Ipoua 72' |
2,498 |
|
19 November 2005 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
A |
1 – 0 |
Williams 12' |
1,294 |
|
26 November 2005 |
Exeter City |
H |
0 – 2 |
3,754 |
||
10 December 2005 |
York City |
H |
1 – 0 |
Stansfield 69' |
1,950 |
|
26 December 2005 |
Forest Green Rovers |
A |
2 – 2 |
Mkandawire 58', Jeannin 79' |
1,957 |
|
30 December 2005 |
Exeter City |
A |
2 – 1 |
Ipoua 30', Jeannin 43' |
4,433 |
|
2 January 2006 |
Forest Green Rovers |
H |
1 – 1 |
Stansfield 29' |
3,507 |
|
7 January 2006 |
Scarborough |
A |
1 – 0 |
Stansfield 11' |
1,582 |
|
21 January 2006 |
Crawley Town |
H |
2 – 1 |
Williams 7', Ipoua 88' |
2,782 |
|
28 January 2006 |
Grays Athletic |
A |
2 – 2 |
Mkandawire 71', Beckwith 82' |
1,528 |
|
31 January 2006 |
Cambridge United |
H |
3 – 0 |
Stansfield 34', Williams 43', 50' |
2,142 |
|
11 February 2006 |
Halifax Town |
H |
1 – 0 |
Stansfield 78' |
2,555 |
|
18 February 2006 |
Canvey Island |
A |
1 – 1 |
Fleetwood 15' |
784 |
|
21 February 2006 |
Aldershot Town |
H |
2 – 1 |
Williams 3', Fleetwood 29' |
2,205 |
|
27 February 2006 |
Stevenage Borough |
H |
2 – 0 |
Williams 45', Fleetwood 51' |
2,394 |
|
7 March 2006 |
Gravesend & Northfleet |
A |
2 – 1 |
King 74', Williams 80' |
618 |
|
11 March 2006 |
Accrington Stanley |
H |
2 – 2 |
Fleetwood 78', Nicolau 90' |
4,497 |
|
14 March 2006 |
Southport |
A |
2 – 1 |
Mkandawire 10', Ferrell 43' |
1,057 |
|
18 March 2006 |
Burton Albion |
A |
1 – 0 |
Williams 40' |
2,512 |
|
25 March 2006 |
Kidderminster Harriers |
H |
0 – 1 |
4,223 |
||
1 April 2006 |
Woking |
A |
1 – 1 |
Mkandawire 90' |
1,929 |
|
4 April 2006 |
Morecambe |
A |
2 – 2 |
Carey-Bertram 49', 78' |
1,699 |
|
8 April 2006 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
H |
1 – 1 |
Purdie 77' (pen) |
2,561 |
|
15 April 2006 |
Altrincham |
A |
1 – 0 |
Fleetwood 64' |
1,251 |
|
17 April 2006 |
Tamworth |
H |
1 – 0 |
Carey-Bertram 58' |
2,809 |
|
22 April 2006 |
Southport |
H |
1 – 1 |
Stansfield 76' |
2,547 |
|
29 April 2006 |
York City |
A |
3 – 1 |
Williams 13', Purdie 35', Ipoua 90' |
2,755 |
Play-offs
Date |
Opponents |
H / A |
Result F – A |
Scorers |
Attendance |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 May 2006 |
Morecambe |
A |
1 – 1 |
Purdie 54' (pen) |
5,208 |
|
11 May 2006 |
Morecambe |
H |
3 – 2 |
Mkandawire 6', Williams 13', Ipoua 107' |
6,278 |
AET - Hereford win 4-3 on aggregate |
20 May 2006 |
Halifax Town |
N |
3 – 2 |
Williams 34', Ipoua 80', Green 108' |
15,499 |
AET - played at Walkers Stadium |
FA Cup
Date |
Round |
Opponents |
H / A |
Result F – A |
Scorers |
Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 October 2005 |
Fourth Qualifying Round |
Alfreton Town |
H |
0 – 0 |
1,768 |
|
25 October 2005 |
Fourth Qualifying Round Replay |
Alfreton Town |
A |
1 – 1* |
Stanley 53' |
740 |
4 November 2005 |
First Round |
Cambridge City |
A |
1 – 0 |
Brady 78' |
1,116 |
3 December 2005 |
Second Round |
Stockport County |
H |
0 – 2 |
3,620 |
(*) - Hereford won 4-3 on penalties
FA Trophy
Date |
Round |
Opponents |
H / A |
Result F – A |
Scorers |
Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 December 2005 |
First Round |
Bognor Regis Town |
A |
7 – 1 |
Williams 5', Stansfield 13', Purdie 63' (pen), 77', Ipoua 73', Stanley 75', Pitman 84' |
627 |
14 January 2006 |
Second Round |
Halifax Town |
A |
1 – 0 |
Stansfield 4' |
4,073 |
4 February 2006 |
Third Round |
Grays Athletic |
H |
0 – 1 |
1,609 |
LDV Vans Trophy
Date |
Round |
Opponents |
H / A |
Result F – A |
Scorers |
Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 October 2005 |
First Round |
Mansfield Town |
A |
1 – 0 |
Bailey 12' |
1,393 |
22 November 2005 |
Second Round |
Port Vale |
H |
2 – 1 |
Carey-Bertram 14', Mkandawire 102' |
1,355 |
20 December 2005 |
Area Quarter-Final |
Scunthorpe United |
H |
2 – 0 |
Stansfield 17', Mkandawire 44' |
1,452 |
24 January 2006 |
Area Semi-Final |
Macclesfield Town |
A |
0 – 2 |
1,315 |
Squad statistics
No. |
Pos. |
Name |
League |
FA Cup |
FA Trophy |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
1 |
GK |
Craig Mawson |
9 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
DF |
Ryan Green |
30 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
DF |
Simon Travis |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
MF |
Stacy Coldicott |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
DF |
Tamika Mkandawire |
42 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
DF |
Tony James |
23 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
MF |
Jon Brady |
20 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
FW |
Stuart Fleetwood |
20 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
MF |
Jamie Pitman |
24 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
FW |
Adam Stansfield |
26 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
10 |
FW |
Guy Ipoua |
22 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
MF |
Andy Ferrell |
34 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
FW |
Graham Evans |
7 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
MF |
Nicky Nicolau |
10 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
GK |
Wayne Brown |
36 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
MF |
Craig Stanley |
41 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
16 |
FW |
Andy Williams |
34 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
17 |
MF |
Sam Gwynne |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
FW |
Danny Carey-Bertram |
32 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
19 |
DF |
Darren Blewitt |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
DF |
Alex Jeannin |
40 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
21 |
MF |
Rob Purdie |
43 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
22 |
FW |
Matthew Bailey |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
MF |
Daryl Taylor |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
23 |
DF |
Matthew Halliday |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
MF |
Robbie King |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
MF |
John Trewick |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
DF |
Dean Beckwith |
35 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
35 |
GK |
Karl Lewis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
GK |
Darren Knurek |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
GK |
Andy Bagnall |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
MF |
Adam Worton |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
FW |
Kane Kahaki |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |