# 2009–10 Hereford United F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was the 89th competitive season of Hereford United Football Club and 29th season overall in the Football League. The club competed in League Two, the fourth tier of English football, following their relegation from League One in the previous season. The club also competed in the FA Cup, FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.
John Trewick managed his first full season at the club, having taken charge of the club for the final two matches of the 2008–09 season. Former manager Graham Turner remained as chairman and director of football. Trewick built an almost entirely new squad, with just four players – Matt Done, Sam Gwynne, Craig Jones and Richard Rose – retained from the previous season.
The club spent the majority of the season in the bottom half of the table, and Trewick was sacked mid-season. Turner became caretaker manager until the end of the season and guided the club to a final position of 16th. Progress was made in all three cup competitions, with a run to the last eight of the Football League Trophy ending in a 4–1 home defeat to MK Dons.
This season saw a number of changes off the field. A new home and away strip was launched as the club announced a three-year deal with shirt suppliers Admiral, the away colours changing from yellow to orange. The club's shirt sponsor changed from Sun Valley to parent company Cargill. At the end of the season, Turner announced that the majority shareholding of the club was for sale, and on 4 June 2010 it was announced that he had left the club, bringing 15 years of service to an end, and that David Keyte had taken over as chairman with Tim Russon as vice-chairman.

## First-team squad

    As of 8 May 2010
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 | Adam Bartlett (captain) |
| 2 | DF | WAL | Ryan Green |
| 3 | DF | WAL | Ryan Valentine |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Richard Rose |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Keith Lowe |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Kenny Lunt |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Marc Pugh |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Leon Constantine |
| 12 | MF | GAM | Edrissa Sonko |
| 14 | MF | NIR | James McQuilkin |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Sam Gwynne |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Joel Edwards |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Craig Jones |
| 20 | DF | WAL | Darren Jones |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Tyler Weir |
| 22 | FW | FRA | Mathieu Manset |
| 23 | MF | WAL | Matt Done |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Chris Adamson |
| 31 | MF | CAN | Gavin McCallum |

## Pre-season

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 9 July 2009 | Pegasus Juniors | A | 3 – 0 | Morris 36', Gwynne 55', Tolley 65' | c. 300 |
| 13 July 2009 | Bristol City | H | 1 – 2 | Morris 29' | 823 |
| 21 July 2009 | Kidderminster Harriers | A | 2 – 3 | Pandiani 81', Ameobi 85' | 625 |
| 25 July 2009 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0 – 0 | | 797 |
| 28 July 2009 | Bristol Rovers | H | 1 – 2 | Pipe 70' (o.g.) | 651 |
| 1 August 2009 | Walsall | H | 0 – 1 | | 590 |

## League Two

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance | League position |
| 8 August 2009 | Morecambe | A | 2 – 2 | Pugh 39', 90' | 2,119 | 10th |
| 15 August 2009 | Cheltenham Town | H | 1 – 1 | Godsmark 76' | 3,280 | 16th |
| 18 August 2009 | Bury | H | 1 – 3 | Constantine 15' | 2,321 | 19th |
| 22 August 2009 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0 – 1 | | 3,731 | 22nd |
| 29 August 2009 | Port Vale | H | 2 – 2 | Pugh 36', Plummer 80' (pen) | 2,434 | 20th |
| 5 September 2009 | Aldershot Town | A | 2 – 2 | Plummer 4' (pen), 78' | 3,094 | 21st |
| 12 September 2009 | Grimsby Town | A | 0 – 1 | | 3,173 | 23rd |
| 19 September 2009 | Accrington Stanley | H | 2 – 0 | King 6', Valentine 67' | 2,013 | 20th |
| 26 September 2009 | Rochdale | A | 1 – 4 | Pugh 23' | 2,620 | 21st |
| 29 September 2009 | Bournemouth | H | 2 – 1 | Pugh 50', 77' | 2,104 | 18th |
| 3 October 2009 | Dagenham & Redbridge | H | 1 – 1 | Walker 80' | 2,253 | 20th |
| 10 October 2009 | Rotherham United | A | 1 – 1 | McCallum 90' | 3,452 | 20th |
| 17 October 2009 | Chesterfield | H | 1 – 0 | Valentine 58' (pen) | 2,574 | 18th |
| 24 October 2009 | Bradford City | A | 0 – 1 | | 11,107 | 19th |
| 31 October 2009 | Darlington | H | 2 – 1 | Lowe 41', D. Jones 47' | 2,238 | 17th |
| 14 November 2009 | Barnet | A | 0 – 0 | | 1,965 | 16th |
| 21 November 2009 | Burton Albion | A | 2 – 3 | Constantine 61', 76' | 2,796 | 18th |
| 24 November 2009 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 2 – 1 | Valentine 5' (pen), McCallum 30' | 2,913 | 16th |
| 1 December 2009 | Northampton Town | A | 3 – 1 | D. Jones 16', Manset 57', King 74' | 3,524 | 14th |
| 5 December 2009 | Notts County | H | 0 – 2 | | 2,727 | 17th |
| 12 December 2009 | Macclesfield Town | H | 1 – 3 | Constantine 90' | 1,406 | 17th |
| 26 December 2009 | Torquay United | A | 0 – 1 | | 3,792 | 19th |
| 19 January 2010 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1 – 1 | Constantine 42' | 1,367 | 19th |
| 23 January 2010 | Bury | A | 0 – 1 | | 2,797 | 20th |
| 30 January 2010 | Port Vale | A | 0 – 2 | | 4,686 | 21st |
| 2 February 2010 | Lincoln City | H | 2 – 0 | McCallum 29', 55' | 1,429 | 18th |
| 6 February 2010 | Torquay United | H | 1 – 0 | McCallum 22' | 2,123 | 18th |
| 13 February 2010 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1 – 3 | Constantine 5' | 6,098 | 18th |
| 16 February 2010 | Aldershot Town | H | 2 – 0 | McCallum 27', Blackburn 35' (o.g.) | 1,576 | 16th |
| 20 February 2010 | Burton Albion | H | 3 – 4 | Pugh 28', Lunt 55', McQuilkin 59' | 2,253 | 17th |
| 23 February 2010 | Northampton Town | H | 0 – 2 | | 1,266 | 18th |
| 27 February 2010 | Notts County | A | 0 – 5 | | 6,036 | 18th |
| 2 March 2010 | Cheltenham Town | A | 1 – 0 | Green 25' | 3,273 | 17th |
| 6 March 2010 | Macclesfield Town | H | 0 – 2 | | 1,919 | 18th |
| 12 March 2010 | Lincoln City | A | 1 – 3 | Pugh 42' | 6,012 | 18th |
| 16 March 2010 | Morecambe | H | 0 – 1 | | 1,208 | 20th |
| 20 March 2010 | Bradford City | H | 2 – 0 | Manset 33', Jervis 81' | 1,926 | 19th |
| 27 March 2010 | Chesterfield | A | 2 – 1 | Jervis 48' (pen), Pugh 63' | 3,593 | 17th |
| 3 April 2010 | Barnet | H | 2 – 1 | McQuilkin 29', Breen 69' (o.g.) | 2,146 | 17th |
| 5 April 2010 | Darlington | A | 1 – 0 | Pugh 74' | 2,131 | 16th |
| 10 April 2010 | Grimsby Town | H | 0 – 1 | | 2,143 | 16th |
| 13 April 2010 | Bournemouth | A | 1 – 2 | Pugh 90' | 6,128 | 18th |
| 17 April 2010 | Accrington Stanley | A | 2 – 1 | McCallum 35', 90' | 1,420 | 17th |
| 24 April 2010 | Rochdale | H | 2 – 1 | King 52', Valentine 61' | 1,975 | 15th |
| 1 May 2010 | Dagenham & Redbridge | A | 1 – 2 | Pugh 62' | 2,663 | 17th |
| 8 May 2010 | Rotherham United | H | 3 – 0 | Manset 4', D. Jones 21', Pugh 90' | 3,005 | 16th |

## FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 7 November 2009 | First Round | Sutton United | H | 2 – 0 | Manset 6', Valentine 86' (pen) | 1,713 |
| 28 November 2009 | Second Round | Colchester United | H | 0 – 1 | | 2,225 |

## League Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 11 August 2009 | First Round | Charlton Athletic | H | 1 – 0 AET | Godsmark 98' | 2,017 |
| 25 August 2009 | Second Round | Portsmouth | A | 1 – 4 | Plummer (pen) 62' | 6,645 |

## Football League Trophy

Hereford United will enter the Football League Trophy at the first round stage. The first-round match will be played during the week commencing 31 August 2009.
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 September 2009 | First Round (South) | Bristol Rovers | H | 0 – 0 (4 – 2 on pens) | | 970 |
| 6 October 2009 | Second Round (South) | Aldershot Town | H | 2 – 2 (4 – 3 on pens) | Walker 42', Manset 89' | 897 |
| 10 November 2009 | Quarter Final (South) | Leyton Orient | A | 1 – 1 (3 – 2 on pens) | Constantine 25' | 1,282 |
| 15 December 2009 | Semi Final (South) | Milton Keynes Dons | H | 1 – 4 | Constantine 63' | 1,367 |

## Herefordshire Senior Cup

The format of the Herefordshire Senior Cup was changed from a knockout competition to a one-off final: the winners of the County Challenge Cup play Hereford United in a pre-season match.
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 4 November 2008 | Final | Wellington | A | 8 – 0 | Constantine 8' (pen), 37', Pugh 35', Ameobi 62', 84', Morris 66', 67', Lunt 89' | c. 250 |

## Squad statistics

| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy | HFA Cup | HFA Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Adam Bartlett | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Ryan Green | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Ryan Valentine | 40 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | Richard Rose | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Keith Lowe | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Kenny Lunt | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Marc Pugh | 40 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Glen Southam | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Jordon Mutch | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Lateef Elford-Alliyu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Lewis Young | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Lee Morris | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Leon Constantine | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Jamie Tolley | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Edrissa Sonko | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | James McQuilkin | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | Sam Gwynne | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Jonny Godsmark | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Paul Downing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | Darren Dennehy | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Dan Preston | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Joel Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Craig Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Darren Jones | 41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Tyler Weir | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Mathieu Manset | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | Matt Done | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Craig King | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Danny Blanchett | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Jake Jervis | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Mark Marshall | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Astrit Ajdarević | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | James Walker | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Nathaniel Wedderburn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Chris Adamson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | MF | Gavin McCallum | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | Tristan Plummer | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | Marlon Jackson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – | MF | Marc Manga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – | FW | Tomi Ameobi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | Previous Club | Fee | Contract |
| 2009-05-22 | DF | Keith Lowe | Kidderminster Harriers | Free | One year |
| 2009-05-29 | DF | Ryan Valentine | Darlington | Free | One year |
| 2009-06-05 | DF | Ryan Green | Bristol Rovers | Free | One year |
| 2009-06-09 | DF | Darren Jones | Forest Green Rovers | Free | Unknown |
| 2009-06-22 | GK | Adam Bartlett | Kidderminster Harriers | Free | Unknown |
| 2009-06-22 | MF | Glen Southam | Dagenham & Redbridge | Free | Unknown |
| 2009-06-23 | MF | Kenny Lunt | Sheffield Wednesday | Free | Unknown |
| 2009-06-23 | MF | Jamie Tolley | Macclesfield Town | Free | Unknown |
| 2009-06-29 | FW | Leon Constantine | Northampton Town | Free | One year |
| 2009-06-30 | MF | Marc Pugh | Shrewsbury Town | Free | One year |
| 2009-07-25 | FW | Lee Morris | Burton Albion | Free | One year |
| 2009-09-20 | MF | Edrissa Sonko | Tranmere Rovers | Free | One year |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | Next Club | Fee |
| 2009-06-17 | MF | Toumani Diagouraga | Peterborough United | Undisclosed* |
(*) fee believed to be in the region of £200,000.

### Loan in

| Date From | Date To | Position | Name | From |
| 2009-07-09 | 2010-01-09 | DF | Darren Dennehy | Cardiff City |
| 2009-08-06 | 2009-01-06 | MF | Jonny Godsmark | Newcastle United |
| 2009-08-21 | 2009-09-21 | FW | Tristan Plummer | Bristol City |
| 2009-08-21 | 2009-09-21 | FW | Marlon Jackson | Bristol City |
| 2009-09-17 | 2009-10-17 | MF | Mark Marshall | Swindon Town |
| 2009-09-17 | 2009-10-17 | DF | Danny Blanchett | Peterborough United |
| 2009-09-17 | 2009-10-17 | FW | Craig King | Leicester City |