# 2011–12 Hereford United F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was the 91st competitive season of Hereford United Football Club, third consecutive season in League Two and 31st overall in the Football League. The club also competed in the FA Cup, FA Trophy and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 June 2011 to 31 May 2012.

## Season summary

Hereford began the league season with just one win in their first twelve matches, including heavy home defeats to Morecambe, Macclesfield Town, and Gillingham. In the League Cup, a 1–0 victory over League One side Brentford in the first round earned a visit to Premier League outfit Aston Villa; the Bulls resisted 80 minutes of pressure before succumbing to a 2–0 defeat. Stuart Fleetwood, Hereford's top goalscorer in the 2010–11 season, was sold to Conference side Luton Town on 1 September 2011.
Three consecutive victories in October, which featured veteran defender Andy Todd in his short spell with the Bulls, proved to be Hereford's best run of form in an otherwise lacklustre campaign. Blackpool loanee Tom Barkhuizen was the Bulls' top goalscorer, having extended his loan spell at Edgar Street from its initial planned finish in January through to the end of the campaign.
Despite a 3–2 home victory over Torquay United in the final game of the season, results elsewhere confirmed Hereford's 23rd-placed finish and relegation to the Conference on 5 May 2012. The Whites would not return to the Football League before the club's liquidation in December 2014.

## Players

    As of 5 May 2012

### First-team squad

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 |
| 2 | DF | WAL | Ryan Green |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Joe Heath |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Harry Pell |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Michael Townsend |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Rob Purdie (captain) |
| 7 | MF | ENG | James Baxendale (on loan from Doncaster Rovers) |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Nicky Featherstone |
| 9 | FW | FRA | Yoann Arquin |
| 10 | FW | GRN | Delroy Facey |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Kenny Lunt |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Ben Purkiss |
| 14 | MF | NIR | James McQuilkin |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Danny Williams |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Joe Colbeck |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Simon Clist |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | ENG | James Chambers (on loan from Doncaster Rovers) |
| 20 | DF | FRA | Benoît Dalibard |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Thomas Barkhuizen (on loan from Blackpool) |
| 22 | DF | WAL | Byron Anthony (on loan from Bristol Rovers) |
| 24 | DF | NED | Stefan Stam |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Nathan Elder |
| 26 | FW | WAL | Richard Peniket (on loan from Fulham) |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Sam Clucas |
| 28 | GK | WAL | David Cornell (on loan from Swansea City) |
| 29 | GK | WAL | Dan Hanford |
| 30 | MF | WAL | Tom John |
| 31 | MF | WAL | Louis Feeley |
| 32 | DF | WAL | Nathan Perkins |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Will Evans |
| 38 | GK | ENG | Russell Hoult |

### 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 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Tyler Weir (at Worcester City) |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Sean Canham (at Bath City) |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 20 | Northampton Town | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 56 | 79 | −23 | 48 | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 46 | |
| 22 | Barnet | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 52 | 79 | −27 | 46 | |
| 23 | Hereford United (R) | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 50 | 70 | −20 | 44 | Relegation to the Conference Premier |
| 24 | Macclesfield Town (R) | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 39 | 64 | −25 | 37 | Relegation to the Conference Premier |

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 8 May 2012
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Adam Bartlett | 20 | 0 | 18+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | WAL | Ryan Green | 31 | 0 | 26+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Joe Heath | 21 | 0 | 15+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Harry Pell | 34 | 3 | 22+8 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Michael Townsend | 42 | 0 | 36+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Rob Purdie | 36 | 4 | 34+0 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | James Baxendale | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Nicky Featherstone | 40 | 0 | 36+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | FRA | Yoann Arquin | 38 | 9 | 16+18 | 8 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | GRN | Delroy Facey | 43 | 6 | 32+8 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Kenny Lunt | 28 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Ben Purkiss | 15 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | NIR | James McQuilkin | 11 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Tyler Weir | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Danny Williams | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Joe Colbeck | 30 | 1 | 19+9 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Simon Clist | 30 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | James Chambers | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | FRA | Benoit Dalibard | 10 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Thomas Barkhuizen | 39 | 12 | 32+6 | 11 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | WAL | Byron Anthony | 15 | 1 | 13+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Sean Canham | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | NED | Stefan Stam | 26 | 0 | 21+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Nathan Elder | 27 | 3 | 13+13 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | WAL | Richard Peniket | 7 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Sam Clucas | 18 | 0 | 3+14 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | WAL | David Cornell | 29 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | WAL | Dan Hanford | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | WAL | Tom John | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | WAL | Louis Feeley | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | WAL | Nathan Perkins | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Will Evans | 27 | 5 | 21+4 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 38 | GK | ENG | Russell Hoult | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players who played for Hereford this season who have since left the club: ||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | WAL | Stuart Fleetwood | 8 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Steven Leslie | 10 | 2 | 10+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | IRL | Dan Connor | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Lyle Taylor | 8 | 2 | 6+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | WAL | Kyle McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Jordan Rose | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | HUN | János Kovács | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Sam Winnall | 9 | 2 | 5+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Andy Todd | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| – | DF | ENG | Kern Miller | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total |
| 1 | FW | 21 | Thomas Barkhuizen | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Yoann Arquin | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | FW | 10 | Delroy Facey | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | 34 | Will Evans | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | 6 | Rob Purdie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | FW | 25 | Nathan Elder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | MF | 4 | Harry Pell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | FW | 19 | Lyle Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | FW | 26 | Sam Winnall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | MF | 7 | Steve Leslie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | 17 | Joe Colbeck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | DF | 22 | Byron Anthony | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | | | TOTALS | 50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy | Total | Total |
| 4 | MF | Harry Pell | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Rob Purdie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Joe Colbeck | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Joe Heath | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Yoann Arquin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Simon Clist | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Michael Townsend | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Nicky Featherstone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Byron Anthony | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Ben Purkiss | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Ryan Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Kenny Lunt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Stefan Stam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Benoit Dalibard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | Stuart Fleetwood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | David Cornell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Sam Clucas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Will Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Nathan Elder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Thomas Barkhuizen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Sam Winnall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | James McQuilkin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 69 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 4 |

## Transfers

Players transferred in :
| Date | Pos. | Name | Previous Club | Fee | Ref. |
| 3 June 2011 | DF | Joe Heath | Exeter City | Free | |
| 24 June 2011 | FW | Delroy Facey | Lincoln City | Free | |
| 1 July 2011 | DF | Stefan Stam | Yeovil Town | Free | |
| 8 July 2011 | MF | Harry Pell | Bristol Rovers | Free | |
| 25 July 2011 | FW | Yoann Arquin | Red Star | €100 | |
| 8 August 2011 | MF | Danny Williams | AFC Telford United | Free | |
| 18 August 2011 | DF | Benoit Dalibard | Guingamp | Free | |
| 16 September 2011 | DF | Jordan Rose | Eastleigh | Free | |
| 13 October 2011 | DF | Andy Todd | Oldham Athletic | Free | |
| 11 November 2011 | MF | Sam Clucas | Glenn Hoddle Academy | Free | |
| 17 December 2011 | GK | Dan Hanford | Glenn Hoddle Academy | Free | |
| 1 January 2012 | DF | Will Evans | Swindon Town | Free | |
| 3 January 2012 | MF | Simon Clist | Oxford United | Free | |
| 6 January 2012 | FW | Nathan Elder | Hayes & Yeading United | Free | |
| 24 January 2012 | DF | Ben Purkiss | Oxford United | Free | |
| Players transferred out ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 1 September 2011 | FW | Stuart Fleetwood | Luton Town | Undisclosed | |
| 1 September 2011 | DF | Kyle McCarthy | UWIC | Free | |
| 23 September 2011 | DF | Jordan Rose | Hayes & Yeading United | Free | |
| 2 January 2012 | DF | Janos Kovacs | Luton Town | Free | |
| Players loaned in ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 18 August 2011 | MF | Simon Clist | Oxford United | 3 January 2012 | |
| 19 August 2011 | GK | David Cornell | Swansea City | End of season | |
| 25 August 2011 | FW | Thomas Barkhuizen | Blackpool | End of season | |
| 25 August 2011 | DF | Will Evans | Swindon Town | 25 November 2011 | |
| 27 August 2011 | FW | Sam Winnall | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 September 2011 | |
| 30 September 2011 | FW | Nathan Elder | Hayes & Yeading United | 3 January 2012 | |
| 6 October 2011 | MF | Steven Leslie | Shrewsbury Town | 5 January 2012 | |
| 1 November 2011 | FW | Richard Peniket | Fulham | End of season | |
| 9 January 2012 | DF | Kern Miller | Barnsley | 16 February 2012 | |
| 9 February 2012 | FW | Lyle Taylor | Bournemouth | 9 March 2012 | |
| 17 February 2012 | DF | Byron Anthony | Bristol Rovers | End of season | |
| 22 March 2012 | MF | James Baxendale | Doncaster Rovers | End of Season | |
| 22 March 2012 | DF | James Chambers | Doncaster Rovers | End of Season | |
| Players loaned out ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 12 August 2011 | MF | Tyler Weir | Gloucester City | 7 January 2012 | |
| 19 September 2011 | DF | Janos Kovacs | Luton Town | 1 January 2012 | |
| 30 September 2011 | FW | Sean Canham | Bath City | End of Season | |
| 9 January 2012 | MF | Tyler Weir | Worccester City | End of season | |
| 12 January 2012 | MF | James McQuilkin | Kidderminster Harriers | 14 February 2012 | |
| 22 March 2012 | MF | Harry Pell | Cambridge United | 22 April 2012 | |

## Awards

| End of Season Awards | Winner |
| Player of the Year | Rob Purdie |
| Players' Player of the Year | Michael Townsend |