PREVIEW

Steve Harris

@steveharris84

MATCH DETAILS

Hereford FC versus Torquay United – FA Trophy 4th Round

Venue: Edgar Street

Date: Saturday 13th January 2024

Kick-off: 3pm

HEAD TO HEAD (AS HEREFORD UNITED)

Torquay: 18

Draw: 24

Hereford Utd: 20

FORM GUIDE

Torquay: W, W, W, L, L, D

Hereford: W, W, W, W, D, L

TOP SCORERS

Torquay: Aaron Jarvis/Brad Ash (9 each)

Hereford: Jason Cowley (8)

HEREFORD FC FACTFILE

Year founded: 1924 (reformed as Hereford FC in 2014)

Nickname: The Bulls

Last season’s league finish: 16th in National League North

Notable honours (as Hereford FC):

FA Trophy:

Runners-up: 2016-17

Southern League Premier:

Champions: 2017-2018

Southern League Division One:

Champions: 2016-17

As Hereford United:

Division Three/Division Two/League One:

Champions: 1974-75

Welsh Cup:

Winners: 1989-90

MANAGER – PAUL CADDIS

After a playing career that included 350 appearances as a right back for the likes of Celtic, Swindon Town (twice), Birmingham City, Bury, Blackburn Rovers and Bradford City, Paul Caddis took on his first managerial role with the Bulls in the summer of 2023.

At international level, Caddis captained Scotland at Under-21 level and received one full international cap against the Czech Republic in 2016

CADDIS STATS

Date of Birth: 19/04/88 (35)

Appointed: 1st May 2023

Other Clubs Managed: None

PLAYER TO WATCH – ANDY WILLIAMS

After starting his career with the original Hereford United, Hereford born Andy Williams returned home to sign for Hereford FC in the summer of 2023 following his release by Walsall.

He also appeared for Bristol Rovers, Yeovil Town (twice – and played under Gary Johnson in both spells) Swindon Town, Doncaster Rovers and Cheltenham Town in a career that has seen him win four promotions. The first was via the National League Play-offs in 2005-06 with Hereford United, automatic promotion from League Two with Doncaster in 2016-17 before a further two followed in the League Two play-offs with Northampton in 2019-20 and he then helped Cheltenham Town win the League Two title in 2019-20.

WILLIAMS STATS

Position: Striker

Date of Birth: 14/08/86 (37)

Birthplace: Hereford

Height: 1.88m

Former Clubs: Bristol Rovers, Yeovil, Swindon, Doncaster, Northampton, Cheltenham, Walsall

OLD BOYS

Torquay: Brad Ash

Hereford: None

POSSIBLE LINE-UPS

Torquay

Mark Halstead

Ross Marshall – Ollie Tomlinson – Dean Moxey – Archie Harris

Ethon Archer – Brett McGavin – Will Jenkins Davies

Dillon De Silva – Osman Foyo – Lewis Collins

Hereford

Curtis Pond

Oliver Southern – Paul Downing – Nathan Cameron – Aaron Skinner

Alex Babos – Tom Pugh – Aurio Teixeira – Jordan Lyden

Yusifu Ceesay – Andy Williams

LAST MEETING

Saturday 5th May, 2012, Hereford United 3 Torquay United 2

Despite securing a final day win over Torquay United, Hereford were relegated from League Two on a day which also saw the Gulls miss out on automatic promotion.

Delroy Facey’s header, Harry Pell’s penalty and Robert Purdie’s strike gave the hosts a 3-0 half-time lead.

However, Torquay pulled one back just 28 seconds after the restart through Ryan Jarvis from close range while Taiwo Atieno made it 3-2 from six yards out.

Hereford held on but Barnet’s win at Burton meant they were relegated while Crawley took the final automatic place. Torquay’s defeat meant they slipped to fifth and they faced Cheltenham in the play-offs.