Hereford FC v Darlington
Tuesday 17th February 2026, 7.45pm (Venue switched to Worcester City FC)
Enterprise National League North
| Hereford FC: MandM Edgar Street Stadium, Edgar Street, Hereford, HR4 9JU Tel: 01432 268257; Tweet: @HerefordFC History: The original United club was formed in 1924, when two local clubs merged and started in the Birmingham leagues and eventually reached the Southern League. A non-league attendance record was set at Wigan in the FA Cup in 1954, with more than 24,500 watching. Hereford's most famous FA Cup exploit was the defeat of mighty Newcastle 2-1 in a third round replay in 1972, the year they were also elected to the Football League. Lost in the play-off semi-finals to Darlington in 1996 but then lost their league status a year later on the last day with Brighton staying up. Unlucky to lose out on promotions back under long-serving chairman and manager Graham Turner until the 2006 Conference play-off win over Halifax, while a second promotion soon followed, before the dropped back a division. The club went into financial meltdown in 2014, and like Darlo have had to pull themselves back up from the bottom, with the help of their own fans as a "phoenix" club. The Southern League champions found the step up quite difficult in 2018/19 but the Bulls survived and have been fairly comfortable in mid-table since their return. Ex-Birmingham and Swindon right back Paul Caddis took on his first managerial role at Edgar Street in the summer, with a major overhaul of the squad seeing all but one player from the previous season remaining. However, a poor run led to Caddis losing his job in February. The Bulls' problems were compounded with a string of home postponements due to the state of the Edgar Street pitch, with the Darlington game switched to Worcester.
Record Attendance: 4,712 vs A.F.C. Telford United (FA Cup, 2017); 18,114 v Sheffield Wed FA Cup 3, Jan 1958 (old club) Click here for streetmap of the Hereford's ground
Admission prices (2025/26 ) This match will be played at: Worcester City FC/Worcester Warriors RFC, Sixways Stadium, Warriors Way, Worcester WR3 8ZE. Prices are cheaper than last season and must be bought online in advance. Unreserved seating for away fans costs £16 adults, £14 concessions and £4 under 16. Normally, when at Edgar Street, away fans are accommodated in the lower level terrace and seats above. Tickets for this fixture at Worcester have to be bought online before the match and aren't available on the night from the ticket office, with no money taken at the turnstiles. |
Worcester City FC From Darlington, 198 miles, 3hrs 30 mins. Travelling south on the M5, leave at Junction 6. Stay in the right-hand lane after the slip road. Follow signs to A4538 to Droitwich (5th exit). At the next roundabout, turn left (1st exit) onto Warriors Way and into Sixways Stadium. There are car parks at the stadium. There are 700 spaces available for supporters, charged at £3 per car. Parking tickets are only available to buy via the Hereford FC ticketing platform in advance. Car parking tickets will not be available to buy directly from Sixways Stadium. Distance from Darlington, 236 miles, allow 4.5 hours. From the North: Take the M1, M42 right to the end and head onto the M5 south, leaving at junction 5 (Droitwich). Follow the A38 towards Worcester, before taking the A449 signposted Hereford. Follow Hereford signs and the A49 will eventually take you into the city and straight past Edgar Street. Parking: There are a number of pay and display car parks within 5-10 minutes walk of the ground, including the large council-owned car park next to the ground.
Darlington
FC Supporters' Club Hereford Taxis: 01432 343343
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Sixways Stadium for this fixture is at least 10-15 minutes away by taxi from Worcester's main stations. Less than a mile away, the Edgar Street ground is no more than a 15- minute walk from Hereford station. Turn right into Commercial Road at the end of the station approach - past Morrisons - and head towards the city centre. You pass a BP garage and shops on your right until ou reach the traffic lights (on the corner by a sofa shop, with a Subway restaurant ahead of you). Then turn right along Newmarket Street, then its right into Widemarsh Street and quickly left into Blackfriars Street to reach the away end.
The official site is very good with some useful travel information. |
 Due to the late notice of the venue switch, we cannot provide a pub guide to Worcester Near the ground and Hereford city centre:
Beer In Hand, 136 Eign Street/A38, Hereford HR4 OAP
A great choice of beers in the Beer In Hand
Hereford Beer House, 65 West Street, Hereford HR4 0BX
The
Victory, 88 St Owen's Street
Barrels (The Lamb),
69 St Owen's Street
Vaga Tavern,
12 Vaga Street, Hereford HR2 7AT
Other city centre/near station
The Kings Fee, 49-53 Commercial Road |
