West Ham 3-1 Hereford United | FA Cup 4th Round Replay - 14th February 1972

FA Cup 4th round replay. West Ham 3-1 Hereford 14th February 1972 . Sir Geoff Hurst scores a hat trick for the Hammers. This clip also includes footage of Hereford Supporters on the train to London, and an interview with Billy Meadows.
West Ham United:
1 Bobby Ferguson
2 John McDowell,
3 Frank Lampard
4 Billy Bonds
5 Tommy Taylor
6 Bobby Moore (capt)
7 Harry Redknapp
8 Clyde Best
9 Geoff Hurst
10 Trevor Brooking
11 Pop Robson
Hereford United:
1 Fred Potter
2 Tony Gough
3 Ken Mallender (Billy Tucker 65 mins)
4 Alan Jones
5 Mick McLaughlin
6 Colin Addison
7 Ricky George
8 Dudley Tyler
9 Billy Meadows
10 Brian Owen
11 Ron Radford
Attendance
42.271

[@andytcla]

The replay was played during the day. It was during the 3 day week era and use of floodlights banned. It didn't affect the gate, as there was 42000 at UP, including me who bunked off school to be there

[@TheDodge1011]

Me too! I was 11 ;-)

[@KevinArcherVoiceTalent]

Great to come across this! I was there, too. I would have been 15. I have the match report in a scrapbook with a photo showing spectators on the roof of a neighbouring block of flats! Surprised the film doesn’t mention the - I think - unprecedented midweek afternoon kick-off. Nick Hornby in ‘Fever Pitch’ makes reference to this match when describing an Arsenal game played in the daytime for the same reason. Thanks for the posting!

[@MarkFarm]

The mid-week FA Cup game was in 74, and Hereford won 2-1 at Edgar Street in a replay after drawing away at West Ham. 09 Jan 1974 Hereford United 2 v 1 West Ham United. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGW8n6SNa9-Zb7s

[@kcinh]

Me too, I was 14. I was in the North bank.

[@robertfield4001]

I was at that game, bunked off school for the afternoon aged 14 years

[@steevsmith2792]

Amazing footage. Muddy pitches all cut up, Referee dressed in black and 43,000 on the terraces for a daytime cup tie. Just don't get matches like this anymore. What a Cup run for Hereford Utd that year.....and Addison got them into the Football League a year or two later, two, reaching the Heights of (then) Division Two, before folding and dropping back down the league.

[@gregod806]

Notice how the players congratulated the provider of the goals and not Hurst?

[@qshkqn]

Because back in those days you didn’t have goal bonuses in contracts🤣

[@steve9542000]

Biggest away support to converge on Upton park throughout the 70s, gates were locked on 42,800 some famous old pictures across football sites on Internet of fans on top of the flats behind the old northbank. ..... great days before 'health and safety' (fleecing the punters) was even a thing.

[@GalDerAMA]

This is awesome

[@nicktrigg7350]

17,000 went down and 2,000 got in...43,000 the biggest ever crowd at Upton Park?

[@ajay999999]

Hat trick for Hurst? Heard that somewhere before.

[@konstantakopoulos1]

HAPINESS TIMES!!! HEREFORD CAME BACK!!!!

[@1061andy]

Muddy pitches and terraces....those were the days.

[@Goku-tm4ks]

1:30 What's the name of this song?

[@cosmicthick]

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[@Globaldave1970]

Danny Lee -Hereford United we all love you.

[@Globaldave1970]

When I take to the Pew, this is what we sing.

[@Globaldave1970]

Our greatest glory in not never having fallen, but rising when we fall

[@Globaldave1970]

Come on you whites (COW)

[@sexobscura]

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