Hereford football club name change rejected

A bid to change the name of Hereford FC back to Hereford United, the name of its predecessor club, has failed.

A special general meeting of club shareholders this week voted on a resolution put forward by the Hereford United Supporters Trust (HUST), which was responsible for restarting the current “phoenix club” after Hereford United was wound up a decade ago.

It was to bring in the name change “with immediate effect” – the motion arising from HUST’s annual general meeting last month.

After each side put forward its position to shareholders, a bare majority – 51 per cent, with each share counting as a vote – backed the motion, according to the club’s website.

But this fell well short of the 75 per cent threshold for the move laid down in the club’s articles of association.

HUST’s 50 per cent stake in the club is valued at £289,000, with individual supporters holding the other 50 cent of its share capital.

Meanwhile club chairman Chris Ammonds has said he hopes installation of new LED floodlights at the club’s Edgar Street stadium will be completed “soon” after technical problems were encountered with the planned installation of the new fixtures.

The club has meanwhile continued to play under the familiar post-war lighting masts – which reportedly were responsible for a partial loss of light towards the end of Tuesday evening’s 1-0 home win against Scarborough Athletic.