The A49 derby is a football rivalry between Hereford F.C. (and before its demise,

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'Th ...

) and

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mo ...

. The derby was listed as the nineteenth fiercest rivalry in English football by ''

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'', with the two clubs last facing each other in the league during the 2011–12 season which concluded with Shrewsbury being promoted to

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and Hereford relegated to the Conference National. The last meeting to date was an

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first-round tie the following season at

Edgar Street Edgar Street is a football stadium in Hereford and was the home of Hereford United Football Club from the club's formation in 1924 until December 2014, when the club was wound up. It is now the home of Hereford FC, a phoenix club formed to rep ...

, with Hereford winning 3–1. Hereford United were subsequently wound-up at the High Court in December 2014. With the phoenix club Hereford F.C. currently competing in the National League North, three divisions below Shrewsbury, the fixture is only likely to be played in the

. In November 2015, an FA Vase second round fixture between the newly formed Hereford F.C. and Shrewsbury-based

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club Haughmond at

was humorously given the title of "The New A49 Derby".

History

Head-to-head record

Results

Crossing the Divide

Graham Turner Graham John Turner (born 5 October 1947) is an English former footballer who became a manager. His son Mark was also a professional footballer. He is third behind only Alex Ferguson and Arsène Wenger in terms of most games managed. After a ...

has managed both clubs on two separate occasions. He began his managerial career at Shrewsbury in 1978, remaining there until 1984. After spells with Aston Villa and

Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ...

he was named manager of Hereford in 1995, remaining there until 2009. Another spell at Hereford followed in 2010 before his last managerial appointment to date at Shrewsbury between 2010 and 2014. Players to have moved directly between the two clubs include: *

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* Nick Chadwick * Howard Clark * Scott Cooksey * John Dungworth * Ryan Esson * Steve Guinan * Johnny Halpin * David Jenkins * Lennel John-Lewis * Carl Leonard * Gary Leonard * Steve Leslie * Jon Narbett * Ralph Oliver *

Marc Pugh Marc Anthony Pugh (born 2 April 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder. He has played in the English Football League and Premier League for Bury, Shrewsbury Town, Luton Town, Hereford United ...

Rob Purdie Robert James Purdie (born 28 September 1982) is an English retired footballer who last played for Hereford as a midfielder. Purdie was a versatile Utility player who played primarily as an attacking midfielder, but he could also play in the fu ...

* Ben Smith * Mark Taylor * Paul Tester *

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* Andrew Tretton

References

External links

Head to Head details at Soccerbase
{{United Kingdom Football Derbies England football derbies Hereford F.C. Hereford United F.C. Shrewsbury Town F.C.