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After 19 trips to Edgar Street where the opposition was Hereford United a gap of 7 years saw a return. This time the hosts were Hereford FC – the phoenix from the ashes of the previous club.They had stormed through the pyramid after their formation in 2014, and the game came as the Hatters and Chorley were engaged in a titanic struggle to claim the one automatic promotion place from National League North. County had 6 games left, one more than the Magpies, but were two points adrift. Chorley looked nailed on for 3 points, as they hosted Telford. A win was therefore paramount to ensure that we kept in touch, knowing that if we did the title would more than likely be decided when we travelled to Victory Park on Easter Saturday, two weeks hence.

Arriving at Edgar Street it was as though time had stood still. The ground remained unchanged from my last visit there, back in 2012, apart from the installation of a small stand at the Blackfriars Street End. It stood just behind the goal, inside the original fence, and was very similar to the construction at the Horsfall Stadium, Bradford.

The game kicked off and soon news came through of an early lead for Chorley and the tension built. It was assuaged somewhat as Adam Thomas put County in the lead, and the mood changed to something akin to delirium as Nyal Bell doubled the lead a minute later. There was no change at Chorley, and with Hereford pulling one back around 20 minutes from time it promised to be a nervy end. The nerves changed to deep gloom as Liburd netted his second of the game deep into injury time. Two vital points dropped.

Leaving the ground I suggested to my son Rob that it was now certain that the best we could get was the play-offs, as we now stood 4 points adrift of Chorley, albeit with that game in hand. He looked at his phone and said “Not so”. Brendon Daniels had pulled Telford level with a late penalty, and it was “as you were”, 90 minutes earlier. County folklore affords cult hero status to Glenn Taylor, for his late, late goal which beat Chorley up at the Brewery Field Spennymoor on Easter Monday. Arguably Brendon Daniels played just as big a part!!

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Memories of trips to Edgar Street

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THE GAMES

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Where the date is in bold click for highlights of the game

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	Date	Venue	Ground	Competition		F	A	Att:
Sat	13/10/18	h	Edgeley Park	Vanarama National League North (Tier 6)	D	1	1	3,646
Sat	06/04/19	a	Edgar Street	Vanarama National League North (Tier 6)	D	2	2	3,025

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