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Hereford Football Club () is an English association football club based in the city of Hereford, with the club currently playing at Edgar Street stadium. The club currently plays in the Midland Football League Premier Division. They are nicknamed 'The Whites' after their predominantly white kit, or 'The Bulls' after the Hereford cattle breed. The club's motto is 'Our greatest glory lies not in never having fallen, but in rising when we fall'. The club is affiliated to the Herefordshire County Football Association. ==History== Following the winding up of Hereford United on 19 December 2014, the Hereford United Supporters Trust (HUST) vowed to rebuild and start a new phoenix club.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hereford United cease to exist after court order )〕 On 22 December 2014, it emerged that local businessman Jon Hale, who had earlier been chairman of HUST, had registered the name Hereford Football Club with the Herefordshire Football Association, in conjunction with the trust and a group of local businessmen. A new press release followed on 24 December 2014, outlining plans to let HUST members decide on the club's kits and crest. It also addressed the issue of the ownership structure, with the Hereford United Supporters Trust being given the opportunity to become the largest single shareholder, with individuals and corporate benefactors being barred from owning more than 24% of the new club. The press release stated that HUST's stake would be 'much more' than this 24%.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bulls News: Hale Group Plans For HUST To Be Single Largest Shareholder )〕 The club's official website went live on 29 December 2014 and added further names to the Jon Hale group, with Phil Eynon, George Webb and Hugh Brooks being mentioned on the club's homepage.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Official Website of Hereford FC )〕 The website states that once the club is fully organised, the Hereford United Supporters Trust chairman, Chris Williams, shall be given the position of Vice Chairman of the club.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Us )〕 Jon Hale gave an interview with Trevor Owens on BBC Hereford and Worcester on 3 January 2015. Hale cited the reason for the business group's reluctance to engage with the final regime at Hereford United as the group benefactors all agreed that the financial position of Hereford United was untenable and the debt was too large to save.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BBC Hereford & Worcester – Trevor Owens, 03/01/2015 )〕 In an FAQ released on 13 January 2015, it was revealed that Jon Hale shall be the club's chairman.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Frequently Asked Questions )〕 It was confirmed at an open meeting on 15 January 2015 that Hugh Brooks would be the club's finance director, George Webb would be the commercial director and Phil Enyon would be governance director. On 20 and 21 January 2015, HUST members voted in favour of the proposal from the Hale group, with 96.71% voting to accept the plans.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New Hereford FC chairman Jon Hale 'humbled' by 96.71% backing from Hereford United Supporters Trust )〕 On 10 February 2015, HUST confirmed that the Hereford FC bid had been the only approach submitted to them.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hereford FC Bid Is Sole Approach To HUST )〕 On 24 February 2015, Herefordshire Council confirmed that the club had secured a five-year lease for the city's Edgar Street stadium.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hereford FC granted five-year lease of Edgar Street )〕 On 14 May 2015, the FA confirmed that Hereford would compete in the Midland Football League Premier Division for the club's first season.〔http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32740977〕 Subsequently, this means that the club are entered into the FA Vase and the Midland League Cup. The club are unable to compete in the FA Cup during their inaugural season but will be eligible to compete during the 2016-2017 season. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hereford F.C.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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