2006 Conference National play-off final

[4] As early as the 6th minute there was controversy as Hereford captain Tamika Mkandawire handled the ball in his own penalty area, but the offence was not spotted by referee Dean Whitestone.

While he was being treated, Greg Young's cross was not properly cleared and a lucky ricochet fell to Lewis Killeen, who curled a shot into the top corner from outside the area.

Hereford equalised seven minutes later when Mkandawire won possession and found Adam Stansfield on the right wing, before continuing on a decoy run into the Halifax box.

Stansfield's cross evaded the Halifax defence and found Andy Williams at the back post, who scored with a diving header.

The first half ended with the run of play fairly equal, with Halifax making the better start to the match and Hereford responding after going a goal down.

Minutes into extra time, Halifax had a goal disallowed for offside and the tempo of the match slowed down as players tired.

Halifax tried everything to equalise, putting centre-back Adam Quinn up front who had a shot destined for the top corner well saved by Brown.

Ultimately though it was Hereford who hung on to win the match, and they regained their Football League status after nine years in the Conference.

Chris Wilder found himself again in a relegation battle in 2007-8 after the team were docked 10 points when they were placed into administration by a local consortium trying to buy the club.

Gross mismanagement led to the club folding the following season with their results being expunged from the 2014–15 Southern League Premier Division.