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 49% of the new club.

[8] Two weeks later, Herefordshire Council confirmed that the club had secured a five-year lease for the city's Edgar Street stadium.

[12] On 14 May 2015, the FA confirmed that Hereford would compete in the Midland Football League Premier Division (9th tier) for the club's first season.

The first game, a pre-season friendly, took place away at Malvern Town on 7 July 2015, a 3–2 victory for Hereford in which the winning goal was scored by Dale Hodge, in front of a record crowd for the hosts.

[14] Four days later, Hereford hosted their first match, a friendly against FC United of Manchester at Edgar Street, with Nathan Hughes scoring the only goal in a victory watched by around 4,250 spectators.

[22] Hereford secured their third trophy of the season, the Midland Football League Cup, on 10 May, following a 3–1 win over Walsall Wood at Solihull Moors' Damson Park.

[29] On 4 March 2017, their away match against Didcot Town was abandoned due to crowd disturbances after a few Hereford fans went on to the pitch in celebration of the team taking the lead in the dying minutes of the game.

In the FA Trophy, Hereford beat Weymouth, Potters Bar Town and Oxford City to reach the first round.

A moment of controversy marked a turning point in the Second Round match, when defender Dara O'Shea seemed to bring down a player which resulted in him getting sent off.

Farnborough player Lewis Ferrell then retaliated and threw the flare back at Hereford fans, which resulted in him being shown a straight red card.

Three games into the campaign, and with four points from a possible nine, Marc Richards was sacked as head coach on 12 August, with his assistant Will Morford also leaving.

[46] Josh Gowling was named the club's interim manager on 21 January, he appointed Steve Burr as his assistant three days later.

In the FA Trophy, however, they managed to progress all the way to the 2021 Final, beating higher-tier teams Aldershot in the quarter-final, and Woking in the semi-final.

[48] A 2–1 friendly loss to historically bitter rivals Shrewsbury Town marked the first Edgar Street match without social distancing regulations in place.

They picked up their first three points in a 1–0 win away at York City, in a match that included both a goal by Tom Owen-Evans and a penalty save from goalkeeper Brandon Hall.

A final day loss to champions Gateshead[51] meant Hereford finished the season in 12th place, collecting 55 points across 15 wins and 10 draws.

After one point from their first two games, Hereford picked up their first win of the season on 16 August, thanks to a late Luke Haines goal as the Bulls defeated Chester 1–0.

[52] Wins over Bromsgrove Sporting, Three Bridges and Bromley progressed the Bulls into the FA Cup First Round, where they drew League One Portsmouth at home.

[55] On 19 November 2022, Hereford were knocked out in the second round of the FA Trophy by Heybridge Swifts, a team two steps below them, losing 3–0 at the Aspen Waite Arena.

Hereford briefly flirted with the play-offs early in 2023 but ultimately a poor run of form led them to be sucked into a relegation scrap and only ensured their safety with two matches remaining.

[60][61] Following wins over Anstey Nomads, Cambridge City and Rochdale, Hereford progressed to the FA Cup first round for the second year running, being drawn against League Two Gillingham at home in which they were beaten 2–0.

[62] A run of four consecutive wins over the Christmas period saw Hereford rise as high as 4th, but indifferent form in the second half of the season saw them drop as low as 11th.

The club agreed a lease with the council in February 2015,[63] and won their first match at the ground 1–0 against FC United of Manchester, in front of a crowd of 4,257.

Improvements were made in the later years of the predecessor, to ensure the ground met Football League standards, including new floodlights, dressing rooms and barriers on the terraces.

Hereford FC's record attendance for a home game at Edgar Street is 4,683, for a 1–0 win in the FA Vase semi-finals against Salisbury on 13 March 2016.

It was announced on 1 March 2015, that 89% of the 900-plus HUST members that voted, chose a badge designed by Huw Marriott and his sons Max and Louis.

It is known as the A49 derby, after the road separating the two and was listed nineteenth in The Daily Telegraph's twenty fiercest rivalries in English football.

[95] Whilst climbing up the English Football Pyramid, the Bulls also developed competitive rivalries against local clubs Westfields, Alvechurch and Gloucester City.