Hereford's first season in the Southern League (1945–46) saw them finish second to Chelmsford City, a team who had been controversially awarded points for unplayed matches.
Hereford had reached the Fourth Round for the first time in their history and their next opponents would be again First Division standard in the form of West Ham United.
After a 0–0 draw at Edgar Street, the Bulls were finally knocked out of the FA Cup in the replay at Upton Park, losing 3–1 thanks to a Geoff Hurst hat-trick.
Until recently the goal was featured in the opening credits for Match of the Day and the feat is always referred to by commentators and pundits when the FA Cup comes round each year.
This relieved the pressure of dismissal that manager Alex Ferguson was reported to be under at the time, and the Red Devils went on to win the Cup that season.
The season was also notable for the fact that Steve White, with 29 goals, was the highest league goalscorer in the top four divisions of English football thus emulating Dixie McNeil who achieved the same feat twenty years previously.
With debts mounting and the club having made a loss of over £300,000, Turner was forced to sell key players such as White and Richard Wilkins.
Brighton equalised in the second half against the run of play through Robbie Reinelt, who snapped up the rebound after a shot crashed against the post.
In the last minute Hereford had a chance to save themselves but leading scorer Adrian Foster shot weakly at the goalkeeper when one-on-one.
By November 1997 matters off the field overshadowed the team's performances with the club in crisis with running costs mounting up and wages unpaid.
Eventually a Company Voluntary Agreement was proposed to avoid the club being wound up by creditors, including the Inland Revenue to whom over £140,000 was owed alone.
When Hill walked away from the club at the end of the 1997–98 season, Graham Turner bought the majority shareholding and took on the burden of the debt, along with Joan Fennessy.
On the pitch Hereford could only finish sixth in their first Conference season with the highlights being double wins over rivals Kidderminster Harriers and Cheltenham Town.
Most notably a run to the FA Cup third round saw a memorable triumph over Brighton at Edgar Street which was featured on Match of the Day.
A prime example was Neil Grayson, top scorer with 16 goals in that first Conference season, who was sold to Cheltenham in March 1998 after only seven months at the club.
In the second half of extra time Leicester scored the winning goal through Muzzy Izzet but Hereford again came close to forcing penalties when Gavin Williams nearly converted Ian Wright's header.
At the start of the 2001–02 season Hereford's future looked bleak, with debts of over £1.2 million owed to developers who also held the lease on Edgar Street.
The First Round match at home to Wrexham was televised live on the BBC and the money earned from this fixture kept the club alive.
Hereford eventually finished seventeenth in the Conference after briefly being drawn into the relegation dogfight, Phil Robinson scoring the goal that guaranteed safety in the 1–0 win over Dagenham.
With the chance to completely rebuild the squad and the prospect of two promotion places to the League, Graham Turner decided to remain at the club despite handing in his resignation to the board along with company secretary Joan Fennessy.
This counted for little in the play-offs where Hereford were eliminated by Aldershot Town on penalties in the semi-finals, playing with ten men for 100 minutes of the match after a controversial red card for Andrew Tretton.
The turning point was the introduction of local teenager Andy Williams which led to a 16 match unbeaten run in the league.
Guy Ipoua scored the winner in the 107th minute sparking a pitch invasion, and setting up a showdown against Halifax Town in the final at Walker's Stadium, Leicester.
Hereford's first season back in the Football League saw them beat five of the top eight finishing clubs, as well as higher graded opposition in the cup competitions.
This lifted the Bulls to 9th in League Two but their remaining thirteen fixtures saw them collect just seven more points, which meant they eventually finished in 16th position.
However, from November onwards the Bulls were rarely out of the top 4 in League Two, with their squad bolstered by a number of successful loan signings.
In particular the signing of Gary Hooper, who scored 11 goals in 19 matches, proved the catalyst to an eventual third-place finish and automatic promotion.
A run to the Fourth Round of the FA Cup equalled the club's best performance in that competition, losing 2–1 to eventual finalists Cardiff City in front of a capacity crowd at Edgar Street.
Patches of good form in mid-seasons saw them threaten to escape the relegation zone, but five consecutive defeats in March have made survival increasingly difficult.
[10] However financial worries continue, including a winding-up petition started by Martin Foyle, who resigned as Manager in March 2014.