Editing Colin Addison (section)

===Player-Manager===
Addison arrived at [[Hereford United F.C.|Hereford United]] in October 1971, succeeding the legendary [[John Charles]] as player-manager. He inherited a strong group of players which he led through the club's famous giant-killing FA Cup run and ultimately election to the Football League.

In the Second Round, Addison and his team needed two replays to get past [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]] but it was worth the effort as a trip to top-flight [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] awaited. After going 2–1 down in the tie, it was Addison who hit the 25-yard equaliser to take the Magpies to the return fixture at [[Edgar Street]].

In front of a capacity crowd and on a quagmire of a pitch, Addison and Hereford [[Hereford United v Newcastle United 1972|won 2–1 after extra time]] with Radford and George scoring. They went on to take [[West Ham United]] to another replay in the Fourth Round before eventually losing 3–1 at [[Boleyn Ground]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-addison-depends-on-principles-1079635.html|title=Addison depends on principles|date=10 March 1999|work=The Independent|access-date=23 August 2009}}</ref>

Hereford were elected to the Football League at the end of Addison's first season as a manager, and the success continued the following season when Hereford finished as runners-up in Division Four.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.herefordunited.co.uk/article/612721/Manager-History |title=Manager History |publisher=Hereford United |access-date=23 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090929110454/http://www.herefordunited.co.uk/article/612721/Manager-History |archive-date=29 September 2009 }}</ref>