HEREFORD FC recorded one of the highest attendances in the semi-finals of the FA Vase yesterday.

A total of 4,683 fans watched the Bulls beat Salisbury 1-0 in a first leg tie at Edgar Street.

The record attendance for a semi-final is reportedly 5,071, who watched Rainworth Miners Welfare's clash against Barton Rovers in 1982.

Hereford's gate was the highest in non-league football yesterday, beating seven attendances in League Two and three in League One, including top-of-the-table Burton's home game against Fleetwood and a derby between Rochdale and Bury.

It was even higher than the Scottish Premier League match between Inverness and Hamilton.

YESTERDAY'S ATTENDANCES

Hereford v Salisbury (FA Vase) 4,683

Burton v Fleetwood (League One) 4,415

Colchester v Wigan (League One) 3,761

Rochdale v Bury (League One) 4,538

Accrington v Plymouth (League Two) 2,064

Exeter v Carlisle (League Two) 3,375

Hartlepool v Dagenham (League Two) 3,947

Morecambe v AFC Wimbledon (1,477)

Wycombe v Stevenage (League Two) 3,715

Yeovil v Newport (League Two) 3,588

York v Barnet (League Two) 2,890

Cheltenham v Woking (National League) 2,951

Wrexham v Boreham Wood (National League) 3,470

Bognor Regis v Grimsby (FA Trophy) 2,629

Nantwich v FC Halifax (FA Trophy) 2,078

Bowers & Pitsea v Morpeth (FA Vase) 426

Inverness v Hamilton (SPL) 3,510