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| Hereford United is wound up by High Court over tax debt | Hereford United is wound up by High Court over tax debt |
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| Hereford United has been wound up by a High Court judge. | Hereford United has been wound up by a High Court judge. |
| The winding-up petition was brought by HM Revenue and Customs, which is thought to be owed £116,000. | |
| Owner Andy Lonsdale had promised to invest £1m in the club, which was expelled from the Football Conference in June after failing to pay creditors. | |
| But he was late to court and the judge was not satisfied there were sufficient funds. | |
| Mr Lonsdale's barristers said they had a statement that the money was in the bank but Mr Lonsdale said he was stuck in traffic and could not get to the court in time. | |
| It was the tenth time he had been ordered to appear at the High Court in London | |
| The winding-up order was issued moments after he was due, at just after 16:30 GMT. | |
| Supporters have gathered at the club's ground at Edgar Street, where one man said "We will come back. It may take 10 years, but we will be back". | |
| Herefordshire Council said: "As Hereford United Football Club (1939) Limited is in the process of being wound up and a liquidator will be appointed, this action triggers the council's right as landlord to forfeit the leases. | Herefordshire Council said: "As Hereford United Football Club (1939) Limited is in the process of being wound up and a liquidator will be appointed, this action triggers the council's right as landlord to forfeit the leases. |
| "The council will now pursue this and seek to gain formal repossession of all three sites leased to the club. | "The council will now pursue this and seek to gain formal repossession of all three sites leased to the club. |
| "Once the ground has been secured, the council will consider the appropriate process for procuring a new tenant to ensure the continuation of football." | "Once the ground has been secured, the council will consider the appropriate process for procuring a new tenant to ensure the continuation of football." |