Stockport County
In 1948 Herd joined Stockport County on a free transfer. In 111 appearances for Stockport he scored 35 goals. He also made history by playing alongside his son, David Herd, in a 2-0 win against Hartlepool United on 5 May 1951, in the 1950–51 season of the Football League Third Division North. He died in Scotland in 1982 at the age of 70.
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