The former Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Birmingham City and Aberdeen striker joins from Brackley Town where he made over 30 appearances last season.

Hereford FC Manager, Paul Caddis on appointing Rooney: “I am extremely grateful to Adam for agreeing to come in as my Assistant Manager, as well as a player.

“I have known Adam for a number of years and we have a good relationship that, moving forward, will grow stronger as our football thinking is aligned and we are built from the same characteristics in terms of what we expect from our players.

“We share a great work ethic and desire to get better as individuals every single day and I am a firm believer that the standard setting starts with myself and Adam. As we have throughout our career, we strive for the highest of standards as an absolute bare minimum in life.

“I wanted someone with experience of the level, but also someone who I can trust, and in Adam it also helps we have a good friendship so I am really looking forward to beginning our journey together.”