 Fleetwood was still suffering the psychological effects of his car crash earlier in the season and he was arrested near Ninian Park for drink-driving where he was found to have more than double the legal limit of alcohol in his blood; he was banned from driving for twenty months and fined £455.He signed for Hereford United in January 2006, who beat off competition from Hamilton Academical, and made a good start, scoring four goals in five league games.He featured as a substitute in the Conference play-off final win over Halifax Town, and subsequently signed a new one-year contract.