List of York City F.C. records and statistics
York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club was founded in 1922 and was entered into the Midland League, where the team played until 1929 when they were admitted into the Football League. They were members of the League until 2004 when they were relegated to the Conference National.
This list details the major honours won by the club, records set by the players, managers and by the club. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by York players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. Attendance records at Fulfordgate and Bootham Crescent are also included in the list.
Honours and achievements
York City have won one major honour in English football, winning the Football League Fourth Division in the 1983–84 season with 101 points, becoming the first team in the Football League to do so.[1][2] They have also achieved promotion on five other occasions, most recently in the 1992–93 season, when they won the Football League Third Division play-offs.[1]
Domestic cup competition
Player records
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Appearances
Most appearances
- Competitive matches only, appearances as substitutes in brackets.[10]
| # |
Name |
Years |
League |
FA Cup |
League Cup |
Other[D] |
Total |
| 1 |
Jackson, BarryBarry Jackson |
1958–70 |
482 !481 (1) |
34 (0) |
23 (0) |
00 !0 (0) |
539 !538 (1) |
| 2 |
McMillan, AndyAndy McMillan |
1987–99 |
421 !409 (12) |
18 (0) |
27 (0) |
26 (0) |
492 !480 (12) |
| 3 |
Topping, ChrisChris Topping |
1968–78 |
412 !410 (2) |
26 (0) |
25 (0) |
00 !0 (0) |
463 !461 (2) |
| 4 |
Hall, WayneWayne Hall |
1989–2001 |
373 !353 (20) |
15 !13 (2) |
28 !27 (1) |
22 !21 (1) |
438 !414 (24) |
| 5 |
Ford, GaryGary Ford |
1979–87 |
366 !359 (7) |
36 (0) |
24 (0) |
09 !9 (0) |
435 !428 (7) |
| 6 |
Forgan, TommyTommy Forgan |
1954–66 |
388 (0) |
30 (0) |
10 (0) |
0 (0) |
428 (0) |
| 7 |
Canham, TonyTony Canham |
1985–95 |
347 !309 (38) |
20 (0) |
18 (0) |
28 !24 (4) |
413 !371 (42) |
| 8 |
Wilkinson, NormanNorman Wilkinson |
1954–66 |
354 (0) |
39 (0) |
08 !8 (0) |
00 !0 (0) |
401 (0) |
| 9 |
Burrows, PhilPhil Burrows |
1966–74 |
337 !333 (4) |
31 (0) |
22 (0) |
00 !0 (0) |
390 !386 (4) |
| 10 |
Hughes, BillyBilly Hughes |
1951–61 |
349 (0) |
30 (0) |
01 !1 (0) |
00 !0 (0) |
380 (0) |
Goalscorers
Top goalscorers
- Competitive matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.[15]
| # |
Name |
Years |
League |
FA Cup |
League Cup |
Other[D] |
Total |
| 1 |
Wilkinson, NormanNorman Wilkinson |
1954–62 |
127 (354) |
16 !16 (39) |
00 !0 (8) |
0 (0) |
143 (401) |
| 2 |
Walwyn, KeithKeith Walwyn |
1981–87 |
119 (245) |
11 (24) |
09 !9 (18) |
01 !1 (4) |
140 (291) |
| 3 |
Fenton, BillyBilly Fenton |
1951–58 |
118 (257) |
06 !6 (21) |
00 !0 (0) |
00 !0 (0) |
124 (278) |
| 4 |
Patrick, AlfAlf Patrick |
1946–53 |
109 (228) |
08 !8 (13) |
00 !0 (0) |
00 !0 (0) |
117 (241) |
| 5 |
Aimson, PaulPaul Aimson |
1964–66
1969–73 |
098 !98 (219) |
12 (19) |
03 !3 (10) |
00 !0 (0) |
113 (248) |
| 6 |
Bottom, ArthurArthur Bottom |
1954–58 |
092 !92 (137) |
13 !13 (21) |
00 !0 (0) |
00 !0 (0) |
105 (158) |
| 7 |
Fenoughty, TomTom Fenoughty |
1927–34 |
097 !97 (229) |
7 !7 (23) |
00 !0 (0) |
00 !0 (0) |
104 (252) |
| 8 |
Baines, RegReg Baines |
1924–26
1931–33
1937–38 |
088 !88 (129) |
05 !5 (11) |
00 !0 (0) |
00 !0 (0) |
093 !93 (140) |
| 9 |
Wragg, PeterPeter Wragg |
1956–63 |
078 !78 (264) |
04 !4 (23) |
05 !5 (10) |
00 !0 (0) |
087 !87 (297) |
| 10 |
Barnes, PaulPaul Barnes |
1992–96 |
076 !76 (148) |
00 !0 (5) |
05 !5 (10) |
04 !4 (16) |
080 !85 (179) |
International caps
Transfers
Record transfer fees paid
| # |
Name |
Fee |
Paid to |
Date |
Ref |
| 1 |
Randall, AdrianAdrian Randall |
£140,000 |
Burnley |
01995-12-28 28 December 1995 |
[17] |
| 2 |
Conlon, BarryBarry Conlon |
£100,000 |
Southend United |
01999-07-16 16 July 1999 |
[18] |
| 3 |
Matthews, RobRob Matthews |
£90,000 |
Luton Town |
01995-09-08 8 September 1995 |
[19] |
| 4= |
Rowe, RodneyRodney Rowe |
£85,000 |
Huddersfield Town |
01997-02-19 19 February 1997 |
[20][21] |
| 4= |
Rush, DavidDavid Rush |
£85,000 |
Oxford United |
01997-01-31 31 January 1997 |
[22][23] |
Record transfer fees received
| # |
Name |
Fee |
Received from |
Date |
Ref |
| 1 |
Cresswell, RichardRichard Cresswell |
£950,000 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
01999-03-25 25 March 1999 |
[24] |
| 2 |
Murty, GraemeGraeme Murty |
£700,000 |
Reading |
01998-07-06 6 July 1998 |
[25] |
| 3 |
Greening, JonathanJonathan Greening |
£500,000 |
Manchester United |
01998-03-26 26 March 1998 |
[26] |
| 4 |
McCarthy, JonJon McCarthy |
£450,000 |
Port Vale |
01995-08-01 1 August 1995 |
[27] |
| 5 |
Barnes, PaulPaul Barnes |
£350,000 |
Birmingham City |
01995-03-04 4 March 1995 |
[28] |
Managerial records
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Club records
Goals
Points
- Most points in a season:
- Fewest points in a season:
Matches
Firsts
- First Midland League match: Notts County Reserves 4–2 York City, 6 September 1922.[35]
- First match at Fulfordgate: York City 4–1 Mansfield Town, Midland League, 20 September 1922.[35]
- First FA Cup match: York City 2–1 Castleford & Allerton United, extra preliminary round, 8 September 1923.[36]
- First Football League match: Wigan Borough 0–2 York City, Third Division North, 31 August 1929.[37]
- First match at Bootham Crescent: York City 2–2 Stockport County, Third Division North, 31 August 1932.[38]
- First Football League Third Division North Cup match: York City 2–1 Hartlepools United, first round, 13 January 1934.[39]
- First League Cup match: York City 2–1 Blackburn Rovers, first round, 10 October 1960.[40]
- First Football League Trophy match: York City 1–2 Hull City, first round north, 21 February 1984.[41]
- First Football Conference match: Aldershot Town 2–0 York City, 14 August 2004.[42]
- First FA Trophy match: Burton Albion 3–0 York City, third round, 15 January 2005.[43]
- First Conference League Cup match: Accrington Stanley 2–1 York City, third round north, 25 January 2005.[43]
Record wins
- Record league win: 9–1 against Southport in Third Division North, 2 February 1957.[44]
- Record FA Cup win:[45]
- 7–1 against Horsforth, preliminary round, 20 September 1924.
- 7–1 against Stockton Malleable, third qualifying round, 29 October 1927.
- 7–1 against Stockton, first qualifying round, 29 September 1928.
- 6–0 against South Shields, first round, 16 November 1968.
- 6–0 against Rushall Olympic, fourth qualifying round, 27 October 2007.
Record defeats
Record consecutive results
- Record consecutive wins: eight (from 14 November 2009 to 23 January 2010).[48][49]
- Record consecutive draws: six (from 26 December 1992 to 22 January 1993).[50]
- Record consecutive losses: eight (from 14 November 1966 to 31 December 1966).[51]
- Record consecutive matches unbeaten: 21 (from 10 September 1973 to 19 January 1974).[3]
Attendances
- Highest attendance at a home match:
- Lowest attendance at a home match:
- A. A Promoted automatically by finishing in third place.
- B. B Promoted automatically by finishing in fourth place.
- C. C Promoted via the play-off system after finishing in fourth place.
- D. D The "Other" column constitutes goals and appearances (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy and play-offs.
References
- General
- Batters, Dave (1990). York City: A Complete Record 1922–1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. ISBN 0907969690.
- Batters, David (2008). York City The Complete Record. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. ISBN 9781859836330.
- Windross, Dave; Jarred, Martin (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Citizen Publications. ISBN 0953100502.
- Specific
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