List of York City F.C. records and statistics

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This article details all-time records. For a season-by-season statistical breakdown see List of York City F.C. seasons.

Norman Wilkinson
Norman Wilkinson, York City's top goalscorer with 143 goals in all competitions

York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in York, North Yorkshire, England. The club was founded in 1922 and was elected to the Midland League, which the team played in until 1929 when they were elected to the Football League. The highest level of the English football league system the team has reached is the second tier, spending two seasons in the Second Division during the 1970s. The club lost its Football League status following relegation to the Football Conference in 2004, but regained it eight years later with victory in the 2012 Conference Premier play-off final.

This list encompasses the major honours won by York City, and records set by the club, its players and its managers. The player records section itemises 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, Bootham Crescent and the York Community Stadium are also included.

All figures are correct as of the match played on 13 April 2024.

Honours[edit]

Players celebrating, one of whom is holding aloft a trophy
York players after the club's victory in the 2012 FA Trophy Final

York City have won one major honour in the Football League, when winning the 1983–84 Fourth Division championship.[1][2] With 101 points, York became the first club in the Football League to reach a three-figure points total.[3] They have achieved promotion on seven other occasions, most recently in the 2021–22 season, when winning the National League North play-offs.[4][5] York won their first domestic cup competition in the 2011–12 season, beating Newport County in the 2012 FA Trophy Final.[6]

York's honours and achievements include the following:[1][2][5]

The Football League

Football Conference/National League

Domestic cup competition

Player records[edit]

See also: List of York City F.C. players

Appearances[edit]

Most appearances[edit]

Competitive matches only, appearances as substitute in brackets.[10]
Appearances made, broken down by competition and whether starter or substitute
No. Name Years League[a] FA Cup League Cup Other[b] Total
1 Barry Jackson 1958–1970 481 (1) 34 (0) 23 (0) 0 (0) 538 (1)
2 Andy McMillan 1987–1999 409 (12) 18 (0) 27 (0) 26 (0) 480 (12)
3 Chris Topping 1968–1978 410 (2) 26 (0) 25 (0) 0 (0) 461 (2)
4 Wayne Hall 1989–2001 353 (20) 13 (2) 27 (1) 21 (1) 414 (24)
5 Gary Ford 1978–1987 359 (7) 36 (0) 24 (0) 9 (0) 428 (7)
6 Tommy Forgan 1954–1966 388 (0) 30 (0) 10 (0) 0 (0) 428 (0)
7 Tony Canham 1985–1995 309 (38) 20 (0) 18 (0) 24 (4) 371 (42)
8 Norman Wilkinson 1954–1966 354 (0) 39 (0) 8 (0) 0 (0) 401 (0)
9 Phil Burrows 1966–1974 333 (4) 31 (0) 22 (0) 0 (0) 386 (4)
10 Daniel Parslow 2006–2013
2017–2019		 295 (23) 16 (1) 1 (0) 42 (4) 354 (28)
  1. ^ Includes Midland League, Football League, Football Conference/National League
  2. ^ Includes Football League Third Division North Cup, Associate Members' Cup/Football League Trophy, Football League play-offs, FA Trophy, Conference Cup/Conference League Cup, Football Conference/National League play-offs

Goalscorers[edit]

Top goalscorers[edit]

Competitive matches only. Matches played (including as substitute) appear in brackets.[10]
Goals scored and appearances made, broken down by competition
No. Name Years League[a] FA Cup League Cup Other[b] Total
1 Norman Wilkinson 1954–1962 127 (354) 16 (39) 0 (8) 0 (0) 143 (401)
2 Keith Walwyn 1981–1987 119 (245) 11 (24) 9 (18) 1 (4) 140 (291)
3 Billy Fenton 1951–1958 118 (257) 6 (21) 0 (0) 0 (0) 124 (278)
4 Alf Patrick 1946–1953 109 (228) 8 (13) 0 (0) 0 (0) 117 (241)
5 Paul Aimson 1964–1966
1969–1973		 98 (219) 12 (19) 3 (10) 0 (0) 113 (248)
6 Arthur Bottom 1954–1958 92 (137) 13 (21) 0 (0) 0 (0) 105 (158)
7 Tom Fenoughty 1927–1934 97 (229) 7 (23) 0 (0) 0 (0) 104 (252)
8 Reg Baines 1924–1926
1931–1933
1937–1938		 88 (129) 5 (11) 0 (0) 0 (0) 93 (140)
9 Peter Wragg 1956–1963 78 (264) 4 (23) 5 (10) 0 (0) 87 (297)
10 Paul Barnes 1992–1996 76 (148) 0 (5) 5 (10) 4 (16) 85 (179)
  1. ^ Includes Midland League, Football League, Football Conference/National League
  2. ^ Includes Football League Third Division North Cup, Associate Members' Cup/Football League Trophy, Football League play-offs, FA Trophy, Conference Cup/Conference League Cup, Football Conference/National League play-offs

International caps[edit]

Eamon Dunphy
Eamon Dunphy, the club's first capped player

This section refers only to caps earned while a York player.

Transfers[edit]

Where a transfer in the record transfer fees tables below involved an initial fee potentially rising to a higher figure depending on contractual clauses being satisfied in the future, the initial fee is listed in the tables beside a footnote detailing any additional payments.

Record transfer fees paid[edit]

Transfer fees paid, club involved, player name, and date of transfer
No. Fee Paid to For Date Ref.
1 £140,000 Burnley Adrian Randall 28 December 1995 [15]
2 £100,000 Southend United Barry Conlon 16 July 1999 [16]
3 £90,000 Luton Town Rob Matthews 8 September 1995 [17]
4 £85,000 Oxford United David Rush 31 January 1997 [18][19]
5= £80,000 Bradford City Neil Tolson 15 July 1996 [18][20]
5= £80,000 Hull City Colin Alcide 22 November 1999 [21]

Record transfer fees received[edit]

Transfer fees received, club involved, player name, and date of transfer
No. Fee Received from For Date Ref.
1 £950,000 Sheffield Wednesday Richard Cresswell 25 March 1999 [22]
2 £700,000[a] Reading Graeme Murty 6 July 1998 [26]
3 £450,000[b] Port Vale Jon McCarthy 1 August 1995 [28]
4= £350,000 Birmingham City Paul Barnes 3 March 1996 [29]
4= £350,000[c] Manchester United Jonathan Greening 26 March 1998 [31][35]
  1. ^ A clause was included in the transfer which stipulated that York would receive an additional £50,000 should Reading earn promotion during the lifetime of Murty's four-year contract.[23] York claimed that they were owed the payment after Reading won promotion in the 2001–02 season, although Reading argued that the clause no longer applied as Murty had signed a new contract a year earlier.[24] The two clubs agreed on an undisclosed settlement in September 2002.[25]
  2. ^ York received an additional £210,000 from a sell-on clause when McCarthy left Port Vale for Birmingham City for a £1.5 million fee in September 1997.[27][28]
  3. ^ An appearance-based clause meant that an additional £100,000 would be paid to York for every 5 first-team appearances up to 50 that Greening made for Manchester United.[30] As he made 27 appearances for Manchester United,[31] York received £500,000 in total from this clause.[32] Another contractual clause meant that York would receive 25% of the difference between the fee received by Manchester United should he be transferred and what York had already received from United.[33] York received £287,500 when Greening left Manchester United for Middlesbrough for a £2 million fee in August 2001.[34]

Managerial records[edit]

See also: List of York City F.C. managers
  • First manager: Jock Collier managed the club for two seasons, which included 105 matches, from July 1928 to May 1930.[36][37]
  • Longest serving manager by time: Tom Mitchell managed the club for 12 years and 11 months, which included 270 matches, from March 1937 to February 1950.[38][39]
  • Longest serving manager by matches: Tom Lockie managed the club for 376 matches over a period of seven years and three months, from July 1960 to October 1967.[38][40]

Club records[edit]

Goals[edit]

  • Most league goals scored in a season: 96 in 46 matches, Fourth Division, 1983–84.[4]
  • Fewest league goals scored in a season: 35 in 46 matches, Third Division, 2003–04.[4]
  • Most league goals conceded in a season: 106 in 46 matches, Third Division, 1965–66.[4]
  • Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 35 in 44 matches, Conference Premier, 2009–10.[4]

Points[edit]

  • Most points in a season:
    • Two points for a win: 62 in 46 matches, Fourth Division, 1964–65.[4]
    • Three points for a win: 101 in 46 matches, Fourth Division, 1983–84.[4]
  • Fewest points in a season:
    • Two points for a win: 27 in 46 matches, Third Division, 1965–66.[4]
    • Three points for a win: 33 in 46 matches, Third Division, 1987–88.[4]

Matches[edit]

Firsts[edit]

Record wins[edit]

  • Record league win: York City 9–1 Southport, Third Division North, 2 February 1957.[50]
  • Record FA Cup win:
    • York City 7–1 Horsforth, preliminary round, 20 September 1924.[51]
    • York City 7–1 Stockton Malleable, third qualifying round, 29 October 1927.[51]
    • York City 7–1 Stockton, first qualifying round, 29 September 1928.[51]
    • South Shields 0–6 York City, first round, 16 November 1968.[51]
    • York City 6–0 Rushall Olympic, fourth qualifying round, 27 October 2007.[51]
  • Record League Cup win: York City 5–0 Doncaster Rovers, first round second leg, 4 September 1984.[52]

Record defeats[edit]

  • Record league defeat: Chester 12–0 York City, Third Division North, 1 February 1936.[53]
  • Record FA Cup defeat: Liverpool 7–0 York City, fifth round replay, 20 February 1985.[54]
  • Record League Cup defeat: York City 1–5 Stoke City, first round first leg, 22 August 2000.[52]

Record consecutive results[edit]

This section applies to league matches only.

  • Record consecutive wins: 8, from 14 November 2009 to 23 January 2010, Conference Premier.[55][G]
  • Record consecutive draws:
    • 6, from 26 December 1992 to 22 January 1993, Third Division.[55]
    • 6, from 3 May 2014 to 30 August 2014, League Two.[55]
  • Record consecutive defeats: 8, from 14 November 1966 to 31 December 1966, Fourth Division.[57]
  • Record consecutive matches without a defeat: 23, from 1 February 2014 to 6 September 2014, League Two.[55]
  • Record consecutive matches without a draw: 22, from 11 January 1969 to 2 May 1969, Fourth Division.[55]
  • Record consecutive matches without a win: 21, 17 January 2004 to 14 August 2004, Third Division and Conference National.[55]

Attendances[edit]

York's highest and average league attendances at Bootham Crescent from the 1932–33 season to the 2015–16 season
  • Highest attendance at a home match:
    • Fulfordgate: 12,721, against Sheffield United, FA Cup third round replay, 14 January 1931.[58]
    • Bootham Crescent: 28,123, against Huddersfield Town, FA Cup sixth round, 5 March 1938.[59]
    • York Community Stadium: 7,657, against Woking, National League, 13 April 2024.[60]
  • Lowest attendance at a home match:
    • Fulfordgate: 1,500, against Maltby Main, FA Cup preliminary round, 23 September 1925.[61]
    • Bootham Crescent: 608, against Mansfield Town, Conference League Cup third round, 4 November 2008.[62][63]
    • York Community Stadium: 1,184, against Blyth Spartans, FA Trophy second round, 27 November 2021.[64]
  • Highest seasonal average league attendance: 10,412, Third Division North, 1948–49.[65]
  • Lowest seasonal average league attendance: 2,139, Fourth Division, 1977–78.[66]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Promoted automatically to the Second Division by finishing in third place in the Third Division.[4]
  2. ^ a b Promoted automatically to the Third Division by finishing in third place in the Fourth Division.[4]
  3. ^ Promoted automatically to the Third Division by finishing in fourth place in the Fourth Division.[4]
  4. ^ Promoted via the play-offs to the Second Division after finishing in fourth place in the Third Division.[4]
  5. ^ Promoted via the play-offs to League Two after finishing in fourth place in the Conference Premier.[4]
  6. ^ Promoted via the play-offs to the National League after finishing in fifth place in the National League North.[4][5]
  7. ^ York's win against Chester City on 10 November 2009 is not included as Chester's results were expunged after they were expelled from the Football Conference during the 2009–10 season.[56]

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    For the 2019–20 FA Cup second and third qualifying rounds and FA Trophy third qualifying round, see:
    For the 2020–21 FA Cup second and third qualifying rounds, see:
    For the 2021–22 FA Cup second and third qualifying rounds, see:
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