1997–98 York City F.C. season

The 1997–98 season was the 76th season of competitive association football and 69th season in the Football League played by York City Football Club, a professional football club based in York, North Yorkshire, England. They finished in 16th position in the 24-team 1997–98 Football League Second Division. They were eliminated from the 1997–98 FA Cup in the second round by Wigan Athletic, from the 1997–98 League Cup in the second round by Oxford United, and from the 1997–98 Football League Trophy in the Northern section second round by Blackpool.

York City F.C.
1997–98 season
ChairmanDouglas Craig
ManagerAlan Little
GroundBootham Crescent
Football League Second Division16th
FA CupSecond round
(eliminated by Wigan Athletic)
League CupSecond round
(eliminated by Oxford United)
Football League TrophyNorthern section second round
(eliminated by Blackpool)
Top goalscorerLeague: Rodney Rowe (11)
All: Rodney Rowe (16)
Highest home attendance7,093 vs Grimsby Town, Second Division, 26 December 1997
Lowest home attendance1,555 vs Oxford United, League Cup, 23 September 1997
Average home league attendance3,850

28 players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were 16 different goalscorers. Midfielder Mark Tinkler missed only two of the 53 competitive matches played over the season. Striker Rodney Rowe finished as leading goalscorer with 16 goals, of which 11 came in league competition, three came in the FA Cup, one came in the League Cup and one came in the Football League Trophy.

Match details

Football League Second Division

Football League Second Division match details
Date League
position
Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Scorers Attendance
9 August 1997 18thOldham AthleticA L1–3Bushell 65' 6,474
16 August 1997 23rdBristol RoversH L0–1 3,307
23 August 1997 18thMillwallA W3–2Rowe 45', Pouton 63', Stephenson 86' 6,583
30 August 1997 10thGillinghamH W2–1Rowe 60', Greening 88' 2,853
2 September 1997 14thChesterfieldH L0–1 3,284
9 September 1997 16thGrimsby TownA D0–0 5,308
13 September 1997 12thBurnleyH W3–1Davis 62', Rowe 64', Tolson 82' 5,424
20 September 1997 15thWalsallA L0–2 2,972
27 September 1997 17thWatfordA D1–1Tolson 34' 13,812
4 October 1997 9thPlymouth ArgyleH W1–0Rowe 8' 2,894
11 October 1997 6thBrentfordH W3–1Stephenson 17', Tinkler 51', Murty 66' 2,831
17 October 1997 8thBristol CityA L1–2Rowe 37' 9,568
21 October 1997 11thNorthampton TownA D1–1Rowe 48' 6,059
25 October 1997 6thCarlisle UnitedH W4–3Rowe 14', Stephenson (2) 82', 85' Bushell 87' 3,700
1 November 1997 6thWigan AthleticA D1–1Rowe 76' 3,701
4 November 1997 6thPreston North EndH W1–0Tinkler 61' 3,370
8 November 1997 3rdWycombe WanderersH W2–0Barras 45' pen., Rowe 56' 3,343
18 November 1997 5thFulhamA D1–1Barras 19' pen. 5,521
22 November 1997 5thBlackpoolA L0–1 4,508
29 November 1997 7thLuton TownH L1–2Cresswell 87' 3,636
2 December 1997 7thAFC BournemouthA D0–0 3,365
13 December 1997 5thWrexhamH W1–0Barras 62' 2,871
19 December 1997 4thSouthend UnitedA D4–4Pouton (2) 22', 66', Barras 45' pen., Tinkler 88' 3,215
26 December 1997 5thGrimsby TownH D0–0 7,093
28 December 1997 8thChesterfieldA D1–1Greening 90' 5,320
10 January 1998 9thOldham AthleticH D0–0 4,454
17 January 1998 10thGillinghamA D0–0 5,891
24 January 1998 10thMillwallH L2–3Stephenson 11', Bull 89' 3,508
31 January 1998 12thBurnleyA L2–7Pouton 34', Barras 76' 9,975
7 February 1998 9thWalsallH W1–0Tinkler 27' 2,959
14 February 1998 12thPlymouth ArgyleA D0–0 4,382
21 February 1998 13thWatfordH D1–1Barras 26' pen. 4,980
24 February 1998 13thBristol CityH L0–1 3,770
28 February 1998 13thBrentfordA W2–1Gabbiadini 50', Jones 70' 4,490
3 March 1998 14thWycombe WanderersA L0–1 3,768
7 March 1998 13thWigan AthleticH D2–2Thompson 46', Bushell 53' 3,536
10 March 1998 10thBristol RoversA W2–1Jones 34', Cresswell 72' 4,289
14 March 1998 11thPreston North EndA L2–3Rowe (2) 2', 77' 7,664
21 March 1998 15thFulhamH L0–1 4,871
28 March 1998 12thBlackpoolH D1–1Cresswell 90' 3,650
4 April 1998 15thLuton TownA L0–3 5,541
11 April 1998 18thAFC BournemouthH L0–1 2,840
13 April 1998 15thWrexhamA W2–1Thompson 67' pen., Cresswell 81' 5,231
18 April 1998 15thSouthend UnitedH D1–1Tolson 74' 2,850
25 April 1998 13thCarlisle UnitedA W2–1Pouton 63', McMillan 84' 3,897
2 May 1998 16thNorthampton TownH D0–0 6,688

League table (part)

Final Football League Second Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
14th Wycombe Wanderers461418145153−260
15th Preston North End461514175656059
16th York City461417155258−659
17th Luton Town461415176064−457
18th Millwall461413194354−1155
Key Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played;
W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;
F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source [1]

FA Cup

FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Scorers Attendance
First round 15 November 1997 SouthportA W4–0Rowe (2) 18', 68', Bolland 69' o.g., Pouton 75' 3,962
Second round 6 December 1997 Wigan AthleticA L1–2Rowe 82' 4,021

League Cup

League Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Scorers Attendance
First round first leg 12 August 1997 Port ValeA W2–1Bull 32', Bushell 90' 2,749
First round second leg 26 August 1997 Port ValeH D1–1
3–2 agg.
Barras 37' 3,195
Second round first leg 16 September 1997 Oxford UnitedA L1–4Rowe 43' 2,923
Second round second leg 23 September 1997 Oxford UnitedH L1–2
2–6 agg.
Murty 62' 1,555

Football League Trophy

Football League Trophy match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Scorers Attendance
Northern section second round 6 January 1998 BlackpoolA D1–1 a.e.t.
9–10 pens.
Rowe 23' 1,105

Appearances and goals

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with names struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with York.
Key to positions: GK Goalkeeper; DF Defender; MF Midfielder; FW Forward
Players included in matchday squads
Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow rectangle, denoting the yellow penalty card shown to a player being cautioned A red rectangle, denoting the red penalty card shown to a player being sent off
GK ENG Michael Norris 000000000000
GK ENG Mark Samways 29010400034010
GK ENG Andy Warrington 17010001019000
DF ENG Paddy Atkinson 3 (2)00 (1)0000 (1)03 (4)000
DF ENG Tony Barras 38620410044750
DF ENG Steve Davis * 210000002100
DF ENG Andy Dawson 000000000000
DF ENG Wayne Hall 31 (1)010401037 (1)010
DF ENG Gary Himsworth 9 (6)01 (1)0000010 (7)000
DF ENG Barry Jones 23200000023220
DF RSA Andy McMillan 30100400034101
DF ENG Graeme Murty 32 (2)120211037 (2)210
DF ENG Martin Reed 21 (1)020201026 (1)050
DF ENG Graham Rennison 100000001011
DF ENG Neil Thompson * 12200000012200
DF ENG Steve Tutill 200010003000
MF ENG Steve Bushell 40320411047490
MF ENG Martin Garratt 000000000000
MF ENG Jonathan Greening 5 (15)2000 (1)0106 (16)200
MF ENG Scott Jordan 6 (10)00 (1)000107 (11)000
MF ENG Alan Pouton 37 (4)5213 (1)01043 (5)660
MF ENG Paul Stephenson 34 (1)5203 (1)00039 (2)540
MF ENG Mark Tinkler 43 (1)420401050 (1)491
FW ENG Richard Alderson 0 (1)000000 (1)00 (2)000
FW ENG Gary Bull 18 (9)11 (1)03 (1)10022 (11)210
FW ENG Neil Campbell 100010002000
FW ENG Richard Cresswell 18 (8)41 (1)00 (1)01020 (10)440
FW ENG Marco Gabbiadini 5 (2)10000005 (2)100
FW ENG Rodney Rowe 38 (3)1123311144 (3)1640
FW ENG David Rush 1 (2)00000001 (2)000
FW ENG Neil Tolson 10 (6)3002 (1)00012 (7)321

See also

References

General

  • Batters, David (2008). York City: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-633-0.
  • Source for match dates, league positions and results: "York City 1997–1998: Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015.
  • Source for appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Batters. York City: The Complete Record. pp. 390–391, 416–417.
  • Source for goal times: "York: Results: 1997/98". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  • Source for player details and discipline records: individual player pages linked from "York: Squad details: 1997/98". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

Specific

  1. "York City 1997–1998: Table: Final table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015.
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