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1996–97 York City F.C. season

York City F.C.
1996–97 season
ChairmanDouglas Craig
ManagerAlan Little
GroundBootham Crescent
Football League Second Division20th
FA CupThird round
(eliminated by Hednesford Town)
League CupThird round
(eliminated by Leicester City)
Football League TrophyNorthern section quarter-final
(eliminated by Carlisle United)
Top goalscorerLeague: Nigel Pepper
Neil Tolson (12)
All: Neil Tolson (17)
Highest home attendance8,406 vs Leicester City, League Cup, 22 October 1996
Lowest home attendance1,428 vs Preston North End, Football League Trophy, 21 January 1997
Average home league attendance3,359

The 1996–97 season was the 75th season of competitive association football and 68th season in the Football League played by York City Football Club, a professional football club based in York, North Yorkshire, England. They finished in 20th position in the 24-team 1996–97 Football League Second Division. They were eliminated from the 1996–97 FA Cup in the third round by Hednesford Town, from the 1996–97 League Cup in the third round by Leicester City, and from the 1996–97 Football League Trophy in the Northern section quarter-final by Carlisle United.

31 players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were 16 different goalscorers. Defender Tony Barras played in all 57 first-team matches over the season. Neil Tolson finished as leading goalscorer with 17 goals, of which 12 came in league competition, two came in the FA Cup and three came in the League Cup.

Match details

Football League Second Division

Main article: 1996–97 Football League Second Division
Football League Second Division match details
Date League
position 		Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
17 August 1996 16th Plymouth Argyle A L 1–2 Pepper 79' pen. 9,035
24 August 1996 23rd AFC Bournemouth H L 1–2 Pepper 81' 2,804
27 August 1996 16th Millwall H W 3–2 Pepper (2) 57', 62', Tolson 71' 3,108
31 August 1996 8th Notts County A W 1–0 Tolson 23' 4,600
7 September 1996 9th Shrewsbury Town H D 0–0 2,911
10 September 1996 13th Preston North End A L 0–1 7,608
14 September 1996 13th Peterborough United A D 2–2 Bushell 58', Pepper 85' 5,613
21 September 1996 18th Stockport County H L 1–2 Tolson 47' 3,061
28 September 1996 19th Brentford A D 3–3 Tolson 3', Randall 49', Murty 71' 5,243
1 October 1996 19th Bristol Rovers H D 2–2 Tolson 13', Randall 53' 3,714
5 October 1996 19th Watford H L 1–2 Pepper 80' pen. 5,232
11 October 1996 20th Bristol City A L 0–2 9,308
15 October 1996 21st Crewe Alexandra A W 1–0 Himsworth 81' 3,463
19 October 1996 16th Rotherham United H W 2–1 Stephenson 81', Pepper 90' 3,410
26 October 1996 16th Chesterfield A L 0–2 4,009
29 October 1996 14th Wycombe Wanderers H W 2–0 Pepper 36' pen., Tolson 53' 2,254
2 November 1996 13th Burnley H W 1–0 Murty 61' 5,958
9 November 1996 13th Bury A L 1–4 Himsworth 21' 4,021
23 November 1996 13th Gillingham A W 1–0 Tolson 24' 5,048
30 November 1996 14th Chesterfield H D 0–0 3,328
3 December 1996 14th Luton Town A L 0–2 4,401
14 December 1996 12th Wrexham H W 1–0 Humes 89' o.g. 2,600
21 December 1996 15th Blackpool A L 0–3 3,432
28 December 1996 17th Shrewsbury Town A L 0–2 3,189
11 January 1997 19th Brentford H L 2–4 Pepper 45' pen., Pouton 80' 3,085
18 January 1997 19th Bristol Rovers A D 1–1 Pepper 1' pen. 4,470
25 January 1997 20th Wycombe Wanderers A L 1–3 Campbell 70' 4,193
1 February 1997 20th Bury H L 0–2 3,423
8 February 1997 20th Burnley A W 2–1 Tolson 6', Jordan 90' 8,961
11 February 1997 20th Walsall H L 0–2 2,136
15 February 1997 20th Gillingham H L 2–3 Bushell 23', Barras 79' 2,748
22 February 1997 20th Walsall A D 1–1 Pepper 21' pen. 3,664
25 February 1997 20th Preston North End H W 3–1 Bull 57', Pepper 65', Rowe 81' 2,515
1 March 1997 20th Luton Town H D 1–1 Tolson 48' 3,788
8 March 1997 19th Blackpool H W 1–0 Sharples 19' 3,639
15 March 1997 19th Wrexham A D 0–0 3,874
22 March 1997 18th AFC Bournemouth A D 1–1 Gilbert 65' 4,367
29 March 1997 19th Plymouth Argyle H D 1–1 Bushell 77' 3,917
2 April 1997 20th Millwall A D 1–1 Tolson 48' 6,161
5 April 1997 20th Notts County H L 1–2 Rowe 79' 3,115
8 April 1997 19th Peterborough United H W 1–0 Bull 42' 2,790
12 April 1997 19th Watford A L 0–4 7,645
19 April 1997 20th Bristol City H L 0–3 3,344
22 April 1997 20th Stockport County A L 1–2 Tolson 20' 6,654
26 April 1997 20th Rotherham United A W 2–0 Rowe 45', Tolson 68' 3,122
3 May 1997 20th Crewe Alexandra H D 1–1 Tinkler 25' 4,366

League table (part)

Final Football League Second Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
18th Wycombe Wanderers 46 15 10 21 51 56 −5 55
19th Plymouth Argyle 46 12 18 16 47 58 −11 54
20th York City 46 13 13 20 47 68 −21 52
21st Peterborough United 46 11 14 21 55 73 −18 47
22nd Shrewsbury Town 46 11 13 22 49 74 −25 46
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

Main article: 1996–97 FA Cup
FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
First round 16 November 1996 Hartlepool United A D 0–0 3,011
First round replay 26 November 1996 Hartlepool United H W 3–0 Pepper 41', Himsworth 45', Tolson 54' 3,227
Second round 7 December 1996 Preston North End A W 3–2 Moyes 16' o.g., Barras 40', Tolson 74' 7,893
Third round 13 January 1997 Hednesford Town A L 0–1 3,169

League Cup

Main article: 1996–97 Football League Cup
League Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
First round first leg 20 August 1996 Doncaster Rovers A D 1–1 Tolson 37' 1,852
First round second leg 3 September 1996 Doncaster Rovers H W 2–0
3–1 agg.		 Pepper 30', Bushell 81' 2,757
Second round first leg 18 September 1996 Everton A D 1–1 Tolson 55' 11,527
Second round second leg 24 September 1996 Everton H W 3–2
4–3 agg.		 Tolson 35', Bull 57', Murty 86' 7,854
Third round 22 October 1996 Leicester City H L 0–2 8,406

Football League Trophy

Main article: 1996–97 Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
Northern section second round 21 January 1997 Preston North End H W 1–0 Himsworth 1,428
Northern section quarter-final 4 February 1997 Carlisle United H L 0–2 1,922

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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK  ENG Tim Clarke † 17 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 23 0
GK  ENG Mark Prudhoe * † 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
GK  ENG Andy Warrington 27 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 32 0
DF  ENG Paul Atkin 6 (6) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 (6) 0
DF  ENG Paddy Atkinson 13 (1) 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 18 (1) 0
DF  ENG Tony Barras 46 1 4 1 5 0 2 0 57 2
DF  ENG Wayne Hall 12 (1) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 15 (1) 0
DF  RSA Andy McMillan 46 0 3 0 5 0 2 0 56 0
DF  ENG Martin Reed 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF  ENG John Sharples 28 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 33 1
DF  ENG Steve Tutill 13 (2) 0 3 (1) 0 1 0 1 0 18 (3) 0
MF  ENG Steve Bushell 26 (5) 3 1 0 1 (1) 1 1 0 29 (6) 4
MF  ENG Dave Gilbert * † 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
MF  ENG Jonathan Greening 0 (5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (5) 0
MF  SCO Tommy Harrison 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (2) 0
MF  ENG Gary Himsworth 32 (1) 2 4 1 4 0 2 1 42 (1) 4
MF  ENG Scott Jordan 7 (8) 1 0 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 8 (9) 1
MF  ENG Graeme Murty 25 (2) 2 3 (1) 0 5 1 1 (1) 0 34 (4) 3
MF  ENG Nigel Pepper † 26 (3) 12 3 1 4 (1) 1 1 0 34 (4) 14
MF  ENG Alan Pouton 18 (4) 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 22 (4) 1
MF  ENG Adrian Randall † 13 (3) 2 0 (1) 0 5 0 0 0 18 (4) 2
MF  ENG Paul Stephenson 33 (2) 1 3 0 4 (1) 0 1 (1) 0 41 (4) 1
MF  ENG Mark Tinkler 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
MF  ENG Darren Williams † 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
FW  ENG Gary Bull 33 (8) 2 4 0 4 (1) 1 0 0 41 (9) 3
FW  ENG Neil Campbell 5 (6) 1 0 (2) 0 0 0 2 0 7 (8) 1
FW  ENG Richard Cresswell 9 (8) 0 0 (1) 0 1 (2) 0 1 0 11 (11) 0
FW  ENG Glenn Naylor † 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (2) 0
FW  ENG Rodney Rowe 9 (1) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 (1) 3
FW  ENG David Rush 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 (1) 0
FW  ENG Neil Tolson 39 (1) 12 4 2 5 3 0 (1) 0 48 (2) 17

See also

References

General

  • Batters, David (2008). York City: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-633-0.
  • Windross, Dave; Jarred, Martin (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Selby: Citizen Publications. ISBN 978-0-9531005-0-7.
  • Source for match dates, league positions and results: "York City 1996–1997: Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015.
  • Source for appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Batters. York City: The Complete Record. pp. 388–389, 416–417.
  • Source for goal times (Football League Second Division, FA Cup, League Cup): "York: Results: 1996/97". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  • Source for player details: Jarred; Windross. Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. pp. 7–113.

Specific

  1. ^ "York City 1996–1997: Table: Final table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 5 November 2015.
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