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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

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.

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

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Football League Second Division

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Main article: 1997–98 Football League Second Division
Football League Second Division match details
Date League
position 		Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
9 August 1997 18th Oldham Athletic A L 1–3 Bushell 65' 6,474
16 August 1997 23rd Bristol Rovers H L 0–1 3,307
23 August 1997 18th Millwall A W 3–2 Rowe 45', Pouton 63', Stephenson 86' 6,583
30 August 1997 10th Gillingham H W 2–1 Rowe 60', Greening 88' 2,853
2 September 1997 14th Chesterfield H L 0–1 3,284
9 September 1997 16th Grimsby Town A D 0–0 5,308
13 September 1997 12th Burnley H W 3–1 Davis 62', Rowe 64', Tolson 82' 5,424
20 September 1997 15th Walsall A L 0–2 2,972
27 September 1997 17th Watford A D 1–1 Tolson 34' 13,812
4 October 1997 9th Plymouth Argyle H W 1–0 Rowe 8' 2,894
11 October 1997 6th Brentford H W 3–1 Stephenson 17', Tinkler 51', Murty 66' 2,831
17 October 1997 8th Bristol City A L 1–2 Rowe 37' 9,568
21 October 1997 11th Northampton Town A D 1–1 Rowe 48' 6,059
25 October 1997 6th Carlisle United H W 4–3 Rowe 14', Stephenson (2) 82', 85' Bushell 87' 3,700
1 November 1997 6th Wigan Athletic A D 1–1 Rowe 76' 3,701
4 November 1997 6th Preston North End H W 1–0 Tinkler 61' 3,370
8 November 1997 3rd Wycombe Wanderers H W 2–0 Barras 45' pen., Rowe 56' 3,343
18 November 1997 5th Fulham A D 1–1 Barras 19' pen. 5,521
22 November 1997 5th Blackpool A L 0–1 4,508
29 November 1997 7th Luton Town H L 1–2 Cresswell 87' 3,636
2 December 1997 7th AFC Bournemouth A D 0–0 3,365
13 December 1997 5th Wrexham H W 1–0 Barras 62' 2,871
19 December 1997 4th Southend United A D 4–4 Pouton (2) 22', 66', Barras 45' pen., Tinkler 88' 3,215
26 December 1997 5th Grimsby Town H D 0–0 7,093
28 December 1997 8th Chesterfield A D 1–1 Greening 90' 5,320
10 January 1998 9th Oldham Athletic H D 0–0 4,454
17 January 1998 10th Gillingham A D 0–0 5,891
24 January 1998 10th Millwall H L 2–3 Stephenson 11', Bull 89' 3,508
31 January 1998 12th Burnley A L 2–7 Pouton 34', Barras 76' 9,975
7 February 1998 9th Walsall H W 1–0 Tinkler 27' 2,959
14 February 1998 12th Plymouth Argyle A D 0–0 4,382
21 February 1998 13th Watford H D 1–1 Barras 26' pen. 4,980
24 February 1998 13th Bristol City H L 0–1 3,770
28 February 1998 13th Brentford A W 2–1 Gabbiadini 50', Jones 70' 4,490
3 March 1998 14th Wycombe Wanderers A L 0–1 3,768
7 March 1998 13th Wigan Athletic H D 2–2 Thompson 46', Bushell 53' 3,536
10 March 1998 10th Bristol Rovers A W 2–1 Jones 34', Cresswell 72' 4,289
14 March 1998 11th Preston North End A L 2–3 Rowe (2) 2', 77' 7,664
21 March 1998 15th Fulham H L 0–1 4,871
28 March 1998 12th Blackpool H D 1–1 Cresswell 90' 3,650
4 April 1998 15th Luton Town A L 0–3 5,541
11 April 1998 18th AFC Bournemouth H L 0–1 2,840
13 April 1998 15th Wrexham A W 2–1 Thompson 67' pen., Cresswell 81' 5,231
18 April 1998 15th Southend United H D 1–1 Tolson 74' 2,850
25 April 1998 13th Carlisle United A W 2–1 Pouton 63', McMillan 84' 3,897
2 May 1998 16th Northampton Town H D 0–0 6,688

League table (part)

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Final Football League Second Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
14th Wycombe Wanderers 46 14 18 14 51 53 −2 60
15th Preston North End 46 15 14 17 56 56 0 59
16th York City 46 14 17 15 52 58 −6 59
17th Luton Town 46 14 15 17 60 64 −4 57
18th Millwall 46 14 13 19 43 54 −11 55
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

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Main article: 1997–98 FA Cup
FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
First round 15 November 1997 Southport A W 4–0 Rowe (2) 18', 68', Bolland 69' o.g., Pouton 75' 3,962
Second round 6 December 1997 Wigan Athletic A L 1–2 Rowe 82' 4,021

League Cup

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Main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup
League Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
First round first leg 12 August 1997 Port Vale A W 2–1 Bull 32', Bushell 90' 2,749
First round second leg 26 August 1997 Port Vale H D 1–1
3–2 agg.		 Barras 37' 3,195
Second round first leg 16 September 1997 Oxford United A L 1–4 Rowe 43' 2,923
Second round second leg 23 September 1997 Oxford United H L 1–2
2–6 agg.		 Murty 62' 1,555

Football League Trophy

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Main article: 1997–98 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 Blackpool A D 1–1 a.e.t.
9–10 pens.		 Rowe 23' 1,105

Appearances and goals

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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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK  ENG Mark Samways 29 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 34 0 1 0
GK  ENG Andy Warrington 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 0 0 0
DF  ENG Paddy Atkinson 3 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 3 (4) 0 0 0
DF  ENG Tony Barras 38 6 2 0 4 1 0 0 44 7 5 0
DF  ENG Steve Davis * † 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
DF  ENG Andy Dawson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF  ENG Wayne Hall 31 (1) 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 37 (1) 0 1 0
DF  ENG Gary Himsworth 9 (6) 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 10 (7) 0 0 0
DF  ENG Barry Jones 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 2 2 0
DF  RSA Andy McMillan 30 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 34 1 0 1
DF  ENG Graeme Murty 32 (2) 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 37 (2) 2 1 0
DF  ENG Martin Reed 21 (1) 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 26 (1) 0 5 0
DF  ENG Graham Rennison 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
DF  ENG Neil Thompson * 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 0 0
DF  ENG Steve Tutill † 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
MF  ENG Steve Bushell 40 3 2 0 4 1 1 0 47 4 9 0
MF  ENG Martin Garratt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF  ENG Jonathan Greening † 5 (15) 2 0 0 0 (1) 0 1 0 6 (16) 2 0 0
MF  ENG Scott Jordan 6 (10) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 7 (11) 0 0 0
MF  ENG Alan Pouton 37 (4) 5 2 1 3 (1) 0 1 0 43 (5) 6 6 0
MF  ENG Paul Stephenson † 34 (1) 5 2 0 3 (1) 0 0 0 39 (2) 5 4 0
MF  ENG Mark Tinkler 43 (1) 4 2 0 4 0 1 0 50 (1) 4 9 1
FW  ENG Richard Alderson 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (2) 0 0 0
FW  ENG Gary Bull 18 (9) 1 1 (1) 0 3 (1) 1 0 0 22 (11) 2 1 0
FW  ENG Neil Campbell † 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
FW  ENG Richard Cresswell 18 (8) 4 1 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 1 0 20 (10) 4 4 0
FW  ENG Marco Gabbiadini 5 (2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 (2) 1 0 0
FW  ENG Rodney Rowe 38 (3) 11 2 3 3 1 1 1 44 (3) 16 4 0
FW  ENG David Rush † 1 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (2) 0 0 0
FW  ENG Neil Tolson 10 (6) 3 0 0 2 (1) 0 0 0 12 (7) 3 2 1

See also

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References

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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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