1997–98 York City F.C. season explained

Club:	York City F.C.
Season:	1997–98
Chairman:	Douglas Craig
Manager:	Alan Little
Stdtitle:	Ground
Stadium:	Bootham Crescent
League:	Football League Second Division
League Result:	16th
Cup2:	FA Cup
Cup2 Result:	Second round (eliminated by Wigan Athletic)
Cup3:	League Cup
Cup3 Result:	Second round (eliminated by Oxford United)
Cup4:	Football League Trophy
Cup4 Result:	Northern section second round (eliminated by Blackpool)
League Topscorer:	Rodney Rowe (11)
Season Topscorer:	Rodney Rowe (16)
Highest Attendance:	7,093 vs Grimsby Town, Second Division, 26 December 1997
Lowest Attendance:	1,555 vs Oxford United, League Cup, 23 September 1997
Average Attendance:	3,850
Prevseason:	1996–97
Nextseason:	1998–99

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

Football League Second Division

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

League table (part)

Pos!scope=col
Club	scope=col	Pld	scope=col	W	scope=col	D	scope=col	L	scope=col	F	scope=col	A	scope=col	GD	scope=col	Pts
scope=row	14th	Wycombe Wanderers	46	14	18	14	51	53	−2	60
scope=row	15th	Preston North End	46	15	14	17	56	56	0	59
scope=row	16th	York City	46	14	17	15	52	58	−6	59
scope=row	17th	Luton Town	46	14	15	17	60	64	−4	57
scope=row	18th	Millwall	46	14	13	19	43	54	−11	55
scope=row	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
scope=row	Source	^[1]

FA Cup

See main article: 1997–98 FA Cup.

FA Cup match details
scope=col	Round	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Opponents	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Result	scope=col	Score F–A	scope=col class=unsortable	Scorers	scope=col	Attendance
scope=row	First round		Southport	A	W	4–0	Rowe (2) 18', 68', Bolland 69' o.g., Pouton 75'	3,962
scope=row	Second round		Wigan Athletic	A	L	1–2	Rowe 82'	4,021

League Cup

See main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup.

League Cup match details
scope=col	Round	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Opponents	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Result	scope=col	Score F–A	scope=col class=unsortable	Scorers	scope=col	Attendance
scope=row	First round first leg		Port Vale	A	W	2–1	Bull 32', Bushell 90'	2,749
scope=row	First round second leg		Port Vale	H	D	1–1 3–2 agg.	Barras 37'	3,195
scope=row	Second round first leg		Oxford United	A	L	1–4	Rowe 43'	2,923
scope=row	Second round second leg		Oxford United	H	L	1–2 2–6 agg.	Murty 62'	1,555

Football League Trophy

See main article: 1997–98 Football League Trophy.

Football League Trophy match details
scope=col	Round	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Opponents	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Result	scope=col	Score F–A	scope=col class=unsortable	Scorers	scope=col	Attendance
scope=row	Northern section second round		Blackpool	A	D	1–1 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
scope=col	Apps	scope=col	Goals	scope=col	Apps	scope=col	Goals	scope=col	Apps	scope=col	Goals	scope=col	Apps	scope=col	Goals	scope=col	Apps	scope=col	Goals	scope=col	scope=col
GK		scope=row	Michael Norris	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GK		scope=row	Mark Samways	29	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	34	0	1	0
GK		scope=row	Andy Warrington	17	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	19	0	0	0
DF		scope=row	Paddy Atkinson	3 (2)	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	3 (4)	0	0	0
DF		scope=row	Tony Barras	38	6	2	0	4	1	0	0	44	7	5	0
DF		scope=row	~~Steve Davis~~ *	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
DF		scope=row	Andy Dawson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF		scope=row	Wayne Hall	31 (1)	0	1	0	4	0	1	0	37 (1)	0	1	0
DF		scope=row	Gary Himsworth	9 (6)	0	1 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	10 (7)	0	0	0
DF		scope=row	Barry Jones	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	2	2	0
DF		scope=row	Andy McMillan	30	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	34	1	0	1
DF		scope=row	Graeme Murty	32 (2)	1	2	0	2	1	1	0	37 (2)	2	1	0
DF		scope=row	Martin Reed	21 (1)	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	26 (1)	0	5	0
DF		scope=row	Graham Rennison	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1
DF		scope=row	Neil Thompson *	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	2	0	0
DF		scope=row	~~Steve Tutill~~	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
MF		scope=row	Steve Bushell	40	3	2	0	4	1	1	0	47	4	9	0
MF		scope=row	Martin Garratt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF		scope=row	~~Jonathan Greening~~	5 (15)	2	0	0	0 (1)	0	1	0	6 (16)	2	0	0
MF		scope=row	Scott Jordan	6 (10)	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	1	0	7 (11)	0	0	0
MF		scope=row	Alan Pouton	37 (4)	5	2	1	3 (1)	0	1	0	43 (5)	6	6	0
MF		scope=row	~~Paul Stephenson~~	34 (1)	5	2	0	3 (1)	0	0	0	39 (2)	5	4	0
MF		scope=row	Mark Tinkler	43 (1)	4	2	0	4	0	1	0	50 (1)	4	9	1
FW		scope=row	Richard Alderson	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0 (2)	0	0	0
FW		scope=row	Gary Bull	18 (9)	1	1 (1)	0	3 (1)	1	0	0	22 (11)	2	1	0
FW		scope=row	~~Neil Campbell~~	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
FW		scope=row	Richard Cresswell	18 (8)	4	1 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	1	0	20 (10)	4	4	0
FW		scope=row	Marco Gabbiadini	5 (2)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5 (2)	1	0	0
FW		scope=row	Rodney Rowe	38 (3)	11	2	3	3	1	1	1	44 (3)	16	4	0
FW		scope=row	~~David Rush~~	1 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 (2)	0	0	0
FW		scope=row	Neil Tolson	10 (6)	3	0	0	2 (1)	0	0	0	12 (7)	3	2	1

References

General

Book: Batters, David . York City: The Complete Record . 2008 . Breedon Books . Derby . 978-1-85983-633-0.
Source for match dates, league positions and results: Web site: York City 1997–1998: Results . Statto Organisation . https://web.archive.org/web/20150929085613/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/york-city/1997-1998/results . 29 September 2015 . dead.
Source for appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Book: Batters . York City: The Complete Record . 390–391, 416–417.
Source for goal times: Web site: York: Results: 1997/98 . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 16 March 2021.
Source for player details and discipline records: individual player pages linked from Web site: York: Squad details: 1997/98 . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 16 March 2021.

Specific

Notes and References

Web site: York City 1997–1998: Table: Final table . Statto Organisation . https://web.archive.org/web/20150926034434/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/york-city/1997-1998/table . 26 September 2015 . dead.