List of York City F.C. players explained

York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in York, North Yorkshire, England. Formed in May 1922, the club failed to be elected to the Football League for the 1922–23 season, but succeeded in gaining admission to the Midland League.^[1] After seven seasons of competing in the Midland League, the club was elected to play in the Football League ahead of 1929–30.^[2] After 75 years of Football League membership, York were relegated to the Football Conference in 2004.^[3] This is where the club remained for eight years before promotion back to the Football League was achieved with victory in the 2012 Conference Premier play-off final.^[4] However, York were relegated to the National League four years later.^[5]

The club's first team have competed in numerous competitions, and all players who have played in 100 or more first-team matches, either as a member of the starting eleven or as a substitute, are listed below. Each player's details include the duration of his York career, his typical playing position while with the club, and the number of matches played and goals scored in domestic league matches and in all senior competitive matches. Where applicable, the list also includes the national team for which the player was selected, and the number of senior international caps he won.

Introduction

Barry Jackson holds the record for York total and league appearances, having played 539 matches in all competitions and 482 matches in the Football League between 1958 and 1970.^[6] He is followed by Andy McMillan, who made 492 total appearances and 421 league appearances from 1987 to 1999.^[6] The appearance record for a goalkeeper is held by Tommy Forgan, having played 428 matches between 1954 and 1966.^[7] The player who has won the most international caps while at the club is Peter Scott with seven for Northern Ireland from 1976 to 1978.^[8]

The goalscoring record is held by Norman Wilkinson, with 127 league goals, and 143 in total, scored between 1954 and 1966.^[6] Keith Walwyn came three goals from equalling Wilkinson's total goals record, with 140 goals, including 119 in the league, scored between 1981 and 1987.^[6] Jimmy Cowie holds the records for the most league and total goals scored in a season, set in 1928–29, with 49 league goals in as many matches in the Midland League and 56 goals in all competitions.^[9] For the Football League-era, the record for most goals in a season is held by Arthur Bottom, who scored 39 in 1954–55.^[10]

Key

• The list is ordered first by number of appearances in total, then by number of league appearances, and then if necessary by date of debut.
• Appearances as a substitute are included.
• Statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 30 November 2024. Where a player left the club permanently after this date, his statistics are updated to his date of leaving.

Positions key

Pre-1960s		1960s–
GK	Goalkeeper
FB	Full-back	DF	Defender
HB	Half-back	MF	Midfielder
FW	Forward
U	Utility player

Players with 100 or more appearances

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Pos	Club career	League		Total		International selection	Caps<	-- 0 caps is entered as, to force zero to sort above dash -->	Notes
Apps		Goals	Apps	Goals
	DF	1958–1970	482	9	539	10	—
	DF	1987–1999	421	5	492	5	—
	DF	1968–1978	412	11	463	13	—
	DF	1989–2001	373	9	438	11	—
	MF	1978–1987	366	53	435	64	—
	GK	1954–1966	388	0	428	0	—
	MF	1985–1995	347	57	413	70	—
	FW	1954–1966	354	127	401	143	—
	DF	1966–1974	337	14	390	15	—
	DF	2006–2013 2017–2019	318	5	382	6	Wales semi-pro		[11]	[12]
	FW	1951–1961	349	55	380	58	—
	DF	1987–1997	301	6	366	7	England schools			[13]
	FW	1947–1956	330	40	354	42	—
	DF / MF	1980–1988	300	32	354	36	—
	FW / HB	1950–1958	322	25	351	25	—
	FB	1954–1961	307	0	338	0	—
	DF	2004–2014	284	6	332	6	—		[14]
	GK	data-sort-value="2003–2016"		275	0	328	0	Northern Ireland		[15]	[16]
	DF	1969–1976	269	21	312	27	—
	HB	1948–1958	280	25	306	26	—
	MF	1972–1977 1981–1984	264	60	302	68	England youth			[17]
	FW / HB	1956–1963	264	78	297	87	England schools			[18]
	FW	1981–1987	245	119	291	140	—
	MF	1990–1997	235	40	281	45	—
	GK	1971–1977 1980	252	0	280	0	—
	FW	1951–1958	257	118	278	124	—
*	MF	2011–2013 2019–present	225	26	265	29	Northern Ireland under-21		[19]	[20] [21]
	U	1946–1954	248	47	261	48	—
	HB	1923–1929	228	4	259	5	—
	MF	1960–1966	228	4	259	4	England youth			[22]
	FB / HB	1932–1939	222	0	253	0	—
	FW	1926–1934	229	97	252	104	—
	HB / FW	1933–1939	218	38	250	43	—
	FW	1964–1966 1969–1973	219	98	248	113	—
	FW	1946–1953	228	109	241	117	—
	GK	1991–1996	210	0	239	0	Republic of Ireland England youth			[23]
	DF	1963–1968	214	7	234	9	—
	MF	1990–1995 2002	200	31	234	38	Northern Ireland			[24]
	HB	1949–1956	208	1	231	1	—
	FB	1932–1948	199	4	229	4	England schools			[25]
	DF	2001–2004 2010–2013	188	7	222	9	—		[26]
	FB	1948–1953	207	0	220	0	—
	U	1939–1951	204	13	218	15	—
	DF	1961–1966	192	6	216	6	—
	FW	1962–1966	193	30	212	31	—
	FW	1931–1933 1935–1939	189	42	212	48	—
	DF	1994–1999	171	11	206	15	—
	DF	1981–1987	168	6	206	7	—
	MF	1998–2004 2012–2013	183	24	202	27	—
	MF	1991–1998	174	11	201	14	—
	FW	1979–1984	175	55	199	64	Republic of Ireland			[27]
	MF	1977–1981	175	29	195	31	—
	MF	1992–2001	167	12	194	16	—
	DF / MF	1971–1977	167	6	191	6	Scotland youth			[28]
	DF	2016–2022	159	29	188	33	England C		[29]	[30]
	DF	1969–1973	160	7	184	8	—
	U	1987–1990 1996–1998	157	11	184	13	—
	FW	2007–2010 2016	152	58	184	76	England C			[31]
	FW	2001–2005	165	35	183	37	Wales			[32]
	FB	1954–1958	164	2	183	2	—
	FW	1972–1976	161	43	183	48	—
	DF	1978–1982	160	8	183	8	—
	FW	1987–1991	160	40	183	48	—
	DF	1982–1986 1988	151	3	182	4	—
	FB	1947–1954	176	0	181	0	—
	MF	1973–1977	159	30	180	35	—
	MF	1964–1968	160	49	179	54	—
	FW	1925–1929	158	40	179	52	—
	U	1991–1997	153	3	179	3	England youth			[33]
	DF	1982–1987	149	7	179	10	—
	FW	1992–1996	148	76	179	85	—
	MF	2011–2012 2016–2020	149	9	176	9	—
	DF	1983–1986	142	24	173	29	—		[34]
	FW	1984–1988	138	49	173	55	—
	MF	1983–1987	142	0	172	0	—
	FW / MF	1964–1968	154	19	169	19	England schools			[35]
	DF	2001–2004	152	6	166	8	—
	GK	1988–1993	138	0	166	0	—
	FW	1976–1979 1987–1988	147	34	164	40	England schools		[36]	[37]
	DF / MF	1989–1995	147	10	164	10	—
	U	1977–1981	148	6	163	8	—
	FW	2002–2004 2016–2019	147	50	162	59	—		[38]
	DF	2009–2012	131	3	162	3	Australia			[39]
	FW	1954–1958	137	92	158	105	—
	HB	1960–1964	130	3	152	4	—
	FW	1932–1938	136	4	151	5	—
	DF	1960–1963	130	5	151	5	—
	FW	1990–1994	129	37	148	42	—
	DF	2007–2010	120	2	148	3	—		[40]
	DF	2000–2004	131	6	147	6	—
	DF	1997–2001	134	5	145	6	—		[41]
	GK	1982–1985	122	0	141	0	England under-23			[42]
	MF / DF	1993–1998	117	7	141	9	Scotland			[43]
	FW	1924–1926 1931–1933 1937–1938	129	88	140	93	—
	GK	2000–2003	125	0	140	0	Northern Ireland			[44]
	MF	2010–2014	121	21	140	23	England C		[45]	[46] [47]
	FW	2005–2007 2021–2022	118	49	140	58	Jamaica England C			[48]
	MF	1961–1963	120	25	138	27	—
	GK	1936–1939	117	0	138	0	—
	FB	1929–1933	124	0	137	0	—
	HB	1946–1950	130	23	136	24	—
	MF	2005–2008	121	4	136	4	Scotland youth			[49]
*	MF	2020–present	113	7	136	10	England C			[50]
	HB	1936–1949	123	6	135	8	—
	HB	1929–1932	121	2	133	2	—
	MF	2003–2006	121	7	131	9	—
	HB	1929–1932	119	12	131	12	—
	DF	2000–2003	114	5	131	8	England under-21			[51]
	MF	2012–2016	117	20	129	23	England C			[52]
	FW	1990–1996	111	30	129	32	—
	FW	1934–1939	106	30	127	36	—
	FW	1968–1970	109	27	126	34	England			[53]
	MF	1985–1987	99	4	126	8	England youth			[54]
	HB	1955–1960	124	1	125	1	—
*	FW	2022–present	112	30	125	39	—		[55]
	MF	2014–2016 2018	112	5	124	5	England C			[56]
	FW	1996–1999 2013	106	23	124	26	England under-21			[57]
	FW	1952–1954 1965–1967	111	38	123	41	—
	MF	1988–1992	106	7	122	8	—
	DF	1976–1980	105	1	119	2	England youth			[58]
	MF	1988–1991	101	13	119	13	Republic of Ireland			[59]
	FW	2009–2011 2013 2017	101	22	119	26	—		[60]	[61]
	DF	2003–2006	109	2	118	3	—
	FW	1977–1981	107	27	118	31	—
	MF	1981–1985	103	4	117	4	—
	MF	1995–1998	97	8	117	9	England youth			[62]
	FB / HB	1950–1953	110	0	115	0	—
	DF	1975–1978	100	3	114	3	Northern Ireland England youth	7		[63]
	DF	1978–1981	99	2	114	2	—
	HB	1925–1928 1931	97	12	114	16	—
	DF	1982–1985	96	1	114	1	—
	MF	1968–1971	96	8	112	9	—
	DF	2011–2014 2016–2017	96	2	112	3	Republic of Ireland under-21			[64]
	FW	2006–2009	91	21	111	27	England youth			[65]
	DF	1989–1993	90	9	111	11	—
	MF	2001–2004	100	4	110	4	England youth			[66]
	FW	1967–1970	98	3	110	3	—
	FW	1997–1999	97	21	110	28	—
	DF	1999–2002	97	2	110	2	—
	FW	1969–1972	93	31	110	35	—
	GK	2019–2022	89	0	110	0	—
	MF	1974–1977	96	13	109	15	—
	HB	1936–1939	88	0	109	0	—
*	DF	2022–present	97	6	108	6	—
	DF	2017–2020	95	3	108	5	England C			[67]
	FW	1973–1975	95	34	107	37	—
	DF	2016–2017 2022–2023	93	0	106	0	England schools			[68]
	FW	1969–1972	91	7	106	9	—
	DF	1978–1981	90	7	105	8	—
	FW	1950–1951 1953–1955	98	20	103	20	—
	DF	1991–1994	91	3	103	3	—
	MF	1996–1999	90	7	103	8	—
	MF	1997–1999	90	7	103	7	England youth			[69]
	MF	1969–1971	86	4	102	8	—
	MF	2006–2008	86	22	102	25	England C			[70]
	FW	1996–1999	84	18	102	24	—
	DF	2013–2015	92	8	101	8	—
	MF	2011–2013	85	16	101	27	England C			[71]
	FW	2007–2009	81	21	101	24	—

Players with fewer than 100 appearances

See main article: List of York City F.C. players (25–99 appearances) and List of York City F.C. players (1–24 appearances).

Notes

Player statistics include matches played while on loan from:

References

General

• Book: Batters, David . York City: The Complete Record . 2008 . Breedon Books . Derby . 978-1-85983-633-0.
• Book: Dave . Windross . Martin . Jarred . Citizens and Minstermen: A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997 . 1997 . Citizen Publications . Selby . 978-0-9531005-0-7.
• Web site: York: Club details . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 1 December 2024.

Specific

Notes and References

1. Book: Batters . York City: The Complete Record . 13–15.
2. Book: Batters . York City: The Complete Record . 23.
3. Book: Batters . York City: The Complete Record . 101.
4. News: Match report: York City 2, Luton Town 1 – Play-off final . Dave . Flett . The Press . York . 21 May 2012 . 31 December 2021.
5. News: York City end four-year stint back in Football League with 1–1 draw at Morecambe . Dave . Flett . The Press . York . 7 May 2016 . 31 December 2021.
6. Book: Batters . York City: The Complete Record . 426.
7. Book: Batters . York City: The Complete Record . 169.
8. Book: Batters . York City: The Complete Record . 428.
9. Book: Batters . York City: The Complete Record . 250.
10. Book: Batters . York City: The Complete Record . 302.
11. [Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]
12. For country: Web site: International teams – Danny Parslow . Football Association of Wales . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20081006120507/http://www.faw.org.uk/teams/player/192 . 6 October 2008.
13. For country:
14. [Darlington F.C.|Darlington]
15. [Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]
16. For country: Web site: Michael Ingham: Internationals . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL . 6 April 2023.
17. For country:
18. For country:
19. [Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]
20. News: McLaughlin credited with goal against Gillingham . The Press . York . 5 February 2013 . 15 April 2019. Soccerbase credit the goal York scored against Gillingham on 26 January 2013 as an own goal. However, the goal was later credited to McLaughlin.
21. For country:
22. For country:
23. For Republic of Ireland: Web site: Dean Kiely: Internationals . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL . 6 April 2023.
    For England youth:
24. For country: Web site: Jon McCarthy: Internationals . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL . 6 April 2023.
25. For country:
26. [Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]
27. For country: Web site: John Byrne: Internationals . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL . 6 April 2023.
28. For country:
29. [Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]
30. For country:
31. For country:
32. For country: Web site: Lee Nogan: Internationals . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL . 6 April 2023.
33. For country:
34. [Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]
35. For country:
36. [Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]
37. For country:
38. [Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]
39. For country: Web site: James Meredith: Internationals . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL . 6 April 2023.
40. [Gainsborough Trinity F.C.|Gainsborough Trinity]
41. [Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]
42. For country:
43. For country: Web site: Graeme Murty: Internationals . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL . 6 April 2023.
44. For country: Web site: Alan Fettis: Internationals . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL . 6 April 2023.
45. [Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]
46. For position: News: York City contract in the offing for former Barnsley winger Martin Devaney . Dave . Flett . The Press . York . 22 January 2013 . 31 December 2021. Soccerbase list Chambers as a forward, but The Press state he played as a midfielder for York.
47. For country:
48. For Jamaica: Web site: Clayton Donaldson: Internationals . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL . 6 April 2023.
    For England C:
49. For country: Book: Barry J. . Hugman . The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10 . 2009 . Mainstream Publishing . Edinburgh . 978-1-84596-474-0 . 323.
50. For country: Web site: Cymru C fall to narrow defeat against England C . Football Association of Wales . 21 March 2023 . 13 August 2023.
51. For country:
52. For country:
53. For country: Web site: Phil Boyer: Internationals . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL . 6 April 2023.
54. For country:
55. [Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]
56. For country:
57. For country:
58. For country:
59. For country: Web site: Gary Howlett: Internationals . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL . 6 April 2023.
60. [Aldershot Town F.C.|Aldershot Town]
61. Book: John . Anderson . Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2013–2014 . 2013 . Headline Publishing Group . London . 978-0-7553-6413-8 . 398. Soccerbase credit the goal York scored against Barnet on 16 February 2013 to Rankine. However, the goal was later credited as an own goal.
62. For country:
63. For Northern Ireland: Book: Windross . Jarred . Citizens and Minstermen: A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997 . 90.
    For England youth:
64. For country:
65. For country: Book: Glenda . Rollin . Jack . Rollin . Rothmans Football Yearbook 1999–2000 . 1999 . Headline Publishing Group . London . 978-0-7472-7627-2 . 859.
66. For country:
67. For country: Web site: Darren McQueen double earns non-League Three Lions victory . The Football Association . 29 May 2017 . 19 January 2020.
68. For country: Web site: At Maricourt our pupils have represented the following international teams... . Maricourt Catholic School . 8 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210710073205/http://www.maricourt.net/uploads/vlecontent/home/17/docs/Internationals.pdf . 10 July 2021.
69. For country:
70. For country:
71. For country: