1996–97 York City F.C. season

Association football club season November 2015 July 2026 York City F.C. 1996–97 Douglas Craig Alan Little Ground Bootham Crescent Football League Second Division 20th FA Cup Third round(eliminated by Hednesford Town) League Cup Third round(eliminated by Leicester City) Football League Trophy Northern section quarter-final(eliminated by Carlisle United) Nigel PepperNeil Tolson (12) Neil Tolson (17) 8,406 vs Leicester City, League Cup, 22 October 1996 1,428 vs Preston North End, Football League Trophy, 21 January 1997 3,359 1995–96 1997–98 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 1996–97 Football League Second Division + Football League Second Division match detailsDateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendancedmy 1996 8 1716thPlymouth ArgyleAL1–2Pepper 79' pen.9,035dmy 1996 8 2423rdAFC BournemouthHL1–2Pepper 81'2,804dmy 1996 8 2716thMillwallHW3–2Pepper (2) 57', 62', Tolson 71'3,108dmy 1996 8 3108 8thNotts CountyAW1–0Tolson 23'4,600dmy 1996 9 709 9thShrewsbury TownHD0–02,911dmy 1996 9 1013thPreston North EndAL0–17,608dmy 1996 9 1413thPeterborough UnitedAD2–2Bushell 58', Pepper 85'5,613dmy 1996 9 2118thStockport CountyHL1–2Tolson 47'3,061dmy 1996 9 2819thBrentfordAD3–3Tolson 3', Randall 49', Murty 71'5,243dmy 1996 10 119thBristol RoversHD2–2Tolson 13', Randall 53'3,714dmy 1996 10 519thWatfordHL1–2Pepper 80' pen.5,232dmy 1996 10 1120thBristol CityAL0–29,308dmy 1996 10 1521stCrewe AlexandraAW1–0Himsworth 81'3,463dmy 1996 10 1916thRotherham UnitedHW2–1Stephenson 81', Pepper 90'3,410dmy 1996 10 2616thChesterfieldAL0–24,009dmy 1996 10 2914thWycombe WanderersHW2–0Pepper 36' pen., Tolson 53'2,254dmy 1996 11 213thBurnleyHW1–0Murty 61'5,958dmy 1996 11 913thBuryAL1–4Himsworth 21'4,021dmy 1996 11 2313thGillinghamAW1–0Tolson 24'5,048dmy 1996 11 3014thChesterfieldHD0–03,328dmy 1996 12 314thLuton TownAL0–24,401dmy 1996 12 1412thWrexhamHW1–0Humes 89' o.g.2,600dmy 1996 12 2115thBlackpoolAL0–33,432dmy 1996 12 2817thShrewsbury TownAL0–23,189dmy 1997 1 1119thBrentfordHL2–4Pepper 45' pen., Pouton 80'3,085dmy 1997 1 1819thBristol RoversAD1–1Pepper 1' pen.4,470dmy 1997 1 2520thWycombe WanderersAL1–3Campbell 70'4,193dmy 1997 2 120thBuryHL0–23,423dmy 1997 2 820thBurnleyAW2–1Tolson 6', Jordan 90'8,961dmy 1997 2 1120thWalsallHL0–22,136dmy 1997 2 1520thGillinghamHL2–3Bushell 23', Barras 79'2,748dmy 1997 2 2220thWalsallAD1–1Pepper 21' pen.3,664dmy 1997 2 2520thPreston North EndHW3–1Bull 57', Pepper 65', Rowe 81'2,515dmy 1997 3 120thLuton TownHD1–1Tolson 48'3,788dmy 1997 3 819thBlackpoolHW1–0Sharples 19'3,639dmy 1997 3 1519thWrexhamAD0–03,874dmy 1997 3 2218thAFC BournemouthAD1–1Gilbert 65'4,367dmy 1997 3 2919thPlymouth ArgyleHD1–1Bushell 77'3,917dmy 1997 4 220thMillwallAD1–1Tolson 48'6,161dmy 1997 4 520thNotts CountyHL1–2Rowe 79'3,115dmy 1997 4 819thPeterborough UnitedHW1–0Bull 42'2,790dmy 1997 4 1219thWatfordAL0–47,645dmy 1997 4 1920thBristol CityHL0–33,344dmy 1997 4 2220thStockport CountyAL1–2Tolson 20'6,654dmy 1997 4 2620thRotherham UnitedAW2–0Rowe 45', Tolson 68'3,122dmy 1997 5 320thCrewe AlexandraHD1–1Tinkler 25'4,366 League table (part) +Final Football League Second Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGDPts18thWycombe Wanderers461510215156−55519thPlymouth Argyle461218164758−115420thYork City461313204768−215221stPeterborough United461114215573−184722ndShrewsbury Town461113224974−2546KeyPos = League position; Pld = Matches played;W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = PointsSourcehttps://www.statto.com/football/teams/york-city/1996-1997/table/ York City 1996–1997: Table: Final table Statto Organisation 12 April 2026 FA Cup 1996–97 FA Cup + FA Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst rounddmy 1996 11 16Hartlepool UnitedAD0–03,011First round replaydmy 1996 11 26Hartlepool UnitedHW3–0Pepper 41', Himsworth 45', Tolson 54'3,227Second rounddmy 1996 12 7Preston North EndAW3–2Moyes 16' o.g., Barras 40', Tolson 74'7,893Third rounddmy 1997 1 13Hednesford TownAL0–13,169 League Cup 1996–97 Football League Cup + League Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round first legdmy 1996 8 20Doncaster RoversAD1–1Tolson 37'1,852First round second legdmy 1996 9 3Doncaster RoversHW2–03–1 agg.Pepper 30', Bushell 81'2,757Second round first legdmy 1996 9 18EvertonAD1–1Tolson 55'11,527Second round second legdmy 1996 9 24EvertonHW3–24–3 agg.Tolson 35', Bull 57', Murty 86'7,854Third rounddmy 1996 10 22Leicester CityHL0–28,406 Football League Trophy 1996–97 Football League Trophy + Football League Trophy match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance1 Northern section second rounddmy 1997 1 21Preston North EndHW1–0Himsworth1,4282 Northern section quarter-finaldmy 1997 2 4Carlisle UnitedHL0–21,922 Appearances and goals Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with names struck through and marked Left club during playing season 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 squadsPos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENGTim Clarke Left club during playing season170401010230GKENGMark Prudhoe * Left club during playing season2000000020GKENGAndy Warrington270004010320DFENGPaul Atkin6 (6)00010007 (6)0DFENGPaddy Atkinson13 (1)030002018 (1)0DFENGTony Barras461415020572DFENGWayne Hall12 (1)010200015 (1)0DFRSAAndy McMillan460305020560DFENGMartin Reed2000000020DFENGJohn Sharples281103010331DFENGSteve Tutill13 (2)03 (1)0101018 (3)0MFENGSteve Bushell26 (5)3101 (1)11029 (6)4MFENGDave Gilbert * Left club during playing season9100000091MFENGJonathan Greening0 (5)00000000 (5)0MFSCOTommy Harrison0 (1)000000 (1)00 (2)0MFENGGary Himsworth32 (1)241402142 (1)4MFENGScott Jordan7 (8)10 (1)000108 (9)1MFENGGraeme Murty25 (2)23 (1)0511 (1)034 (4)3MFENGNigel Pepper Left club during playing season26 (3)12314 (1)11034 (4)14MFENGAlan Pouton18 (4)130001022 (4)1MFENGAdrian Randall Left club during playing season13 (3)20 (1)0500018 (4)2MFENGPaul Stephenson33 (2)1304 (1)01 (1)041 (4)1MFENGMark Tinkler9100000091MFENGDarren Williams Left club during playing season0 (1)00000000 (1)0FWENGGary Bull33 (8)2404 (1)10041 (9)3FWENGNeil Campbell5 (6)10 (2)000207 (8)1FWENGRichard Cresswell9 (8)00 (1)01 (2)01011 (11)0FWENGGlenn Naylor Left club during playing season0 (1)0000 (1)0000 (2)0FWENGRodney Rowe9 (1)30000009 (1)3FWENGDavid Rush1 (1)00000102 (1)0FWENGNeil Tolson39 (1)1242530 (1)048 (2)17 See also List of York City F.C. seasons References General David Batters York City: The Complete Record 2008 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-633-0 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 Source for match dates, league positions and results: http://www.statto.com/football/teams/york-city/1996-1997/results York City 1996–1997: Results Statto Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071107/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/york-city/1996-1997/results 4 March 2016 Source for appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Batters York City: The Complete Record 388–389, 416–417 Source for goal times (Football League Second Division, FA Cup, League Cup): https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?season_id=145&team_id=2910&teamTabs=results&season_id=126 York: Results: 1996/97 Soccerbase Centurycomm 16 March 2021 Source for player details: Jarred Windross Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997 7–113 Specific Category:York City F.C. seasons York City Foot