1997–98 York City F.C. season

Association football club season March 2015 May 2026 York City F.C. 1997–98 Douglas Craig Alan Little Ground Bootham Crescent Football League Second Division 16th FA Cup Second round(eliminated by Wigan Athletic) League Cup Second round(eliminated by Oxford United) Football League Trophy Northern section second round(eliminated by Blackpool) Rodney Rowe (11) Rodney Rowe (16) 7,093 vs Grimsby Town, Second Division, 26 December 1997 1,555 vs Oxford United, League Cup, 23 September 1997 3,850 1996–97 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 1997–98 Football League Second Division + Football League Second Division match detailsDateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendancedmy 1997 8 918thOldham AthleticAL1–3Bushell 65'6,474dmy 1997 8 1623rdBristol RoversHL0–13,307dmy 1997 8 2318thMillwallAW3–2Rowe 45', Pouton 63', Stephenson 86'6,583dmy 1997 8 3010thGillinghamHW2–1Rowe 60', Greening 88'2,853dmy 1997 9 214thChesterfieldHL0–13,284dmy 1997 9 916thGrimsby TownAD0–05,308dmy 1997 9 1312thBurnleyHW3–1Davis 62', Rowe 64', Tolson 82'5,424dmy 1997 9 2015thWalsallAL0–22,972dmy 1997 9 2717thWatfordAD1–1Tolson 34'13,812dmy 1997 10 409 9thPlymouth ArgyleHW1–0Rowe 8'2,894dmy 1997 10 1106 6thBrentfordHW3–1Stephenson 17', Tinkler 51', Murty 66'2,831dmy 1997 10 1708 8thBristol CityAL1–2Rowe 37'9,568dmy 1997 10 2111thNorthampton TownAD1–1Rowe 48'6,059dmy 1997 10 2506 6thCarlisle UnitedHW4–3Rowe 14', Stephenson (2) 82', 85' Bushell 87'3,700dmy 1997 11 106 6thWigan AthleticAD1–1Rowe 76'3,701dmy 1997 11 406 6thPreston North EndHW1–0Tinkler 61'3,370dmy 1997 11 803 3rdWycombe WanderersHW2–0Barras 45' pen., Rowe 56'3,343dmy 1997 11 1805 5thFulhamAD1–1Barras 19' pen.5,521dmy 1997 11 2205 5thBlackpoolAL0–14,508dmy 1997 11 2907 7thLuton TownHL1–2Cresswell 87'3,636dmy 1997 12 207 7thAFC BournemouthAD0–03,365dmy 1997 12 1305 5thWrexhamHW1–0Barras 62'2,871dmy 1997 12 1904 4thSouthend UnitedAD4–4Pouton (2) 22', 66', Barras 45' pen., Tinkler 88'3,215dmy 1997 12 2605 5thGrimsby TownHD0–07,093dmy 1997 12 2808 8thChesterfieldAD1–1Greening 90'5,320dmy 1998 1 1009 9thOldham AthleticHD0–04,454dmy 1998 1 1710thGillinghamAD0–05,891dmy 1998 1 2410thMillwallHL2–3Stephenson 11', Bull 89'3,508dmy 1998 1 3112thBurnleyAL2–7Pouton 34', Barras 76'9,975dmy 1998 2 709 9thWalsallHW1–0Tinkler 27'2,959dmy 1998 2 1412thPlymouth ArgyleAD0–04,382dmy 1998 2 2113thWatfordHD1–1Barras 26' pen.4,980dmy 1998 2 2413thBristol CityHL0–13,770dmy 1998 2 2813thBrentfordAW2–1Gabbiadini 50', Jones 70'4,490dmy 1998 3 314thWycombe WanderersAL0–13,768dmy 1998 3 713thWigan AthleticHD2–2Thompson 46', Bushell 53'3,536dmy 1998 3 1010thBristol RoversAW2–1Jones 34', Cresswell 72'4,289dmy 1998 3 1411thPreston North EndAL2–3Rowe (2) 2', 77'7,664dmy 1998 3 2115thFulhamHL0–14,871dmy 1998 3 2812thBlackpoolHD1–1Cresswell 90'3,650dmy 1998 4 415thLuton TownAL0–35,541dmy 1998 4 1118thAFC BournemouthHL0–12,840dmy 1998 4 1315thWrexhamAW2–1Thompson 67' pen., Cresswell 81'5,231dmy 1998 4 1815thSouthend UnitedHD1–1Tolson 74'2,850dmy 1998 4 2513thCarlisle UnitedAW2–1Pouton 63', McMillan 84'3,897dmy 1998 5 216thNorthampton TownHD0–06,688 League table (part) +Final Football League Second Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGDPts14thWycombe Wanderers461418145153−26015thPreston North End46151417565605916thYork City461417155258−65917thLuton Town461415176064−45718thMillwall461413194354−1155KeyPos = 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/1997-1998/table/ York City 1997–1998: Table: Final table Statto Organisation 12 April 2026 FA Cup 1997–98 FA Cup + FA Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst rounddmy 1997 11 15SouthportAW4–0Rowe (2) 18', 68', Bolland 69' o.g., Pouton 75'3,962Second rounddmy 1997 12 6Wigan AthleticAL1–2Rowe 82'4,021 League Cup 1997–98 Football League Cup + League Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round first legdmy 1997 8 12Port ValeAW2–1Bull 32', Bushell 90'2,749First round second legdmy 1997 8 26Port ValeHD1–13–2 agg.Barras 37'3,195Second round first legdmy 1997 9 16Oxford UnitedAL1–4Rowe 43'2,923Second round second legdmy 1997 9 23Oxford UnitedHL1–22–6 agg.Murty 62'1,555 Football League Trophy 1997–98 Football League Trophy + Football League Trophy match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceNorthern section second rounddmy 1998 1 6BlackpoolAD1–1 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 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 TrophyTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals13px|Booked|alt=A yellow rectangle, denoting the yellow penalty card shown to a player being cautioned13px|Sent off|alt=A red rectangle, denoting the red penalty card shown to a player being sent offGKENGMichael Norris000000000000GKENGMark Samways29010400034010GKENGAndy Warrington17010001019000DFENGPaddy Atkinson3 (2)00 (1)0000 (1)03 (4)000DFENGTony Barras38620410044750DFENGSteve Davis * Left club during playing season210000002100DFENGAndy Dawson000000000000DFENGWayne Hall31 (1)010401037 (1)010DFENGGary Himsworth9 (6)01 (1)0000010 (7)000DFENGBarry Jones23200000023220DFRSAAndy McMillan30100400034101DFENGGraeme Murty32 (2)120211037 (2)210DFENGMartin Reed21 (1)020201026 (1)050DFENGGraham Rennison100000001011DFENGNeil Thompson *12200000012200DFENGSteve Tutill Left club during playing season200010003000MFENGSteve Bushell40320411047490MFENGMartin Garratt000000000000MFENGJonathan Greening Left club during playing season5 (15)2000 (1)0106 (16)200MFENGScott Jordan6 (10)00 (1)000107 (11)000MFENGAlan Pouton37 (4)5213 (1)01043 (5)660MFENGPaul Stephenson Left club during playing season34 (1)5203 (1)00039 (2)540MFENGMark Tinkler43 (1)420401050 (1)491FWENGRichard Alderson0 (1)000000 (1)00 (2)000FWENGGary Bull18 (9)11 (1)03 (1)10022 (11)210FWENGNeil Campbell Left club during playing season100010002000FWENGRichard Cresswell18 (8)41 (1)00 (1)01020 (10)440FWENGMarco Gabbiadini5 (2)10000005 (2)100FWENGRodney Rowe38 (3)1123311144 (3)1640FWENGDavid Rush Left club during playing season1 (2)00000001 (2)000FWENGNeil Tolson10 (6)3002 (1)00012 (7)321 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 Source for match dates, league positions and results: https://www.statto.com/football/teams/york-city/1997-1998/results/ York City 1997–1998: Results Statto Organisation 12 April 2026 Source for appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Batters York City: The Complete Record 390–391, 416–417 Source for goal times: https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?season_id=145&team_id=2910&teamTabs=results&season_id=127 York: Results: 1997/98 Soccerbase Centurycomm 16 March 2021 Source for player details and discipline records: individual player pages linked from https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?season_id=127&team_id=2910&teamTabs=stats&season_id=127 York: Squad details: 1997/98 Soccerbase Centurycomm 16 March 2021 Specific Category:York City F.C. seasons York City Foot