1929–30 York City F.C. season

Association football club season

York City F.C. 1929–30 football season

York City F.C.1929–30 season

Chairman| Arthur Brown
Manager| Jock Collier
Ground| Fulfordgate
Football League Third Division North| 6th
FA Cup| Third round
(eliminated by Newcastle United)
Top goalscorer| League: Billy Bottrill (18)
All: Billy Bottrill
Tom Fenoughty (20)
Highest home attendance| 12,583 vs Newcastle United, FA Cup, 15 January 1930
Lowest home attendance| 2,563 vs Hartlepools United, Third Division North, 19 April 1930
Average home league attendance| 5,279

Home colours

<- 1928–29

1930–31 ->

The 1929–30 season was the eighth season of competitive association football and first season in the Football League played by York City Football Club, a professional football club based in York, Yorkshire, England. They finished in sixth position in the 22-team 1929–30 Football League Third Division North. They entered the 1929–30 FA Cup in the first round and lost in the third to Newcastle United.

20 players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were 11 different goalscorers. Half-back Ollie Thompson played in all 48 first-team matches over the season. Billy Bottrill and Tom Fenoughty finished as leading goalscorers with 20 goals each. Bottrill scored 18 in league competition and two in the FA Cup, while Fenoughty scored 15 in league competition and five in the FA Cup.

## Match details

[edit]

### Football League Third Division North

[edit]

Main article: 1929–30 Football League Third Division North

Football League Third Division North match details  No.  | Date  | League
position  | Opponents  | Venue  | Result  | Score
F–A  | Scorers  | Attendance

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

1  | 31 August 1929  | 1st | Wigan Borough | A | W | 2–0 | Cowie, Stockill | 8,880
2  | 4 September 1929  | 4th | Wrexham | H  | D | 0–0 |  | 8,726
3  | 7 September 1929  | 5th | Carlisle United | H  | D | 2–2 | Gardner (2)  | 7,462
4  | 11 September 1929  | 7th | Wrexham | A | D | 1–1 | Davis | 6,235
5  | 14 September 1929  | 10th | Nelson | A | L | 1–3 | Cowie  | 4,483
6  | 18 September 1929  | 5th | New Brighton | H  | W | 1–3 | Bottrill (2), Evans | 5,422
7  | 21 September 1929  | 10th | Southport | H  | L | 0–4 |  | 5,852
8  | 28 September 1929  | 9th | Crewe Alexandra | A | D | 2–2 | Beck, Gardner  | 5,373
9  | 5 October 1929  | 9th | Chesterfield | H  | D | 1–1 | Cowie  | 4,773
10  | 12 October 1929  | 10th | Stockport County | H  | L | 1–2 | Bottrill  | 6,189
11  | 19 October 1929  | 15th | Lincoln City | A | L | 0–3 |  | 5,310
12  | 26 October 1929  | 15th | Tranmere Rovers | H  | D | 0–0 |  | 3,835
13  | 2 November 1929  | 14th | Halifax Town | A | D | 2–2 | Bottrill (2, 1 pen.)  | 4,656
14  | 9 November 1929  | 12th | Rotherham United | H  | W | 3–0 | Fenoughty, Cowie, Millar | 3,715
15  | 23 November 1929  | 16th | South Shields | H  | D | 2–2 | Gardner (2)  | 3,608
16  | 7 December 1929  | 15th | Darlington | H  | D | 1–1 | Millar  | 4,892
17  | 21 December 1929  | 14th | Doncaster Rovers | H  | D | 2–2 | Gardner, opposition o.g. | 2,654'
18  | 25 December 1929  | 14th | Barrow | A | D | 0–0 |  | 2,229
19  | 26 December 1929  | 11th | Barrow | H  | W | 3–1 | Evans, Fenoughty, Bottrill  | 7,834
20  | 28 December 1929  | 9th | Wigan Borough | H  | W | 4–0 | Bottrill (3), Gardner  | 4,395
21  | 1 January 1930  | 8th | New Brighton | A | D | 1–1 | Fenoughty  | 5,440
22  | 4 January 1930  | 8th | Carlisle United | A | D | 2–2 | Fenoughty, Bottrill  | 7,149
23  | 18 January 1930  | 6th | Nelson | H  | W | 1–0 | Bottrill  | 5,289
24  | 25 January 1930  | 12th | Southport | A | L | 0–1 |  | 3,375
25  | 1 February 1930  | 8th | Crewe Alexandra | H  | W | 4–2 | Millar (3), Bottrill  | 4,631
26  | 8 February 1930  | 11th | Chesterfield | A | L | 0–3 |  | 4,830
27  | 15 February 1930  | 10th | Stockport County | A | W | 3–2 | Beck, Gardner, Fenoughty  | 9,434
28  | 22 February 1930  | 6th | Lincoln City | H  | W | 1–0 | Gardner  | 5,298
29  | 1 March 1930  | 8th | Tranmere Rovers | A | D | 4–4 | Gardner, Fenoughty, Millar, Bottrill  | 4,079
30  | 5 March 1930  | 5th | Accrington Stanley | A | D | 1–1 | Evans  | 2,017
31  | 8 March 1930  | 5th | Halifax Town | H  | W | 3–0 | Evans, Fenoughty, Millar  | 4,355
32  | 15 March 1930  | 5th | Rotherham United | A | W | 5–2 | Fenoughty (2), Bottrill (2), Gardner  | 2,259
33  | 22 March 1930  | 4th | Rochdale | H  | W | 6–0 | Gardner (2), Fenoughty (2), Millar, Bottril  | 4,720
34  | 29 March 1930  | 5th | South Shields | A | L | 1–4 | Fenoughty  | 2,234
35  | 2 April 1930  | 5th | Hartlepools United | A | L | 1–3 | Aitken | 4,390
36  | 5 April 1930  | 5th | Accrington Stanley | H  | W | 2–0 | Sharpe, Fenoughty  | 4,529
37  | 12 April 1930  | 6th | Darlington | A | L | 2–5 | Beck pen., Millar  | 6,028
38  | 18 April 1930  | 7th | Port Vale | A | D | 1–1 | Gardner  | 15,346
39  | 19 April 1930  | 5th | Hartlepools United | H  | W | 4–1 | Evans (2), Gardner, Bottrill  | 2,563
40  | 21 April 1930  | 6th | Port Vale | H  | L | 0–2 |  | 10,120
41  | 26 April 1930  | 6th | Doncaster Rovers | A | W | 3–0 | Fenoughty (2), Evans  | 4,322
42  | 3 May 1930  | 6th | Rochdale | A | L | 2–4 | Gardner, Bottrill  | 1,564

### League table (part)

[edit]

Final Football League Third Division North table (part)  Pos  | Club  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | F  | A  | GA  | Pts

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

4th  | Chesterfield | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 76 | 56 | 1.36 | 50
5th  | Lincoln City | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 83 | 61 | 1.36 | 48
6th  | York City | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 77 | 64 | 1.20 | 46
7th  | South Shields | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 77 | 74 | 1.04 | 46
8th  | Hartlepools United | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 81 | 74 | 1.09 | 45
Key  | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played;
W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;
F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
Source  | [1]

### FA Cup

[edit]

Main article: 1929–30 FA Cup

FA Cup match details  Round  | Date  | Opponents  | Venue  | Result  | Score
F–A  | Scorers  | Attendance

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Fourth qualifying round | 16 November 1929  | Scarborough | A | W | 3–1 | Bottrill (2), Cowie | 8,089
First round | 30 November 1929  | Tranmere Rovers | H  | D | 2–2 | Fenoughty (2)  | 5,580
First round replay | 5 December 1929  | Tranmere Rovers | A | W | 1–0 | Fenoughty  | 4,882
Second round | 14 December 1929  | Southend United | A | W | 4–1 | Davis, Gardner, Fenoughty (2)  | 11,000
Third round | 11 January 1930  | Newcastle United | A | D | 1–1 | Gardner  | 38,674
Third round replay | 15 January 1930  | Newcastle United | H  | L | 1–2 | Evans | 12,583

## Appearances and goals

[edit]

Players with names struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; FB – Full back; HB – Half back; FW – Forward
Players having played at least one first-team match  Pos.  | Nat.  | Name  | League | FA Cup | Total

|
|
|
|
|

Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals
GK |  ENG | Jack Farmery | 38 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 0
GK |  ENG | Ralph Ridley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
FB |  SCO | David Archibald | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0
FB |  ENG | Jack Brooks | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0
FB |  ENG | Sam Johnson | 37 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 0
HB |  ENG | Harry Beck | 41 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 3
HB |  ENG | Charlie Davis | 41 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 2
HB |  ENG | Ollie Thompson | 42 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 0
FW |  SCO | James Aitken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1
FW |  ENG | Billy Bottrill | 39 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 20
FW |  SCO | Jimmy Cowie | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5
FW |  SCO | Sam Evans | 37 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 8
FW |  ENG | Tom Fenoughty | 29 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 20
FW |  SCO | ~~Sam Gallacher~~ †  | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0
FW |  ENG | Bill Gardner | 31 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 18
FW |  ENG | ~~Syd Glidden~~ †  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
FW |  SCO | Willie Millar | 37 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 9
FW |  ENG | George Sharpe | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1
FW |  ENG | Tom Smiles | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0
FW |  ENG | Reg Stockill | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1

## See also

[edit]

* List of York City F.C. seasons

## References

[edit]

General

* Batters, David (2008). York City: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-633-0.
* Windross, Dave; Jarred, Martin (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Selby: Citizen Publications. ISBN 978-0-9531005-0-7.
* Source for kit: "York City". Historical Football Kits. Dave Moor. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
* Source for match dates, results, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Batters. York City: The Complete Record. pp. 252–253.252-253&rft.au=Batters&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:1929–30+York+City+F.C.+season" class="Z3988">
* Source for league positions: "York City 1929–1930: Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015.
* Source for player details: Jarred; Windross. Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. pp. 6–103.6-103&rft.au=Jarred&rft.au=Windross&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:1929–30+York+City+F.C.+season" class="Z3988">

Specific

1. ^ "York City 1929–1930: Table: Final table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 6 November 2015.

* v
* t
* e

York City F.C. seasons

* 1922–23
* 1923–24
* 1924–25
* 1925–26
* 1926–27
* 1927–28
* 1928–29
* 1929–30
* 1930–31
* 1931–32
* 1932–33
* 1933–34
* 1934–35
* 1935–36
* 1936–37
* 1937–38
* 1938–39
* 1939–40
* 1940–41
* 1941–42
* 1942–43
* 1943–44
* 1944–45
* 1945–46
* 1946–47
* 1947–48
* 1948–49
* 1949–50
* 1950–51
* 1951–52
* 1952–53
* 1953–54
* 1954–55
* 1955–56
* 1956–57
* 1957–58
* 1958–59
* 1959–60
* 1960–61
* 1961–62
* 1962–63
* 1963–64
* 1964–65
* 1965–66
* 1966–67
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–99
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

* v
* t
* e

1929–30 in English football

« 1928–29

1930–31 »

FA competitions|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds
* Final)
* FA Charity Shield

Football League|

* Football League (First Division
* Second Division
* Third Division)

Lower leagues|

* Isthmian League
* Northern League
* Southern League
* Western League

Related to national team|

* Home Championship

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Birmingham
* Blackburn Rovers
* Bolton Wanderers
* Burnley
* Derby County
* Everton
* Grimsby Town
* Huddersfield Town
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Middlesbrough
* Newcastle United
* Portsmouth
* Sheffield United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Sunderland
* West Ham United

Second Division|

* Barnsley
* Blackpool
* Bradford City
* Bradford Park Avenue
* Bristol City
* Bury
* Cardiff City
* Charlton Athletic
* Chelsea
* Hull City
* Millwall
* Nottingham Forest
* Notts County
* Oldham Athletic
* Preston North End
* Reading
* Southampton
* Stoke City
* Swansea Town
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Bromwich Albion
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Third Division|

| North|

* Accrington Stanley
* Barrow
* Carlisle United
* Chesterfield
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepools United
* Lincoln City
* Nelson
* New Brighton
* Port Vale
* Rochdale
* Rotherham United
* South Shields
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Tranmere Rovers
* Wigan Borough
* Wrexham
* York City

|

South|

* Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
* Brentford
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bristol Rovers
* Clapton Orient
* Coventry City
* Crystal Palace
* Exeter City
* Fulham
* Gillingham
* Luton Town
* Merthyr Town
* Newport County
* Northampton Town
* Norwich City
* Plymouth Argyle
* Queens Park Rangers
* Southend United
* Swindon Town
* Torquay United
* Walsall
* Watford

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template