1974–75 York City F.C. season

Association football club season

York City F.C. 1974–75 football season

York City F.C.1974–75 season

Chairman| Bob Strachan
Manager| Tom Johnston
(until 11 January 1975)
Clive Baker
(caretaker, from 11 January 1975 until 15 February 1975)
Wilf McGuinness
(from 15 February 1975)
Ground| Bootham Crescent
Football League Second Division| 15th
FA Cup| Third round
(eliminated by Arsenal)
League Cup| First round
(eliminated by Huddersfield Town)
Top goalscorer| League: Jimmy Seal (17)
All: Jimmy Seal (18)
Highest home attendance| 15,362 vs Arsenal, FA Cup, 7 January 1975
Lowest home attendance| 5,570 vs Huddersfield Town, League Cup, 21 August 1974
Average home league attendance| 8,828

<- 1973–74

1975–76 ->

The 1974–75 season was the 53rd season of competitive association football and 46th season in the Football League played by York City Football Club, a professional football club based in York, North Yorkshire, England. They finished in fifteenth position in the 22-team 1974–75 Football League Second Division. They entered the 1974–75 FA Cup in the third round and lost to Arsenal, and entered the 1974–75 League Cup in the first round and lost to Huddersfield Town.

22 players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were 11 different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Graeme Crawford, defender Chris Topping and midfielder Ian Holmes played in all 45 first-team matches over the season. Jimmy Seal finished as leading goalscorer with 18 goals, of which 17 came in league competition and one came in the FA Cup.

## Match details[edit]

### Football League Second Division[edit]

Main article: 1974–75 Football League Second Division

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

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1  | 17 August 1974  | 11th | Aston Villa | H  | D | 1–1 | Lyons | 9,396
2  | 24 August 1974  | 19th | Oxford United | A | L | 1–3 | Jones | 6,249
3  | 27 August 1974  | 10th | Cardiff City | H  | W | 1–0 | Jones  | 6,321
4  | 31 August 1974  | 12th | Notts County | H  | D | 2–2 | Seal (2)  | 6,558
5  | 7 September 1974  | 9th | Fulham | A | W | 2–0 | Jones (2)  | 7,628
6  | 14 September 1974  | 10th | Sunderland | H  | L | 0–1 |  | 14,974
7  | 17 September 1974  | 7th | Oxford United | H  | D | 1–1 | Holmes pen. | 7,020
8  | 21 September 1974  | 8th | Blackpool | A | D | 1–1 | Seal  | 7,927
9  | 24 September 1974  | 9th | Bristol City | A | D | 0–0 |  | 11,867
10  | 28 September 1974  | 6th | Portsmouth | H  | W | 3–0 | Seal, Holmes, Wann | 6,771
11  | 5 October 1974  | 9th | West Bromwich Albion | A | L | 0–2 |  | 11,707
12  | 12 October 1974  | 7th | Bristol Rovers | H  | W | 3–0 | Seal (2), Hinch | 6,470
13  | 16 October 1974  | 7th | Cardiff City | A | L | 2–3 | Holmes (2, 2 pens.)  | 5,887
14  | 19 October 1974  | 5th | Oldham Athletic | A | W | 3–2 | Lyons, Holmes, Seal  | 12,141
15  | 26 October 1974  | 7th | Bolton Wanderers | H  | L | 1–3 | Holmes pen. | 9,581
16  | 1 November 1974  | 7th | Orient | H  | L | 0–1 |  | 8,538
17  | 9 November 1974  | 15th | Sheffield Wednesday | A | L | 0–3 |  | 12,495
18  | 16 November 1974  | 13th | Millwall | H  | W | 2–1 | Jones, Seal  | 6,391
19  | 23 November 1974  | 14th | Nottingham Forest | A | L | 1–2 | Jones  | 10,471
20  | 30 November 1974  | 14th | Norwich City | H  | W | 1–0 | Seal  | 7,887
21  | 7 December 1974  | 14th | Southampton | A | L | 1–2 | Seal  | 13,500
22  | 14 December 1974  | 15th | Aston Villa | A | L | 0–4 |  | 15,840
23  | 21 December 1974  | 17th | Manchester United | H  | L | 0–1 |  | 15,314
24  | 26 December 1974  | 17th | Sunderland | A | L | 0–2 |  | 35,367
25  | 28 December 1974  | 17th | Hull City | H  | W | 3–0 | Holmes (2, 2 pens.), Swallow | 10,619
26  | 10 January 1975  | 15th | Southampton | H  | D | 1–1 | Topping | 9,562
27  | 18 January 1975  | 15th | Norwich City | A | W | 3–2 | Seal, Jones (2)  | 23,382
28  | 31 January 1975  | 13th | Sheffield Wednesday | H  | W | 3–0 | Lyons (2), Butler | 10,552
29  | 8 February 1975  | 16th | Orient | A | L | 0–1 |  | 6,454
30  | 14 February 1975  | 14th | Nottingham Forest | H  | D | 1–1 | Seal  | 7,666
31  | 22 February 1975  | 14th | Millwall | A | W | 3–1 | Jones (2), Cave | 9,018
32  | 1 March 1975  | 16th | Notts County | A | L | 1–2 | Seal  | 8,835
33  | 8 March 1975  | 13th | Bristol City | H  | W | 1–0 | Pollard | 7,251
34  | 15 March 1975  | 14th | Portsmouth | A | L | 0–1 |  | 9,906
35  | 22 March 1975  | 15th | Fulham | H  | W | 3–2 | Jones (2), Holmes pen. | 7,495
36  | 29 March 1975  | 15th | Manchester United | A | L | 1–2 | Seal  | 46,802
37  | 31 March 1975  | 16th | Hull City | A | L | 0–2 |  | 10,095
38  | 1 April 1975  | 16th | Blackpool | H  | D | 0–0 |  | 8,744
39  | 5 April 1975  | 15th | Bolton Wanderers | A | D | 1–1 | Seal  | 7,876
40  | 12 April 1975  | 17th | West Bromwich Albion | H  | L | 1–3 | Seal  | 8,181
41  | 19 April 1975  | 15th | Bristol Rovers | A | W | 3–1 | Topping, Swallow, Seal  | 11,841
42  | 26 April 1975  | 15th | Oldham Athletic | H  | D | 0–0 |  | 10,101

### League table (part)[edit]

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

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13th  | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 53 | 54 | 0.98 | 41
14th  | Notts County | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 49 | 59 | 0.83 | 40
15th  | York City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 55 | 0.93 | 38
16th  | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 55 | 0.78 | 38
17th  | Portsmouth | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 44 | 54 | 0.81 | 37
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: 1974–75 FA Cup

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

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Third round  | 4 January 1975  | Arsenal | A | D | 1–1 | Seal | 27,029
Third round replay  | 7 January 1975  | Arsenal | H  | L | 1–3 a.e.t. | Lyons | 15,362

### League Cup[edit]

Main article: 1974–75 Football League Cup

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

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First round  | 21 August 1974  | Huddersfield Town | H  | L | 0–2 |  | 5,570

## Appearances and goals[edit]

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 having played at least one first-team match  Pos.  | Nat.  | Name  | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total

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Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals
GK |  SCO | Graeme Crawford | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0
DF |  ENG | Cliff Calvert | 21 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 (2) | 0
DF |  ENG | ~~Mick Coop~~ * †  | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
DF |  ENG | Gordon Hunter | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0
DF |  ENG | Alan Ogden | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0
DF |  SCO | Peter Oliver | 34 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 (1) | 0
DF |  ENG | Ian Robb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0
DF |  ENG | John Stone | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0
DF |  ENG | Barry Swallow | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 2
DF |  ENG | Chris Topping | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 2
MF |  ENG | Ian Butler | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1
MF |  ENG | Micky Cave | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 1
MF |  ENG | Ian Holmes | 42 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 9
MF |  ENG | Barry Lyons | 30 (5) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 (5) | 5
MF |  ENG | Brian Pollard | 11 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (1) | 1
MF |  ENG | Phil Taylor | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0
MF |  ENG | Dennis Wann | 10 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (1) | 1
MF |  SCO | John Woodward | 12 (5) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 (5) | 0
FW |  ENG | Jimmy Hinch | 9 (7) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 (7) | 1
FW |  ENG | Chris Jones | 36 (1) | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 (1) | 12
FW |  ENG | ~~John Peachey~~ †  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
FW |  ENG | Jimmy Seal | 41 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 18

## 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 match dates, league positions and results: "York City 1974–1975: Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015.
* Source for appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Batters. York City: The Complete Record. pp. 342–433.
* Source for player details: Jarred; Windross. Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. pp. 19–115.

Specific

1. ^ "York City 1974–1975: Table: Final table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015.

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National teams|

* Joe Mercer
* Don Revie
* Home Championship
* UEFA Euro 1976 (qualification)

League competitions|

| Levels 1–4|

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

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Levels 5–6|

* Isthmian League (One, Two)
* Northern Premier League (level 5 only)
* Southern League (Premier, One North, One South)

Levels 7–9|

* Athenian League (One, Two)
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Cup competitions|

| FA cups|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)
* Charity Shield
* FA Trophy (Final)
* FA Vase

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Football League cups|

* League Cup (Final)

European competitions|

* European Cup
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* Texaco Cup

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Birmingham City
* Burnley
* Carlisle United
* Chelsea
* Coventry City
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* Ipswich Town
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
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* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division|

* Aston Villa
* Blackpool
* Bolton Wanderers
* Bristol City
* Bristol Rovers
* Cardiff City
* Fulham
* Hull City
* Manchester United
* Millwall
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Notts County
* Oldham Athletic
* Orient
* Oxford United
* Portsmouth
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Southampton
* Sunderland
* West Bromwich Albion
* York City

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* Aldershot
* Blackburn Rovers
* Bournemouth
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bury
* Charlton Athletic
* Chesterfield
* Colchester United
* Crystal Palace
* Gillingham
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* Peterborough United
* Plymouth Argyle
* Port Vale
* Preston North End
* Southend United
* Swindon Town
* Tranmere Rovers
* Walsall
* Watford
* Wrexham

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* Barnsley
* Bradford City
* Brentford
* Cambridge United
* Chester
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Exeter City
* Hartlepool United
* Lincoln City
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