| 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 byArsenal) |
| League Cup | First round (eliminated byHuddersfield 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 |
The1974–75 season was the 53rd season of competitiveassociation football and 46th season inthe Football League played byYork City Football Club, a professional football club based inYork, North Yorkshire, England. They finished in fifteenth position in the 22-team1974–75 Football League Second Division. They entered the1974–75 FA Cup in the third round and lost toArsenal, and entered the1974–75 League Cup in the first round and lost toHuddersfield Town.
22 players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were 11 different goalscorers. GoalkeeperGraeme Crawford, defenderChris Topping and midfielderIan 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 theFA Cup.
| No. | Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Holmespen. | 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, 2pens.) | 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 | Holmespen. | 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, 2pens.),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), Holmespen. | 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 |
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||||||||
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third round | 4 January 1975 | Arsenal | A | D | 1–1 | Seal | 27,029 |
| Third round replay | 7 January 1975 | Arsenal | H | L | 1–3a.e.t. | Lyons | 15,362 |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 21 August 1974 | Huddersfield Town | H | L | 0–2 | 5,570 |
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| GK | Graeme Crawford | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| DF | Cliff Calvert | 21 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 (2) | 0 | |
| DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| DF | Gordon Hunter | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| DF | Alan Ogden | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| DF | Peter Oliver | 34 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 (1) | 0 | |
| DF | Ian Robb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | John Stone | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| DF | Barry Swallow | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
| DF | Chris Topping | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 2 | |
| MF | Ian Butler | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| MF | Micky Cave | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| MF | Ian Holmes | 42 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 9 | |
| MF | Barry Lyons | 30 (5) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 (5) | 5 | |
| MF | Brian Pollard | 11 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (1) | 1 | |
| MF | Phil Taylor | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | |
| MF | Dennis Wann | 10 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (1) | 1 | |
| MF | John Woodward | 12 (5) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 (5) | 0 | |
| FW | Jimmy Hinch | 9 (7) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 (7) | 1 | |
| FW | Chris Jones | 36 (1) | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 (1) | 12 | |
| FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| FW | Jimmy Seal | 41 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 18 | |
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