1974–75 York City F.C. season

York City F.C.
1974–75 season
ChairmanBob Strachan
ManagerTom Johnston
(until 11 January 1975)
Clive Baker
(caretaker, from 11 January 1975 until 15 February 1975)
Wilf McGuinness
(from 15 February 1975)
GroundBootham Crescent
Football League Second Division15th
FA CupThird round
(eliminated by Arsenal)
League CupFirst round
(eliminated by Huddersfield Town)
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Seal (17)
All: Jimmy Seal (18)
Highest home attendance15,362 vs Arsenal, FA Cup, 7 January 1975
Lowest home attendance5,570 vs Huddersfield Town, League Cup, 21 August 1974
Average home league attendance8,828

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

Football League Second Division

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
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)

Final Football League Second Division (part)
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]

FA Cup

Main article: 1974–75 FA Cup
FA Cup match details
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 1–3 a.e.t. Lyons 15,362

League Cup

Main article: 1974–75 Football League Cup
League Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
First round 21 August 1974 Huddersfield Town H L 0–2 5,570

Appearances and goals

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
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

References

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.