1992–93 York City F.C. season explained

Club:	York City F.C.
Season:	1992–93
Chairman:	Douglas Craig
Manager:	John Ward (until March 1993) Alan Little (from March 1993)
Stdtitle:	Ground
Stadium:	Bootham Crescent
League:	Football League Third Division
League Result:	4th
Cup1:	Play-offs
Cup1 Result:	Winners (promoted)
Cup2:	FA Cup
Cup2 Result:	First round (eliminated by Stockport County)
Cup3:	League Cup
Cup3 Result:	First round (eliminated by Chesterfield)
Cup4:	Football League Trophy
Cup4 Result:	Group stage
League Topscorer:	Paul Barnes (21)
Season Topscorer:	Paul Barnes (21)
Highest Attendance:	9,206 vs Bury, play-offs, 19 May 1993
Lowest Attendance:	2,443 vs Shrewsbury Town, Third Division, 18 August 1992
Average Attendance:	3,946
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Prevseason:	1991–92
Nextseason:	1993–94

The 1992–93 season was the 71st season of competitive association football and 64th season in the Football League played by York City Football Club, a professional football club based in York, North Yorkshire, England. They finished in fourth position in the 22-team 1992–93 Football League Third Division, qualifying for the play-offs. They were successful in the final, beating Crewe Alexandra in a penalty shoot-out to gain promotion to the Football League Second Division.

They lost in the first rounds in both the 1992–93 FA Cup and 1992–93 Football League Cup, being knocked out by Stockport County and Chesterfield respectively, and failed to progress past the preliminary round of the 1992–93 Football League Trophy.

20 players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were 11 different goalscorers. Defenders Wayne Hall and Andy McMillan and midfielder Jon McCarthy played in all 50 first-team matches over the season. Paul Barnes finished as leading goalscorer with 21 goals, all scored in the league. The winner of the Clubman of the Year award was Paul Stancliffe.

Match details

Football League Third Division

Football League Third Division match details
scope=col	Date	scope=col	League position	scope=col	Opponents	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Result	scope=col	Score F–A	scope=col class=unsortable	Scorers	scope=col	Attendance
scope=row		6th	Shrewsbury Town	H	W	2–0	Warburton, Barnes	2,443
scope=row		3rd	Lincoln City	A	W	1–0	Barnes	3,032
scope=row		1st	Wrexham	H	W	4–0	Blackstone, Pepper pen., Borthwick, Barnes	2,554
scope=row		1st	Torquay United	H	W	2–1	Pepper pen., Warburton	3,365
scope=row		1st	Walsall	A	L	1–3	Warburton	3,574
scope=row		1st	Carlisle United	A	W	2–1	Pepper pen., McCarthy	5,355
scope=row		1st	Hereford United	H	W	4–2	Borthwick (2), Blackstone, McCarthy	3,672
scope=row		1st	Colchester United	H	W	2–0	Blackstone (2)	3,730
scope=row		1st	Darlington	A	W	1–0	Blackstone	3,787
scope=row		1st	Doncaster Rovers	H	D	1–1	Pepper pen.	4,611
scope=row		1st	Scunthorpe United	A	W	2–1	McCarthy, Pepper pen.	4,114
scope=row		1st	Rochdale	H	W	3–0	Barnes, Borthwick (2)	4,161
scope=row		1st	Bury	A	D	1–1	Borthwick	2,763
scope=row		1st	Barnet	H	W	2–0	Barnes, Pepper pen.	6,425
scope=row		1st	Northampton Town	A	L	3–4	Hall, Blackstone (2)	2,812
scope=row		1st	Crewe Alexandra	H	W	3–1	Atkin (2), Blackstone	4,190
scope=row		2nd	Chesterfield	H	D	0–0		3,382
scope=row		1st	Scarborough	A	L	2–4	Barnes, Canham	3,892
scope=row		1st	Cardiff City	A	D	3–3	Blackstone (2), Barnes	10,411
scope=row		2nd	Halifax Town	H	D	1–1	Barnes	4,068
scope=row		2nd	Hereford United	A	D	1–1	Borthwick	1,975
scope=row		2nd	Darlington	H	D	0–0		3,563
scope=row		2nd	Carlisle United	H	D	2–2	Borthwick, Barnes	3,071
scope=row		2nd	Colchester United	A	D	0–0		4,528
scope=row		3rd	Wrexham	A	L	0–3		6,894
scope=row		3rd	Lincoln City	H	W	2–0	Stancliffe, Canham	3,948
scope=row		2nd	Shrewsbury Town	A	D	1–1	Canham	3,532
scope=row		4th	Walsall	H	L	0–1		3,467
scope=row		4th	Torquay United	A	L	0–1		3,119
scope=row		4th	Scunthorpe United	H	W	5–1	Barnes (4), Blackstone	2,990
scope=row		2nd	Doncaster Rovers	A	W	1–0	Blackstone	3,188
scope=row		4th	Gillingham	H	D	1–1	Barnes	3,327
scope=row		3rd	Barnet	A	W	5–1	Barnes (3), Blackstone, opposition o.g.	4,985
scope=row		4th	Bury	H	L	1–2	McCarthy	3,985
scope=row		4th	Crewe Alexandra	A	L	1–3	McCarthy	3,381
scope=row		4th	Northampton Town	H	W	2–1	Canham, Blackstone	3,334
scope=row		2nd	Gillingham	A	W	4–1	Blackstone, Barnes (2), McCarthy	3,912
scope=row		3rd	Chesterfield	A	D	1–1	Barnes	3,850
scope=row		3rd	Cardiff City	H	W	3–1	McCarthy, Blackstone, Pepper	6,568
scope=row		2nd	Halifax Town	A	W	1–0	Barnes	3,983
scope=row		2nd	Scarborough	H	W	1–0	Pepper pen.	5,993
scope=row		3rd	Rochdale	A	L	0–1		3,920

League table (part)

Pos!scope=col
Club	scope=col	Pld	scope=col	W	scope=col	D	scope=col	L	scope=col	F	scope=col	A	scope=col	GD	scope=col	Pts
scope=row	2nd	Wrexham	42	23	11	8	75	52	+23	80
scope=row	3rd	Barnet	42	23	10	9	66	48	+18	79
scope=row	4th	York City	42	21	12	9	72	45	+27	75
scope=row	5th	Walsall	42	22	7	13	76	61	+15	73
scope=row	6th	Crewe Alexandra	42	21	7	14	75	56	+19	70
scope=row	Key	Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
scope=row	Source	^[1]

FA Cup

See main article: 1992–93 FA Cup.

FA Cup match details
scope=col	Round	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Opponents	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Result	scope=col	Score F–A	scope=col class=unsortable	Scorers	scope=col	Attendance
scope=row	First round		Stockport County	H	L	1–3	Canham 76'	5,640

League Cup

See main article: 1992–93 Football League Cup.

League Cup match details
scope=col	Round	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Opponents	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Result	scope=col	Score F–A	scope=col class=unsortable	Scorers	scope=col	Attendance
scope=row	First round first leg		Chesterfield	A	L	0–2		2,080
scope=row	First round second leg		Chesterfield	H	D	0–0 0–2 agg.		2,336

Football League Trophy

See main article: 1992–93 Football League Trophy.

Football League Trophy match details
scope=col	Round	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Opponents	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Result	scope=col	Score F–A	scope=col class=unsortable	Scorers	scope=col	Attendance
scope=row	Preliminary round		Doncaster Rovers	A	L	1–2	Canham	1,419
scope=row	Preliminary round		Hull City	H	D	0–0		2,253

Football League Third Division play-offs

See main article: 1993 Football League Third Division play-off Final.

Football League Third Division play-offs match details
scope=col	Round	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Opponents	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Result	scope=col	Score F–A	scope=col class=unsortable	Scorers	scope=col	Attendance
scope=row	Semi-final first leg		Bury	A	D	0–0		6,620
scope=row	Semi-final second leg		Bury	H	W	1–0 1–0 agg.	Swann	9,206
scope=row	Final		Crewe Alexandra	N	D	1–1 a.e.t. 5–3 pens.	Swann	22,416

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	FLT	Play-offs	Total
scope=col	Apps	scope=col	Goals	scope=col	Apps	scope=col	Goals	scope=col	Apps	scope=col	Goals	scope=col	Apps	scope=col	Goals	scope=col	Apps	scope=col	Goals	scope=col	Apps	scope=col	Goals
GK		scope=row	Dean Kiely	40	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	46	0
GK		scope=row	~~Chris Marples~~	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
DF		scope=row	Paul Atkin	28 (3)	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	34 (3)	2
DF		scope=row	Wayne Hall	42	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	3	0	50	1
DF		scope=row	Andy McMillan	42	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	3	0	50	0
DF		scope=row	Paul Stancliffe	41	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	48	1
DF		scope=row	Steve Tutill	6 (2)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	7 (3)	0
DF		scope=row	Ray Warburton	9 (1)	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	11 (1)	3
MF		scope=row	Tony Barratt	4 (6)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4 (6)	0
MF		scope=row	Steve Bushell	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	10	0
MF		scope=row	Tony Canham	16 (13)	4	1	1	1	0	0 (1)	1	3	0	21 (14)	6
MF		scope=row	Scott Jordan	0 (1)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0
MF		scope=row	Jon McCarthy	42	7	1	0	2	0	2	0	3	0	50	7
MF		scope=row	Nigel Pepper	34	8	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	39	8
MF		scope=row	Gary Swann	38	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	3	2	46	2
FW		scope=row	Paul Barnes	40	21	1	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	47	21
FW		scope=row	Ian Blackstone	37 (2)	16	0	0	1 (1)	0	2	0	3	0	43 (3)	16
FW		scope=row	John Borthwick	28 (5)	8	1	0	2	0	2	0	0 (1)	0	33 (6)	8
FW		scope=row	Glenn Naylor	1 (3)	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	1 (5)	0
FW		scope=row	Darren Tilley	4 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5 (2)	0

References

General

Book: Batters, David . York City: The Complete Record . 2008 . Breedon Books . Derby . 978-1-85983-633-0.
Book: Dave . Windross . Martin . Jarred . Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997 . 1997 . Citizen Publications . Selby . 978-0-9531005-0-7.
Source for kit: Web site: York City . Historical Football Kits . Dave Moor . 16 March 2021.
Source for match dates, league positions and results: Web site: York City 1992–1993: Results . Statto Organisation . https://web.archive.org/web/20151002232137/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/york-city/1992-1993/results . 2 October 2015 . dead.
Source for appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Book: Batters . York City: The Complete Record . 380–381, 414–415.
Source for player details: Book: Jarred . Windross . Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997 . 7–108.

Specific

Notes and References

Web site: York City 1992–1993: Table: Final table . Statto Organisation . https://web.archive.org/web/20151004021125/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/york-city/1992-1993/table . 4 October 2015 . dead.