1929–30 York City F.C. 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

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 twenty-two-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.

Twenty players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Half-back Ollie Thompson played in all forty-eight first-team matches over the season. Billy Bottrill and Tom Fenoughty finished as leading goalscorers with twenty goals each. Bottrill scored eighteen in league competition and two in the FA Cup, while Fenoughty scored fifteen in league competition and five in the FA Cup.

Match details

Football League Third Division North

Football League Third Division North match details
Date League
position
Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Scorers Attendance
31 August 1929 1stWigan BoroughA W2–0Cowie, Stockill 8,880
4 September 1929 4thWrexhamH D0–0 8,726
7 September 1929 5thCarlisle UnitedH D2–2Gardner (2) 7,462
11 September 1929 7thWrexhamA D1–1Davis 6,235
14 September 1929 10thNelsonA L1–3Cowie 4,483
18 September 1929 5thNew BrightonH W1–3Bottrill (2), Evans 5,422
21 September 1929 10thSouthportH L0–4 5,852
28 September 1929 9thCrewe AlexandraA D2–2Beck, Gardner 5,373
5 October 1929 9thChesterfieldH D1–1Cowie 4,773
12 October 1929 10thStockport CountyH L1–2Bottrill 6,189
19 October 1929 15thLincoln CityA L0–3 5,310
26 October 1929 15thTranmere RoversH D0–0 3,835
2 November 1929 14thHalifax TownA D2–2Bottrill (2, 1 pen.) 4,656
9 November 1929 12thRotherham UnitedH W3–0Fenoughty, Cowie, Millar 3,715
23 November 1929 16thSouth ShieldsH D2–2Gardner (2) 3,608
7 December 1929 15thDarlingtonH D1–1Millar 4,892
21 December 1929 14thDoncaster RoversH D2–2Gardner, opposition o.g. 2,654'
25 December 1929 14thBarrowA D0–0 2,229
26 December 1929 11thBarrowH W3–1Evans, Fenoughty, Bottrill 7,834
28 December 1929 9thWigan BoroughH W4–0Bottrill (3), Gardner 4,395
1 January 1930 8thNew BrightonA D1–1Fenoughty 5,440
4 January 1930 8thCarlisle UnitedA D2–2Fenoughty, Bottrill 7,149
18 January 1930 6thNelsonH W1–0Bottrill 5,289
25 January 1930 12thSouthportA L0–1 3,375
1 February 1930 8thCrewe AlexandraH W4–2Millar (3), Bottrill 4,631
8 February 1930 11thChesterfieldA L0–3 4,830
15 February 1930 10thStockport CountyA W3–2Beck, Gardner, Fenoughty 9,434
22 February 1930 6thLincoln CityH W1–0Gardner 5,298
1 March 1930 8thTranmere RoversA D4–4Gardner, Fenoughty, Millar, Bottrill 4,079
5 March 1930 5thAccrington StanleyA D1–1Evans 2,017
8 March 1930 5thHalifax TownH W3–0Evans, Fenoughty, Millar 4,355
15 March 1930 5thRotherham UnitedA W5–2Fenoughty (2), Bottrill (2), Gardner 2,259
22 March 1930 4thRochdaleH W6–0Gardner (2), Fenoughty (2), Millar, Bottril 4,720
29 March 1930 5thSouth ShieldsA L1–4Fenoughty 2,234
2 April 1930 5thHartlepools UnitedA L1–3Aitken 4,390
5 April 1930 5thAccrington StanleyH W2–0Sharpe, Fenoughty 4,529
12 April 1930 6thDarlingtonA L2–5Beck pen., Millar 6,028
18 April 1930 7thPort ValeA D1–1Gardner 15,346
19 April 1930 5thHartlepools UnitedH W4–1Evans (2), Gardner, Bottrill 2,563
21 April 1930 6thPort ValeH L0–2 10,120
26 April 1930 6thDoncaster RoversA W3–0Fenoughty (2), Evans 4,322
3 May 1930 6thRochdaleA L2–4Gardner, Bottrill 1,564

League table (part)

Final Football League Third Division North table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
4th Chesterfield422261476561.3650
5th Lincoln City4217141183611.3648
6th York City4215161177641.2046
7th South Shields4218101477741.0446
8th Hartlepools United4217111481741.0945
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: 1929–30 FA Cup
FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Scorers Attendance
Fourth qualifying round 16 November 1929 ScarboroughA W3–1Bottrill (2), Cowie 8,089
First round 30 November 1929 Tranmere RoversH D2–2Fenoughty (2) 5,580
First round replay 5 December 1929 Tranmere RoversA W1–0Fenoughty 4,882
Second round 14 December 1929 Southend UnitedA W4–1Davis, Gardner, Fenoughty (2) 11,000
Third round 11 January 1930 Newcastle UnitedA D1–1Gardner 38,674
Third round replay 15 January 1930 Newcastle UnitedH L1–2Evans 12,583

Appearances and goals

Players with names struck through and marked Left club during playing season 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 38060440
GK ENG Ralph Ridley 400040
FB SCO David Archibald 17000170
FB ENG Jack Brooks 30060360
FB ENG Sam Johnson 37060430
HB ENG Harry Beck 41360473
HB ENG Charlie Davis 41161472
HB ENG Ollie Thompson 42060480
FW SCO James Aitken 410041
FW ENG Billy Bottrill 3918624520
FW SCO Jimmy Cowie 14431175
FW SCO Sam Evans 37761438
FW ENG Tom Fenoughty 2915653420
FW SCO Sam Gallacher Left club during playing season 300030
FW ENG Bill Gardner 3116323418
FW ENG Syd Glidden Left club during playing season 200020
FW SCO Willie Millar 37950429
FW ENG George Sharpe 710071
FW ENG Tom Smiles 800080
FW ENG Reg Stockill 111021

See also

References

General

Specific

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