THE flurry of transfer activity at Bootham Crescent meant the usual pre-season pointer to likely starting line-ups, the announcement of the City squad numbers, was delayed.

The numbers were only unveiled last Saturday in the programmes at Carlisle, but for those who did not make the trip to Brunton Park or Rotherham United on Tuesday here they are:

1 Mark Ovendale

2 Darren Edmondson

3 Scott Jones

4 Richard Cooper

5 Jon Parkin

6 Chris Smith

7 Chris Brass

8 Lee Bullock

9 Lee Nogan

10 Aron Wilford

11 Liam George

12 Stuart Wise

13 David Stockdale

14 Mitch Ward

15 Leigh Wood

16 Stephen Brackstone

17 Christian Fox

18 Levent Yalcin

19 Graeme Law

20 Stephen Downes

21 Chris Porter

22 Darren Dunning

23 Richard Hope

24 Dave Merris

25 Bryan Stewart

26 Arran Reid

Updated: 11:08 Saturday, August 16, 2003