YORK City top scorer Jon Parkin is doubtful for this weekend’s trip to top-of-the-table Harrogate Town.

The 35-year-old veteran, who passed 200 career goals with his brace during Saturday’s 2-1 FA Cup win at Salford, has reservations about playing on the North Yorkshire rivals’ 3G pitch.

Parkin was rested when City played on Harlow’s artificial turf in last season’s FA Trophy.

He went on to complete the full 90 minutes on Sutton’s synthetic surface during a 2-2 draw in March, but the ex-Stoke and Hull striker still believes he is feeling the after effects of that experience and, on the possibility of featuring against a Harrogate team who currently lie eight points ahead of the Minstermen in the National League North table, Parkin admitted: “We’re going to have to discuss things because, last season, my knee was feeling brilliant and, then, I played at Sutton and I’m still feeling it now to be honest.

“I don’t know what we’re going to do and I’ll sit down with the gaffer and speak about it.”

On reaching his double-century landmark, meanwhile, Parkin typically stressed that City’s presence in the draw for the third qualifying round was of much greater significance and even joked that he was considering hanging up his boots following a difficult first half at Moor Lane.

“The first half was probably one of the worst halves I have ever played, but it was a great ball in by Louis (Almond) for the goal and, if I’d missed that, I would have probably retired there and then,” Parkin reasoned. “We hadn’t been bad as a team before they got their sloppy goal, but the equaliser then gave us a belief we could win the game.

“My mum, dad, brother and little boy were also in the crowd behind the goal when it went in, so I’m over the moon with that because I wanted them to be there when I got the 200th. It’s not been playing on my mind, but I wanted to get it out of the way.

“The fact that it was to equalise, though, was more important than me scoring my 200th goal because, if I score and the team doesn’t get a result, it doesn’t mean much to me. If I don’t score I’m not fussed either, as long as the team are winning.

“I’ve had my main career, so it’s all about results for the club really.”

Despite his selflessness, though, Parkin rubbished Amari Morgan-Smith’s claims to his 201st goal, which arrived just over half-an-hour later and secured victory.

“I definitely got two goals,” the former Championship campaigner insisted. “I managed to divert Morgs’ shot on target and, to be honest, I don’t think it would have reached the goal if I hadn’t.

“I scooped it in with my left foot and the keeper was unlucky, because he had dived the other way and couldn’t quite get there.”

Parkin went on to suggest that keeper Jon Worsnop deserved as much credit for the triumph, though, after he pushed a fierce Lois Maynard drive on to the crossbar in stoppage time.

“It was a great save at the end,” the Barnsley-born behemoth pointed out. “He got his fingertips to the shot and, after that, he was also brave to come and get the ball when it went into the box.

“People score goals and get the headlines, but that save won us the game really.”

Parkin’s first career goal came more than 15-and-a-half years ago to secure a 1-0 win at Southend, whilst on loan with the Minstermen from Barnsley.

After Saturday’s achievement, he recalled that 84th-minute winner, which was set up after Chris Smith won an aerial ball, but could not select a favourite from those he has scored in the intervening years, adding: “I remember that first goal.

“It was a header at the back stick and similar to Salford’s goal, because it looped back over the keeper. I’ve not really thought about what has been my best or most important though.

“There’s been some good ones, some tap-ins and some scrappy ones but, whenever I score, it’s just me doing my job for the team really. When I’m old and sat in a pub with a pint thinking about what I’ve done over the last 20 years, it can be something to think about then and a proud moment.”

During that first spell with City, Parkin often alternated between defensive and attacking duties right up to a 2004 move to Macclesfield, where he plundered 36 goals in 78 games.

On that transformation, the 6ft 4in target-man added: “I started up front, but went back to the centre of defence when I was 14 or 15. I went on to probably play about 30 or 40 games there, but I ended up going up front and have never looked back since.”