YORK City boss Russ Wilcox is hoping his team's thrilling Capital One Cup victory over Bradford will set the tone for a season of attacking football at Bootham Crescent.

The Minstermen play their first Sky Bet League Two contest on home soil against Hartlepool on Saturday with Wilcox determined to make the North Yorkshire struggles of last term a distant memory.

City only mustered five victories in front of their own fans during 2014/15 and only scored 16 times in the league at their 83-year-old stadium - setting a new club record which was five goals adrift of the previous entry in the history books.

But Wilcox saw his side storm back from a goal down at half-time to net twice in the second period against the League One Bantams on Tuesday night.

Jake Hyde also hit the bar and Reece Thompson had a chance ruled out for offside in extra-time before the hosts progressed to the second round following a 4-2 triumph on penalties.

In pre-season, meanwhile, City emerged unbeaten from pre-season home friendlies against higher-division trio Newcastle, Leeds and Sheffield Wednesday, scoring in each match and beating the Premier League Magpies 2-1.

Wilcox is now keen to maintain that momentum, as his team entertain Hartlepool and then Yeovil on Tuesday night.

He said: "We want to penetrate teams at home and hurt them. All our fans want to see goalmouth action and they got that in the second half against Bradford.

"The fans come into the game if we play good, attacking football and, while you can't do that in every game as the opposition play their part too, we want to do it as much as we possibly can at Bootham.

"We enjoyed playing the Premier League and Championship sides in the friendlies and Bradford showed what a good outfit they were the other night but we took the game to them in the second half and did superbly well. We will take those positives into the next two games and will be looking to set the tempo high.

"Hartlepool will bring 2,000 so it will be another good crowd and we're looking for our first league win because it's important to get up and running. We've then got another home game against Yeovil and, if we get six points from both matches, you can quickly go from the low of losing 3-0 at Wycombe to a place in the top seven."

City will give fitness tests to Luke Summerfield and Vadaine Oliver following the knocks they received against Bradford with Wilcox hoping the pair, who missed training today, will recover as he considers selecting the same starting line up for the club's third game in a week.

"It will be a shame if they are missing because you want consistency in selection after a good result," the City boss reasoned. "I stuck by the 11 who played at Wycombe when I could have made changes, which was a big decision, but I didn't think the performance there was a poor one."

Midfielder Summerfield, should he feature on Saturday, will also carry on as the team's penalty taker after converting from the spot against Bradford.

The departed Wes Fletcher and Jake Hyde, who missed against Bradford in the shoot-out, shared that responsibility last term but Wilcox added: "Luke has got a great passing range and is gifted technically so I fancied him to score on Tuesday night and, if we get another one on Saturday, he'll be grabbing the ball."

Having kicked off their campaign with a pair of victories, Wilcox also expects Hartlepool to be a different proposition from the side that only stayed in the Football League on last season's final day under mid-term appointment Ronnie Moore.

"They've had a great start with two wins and two clean sheets and Ronnie is full of experience," the City boss pointed out. "He got them across the finishing line last season, then reevaluated over the summer to see what changes were required.

"He's brought in ten new signings so they're a different team. He's added a bit of pace to the team in Rakish Bingham and signed Billy Paynter, whose full of experience and has got two goals in two games so he will be full of confidence."

The match will also see City keeper Scott Flinders face the club he left in the summer following six years' service with Wilcox hoping his efforts for the club will be recognised by the hoard of travelling Hartlepool fans.

"He's certainly got nothing to prove to Hartlepool's supporters," Wilcox argued. "He's got their club record for clean sheets and played 250 games for them, so you would think he will get a terrific reception before the game as he deserves that for being a great servant."