YORK City failed to score for a third successive match during a poor 1-0 home defeat to Dover.

Having failed to muster a single shot on target during the 0-0 midweek draw against Tranmere, City only called Dover keeper Steve Arnold into action three times during another toothless 90 minutes.

Dover were positive from the start with Jim Stevenson’s 20-yard rising effort drifting wide and another long-distance attempt by Miller being safely gathered by Kyle Letheren.

Miller also prodded wide of Letheren’s near post under pressure from Simon Heslop after turning Ben Clappison too easily and bursting through the left channel.

But the former Luton striker was not to be denied on 20 minutes when, after Matt Fry appealed for a foul just inside the City half, Sammy Moore flighted a diagonal ball over the head of Clappison and Miller drove through the left channel before firing firmly across goal into the bottom corner from 15 yards.

Miller went on to shoot too high from outside the penalty box before the Minstermen mustered their first goal attempt of the game – a curling 20-yard Heslop effort on 37 minutes that was a comfortable height for Arnold.

A dismal Matty Dixon drive also cleared the crossbar from 25 yards, before Miller turned Clappison again only to fire straight at Letheren.

After the restart, Dixon went close with a low drive from distance, while Jack Higgins lifted a 15-yard chance over following positive play by sub Justin Johnson.

But Miller also went close to a second goal when he curled narrowly wide from a free kick, conceded by Clappison.

Heslop, meanwhile, curled well wide from the edge of the box after driving forward through the middle of the pitch, before Dover missed a glorious chance to double their advantage when Jack Parkinson somehow volleyed over from two yards in front of goal after Ricky Modeste had left three home players trailing in his wake before crossing from the right.

On 78 minutes, Parkinson went on to head over from a Moore corner, while Kaine Felix lifted a poor 15-yard effort high and wide for City.

Moore also fired wide from distance and Higgins’ header from a Heslop free kick lacked the power to beat Arnold.

City’s best chance of a point fell to Felix, though, in the second minute of stoppage time.

He was released through the left channel by Scott Fenwick, but his shot was well smothered by Arnold.

Fenwick also headed over from a Johnson cross, whilst a Lafayette shot flashed wide in the 97th minute after he had bulldozed his way through the home defence.

The whistle subsequently heralded a chorus of boos and calls for manager Jackie McNamara to resign and pleas with chairman Jason McGill to sack him.