York City diary column written by Dave Flett for The Press, York

Ricky Sbragia says Richard Cresswell’s a chip off the gold block

11:47am Saturday 7th December 2013

RICKY SBRAGIA knows very well the transition from being a much-admired player to coaching guru – and he reckons Richard Cresswell is perfect material to follow suit.

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Shut-out end not a patch on York City’s leaky ’49ers

10:00am Saturday 30th November 2013

TUESDAY’S 0-0 draw at Morecambe might have ended York City’s 11-game wait for a clean sheet but that double-figured sequence still falls way short of the club’s longest-ever run without a shut-out.

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Norman Hunter endorses Minstermen Munchies

12:12pm Saturday 23rd November 2013

RENOWNED for one of the best-ever nicknames in football, Norman ‘Bite Yer Legs’ Hunter used his famous gnashers to endorse Minstermen Munchies.

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City celebrate 40th anniversary of the Billy Fenton Memorial Clubman Trophy

12:10pm Saturday 23rd November 2013

York City legends from the last seven decades gathered at Pike Hills Golf Club to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Billy Fenton Memorial Clubman Trophy.

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Minstermen’s tash backlash makes Mark City’s hairy biker

10:24am Saturday 16th November 2013

HAVING endured a hairy time 12 months ago, York City’s players have decided not to participate in this year’s Movember campaign.

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Ryan Bowman leads race to be player of the month

11:52am Saturday 9th November 2013

RYAN BOWMAN has the early lead in the race to be The Press Player of the Month for November.

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It’s such a Worthy cup

9:02am Saturday 2nd November 2013

WHEN Nigel Worthington talks about the FA Cup being “special”, the York City manager is speaking from experience.

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The Blair pitch factor

8:00am Saturday 26th October 2013

MATTY BLAIR cannot wait to meet up with old pals this afternoon but is desperate to mark his return to Bootham Crescent with a win.

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‘Home rules can pay off’ says Worthington

10:37am Saturday 12th October 2013

FORMER Northern Ireland boss Nigel Worthington believes the home nations should take advantage of FIFA’s residency rule when deciding which footballers can represent their country.

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Brass eye takes in history lesson

12:23pm Saturday 5th October 2013

CHRIS Brass has revealed he bears no grudge towards the York City board of directors that sacked him nine years ago.

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City’s switch is in safe hands

11:36am Saturday 28th September 2013

HE was once the second most expensive goalkeeper in the country behind England legend Gordon Banks, and Alan Stevenson also looks a safe pair of hands in his latest role as a York City commercial consultant.

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Defeat today and Nigel Worthington will be closing in on unwanted York City record

10:18am Saturday 21st September 2013

NIGEL Worthington might be struggling for results but his current losing streak is still four games short of one of York City’s managerial legends.

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York City defend decision to refuse pay-on-the-day for certain matches

12:57pm Saturday 14th September 2013

NO two words have been guaranteed to rile York City fans more this season than “all ticket”. The decision to designate the Sky Bet League Two matches against Mansfield today, Hartlepool last month, and Portsmouth at the end of this month as ticket-only games has each time produced a volley of complaints and invective from some disgruntled supporters.

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Youth club leaps into reckoning

10:38am Saturday 7th September 2013

RICHARD Dryden, York City’s head of academy coaching, reckons 17-year-old striker Tom Chamberlain’s first-team debut will provide a fillip for all young players at the club.

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It all adds up to 2:1 for Lanre

8:00am Saturday 31st August 2013

LANRE OYEBANJO has proven he can pass exams as well as he can a football after graduating from university with a mathematics and finance degree.

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From a far, far Galaxy over Crescent moon

9:50am Saturday 24th August 2013

DESPITE a 16,000-mile round trip and shelling out £15,000 to see their team fail to score a goal in three hours of football, long-distance York City supporters the Williams family will be back again next season.

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City boss initiated Lambert walk to England conquest

8:00am Saturday 17th August 2013

AMID all the hype about Rickie Lambert’s elevation from beetroot bottling plant to England goal hero, it has largely gone unnoticed who gave the Three Lions’ man-of-the-moment his first break in football.

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Malcolm Huntington announced his retirement as a sports journalist

11:15am Saturday 10th August 2013

RARELY considered the voice of reason at his cantankerous best, John McEnroe might just have stumbled upon the truth during one of his infamous 1980s rants.

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Press Player of Year kicks off

8:00am Saturday 3rd August 2013

FORGET Sky Bet League Two honours, the trophy all York City players want to win is the coveted The Press Player of the Year gong.

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Vice-presidents donate £28,000 for York City training ground works

8:00am Saturday 3rd August 2013

WORK to upgrade York City’s Wigginton Road training ground has been assisted by a £28,000 cash boost.

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Final day springs tug of war for Andy McMillan

12:57pm Saturday 27th April 2013

ANDY McMillan was often the epitomé of cool in a York City shirt but there will be few people more tense than the Bootham Crescent legend this afternoon.

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Nigel: City’s support is ‘phenomenal’

10:02am Saturday 20th April 2013

THE thrill of walking out in front of packed stadium is something most of us will never experience.

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Masters life begins at 40

12:16pm Saturday 13th April 2013

UNLIKE life allegedly, few football careers begin at 40. But former York City favourite Steve Tutill believes that should prove no barrier for anybody wanting to enjoy playing the beautiful game in middle age.

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Coulson’s gratitude to LARS op

8:47am Saturday 6th April 2013

IT is an injury that cost Paul Gascoigne an entire season of his career and ended the late, great Brian Clough’s playing days.

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John Ward wary of a ‘wounded’ City

9:37am Saturday 30th March 2013

FORMER York City manager John Ward has admitted that a victory for his Bristol Rovers team today would be “tarnished” by the knowledge that it could push his old club into further relegation trouble.

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York City’s fight for survival

10:10am Saturday 23rd March 2013

The battle to avoid the drop is hotting up in League Two. Here we assess the relegation run-ins of York City and their five closest rivals.

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Worthington brings top tactical nous – says Clarke

10:55am Saturday 9th March 2013

FORMER York City defender Clarke Carlisle believes his old boss Nigel Worthington is a master at getting the best out of his players.

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Oyebanjo hits March high notes

10:59am Saturday 9th March 2013

LANRE Oyebanjo is the early leader of The Press Player of the Month for March standings.

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Drawn to be wild

11:00am Saturday 2nd March 2013

DARLINGS to anybody still filling in their pools coupon with little crosses, York City’s status as English football’s draw specialists also means they are now closing in on two club records.

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Daz back to future

10:52am Saturday 9th February 2013

FORMER York City captain Darren Edmondson returned to Bootham Crescent for the first time in eight-and-a-half years this week.

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New City striker David McDaid keen to get started

8:10am Saturday 2nd February 2013

HE’S had to bide his time to get a chance to play in England and new York City striker David McDaid is keen to get cracking as soon as possible, writes Steve Carroll.

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Fantasy football happens

11:03am Saturday 26th January 2013

MANY thought Gary Mills had spent too long in the Benidorm sun when, on his return to Bootham Crescent, he signalled his intention to reach the Capital One Cup final.

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Going window shopping

12:37pm Saturday 19th January 2013

FORMER Icelandic premier division striker Ben Everson became Gary Mills’ first and only signing of the January transfer window last week.

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Michael Ingham keeps pot boiling

12:30pm Saturday 19th January 2013

MICHAEL Ingham has moved to within four points of The Press Player of the Year leader Chris Smith after his man-of-the-match performance during last weekend’s 1-1 draw at Cheltenham.

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‘Stadium vital for York City's future’

9:59am Saturday 12th January 2013

YORK City Supporters’ Trust chairman Ian Hey was not surprised by this week’s news that the club made losses of £467,000 last season.

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Strongarm sentinel David McGurk’s three-tonner

11:31am Saturday 5th January 2013

LONG-SERVING York City centre-back David McGurk has admitted that making his 300th appearance for the club will represent “a big milestone”.

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New Year’s Day ascent elevates York City skipper

11:26am Saturday 5th January 2013

CAPTAIN Chris Smith has regained his place at the top of The Press Player of the Year standings.

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Defensive star Dan Parslow dominates December derring-do

9:21am Saturday 29th December 2012

DAN Parslow has won the final Press Player of the Month award for 2012 ahead of today’s final fixture of the year.

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Landmark rises over Bootham Crescent

10:53am Saturday 22nd December 2012

Gentleman of the press Malcolm Huntington re-lives in conversation with JOE HARRISON the best and better still of decades watching City in action

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