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

McCombe's out in front in Player of the Month standings

10:56am Saturday 19th April 2014

JOHN McCombe headed The Press' York City Player of the Month standings prior to yesterday's Good Friday clash at Oxford.

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In-form Minstermen ready for big run-in

1:09pm Saturday 12th April 2014

ONLY four weeks ago, Nigel Worthington was celebrating securing York City's Football League status for another season.

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Crackerjack Coulson craves centre point

11:36am Saturday 5th April 2014

MICHAEL COULSON was delighted to be nominated for the Sky Bet League Two Player of the Month award but has admitted that York City had several other worthy candidates for the March prize.

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York City in record-equalling bid

12:53pm Saturday 29th March 2014

NIGEL Worthington's York City will equal a 50-year-old club record if they beat Burton Albion this afternoon.

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City skipper leads Press award race

12:52pm Saturday 29th March 2014

RUSSELL PENN is in pole position for The Press' March Player of the Month award.

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Minstermen swelled by points plundering

11:53am Saturday 22nd March 2014

ONLY runaway Championship leaders Leicester City have now amassed more points during 2014 than York City from the top four English divisions.

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York City’s Sander Puri hopes to appear at Wembley for Estonia

1:13pm Saturday 15th March 2014

ESTONIAN international Sander Puri believes his country are capable of causing an upset against England during qualification for the 2016 European Championship.

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Warm Bootham Crescent welcome for Make-A-Wish supporter Paul Hare

11:58am Saturday 8th March 2014

HE might have witnessed European finals in his quest to watch a game at all 92 English football grounds but Scotland-based university lecturer Paul Hare was overwhelmed by the welcome he received at York City last weekend.

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Nigel Worthington on the art of management

1:22pm Saturday 1st March 2014

WHAT does York City manager Nigel Worthington take from his year in the Bootham Crescent hot-seat? Steady progress.

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York City glad to back gay rights

12:09pm Saturday 22nd February 2014

YORK City supporter Joe Haining has applauded his club’s move to create a welcoming environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender fans at Bootham Crescent.

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Dave Dunmore’s a star of the Orient

12:16pm Saturday 15th February 2014

HE might turn 80 on Tuesday but former York City favourite Dave Dunmore is still revered by Leyton Orient fans.

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Putting phys and fizz into team talk

11:58am Saturday 8th February 2014

NIGEL Worthington has joked that he is considering letting physio Jeff Miller conduct this afternoon’s team talk at York City, following Chelsea masseur Billy McCulloch’s successful speech prior to Chelsea’s 1-0 win at Premier League title rivals Manchester City this week.

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Duckworth takes Hart from second chance

11:17am Saturday 25th January 2014

MICHAEL Duckworth has gone from playing parks football, sweeping yards and serving drinks to becoming the toast of Hartlepool this season.

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Ashley Chambers’ exit highlights end of Wembley era

11:31am Saturday 11th January 2014

FOLLOWING his York City exit this week, Ashley Chambers admitted it has been disappointing to see the Wembley double-winning team of 2012 broken up so quickly.

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A year to remember is call after one to forget

11:10am Saturday 4th January 2014

STEADY improvement will continue to be the target for York City manager Nigel Worthington after he outlined his hopes for 2014.

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Quick on draw City set to share record

10:14am Saturday 28th December 2013

YORK City will equal a club record if they share the spoils for a sixth successive game tomorrow afternoon.

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Decade’s best... and worst

10:00am Saturday 14th December 2013

OUR City man reveals his Best XI from his ten years reporting on the Minstermen... as well as his Most Disappointing XI.

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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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