Fact file



Honours:Football League: Division Three promoted 1973-74 (3rd); Division Four champions 1983-84, play-off winners 1992-93; FA Cup semi-finals, 1955; League Cup fifth round, 1962.

Address: Bootham Crescent, York, YO30 7AQ.

Telephone: 0870 777 1922.

Ground capacity: 9,496

Record attendance: 28,123 v Huddersfield Town, FA Cup, sixth round, March 5, 1938.

Record receipts: £63,680 v Manchester United, Coca-Cola Cup second round, second leg, October 3, 1995.

Chairman: Jason McGill.

Finance Director: Terry Doyle.

Stadium Development Director: Ian McAndrew.

Communications and Community Director: Sophie Hicks.

Business Development Director: Rob McGill.

Club Secretary: Nick Bassett.

Commercial Manager: Ross Potter.

Manager: Martin Foyle.

Assistant Manager: Andy Porter.

Youth Coach: Steve Torpey.

Goalkeeping Coach: Pete Glanville.

Physio: Jeff Miller.

Head Groundsman: Mark Hirst.

Year formed: 1922.

Turned professional: 1922

Club nickname: The Minstermen.

Previous ground: Fulfordgate 1922-1932.

Record League victory: 9-1 v Southport, Division Three North, February 2, 1957.

Record Cup victory: 6-0 v South Shields (away), FA Cup first round, November 16, 1968.

Record defeat: 0-12 v Chester, Division Three North, February 1, 1936.

Most League points (2 for a win): 62, Division Four, 1964-65.

Most League points (3 for a win): 101, Division Four, 1983-84.

Most League goals: 96, Division Four, 1983-84.

Highest League scorer in a season: Billy Fenton 31, Division Three (North), 195/52; Arthur Bottom 31, Division Three North, 1954-55, 1955-56

Most League goals in total aggregate: Norman Wilkinson 125, 1954-66.

Most League goals in one match: 5 Alf Patrick v Rotherham United, Division Three North, November 20, 1948.

Most capped player: Peter Scott 7, Northern Ireland.

Most League appearances: Barry Jackson 481, 1958-70.

Youngest League player: Reg Stockill 15 years 281 days v Wigan Borough, August 31, 1929.

Record transfer fee received: £1,000,000 from Manchester United for Jonathan Greening, March 1998.

Record transfer fee paid: £140,000 to Burnley for Adrian Randall, December 1995.

Longest sequence of League wins: 7 (October 31, 1964 - December 26, 1964.

Longest sequence of League defeats: 8 (November 14, 1966 - December 31, 1966).

Longest sequence of League draws: 6 (December 26, 1992 - January 22, 1993.

Longest sequence of unbeaten League matches: 21 (September 10, 1973 - January 12, 1974).

Longest sequence without a League win: 21 (January 11, 2004 - August 17, 2004).

Successive scoring runs: 24 games from March 3, 1984.

Successive non-scoring runs: 7 games from August 28, 1972.


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