YORK City skipper Jordan Burrow wants to get Bootham Crescent “rocking” next season to bid a fitting farewell to the ground.

The 26-year-old striker was taken aback by the response that the players received after wrapping up another mid-table National League North campaign with a 1-0 victory over play-off hopefuls Telford and knows that a successful start to 2019/20 will create a cauldron of support at the 87-year-old stadium.

That would give the team a huge boost ahead of the scheduled move to the new Community Stadium during the course of the campaign, with Burrow reasoning: “If we’re going into the new ground in October, we want to get off to a good start at Bootham and, if the atmosphere is anything like it was against Telford, the place will be rocking.

“That’s what the club deserves because there have been years of disappointment here and I’m disappointed, as a player and captain, that I’ve not been able to get the team to where we want to be. But there’s no point dwelling on that now.

“That’s been and gone and we’re looking forward. I think the future for next season is looking positive and I intend to play a big part in it.

“The reception we got at the end in relation to how we did during the season surpassed what it should have been. We got a fantastic ovation and, if we can get some momentum going next season and be successful, the fans will be right behind us.

“The play-offs were the minimum target when I came here last summer and that will be the case again next season, because this is a massive club.”

Having also worked under current boss Steve Watson at the pair’s previous club Gateshead, Burrow believes the former Newcastle defender is the right man to move the club forward.

“The gaffer’s style of management means he won’t take any funny business from anyone,” Burrow declared. “He’s a keen taskmaster who makes sure everybody is diligent and sticks to their jobs.

“It’s all about standards and he does not let them slip during the week. He insists on the right attitude and enthusiasm in training and that comes to fruition in games.”

Burrow has also set himself a personal challenge for next season, explaining: “I was happy with a return of 19 goals for the season, but it could have been 20 because the Telford keeper flicked my header on to the bar during the first half on Saturday and that has to be the target now next season.”

The former Stevenage striker has vowed to be a bigger threat in the air, meanwhile, with his header against Telford representing his first in the league all season, having previously only claimed one in the FA Cup against St Ives Town.

“I was happy to get a header against Telford, because I’ve probably not scored enough this season when one of my strengths is attacking crosses,” he confessed.