York City have tabled a rare bid for Halifax Town goal-getter Ryan Sugden.

The club have confirmed they have made an official approach to the West Yorkshire club and talks are ongoing to bring the 25-year-old striker to KitKat Crescent ahead of tomorrow's transfer deadline.

Sugden has a proven track record in front of goal, netting 17 times for the Shaymen in 65 league appearances - and a man of his calibre would bring a confident boost to a Minstermen squad notoriously short on forwards.

York City manager Billy McEwan has been keen to increase numbers across the team all summer - but especially in the front-line, where first-choice strikers Craig Farrell and Clayton Donaldson currently have just youth teamer Alex Rhodes as back-up.

The transfer window closes at midnight tomorrow and remains shut until after Christmas.

So far this season, Sugden has had three starts and two appearances off the bench for Halifax interchanging with new face Andy Campbell - ironically the man who failed to call McEwan back after appearing as a trialist for City, only to then sign for The Shaymen.

An unofficial Town fans' site talks about the 6ft tall forward as a man who is always one of the first on the team sheet and displays an unquestionable work-rate'.

Bradford-born Sugden started his career as a trainee at Oldham Athletic before joining Scarborough in the Conference in early 2002.

That led to a move back across the Pennines to Chester where the goals started to mount up. He hit 12 that season, including back-to-back braces in a 5-2 win over Dagenham and Redbridge and a 2-1 defeat of Burton Albion.

Other clubs to have benefited from Sugden's pace include Morecambe and a very brief spell at Burton.

He signed for Halifax in July of 2004 and after a long lay-off in the front half of last season, came back to play his part in Town's agonising 3-2 Conference play-off final defeat at the Walkers Stadium in Leicester.