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Beer tasting event and naming competition
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The Supporters’ Trust is thrilled to announce plans for a limited edition York Brewery ale to celebrate the club’s 87 years at Bootham Crescent.
Sold in cases of 12, it will go on sale on the Trust website in early May. It will also be available to buy at various Trust fundraising events.
Commenting on the partnership, Neil Arden of York Brewery said “We’re delighted to be working with the Supporters’ Trust in the production of this limited edition commemorative ale to mark the club’s upcoming departure from Bootham Crescent. What better way for any York City fan to celebrate the close of this particular chapter in the club’s history, here’s to a bright future!”
Beer Naming Challenge – Win a Case!
We’re inviting all fans to submit ideas for the name of the beer. Please submit your idea using the form below. The winner will receive a complimentary case of the beer. (If the winning name is submitted by more than one individual, we will draw lots to decide the winner).
Beer Tasting & Naming Evening – 6th April 2019
We are hosting a beer tasting at York Brewery, Toft Green on the 6th April 2019 from 6pm (after the Southport game). Everyone who joins us will have the opportunity to vote for their favourite beer and name from the list of entries. It promised to be a fantastic night, with a full bar and music late into the evening.
Click here to submit a name for the beer
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Steve Watson wins National League North Manager of the Month
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By Dave Flett
YORK City manager Steve Watson has won the Vanarama National League North Manager of the Month award for February.
In his first full month at the Bootham Crescent helm, the ex-Gateshead chief steered City to four wins out of five, as the club moved up from 19th in the table to 12th.
On receiving the award, Watson said: "It is nice to be acknowledged by Vanarama and the National League for the improvements that we have all made. Both Micky Cummins and I set the team up but the players have to take on board the messages and win the games so, ultimately, this is an award for everyone at the club."
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Hamza Bencherif may be used as emergency York City striker
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By Dave Flett
CENTRE-BACK Hamza Bencherif could be used as an emergency striker by York City if the team need to grab a late winning goal during the run-in to the end of the season.
After taking 83 games and more than two years to open his account for City, the 6ft 3in defender has netted three times in his last seven outings and also saw a shot saved before Alex Kempster got the only goal in last weekend’s 1-0 win at Leamington.
The 31-year-old Frenchman could return to substitute duty for tomorrow’s home match against fellow play-off hopefuls Altrincham with David Mirfin available again after the healing of his facial wound that required 31 stitches.
But, going forward, Bencherif might not just be on the bench for defensive cover with City chief Steve Watson reasoning: “Every game will be like a cup tie that we need to win on the day from now on, so we have to be brave in our decisions.
“Parky (Jon Parkin) would obviously go on before Hamza, but I would not think twice about throwing him up there if there are a few minutes left and we need to put balls into the box to get the points. I hope it doesn’t come to that and we can win games the way we want to play, but it’s certainly an option.
“I got thrown up there a few times myself for Newcastle and a couple of other clubs and, sometimes, it gives you a lift and a buzz as a player. It’s something different and something unknown for the opposition as well.”
City are currently a couple of strikers light following loan moves for Jake Wright and Macaulay Langstaff.
But Watson has no regrets about lending the pair to play-off rivals Boston United and Bradford Park Avenue, even if Langstaff scored a winning goal for the latter in midweek.
“I don’t look at it as the wrong thing to do, because we just have to concentrate on beating the teams ahead of us and both players won’t play against us,” the Minstermen chief insisted. “Maybe two or three more of our players could have gone out to clubs too, but that didn’t work out or the lads didn’t want to.
“If players aren’t in the squad of 16, I’d rather them get some game time than be sitting in the stands, then they can come back and help us out. The system we are playing only lends itself to one striker and we have got two in Jordan (Burrow) and Jon (Parkin) who can play as target-men and focal points. We’ve also got Alex Kempster, Wes York and Alex Harris doing well on either side and we’re winning games.”
Watson went on to admit that he perhaps should have made more changes to his side than the six he decided upon for Tuesday’s North Riding Cup penalty shoot-out defeat at Scarborough, saying: “I wanted to have a look at people over 90 minutes but we also felt it was right to put out a strong side because a lot of our fans were going to be there.
“In hindsight, we might have been better resting the five players who had 90 minutes on Saturday, especially on a 3G pitch where you can get a few niggles, but we wanted to take the competition seriously, win the game and win the cup.”
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Jordan Burrow: Better defending key to York City revival
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By Dave Flett
JORDAN Burrow has cited an improvement in the team’s defensive play as the key factor behind York City’s recent transformation in fortunes.
The Minstermen have become play-off contending outsiders following a run of four straight National League North victories.
Only one goal has been conceded in that period, compared to 11 in the previous quartet of fixtures.
At the other end of the pitch, meanwhile, a tally of seven goals is just one more than was scored during those previous four contests when only three points were collected.
But, with City having netted in all of their eight games under Steve Watson and only been kept off the scoresheet once during their last 14 matches, Burrow believes a new-found ability to shut-out the opposition could prove crucial during the final nine fixtures of the season, saying: “We’re looking a bit more solid and resolute at the back and, sometimes then, you only need to score one goal to win a game. Over the course of the season, we’ve scored in the majority of matches, but we’ve also conceded too many.
“Now, though, as brilliant as the defenders and keeper have been, the whole team are contributing to keeping the ball out of the back of the net.”
City have also won their last three matches without 17-goal talisman Burrow making the scoresheet, as he had done in the previous 11 triumphs.
On that statistic, the Sheffield-born 26-year-old joked: “I’d rather have scored all those goals,” before adding: “But I feel now that the wide players are playing off me more and the midfielders are getting further forward, so I’ve got a lot of bodies around me and chances are falling to other people, so we’re getting goals from other areas, which is good.”
Despite being tantalisingly close to racking up 20 goals in a season for the first time in his career, the unselfish Burrow still places that target far behind team aspirations, declaring: “Reaching 20 goals is something that’s in the back of my mind but the main priority for me, as it always has been, is to be part of a successful team.
“The goals are brilliant and the personal accolades are good but, if the team are winning and I’m playing every week, that reflects better on me than if I’m scoring but the team are struggling and I’ve enjoyed the last few wins just as much when I haven’t scored.
“I believe we can still get to where we want to be. It’s tough but it’s still a possibility and there’s a belief in the dressing room and a feeling that we’re building something.”
Burrow is one of five players, along with Adam Bartlett, Sean Newton, Kallum Griffiths and Adriano Moke, who kicked off the last game with Altrincham, expected to start in tomorrow’s return fixture at Bootham Crescent.
A resounding 3-0 defeat in Cheshire saw then manager Sam Collins confronted by a pitch-invading supporter during the latter stages and Burrow revealed that the players feel a responsibility to repay fans who travelled over the M62 that afternoon.
“They were a good passing side when we played them and they have had a couple of good results recently,” Burrow pointed out. “But we’re on a good run ourselves and it’s a big game so, if we get off to a good start and get the fans behind us, it can be a good game for us.
“We were totally outplayed by them in November, so we owe them one and owe our fans who went there that day.”
Burrow also hopes the team can demonstrate greater incision than was evident during Tuesday’s 0-0 North Riding Senior Cup semi-final draw at Scarborough that subsequently ended in a 3-0 penalty shoot-out defeat.
On that disappointment, the ex-Stevenage striker said: “We got in some good areas but, maybe, the final ball wasn’t what we needed and we didn’t test their keeper enough. It was very disappointing night because there were quite a few fans there and it was a good occasion in terms of the atmosphere.”
Having seen his penalty saved, before Joe Tait and Alex Harris skied their efforts over, Burrow went on to admit that the side’s shoot-out prowess is in need of fine-tuning.
“You need to have the minerals to go up and take one, but mine was saved and the other players picked their spot but then got it wrong,” he confessed. “We all held our hands up afterwards and it’s something we’ll definitely have to work on.”
Burrow was one of five players who started last weekend’s 1-0 win at Leamington who faced Scarborough for the Tuesday night contest, but he did not mind being on duty in a tournament that has been regarded as a reserve-team competition in the past
“I welcomed the game,” he said. “We’re here to play games of football and I knew it was quite a big game for our fans, so I was looking forward to it.
“I prefer playing on grass, but there’s no excuses. It was a true surface, the ball ran well and we’ve all played on 3G before.”
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Altrincham top away scorers in NLN ahead of York City test
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By Dave Flett
ALTRINCHAM will arrive at York City as National League North’s top goalscorers on the road.
The Robins have rattled in 34 away goals this term, which is one more than second-placed Chorley have mustered, who have played one more game on their travels than Phil Parkinson’s men.
But goals have been a common occurrence at both ends of the pitch during seventh-placed Alty’s 2018/19 league trips, with a total of 28 conceded representing the seventh-highest tally in the division.
The Moss Lane outfit have also kept just two clean sheets in 17 away contests this season with the 6-0 success at Curzon Ashton in their last fixture on the road becoming their first since visiting Darlington back in August.
Nevertheless, a return of eight triumphs on their travels is still only bettered by top-three sides Stockport and Spennymoor.
Altrincham are the league’s second leading marksman overall, meanwhile, with 64 goals placing them just two behind Chorley.
The Cheshire team have plundered four or more goals in seven separate matches this term, including one 6-0 success and a 5-0 thrashing.
Ex-Telford and Salford winger Josh Hancock is the Robins’ top scorer this season with 15 goals, although he is embroiled in a tight three-way fight for the club’s golden boot with two other players in double figures.
Former Salford pair Jordan Hulme and John Johnston have hit the target 14 and 13 times respectively.
Winger Johnson has netted in each of the last three games and is the only Alty player to have achieved that feat during the current campaign.
Hulme, meanwhile, has found himself on the bench for the last two games after serving a four-match suspension and he is now without a goal since January 5.
In his absence, 20-year-old, on-loan Wigan Athletic forward Joe Piggott has stepped up to the plate, scoring four times in the last three games, including a hat-trick against Curzon.
The visitors will continue to be without four injured players, though, with centre-back Ben Harrison (knee), striker Matthew Chadwick (whiplash from a car crash), attacker James Poole (hamstring) and keeper Steven Drench (knee) all sidelined.
Parkinson’s team will also arrive in North Yorkshire having only dropped out of the top seven for four days at the turn of the year since defeating the Minstermen 3-0 back in mid-November.
The Robins are currently three points ahead of eighth-placed Kidderminster and just one behind Brackley in fourth, although inconsistency over the last three months has all but extinguished any hopes of automatic promotion.
Alty have only win five of their last 15 fixtures, whilst also drawing four and losing six contests during that period. The away team are, however, bidding to win three consecutive away games on the trot for the first time this season, having defeated Curzon Ashton (6-0) and FC United of Manchester (2-1) on their last two trips.
Alty’s match against the Minstermen is the first of five fixtures from their next six contests that sees them tackle sides from the top half of the table, with Brackley, Kidderminster, Telford and Chorley all to follow.
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What's in store in the National League North on Saturday?
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By Sam Elliott
They may not be talking it up, but victory for Stockport County at Brackley Town this weekend could well be their biggest of the season.
Not many sides come away from Northants with three points, Kevin Wilkin’s team one of the toughest to beat on home turf again this year.
County know just how big a win would be - and their title rivals also have a challenging fixture.
Chorley, who trail by two points, do though have home advantage - they welcome Kidderminster Harriers, who have won their last two matches.
Spennymoor will be aware the top two have a difficult afternoon ahead.
They will think things may close up again if they win at home to Guiseley, who are really out of form at the moment.
The race for the play-offs is still a great watch. Altrincham occupy the final place but they go to York City, with their boss Steve Watson the National League North Manager of the Month.
Chester still fancy their chances but know they’ve got work to do.
They know a win at home to Leamington is a must, while any hope Boston United have of breaking in will probably be over if they fail to return from Southport with three points to show for their afternoon’s work.
AFC Telford’s will strengthen their play-off hand should they defeat FC United of Manchester, who haven’t won any of their last seven but are unbeaten in their last three matches.
There’s interest at both ends of the table as Bradford (Park Avenue) make the trip to Ashton United, who will be desperate to make the most of home advantage as they look to escape the bottom three.
Nuneaton’s days in the division already appear to be numbered and they face an Alfreton Town side going for a fourth win on the spin.
Both Hereford and Darlington had hoped to be in the fight for the top seven and not to avoid the bottom three but the winner of the game at Edgar Street will edge towards safety.
Curzon Ashton are Blyth Spartans are secure in midtable but both will want to put on a show when they meet at Tameside.
Saturday’s National League North fixtures:
AFC Telford v FC United
Ashton United v Bradford PA
Brackley v Stockport County
Chester v Leamington
Chorley v Kidderminster
Curzon Ashton v Blyth Spartans
Hereford v Darlington
Nuneaton v Alfreton Town
Southport v Boston United
Spennymoor Town v Guiseley
York City v Altrincham
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Watson's the big winner as he steadies York ship
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By Sam Elliott
Steve Watson’s start at York City was tricky to say the least – but things seem to be clicking for the ex-Gateshead boss at the minute, claiming the most wins of any National League North side in February.
Not even a defeat to Hereford could dampen the Minstermen’s spirit in a month which saw them win every other game they played.
The month began with an away trip which was turning into one of those days until two late, quickfire goals completed an incredible turnaround win against Alfreton Town.
A Jordan Burrow brace saw them comfortably dispatch Ashton United at Bootham Crescent before heading to Kidderminster Harriers the following week and claiming the spoils with a 2-1 win.
The final game of the month saw Hamza Bencherif and, quite fittingly, Wes York bag goals nine and ten of the month for the club, who now sit just eight points away from the top seven.
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Altrincham travel to York today (Saturday) for their first league match at Bootham Crescent for eight and a half years.
Mike Garnett provides the full historical record of previous encounters between the clubs.
Home: P8-W1-D4-L3-F8-A16
Away: P8-W1-D2-L5-F5-A16
All: P16-W2-D6-L8-F13-A32
Following the arrival of Billy Sass-Davies, Altrincham's squad at York could include three loanees, in Sass-Davies, Yusufi Ceesay and Joe Piggott, as well as three other players who were signed recently but who have yet to start a first-team game; namely, Matthew Chadwick, Callum Dolan (right) and Mason Fawns
On the eve of the match, York City announced that "Steve Watson has won the Vanarama National League North 'Manager of the Month' award for February. City won four games out of five in February and climbed from 19th position to 12th position in the league table...
Watson said, 'It is nice to be acknowledged by Vanarama and the National League for the improvements that we have all made. Both Micky Cummins and I set the team up but the players have to take on board the messages and win the games. Ultimately, this is an award is for everyone at the club.' Former Gateshead manager Watson joined City on January 10 and has now been in charge of the side for eight league games. City are now 11th in the table ahead of [the] home game against Altrincham".
The National League adds that "Steve Watson’s start at York City was tricky to say the least but things seem to be clicking for the ex-Gateshead boss at the minute, claiming the most wins of any National League North side in February.
Not even a defeat to Hereford could dampen the Minstermen’s spirit in a month which saw them win every other game they played. The month began with an away trip which was turning into one of those days until two late, quickfire goals completed an incredible turnaround win against Alfreton Town.
A Jordan Burrow brace saw them comfortably dispatch Ashton United at Bootham Crescent before heading to Kidderminster Harriers the following week and claiming the spoils with a 2-1 win. The final game of the month saw Hamza Bencherif and, quite fittingly, Wes York bag goals nine and ten of the month for the club, who now sit just eight points away from the top seven."
York Press reports that "Centre-back Hamza Bencherif could be used as an emergency striker by York City if the team need to grab a late winning goal during the run-in to the end of the season.
After taking 83 games and more than two years to open his account for City, the 6ft 3in defender has netted three times in his last seven outings... The 31-year-old Frenchman could return to substitute duty for tomorrow’s home match against fellow play-off hopefuls Altrincham with David Mirfin available again after the healing of his facial wound that required 31 stitches...
City chief Steve Watson [reasoned] 'Every game will be like a cup tie that we need to win on the day from now on, so we have to be brave in our decisions. Parky (Jon Parkin) would obviously go on before Hamza, but I would not think twice about throwing him up there if there are a few minutes left and we need to put balls into the box to get the points. I hope it doesn’t come to that and we can win games the way we want to play, but it’s certainly an option'...
City are currently a couple of strikers light following loan moves for Jake Wright and Macaulay Langstaff. But Watson has no regrets about lending the pair to play-off rivals Boston United and Bradford Park Avenue, even if Langstaff scored a winning goal for the latter in midweek.
'I don’t look at it as the wrong thing to do, because we just have to concentrate on beating the teams ahead of us and both players won’t play against us,' the Minstermen chief insisted. 'Maybe two or three more of our players could have gone out to clubs too, but that didn’t work out or the lads didn’t want to. If players aren’t in the squad of 16, I’d rather them get some game time than be sitting in the stands, then they can come back and help us out. The system we are playing only lends itself to one striker and we have got two in Jordan (Burrow) and Jon (Parkin) who can play as target-men and focal points. We’ve also got Alex Kempster, Wes York and Alex Harris doing well on either side and we’re winning games.'
Watson went on to admit that he perhaps should have made more changes to his side than the six he decided upon for Tuesday’s North Riding Cup penalty shoot-out defeat at Scarborough, saying 'I wanted to have a look at people over 90 minutes but we also felt it was right to put out a strong side because a lot of our fans were going to be there. In hindsight, we might have been better resting the five players who had 90 minutes on Saturday, especially on a 3G pitch where you can get a few niggles, but we wanted to take the competition seriously, win the game and win the cup.'"
Also from York Press we read that "Altrincham will arrive at York City as National League North’s top goalscorers on the road. The Robins have rattled in 34 away goals this term, which is one more than second-placed Chorley have mustered, who have played one more game on their travels than Phil Parkinson’s men.
But goals have been a common occurrence at both ends of the pitch during seventh-placed Alty’s 2018/19 league trips, with a total of 28 conceded representing the seventh-highest tally in the division.
The Moss Lane outfit have also kept just two clean sheets in 17 away contests this season with the 6-0 success at Curzon Ashton in their last fixture on the road becoming their first since visiting Darlington back in August. Nevertheless, a return of eight triumphs on their travels is still only bettered by top-three sides Stockport and Spennymoor. Altrincham are the league’s second leading marksmen overall, meanwhile, with 64 goals placing them just two behind Chorley.
The Cheshire team have plundered four or more goals in seven separate matches this term, including one 6-0 success and a 5-0 thrashing. Ex-Telford and Salford winger Josh Hancock is the Robins’ top scorer this season with 15 goals, although he is embroiled in a tight three-way fight for the club’s golden boot with two other players in double figures. Former Salford pair Jordan Hulme and John Johnston have hit the target 14 and 13 times respectively.
Winger Johnson has netted in each of the last three games and is the only Alty player to have achieved that feat during the current campaign. Hulme, meanwhile, has found himself on the bench for the last two games after serving a four-match suspension and he is now without a goal since January 5.
In his absence, 20-year-old, on-loan Wigan Athletic forward Joe Piggott has stepped up to the plate, scoring four times in the last three games, including a hat-trick against Curzon.
The visitors will continue to be without four injured players, though, with centre-back Ben Harrison (knee), striker Matthew Chadwick (whiplash from a car crash), attacker James Poole (hamstring) and keeper Steven Drench (knee) all sidelined.
Parkinson’s team will also arrive in North Yorkshire having only dropped out of the top seven for four days at the turn of the year since defeating the Minstermen 3-0 back in mid-November... although inconsistency over the last three months has all but extinguished any hopes of automatic promotion.
Alty have only win five of their last 15 fixtures, whilst also drawing four and losing six contests during that period. The away team are, however, bidding to win three consecutive away games on the trot for the first time this season, having defeated Curzon Ashton (6-0) and FC United of Manchester (2-1) on their last two trips.
Alty’s match against the Minstermen is the first of five fixtures from their next six contests that sees them tackle sides from the top half of the table, with Brackley, Kidderminster, Telford and Chorley all to follow".
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Steve Watson: 'Manager of Month'
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By Ian Appleyard
Steve Watson has won the Vanarama National League North 'Manager of the Month' award for February.
City won four games out of five in February and climbed from 19th position to 12th position in the league table.
Commenting on the award today, City manager Watson said: "It is nice to be acknowledged by Vanarama and the National League for the improvements that we have all made.
"Both Micky Cummins and I set the team up but the players have to take on board the messages and win the games. Ultimately, this is an award is for everyone at the club."
Former Gateshead manager Watson joined City on January 10 and has now been in charge of the side for eight league games.
City are now 11th in the table ahead of tomorrow's home game against Altrincham (kick-off 3pm).
Congratulations, Steve!
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Please check the club's official website before planning travel.
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Pre-season fixtures:
July
Sat 7: Shildon 1, York City 2
Tue 10: York City 1, Barnsley 7
Sat 14: York City 1, Bradford City 0
Thu 19: York City 1, Leeds United 1
Fri 27: Ilkeston Town 1, York City 6
Vanarama National League (North) fixtures unless otherwise stated:
August
Sat, Aug 4 Chorley 1, York City 0
Tue, Aug 7 York City 1, Stockport County 0
Sat, Aug 11 York City 1, Alfreton Town 2
Tue, Aug 14 Ashton United 0, York City 2
Sat, Aug 18 York City 1, Curzon Ashton 1
Sat, Aug 25 Brackley Town 0, York City 0
Mon, Aug 27 York City 2, Blyth Spartans 0
September
Sat, Sep 1 Hereford 1, York City 1
Sat, Sep 15 York City 0, Kidderminster Harriers 3
Sat, Sep 22 York City 5, Ashton Athletic 0 (Emirates FA Cup 2Q)
Sat, Sep 29 York City 4, Guiseley 2
October
Tue, Oct 2 Nuneaton Borough 2, York City 2
Sat, Oct 6 York City 3, St Ives Town 0 (Emirates FA Cup 3Q)
Sat, Oct 13 Southport 1, York City 2
Sat, Oct 20 Blyth Spartans 0, York City 1 (Emirates FA Cup 4Q)
Sat, Oct 27 AFC Telford United 2. York City 1
Tue, Oct 30 Spennymoor Town 3, York City 0
November
Sat, Nov 3 York City 1, Bradford Park Avenue 4
Sat Nov 10 Swindon Town 2, York City 1 (Emirates FA Cup 1)
Tue, Nov 13 York City 0, Chester 0
Sat, Nov 17 Altrincham 3, York City 0)
Sat, Nov 24 Kidderminster Harriers 1, York City 3 (Buildbase FA Trophy 3Q)
December
Sat, Dec 1 York City 2, FC United Of Manchester 0
Tue, Dec 4 York City 2, Leamington 2
Sat, Dec 8 Boston United 2, York City 0
Sat, Dec 15 Harrogate Town 2, York City 1 (Buildbase FA Trophy 1)
Sat Dec 22 York City 2, Brackley Town 1
Wed, Dec 26 Darlington 5, York City 1
Sat, Dec 29 Blyth Spartans 2, York City 1
January
Tue, Jan 1 York City 4, Darlington 0
Sat, Jan 5 Curzon Ashton 1, York City 0
Tue, Jan 15 York City 6, Redcar 1 (North Riding Cup)
Sat, Jan 19 Stockport County 3, York City 1
Sat, Jan 26 York City 1, Chorley 4
February
Sat, Feb 2 Alfreton Town 2, York City 3
Tue, Feb 5 York City 1, Hereford 2
Sat Feb 9 York City 2, Ashton United 0
Sat, Feb 16 Kidderminster Harriers 1, York City 2
Sat Feb 23 York City 2, Nuneaton Borough 0
March
Sat Mar 2 Leamington 0, York City 1
Tue Mar 5 Scarborough Athletic 3, York City 0 (on penalties) (semi-final North Riding Senior Cup)
Sat Mar 9 Altrincham (H)
Sat, Mar 16 FC United Of Manchester (A)
Sat, Mar 23 Boston United (H)
Sat Mar 30 Guiseley (A)
April
Sat, Apr 6 Southport (H)
Sat Apr 13 Chester (A)
Fri, Apr 19 Spennymoor Town (H)
Mon, Apr 22 Bradford Park Avenue (A)
Sat, Apr 27 AFC Telford United (H)
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