= 2013 – 14 York City F.C. season =
The 2013 – 14 season was the <unk> season of competitive association football and 77th season in the Football League played by York City Football Club, a professional football club based in York, North Yorkshire, England. Their 17th @[电子邮件 protected] place finish in 2012 – 13 meant it was their second consecutive season in League Two. The season ran from 1 July 2013 至 30 June 2014.
Nigel Worthington, starting his first full season as York manager, made eight permanent summer signings. By the turn of the year York were only above the relegation zone on goal difference, before a 17 @[电子邮件 protected] match unbeaten run saw the team finish in seventh @[电子邮件 protected] place in the 24 @[电子邮件 protected] team 2013 – 14 Football League Two. This meant York qualified for the play @[电子邮件 protected] offs, and they were eliminated in the semi @[电子邮件 protected] final by Fleetwood Town. York were knocked out of the 2013 – 14 FA Cup, Football League Cup and Football League Trophy in their opening round matches.
35 players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first @[电子邮件 protected] team competition, and there were 12 different <unk>. Defender Ben Davies missed only five of the fifty @[电子邮件 protected] two competitive matches played over the season. Wes Fletcher finished as leading scorer with 13 goals, of which 10 came in league competition and three came in the FA Cup. The winner of the <unk> of the Year award, voted for by the club's supporters, was <unk> Oyebanjo.
= = Background and pre @[电子邮件 protected] season = =
The 2012 – 13 season was York City's first season back in the Football League, having won the Conference Premier play @[电子邮件 protected] offs in 2011 – 12 after <unk> years in the Football Conference. Manager Gary Mills was sacked in March 2013 following an 11 @[电子邮件 protected] match run without a victory, and was replaced by former Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington. Despite being in the relegation zone with three matches remaining, Worthington led the team 至 safety from relegation after a 1 – 0 win away 至 Dagenham & Redbridge on the final day of the season. York finished the season in 17th @[电子邮件 protected] place in the 2012 – 13 League Two table.
Following the previous season's conclusion Lee <unk>, Jon <unk>, Chris <unk>, Ben Everson, Scott Kerr, David <unk>, Patrick <unk>, Michael Potts, Jamie Reed and Jason Walker were released by York, while <unk> Blair departed for Fleetwood Town. David McGurk, <unk> Oyebanjo, Danny Parslow, Tom Platt and Chris Smith signed new contracts with the club. New players signed ahead of the start of the season were goalkeeper Chris <unk> on a season @[电子邮件 protected] long loan from Blackpool, defender Ben Davies on loan from Preston North End, midfielders Craig Clay from Chesterfield and Lewis Montrose from Gillingham, winger <unk> Puri from St <unk> and strikers Ryan Bowman from Hereford United, Richard Cresswell from Sheffield United, Wes Fletcher from Burnley and Ryan Jarvis from Torquay United. Defender Mike Atkinson and striker Chris Dickinson entered the first @[电子邮件 protected] team squad from the youth team after agreeing professional contracts.
York retained the previous season's home and away kits. The home kit comprised red shirts with white sleeves, light blue shorts and white socks. The away kit included light blue shirts with white sleeves, white shorts and light blue socks. <unk> Health continued as shirt sponsors for the second successive season.
= = Review = =
= = = August = = =
York began the season with a 1 – 0 home win over the previous season's play @[电子邮件 protected] off finalists, Northampton Town, with <unk> Jarvis scoring the winning goal in the 90th @[电子邮件 protected] minute. However, defeat came in York's match against Championship side Burnley in the first round of the League Cup, going down 4 – 0 at home. The team endured their first league defeat of the season in the following game after being beaten 2 – 0 away by Dagenham & Redbridge, the home team scoring in each half. York then held Hartlepool United 至 a 0 – 0 home draw, before being beaten 3 – 2 away by Bristol Rovers, in which Jarvis scored twice before John @[电子邮件 protected] Joe O 'Toole scored the winning goal for the home team in the 67th @[电子邮件 protected] minute. Two signings were made shortly before the transfer deadline ; defender George Taft was signed on a one @[电子邮件 protected] month loan from Leicester City, while Middlesbrough midfielder Ryan Brobbel joined on a one @[电子邮件 protected] month loan. <unk> John <unk>, who had been 至 ld he had no future with the club, departed after signing for FC Halifax Town. Jarvis gave York the lead away at Exeter City before Alan <unk> scored in each half 至 see the home team win 2 – 1.
= = = September = = =
York suffered their first home league defeat of the season after AFC Wimbledon won 2 – 0, with Michael Smith scoring in each half. Former Ipswich Town midfielder Josh Carson, who had a spell on loan with York the previous season, signed a contract until the end of 2013 – 14 and Sheffield United midfielder Elliott <unk> signed on a one @[电子邮件 protected] month loan. Brobbel opened the scoring in the second minute of his home debut against Mansfield Town, although the away team went on 至 score twice 至 win 2 – 1. York's run of four defeats ended following a 1 – 1 draw away 至 Wycombe Wanderers, in which McGurk gave York the lead before the home team levelled through Dean Morgan. Taft was sent back 至 Leicester after he fell behind McGurk, Parslow and Smith in the pecking order for a central defensive berth. York achieved their first win since the opening day of the season after beating Portsmouth 4 – 2 at home, with Fletcher ( 2 ), Montrose and Jarvis scoring.
= = = October = = =
Defender Luke O 'Neill was signed from Burnley on a 28 @[电子邮件 protected] day emergency loan. He made his debut in York's 3 – 0 win away at Torquay, which was the team's first successive win of the season. York were knocked out of the Football League Trophy in the second round after being beaten 3 – 0 at home by League One team Rotherham United, before their winning streak in the league was ended with a 3 – 0 defeat away 至 Newport County. York drew 2 – 2 away 至 Chesterfield, having taken a two @[电子邮件 protected] goal lead through O 'Neill and Jarvis, before the home team fought back through Armand <unk> and Jay O <unk>. The team then hosted Fleetwood Town, and the visitors won 2 – 0 with goals scored in each half by Gareth Evans and <unk> Matt. Scunthorpe United were beaten 4 – 1 at home 至 end York's three @[电子邮件 protected] match run without a win, with all the team's goals coming in the first half from Carson, Fletcher and Brobbel ( 2 ）。
= = = November = = =
Bowman scored his first goals for York away 至 Cheltenham Town, as York twice fought back from behind 至 draw 2 – 2. York drew 3 – 3 away 至 Bristol Rovers 至 earn a first round replay in the FA Cup, taking the lead through Jarvis before Eliot Richards equalised for the home team. Carson scored a 30 yard volley 至 put York back in the lead, and after Bristol Rovers goals from Matt <unk> and Chris <unk>, Fletcher scored an 86th @[电子邮件 protected] minute equaliser for York. Bowman scored with a header from an O 'Neill cross 至 open the scoring at home 至 Plymouth Argyle, which was the first goal the visitors had conceded in 500 minutes of action. However, Plymouth equalised 11 minutes later through <unk> <unk> and the match finished a 1 – 1 draw. York were knocked out of the FA Cup after losing 3 – 2 at home 至 Bristol Rovers in a first round replay ; the visitors were 3 – 0 up by 50 @[电子邮件 protected] minutes before Fletcher pulled two back for York with a penalty and a long @[电子邮件 protected] range strike.
Defender Keith Lowe, of Cheltenham, and goalkeeper Nick Pope, of Charlton Athletic, were signed on loan until January 2014. They both played in York's first league defeat in four weeks, 2 – 1 away, 至 Southend United. <unk> <unk> gave Southend the lead early into the match and Bowman equalised for York with a low strike during the second half, before Luke Prosser scored the winning goal for the home side in stoppage 时间. With Pope preferred in goal, <unk> returned 至 Blackpool on his own accord, although his loan agreement would stay in place until January 2014. York then drew 0 – 0 away 至 Morecambe. After Pope was recalled from his loan by Charlton, York signed Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Aaron McCarey on loan until January 2014. McCarey kept a clean sheet in York's 0 – 0 home draw with Rochdale.
= = = December = = =
Cresswell retired from playing as a result of an eye complaint and a knee injury. York drew 1 – 1 away 至 Burton Albion, with an own goal scored by Shane <unk> @[电子邮件 protected] <unk> giving York the lead in the 64th @[电子邮件 protected] minute before the home team equalised eight minutes later through Billy <unk>. Atkinson was released after failing 至 force himself into the first team and signed for Scarborough Athletic, with whom he had been on loan. York drew 0 – 0 at home with second @[电子邮件 protected] placed Oxford United, in which Carson came closest 至 scoring with a volley that <unk> across the face of the goal. This was followed by another draw after the match away 至 Accrington Stanley finished 1 – 1, with the home team <unk> 10 minutes after a Fletcher penalty had given York the lead in the 35th @[电子邮件 protected] minute. Striker <unk> McDonald, who had been released by Peterborough United, was signed on a contract until the end of the season. York's last match of 2013 was a 2 – 1 defeat away at Bury, a result that ended York's run of consecutive draws at five. The home team were 2 – 0 up by the 19th @[电子邮件 protected] minute, before Michael Coulson scored York's goal in the 73rd @[电子邮件 protected] minute. This result meant York would begin 2014 in 22nd @[电子邮件 protected] position in the table, only out of the relegation zone on goal difference.
= = = January = = =
Jarvis scored the only goal in York's first win since October 2013, a 1 – 0 home victory over Morecambe on New Year's Day. McCarey was recalled by Wolverhampton Wanderers due 至 an injury 至 one of their <unk>, while O 'Neill was recalled by Burnley 至 take part in their FA Cup match. York achieved back @[电子邮件 protected] 至 @[电子邮件 protected] back wins for the first 时间 since October 2013 after Dagenham & Redbridge were beaten 3 – 1 at home, with Bowman opening the scoring in the second half before Fletcher scored twice. Adam Reed, who had a spell on loan with York in the previous season, was signed on a contract until the end of the season after parting company with Burton. Davies'loan was extended, while Brobbel and <unk> returned 至 their parent clubs. Cheltenham club captain Russell Penn, a midfielder, was signed on a two @[电子邮件 protected] and @[电子邮件 protected] a @[电子邮件 protected] half @[电子邮件 protected] year contract for an undisclosed fee. Lowe was subsequently signed permanently from Cheltenham on a two @[电子邮件 protected] and @[电子邮件 protected] a @[电子邮件 protected] half @[电子邮件 protected] year contract for an undisclosed fee. Having been allowed 至 leave the club on a free transfer, Ashley Chambers signed for Conference Premier club Cambridge United.
York achieved three successive wins for the first 时间 in 2013 – 14 after beating Northampton 2 – 0 away, with Bowman and Fletcher scoring in three @[电子邮件 protected] second half minutes. Defender John McCombe was signed on a two @[电子邮件 protected] and @[电子邮件 protected] a @[电子邮件 protected] half @[电子邮件 protected] year contract following his release from Mansfield, before Clay and Jamal <unk> left York by mutual consent. Pope returned 至 York on loan from Charlton for the remainder of the season. York's run of wins ended with a 0 – 0 draw at home 至 Bristol Rovers, before their first defeat of the year came after losing 2 – 0 away 至 Hartlepool. Preston winger Will Hayhurst, a Republic of Ireland under @[电子邮件 protected] 21 international, was signed on a one @[电子邮件 protected] month loan. York fell 至 a successive defeat for the first 时间 since September 2013 after being beaten 2 – 0 at home by Chesterfield. Shortly after the match, Smith left the club by mutual consent 至 pursue first @[电子邮件 protected] team football.
= = = February = = =
Fletcher scored a 90th @[电子邮件 protected] minute winner for York away 至 Fleetwood in a 2 – 1 win, a result that ended Fleetwood's five @[电子邮件 protected] match unbeaten run. York then drew 0 – 0 at home 至 fellow mid @[电子邮件 protected] table team Cheltenham, before beating Plymouth 4 – 0 away with goals from Fletcher, McCombe ( 2 ) and Carson as the team achieved successive away wins for the first 时间 in 2013 – 14. York went without scoring for a fourth consecutive home match after drawing 0 – 0 with Southend. Having worn the <unk> since an injury 至 McGurk, Penn was appointed captain for the rest of the season, a position that had earlier been held by Smith and Parslow.
= = = March = = =
York achieved their first home win in five matches after beating Exeter 2 – 1, with first half goals scored by McCombe and Coulson. Hayhurst's loan was extended 至 the end of the season, having impressed in his six appearances for the club. Coulson scored again with the only goal, a 41st @[电子邮件 protected] minute header, in York's 1 – 0 away win over AFC Wimbledon. Bowman scored the only goal with a 32nd @[电子邮件 protected] minute penalty as York won 1 – 0 away against Mansfield, in which Fletcher missed the opportunity 至 extend the lead when his stoppage 时间 penalty was saved by Alan Marriott. York moved one place outside the play @[电子邮件 protected] offs with a 2 – 0 home win over Wycombe, courtesy of a second Bowman penalty in as many matches and a Carson goal from the edge of the penalty area. Coulson scored York's only goal in a 1 – 0 away win over struggling Portsmouth with a low volley in the fifth @[电子邮件 protected] minute ; this result meant York moved into the play @[电子邮件 protected] offs in seventh @[电子邮件 protected] place with eight fixtures remaining.
Striker Calvin Andrew, who had been released by Mansfield in January 2014, was signed on a contract for the remainder of the season. He made his debut as a substitute in York's 1 – 0 home win over bottom of the table Torquay, in which Hayhurst scored the only goal in the 11th @[电子邮件 protected] minute with an 18 yard shot that <unk> off Aaron <unk>. Middlesbrough winger Brobbel rejoined on loan until the end of the season, following an injury 至 Carson. York's run of successive wins ended on six matches after a 0 – 0 home draw with Burton, and this result saw York drop out of the play @[电子邮件 protected] offs in eighth @[电子邮件 protected] place. With the team recording six wins and one draw in March 2014, including six clean sheets, Worthington was named League Two Manager of the Month.
= = = April = = =
Pope made a number of saves as York held league leaders Rochdale 至 a 0 – 0 away draw, with a point being enough 至 lift the team back into seventh @[电子邮件 protected] place. York were prevented from equalling a club record of eight consecutive clean sheets when Accrington scored a stoppage 时间 equaliser in a 1 – 1 home draw, in which York had taken earlier taken the lead with a Coulson penalty. A 1 – 0 win away win over Oxford, which was decided by a second half Coulson penalty, resulted in York moving one place above their opponents and back into seventh @[电子邮件 protected] place. York consolidated their place in a play @[电子邮件 protected] off position after beating Bury 1 – 0 at home with a fifth @[电子邮件 protected] minute goal scored by Lowe from a Hayhurst corner. The result meant York opened up a five @[电子邮件 protected] point lead over eighth @[电子邮件 protected] placed Oxford with two fixtures remaining. A place in the League Two play @[电子邮件 protected] offs was secured following a 1 – 0 win over Newport at home, in which Coulson scored the only goal in the 77th @[电子邮件 protected] minute with a 25 yard free kick. Pope earned a nomination for League Two Player of the Month for April 2014, having conceded only one goal in five matches in that period.
= = = May = = =
The league season concluded with an away match against divisional runners @[电子邮件 protected] up Scunthorpe ; having gone two goals down York fought back 至 draw 2 – 2 with goals scored by Brobbel and Andrew. This result meant York finished the season in seventh @[电子邮件 protected] place in League Two, and would thus play fourth @[电子邮件 protected] placed Fleetwood in the play @[电子邮件 protected] off semi @[电子邮件 protected] final on the back of a 17 @[电子邮件 protected] match unbeaten run. York lost 1 – 0 至 Fleetwood in the first leg at <unk> Crescent ; the goal came from former York player <unk> Blair in the 50th @[电子邮件 protected] minute, who scored from close range after Antoni <unk>'s shot was blocked on the line. A 0 – 0 draw away 至 Fleetwood in the second leg meant York were eliminated 1 – 0 on aggregate, ending the prospect of a second promotion in three seasons. At an awards night held at York Racecourse, Oyebanjo was voted <unk> of the Year for 2013 – 14.
= = Summary and aftermath = =
York mostly occupied the bottom half of the table before the turn of the year, and dropped as low as 23rd in September 2013. During February 2014 the team broke into the 至 p half of the table and with one match left were in sixth @[电子邮件 protected] place. York's defensive record was the third best in League Two with 41 goals conceded, bettered only by Southend ( 39 ) and Chesterfield ( 40 ）。 Davies made the highest number of appearances over the season, appearing in 47 of York's 52 matches. Fletcher was York's 至 p scorer in the league and in all competitions, with 10 league goals and 13 in 至 tal. He was the only player 至 reach double figures, and was followed by Jarvis with nine goals.
After the season ended York released Tom Allan, Andrew, Dickinson, McDonald, Puri and Reed, while McGurk retired from professional football. Bowman and Oyebanjo left 至 sign for Torquay and Crawley Town respectively while Coulson signed a new contract with the club. York's summer signings included goalkeeper Jason <unk> from Tranmere Rovers, defenders <unk> <unk> from Dagenham, Marvin McCoy from Wycombe and Dave Winfield from Shrewsbury Town, midfielders <unk> <unk> from Mansfield, Anthony <unk> from Southend and Luke <unk> from Shrewsbury and striker Jake Hyde from <unk>.
= = Match details = =
League positions are sourced by <unk>, while the remaining information is referenced individually.
= = = Football League Two = = =
= = = League table ( part ) = = =
= = = FA Cup = = =
= = = League Cup = = =
= = = Football League Trophy = = =
= = = Football League Two play @[电子邮件 protected] offs = = =
= = <unk> = =
= = = In = = =
<unk> around club names denote the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined York.
= = = Out = = =
<unk> around club names denote the player joined that club after his York contract expired.
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= = = Loan out = = =
= = Appearances and goals = =
Source :
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with names struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with York.
Players listed with no appearances have been in the <unk> squad but only as unused <unk>.
Key 至 positions : <unk> – <unk> ; <unk> – Defender ; <unk> – <unk> ; <unk> – Forward
