# 1929–30 York City F.C. season

The 1929–30 season was the eighth season of competitive association football and first season in the Football League played by York City Football Club, a professional football club based in York, Yorkshire, England. They finished in sixth position in the 22-team 1929–30 Football League Third Division North. They entered the 1929–30 FA Cup in the first round and lost in the third to Newcastle United.
20 players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were 11 different goalscorers. Half-back Ollie Thompson played in all 48 first-team matches over the season. Billy Bottrill and Tom Fenoughty finished as leading goalscorers with 20 goals each. Bottrill scored 18 in league competition and two in the FA Cup, while Fenoughty scored 15 in league competition and five in the FA Cup.

## Match details
### Football League Third Division North

Football League Third Division North match details :
| No. | Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 31 August 1929 | 1st | Wigan Borough | A | W | 2–0 | Cowie, Stockill | 8,880 |
| 2 | 4 September 1929 | 4th | Wrexham | H | D | 0–0 | | 8,726 |
| 3 | 7 September 1929 | 5th | Carlisle United | H | D | 2–2 | Gardner (2) | 7,462 |
| 4 | 11 September 1929 | 7th | Wrexham | A | D | 1–1 | Davis | 6,235 |
| 5 | 14 September 1929 | 10th | Nelson | A | L | 1–3 | Cowie | 4,483 |
| 6 | 18 September 1929 | 5th | New Brighton | H | W | 1–3 | Bottrill (2), Evans | 5,422 |
| 7 | 21 September 1929 | 10th | Southport | H | L | 0–4 | | 5,852 |
| 8 | 28 September 1929 | 9th | Crewe Alexandra | A | D | 2–2 | Beck, Gardner | 5,373 |
| 9 | 5 October 1929 | 9th | Chesterfield | H | D | 1–1 | Cowie | 4,773 |
| 10 | 12 October 1929 | 10th | Stockport County | H | L | 1–2 | Bottrill | 6,189 |
| 11 | 19 October 1929 | 15th | Lincoln City | A | L | 0–3 | | 5,310 |
| 12 | 26 October 1929 | 15th | Tranmere Rovers | H | D | 0–0 | | 3,835 |
| 13 | 2 November 1929 | 14th | Halifax Town | A | D | 2–2 | Bottrill (2, 1 pen.) | 4,656 |
| 14 | 9 November 1929 | 12th | Rotherham United | H | W | 3–0 | Fenoughty, Cowie, Millar | 3,715 |
| 15 | 23 November 1929 | 16th | South Shields | H | D | 2–2 | Gardner (2) | 3,608 |
| 16 | 7 December 1929 | 15th | Darlington | H | D | 1–1 | Millar | 4,892 |
| 17 | 21 December 1929 | 14th | Doncaster Rovers | H | D | 2–2 | Gardner, opposition o.g. | 2,654' |
| 18 | 25 December 1929 | 14th | Barrow | A | D | 0–0 | | 2,229 |
| 19 | 26 December 1929 | 11th | Barrow | H | W | 3–1 | Evans, Fenoughty, Bottrill | 7,834 |
| 20 | 28 December 1929 | 9th | Wigan Borough | H | W | 4–0 | Bottrill (3), Gardner | 4,395 |
| 21 | 1 January 1930 | 8th | New Brighton | A | D | 1–1 | Fenoughty | 5,440 |
| 22 | 4 January 1930 | 8th | Carlisle United | A | D | 2–2 | Fenoughty, Bottrill | 7,149 |
| 23 | 18 January 1930 | 6th | Nelson | H | W | 1–0 | Bottrill | 5,289 |
| 24 | 25 January 1930 | 12th | Southport | A | L | 0–1 | | 3,375 |
| 25 | 1 February 1930 | 8th | Crewe Alexandra | H | W | 4–2 | Millar (3), Bottrill | 4,631 |
| 26 | 8 February 1930 | 11th | Chesterfield | A | L | 0–3 | | 4,830 |
| 27 | 15 February 1930 | 10th | Stockport County | A | W | 3–2 | Beck, Gardner, Fenoughty | 9,434 |
| 28 | 22 February 1930 | 6th | Lincoln City | H | W | 1–0 | Gardner | 5,298 |
| 29 | 1 March 1930 | 8th | Tranmere Rovers | A | D | 4–4 | Gardner, Fenoughty, Millar, Bottrill | 4,079 |
| 30 | 5 March 1930 | 5th | Accrington Stanley | A | D | 1–1 | Evans | 2,017 |
| 31 | 8 March 1930 | 5th | Halifax Town | H | W | 3–0 | Evans, Fenoughty, Millar | 4,355 |
| 32 | 15 March 1930 | 5th | Rotherham United | A | W | 5–2 | Fenoughty (2), Bottrill (2), Gardner | 2,259 |
| 33 | 22 March 1930 | 4th | Rochdale | H | W | 6–0 | Gardner (2), Fenoughty (2), Millar, Bottril | 4,720 |
| 34 | 29 March 1930 | 5th | South Shields | A | L | 1–4 | Fenoughty | 2,234 |
| 35 | 2 April 1930 | 5th | Hartlepools United | A | L | 1–3 | Aitken | 4,390 |
| 36 | 5 April 1930 | 5th | Accrington Stanley | H | W | 2–0 | Sharpe, Fenoughty | 4,529 |
| 37 | 12 April 1930 | 6th | Darlington | A | L | 2–5 | Beck pen., Millar | 6,028 |
| 38 | 18 April 1930 | 7th | Port Vale | A | D | 1–1 | Gardner | 15,346 |
| 39 | 19 April 1930 | 5th | Hartlepools United | H | W | 4–1 | Evans (2), Gardner, Bottrill | 2,563 |
| 40 | 21 April 1930 | 6th | Port Vale | H | L | 0–2 | | 10,120 |
| 41 | 26 April 1930 | 6th | Doncaster Rovers | A | W | 3–0 | Fenoughty (2), Evans | 4,322 |
| 42 | 3 May 1930 | 6th | Rochdale | A | L | 2–4 | Gardner, Bottrill | 1,564 |

### League table (part)

Final Football League Third Division North table (part) :
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
| 4th | Chesterfield | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 76 | 56 | 1.36 | 50 |
| 5th | Lincoln City | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 83 | 61 | 1.36 | 48 |
| 6th | York City | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 77 | 64 | 1.20 | 46 |
| 7th | South Shields | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 77 | 74 | 1.04 | 46 |
| 8th | Hartlepools United | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 81 | 74 | 1.09 | 45 |
| Key | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points |
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### FA Cup

FA Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| Fourth qualifying round | 16 November 1929 | Scarborough | A | W | 3–1 | Bottrill (2), Cowie | 8,089 |
| First round | 30 November 1929 | Tranmere Rovers | H | D | 2–2 | Fenoughty (2) | 5,580 |
| First round replay | 5 December 1929 | Tranmere Rovers | A | W | 1–0 | Fenoughty | 4,882 |
| Second round | 14 December 1929 | Southend United | A | W | 4–1 | Davis, Gardner, Fenoughty (2) | 11,000 |
| Third round | 11 January 1930 | Newcastle United | A | D | 1–1 | Gardner | 38,674 |
| Third round replay | 15 January 1930 | Newcastle United | H | L | 1–2 | Evans | 12,583 |

## Appearances and goals

    Players with names struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
    Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; FB – Full back; HB – Half back; FW – Forward
Players having played at least one first-team match :
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | ENG | Jack Farmery | 38 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| GK | ENG | Ralph Ridley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FB | SCO | David Archibald | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| FB | ENG | Jack Brooks | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| FB | ENG | Sam Johnson | 37 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| HB | ENG | Harry Beck | 41 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 3 |
| HB | ENG | Charlie Davis | 41 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 2 |
| HB | ENG | Ollie Thompson | 42 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| FW | SCO | James Aitken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| FW | ENG | Billy Bottrill | 39 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 20 |
| FW | SCO | Jimmy Cowie | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 |
| FW | SCO | Sam Evans | 37 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 8 |
| FW | ENG | Tom Fenoughty | 29 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 20 |
| FW | SCO | Sam Gallacher † | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | ENG | Bill Gardner | 31 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 18 |
| FW | ENG | Syd Glidden † | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | SCO | Willie Millar | 37 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 9 |
| FW | ENG | George Sharpe | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| FW | ENG | Tom Smiles | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| FW | ENG | Reg Stockill | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |