# 1992–93 York City F.C. season

The 1992–93 season was the 71st season of competitive association football and 64th season in the Football League played by York City Football Club, a professional football club based in York, North Yorkshire, England. They finished in fourth position in the 22-team 1992–93 Football League Third Division, qualifying for the play-offs. They were successful in the final, beating Crewe Alexandra in a penalty shoot-out to gain promotion to the Football League Second Division.
They lost in the first rounds in both the 1992–93 FA Cup and 1992–93 Football League Cup, being knocked out by Stockport County and Chesterfield respectively, and failed to progress past the preliminary round of the 1992–93 Football League Trophy.
20 players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were 11 different goalscorers. Defenders Wayne Hall and Andy McMillan and midfielder Jon McCarthy played in all 50 first-team matches over the season. Paul Barnes finished as leading goalscorer with 21 goals, all scored in the league. The winner of the Clubman of the Year award was Paul Stancliffe.

## Match details
### Football League Third Division

Football League Third Division match details :
| Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 15 August 1992 | 6th | Shrewsbury Town | H | W | 2–0 | Warburton, Barnes | 2,443 |
| 22 August 1992 | 3rd | Lincoln City | A | W | 1–0 | Barnes | 3,032 |
| 29 August 1992 | 1st | Wrexham | H | W | 4–0 | Blackstone, Pepper pen., Borthwick, Barnes | 2,554 |
| 1 September 1992 | 1st | Torquay United | H | W | 2–1 | Pepper pen., Warburton | 3,365 |
| 5 September 1992 | 1st | Walsall | A | L | 1–3 | Warburton | 3,574 |
| 12 September 1992 | 1st | Carlisle United | A | W | 2–1 | Pepper pen., McCarthy | 5,355 |
| 15 September 1992 | 1st | Hereford United | H | W | 4–2 | Borthwick (2), Blackstone, McCarthy | 3,672 |
| 19 September 1992 | 1st | Colchester United | H | W | 2–0 | Blackstone (2) | 3,730 |
| 25 September 1992 | 1st | Darlington | A | W | 1–0 | Blackstone | 3,787 |
| 3 October 1992 | 1st | Doncaster Rovers | H | D | 1–1 | Pepper pen. | 4,611 |
| 10 October 1992 | 1st | Scunthorpe United | A | W | 2–1 | McCarthy, Pepper pen. | 4,114 |
| 17 October 1992 | 1st | Rochdale | H | W | 3–0 | Barnes, Borthwick (2) | 4,161 |
| 31 October 1992 | 1st | Bury | A | D | 1–1 | Borthwick | 2,763 |
| 7 November 1992 | 1st | Barnet | H | W | 2–0 | Barnes, Pepper pen. | 6,425 |
| 21 November 1992 | 1st | Northampton Town | A | L | 3–4 | Hall, Blackstone (2) | 2,812 |
| 28 November 1992 | 1st | Crewe Alexandra | H | W | 3–1 | Atkin (2), Blackstone | 4,190 |
| 12 December 1992 | 2nd | Chesterfield | H | D | 0–0 | | 3,382 |
| 19 December 1992 | 1st | Scarborough | A | L | 2–4 | Barnes, Canham | 3,892 |
| 26 December 1992 | 1st | Cardiff City | A | D | 3–3 | Blackstone (2), Barnes | 10,411 |
| 29 December 1992 | 2nd | Halifax Town | H | D | 1–1 | Barnes | 4,068 |
| 9 January 1993 | 2nd | Hereford United | A | D | 1–1 | Borthwick | 1,975 |
| 16 January 1993 | 2nd | Darlington | H | D | 0–0 | | 3,563 |
| 19 January 1993 | 2nd | Carlisle United | H | D | 2–2 | Borthwick, Barnes | 3,071 |
| 22 January 1993 | 2nd | Colchester United | A | D | 0–0 | | 4,528 |
| 26 January 1993 | 3rd | Wrexham | A | L | 0–3 | | 6,894 |
| 30 January 1993 | 3rd | Lincoln City | H | W | 2–0 | Stancliffe, Canham | 3,948 |
| 6 February 1993 | 2nd | Shrewsbury Town | A | D | 1–1 | Canham | 3,532 |
| 13 February 1993 | 4th | Walsall | H | L | 0–1 | | 3,467 |
| 20 February 1993 | 4th | Torquay United | A | L | 0–1 | | 3,119 |
| 27 February 1993 | 4th | Scunthorpe United | H | W | 5–1 | Barnes (4), Blackstone | 2,990 |
| 5 March 1993 | 2nd | Doncaster Rovers | A | W | 1–0 | Blackstone | 3,188 |
| 9 March 1993 | 4th | Gillingham | H | D | 1–1 | Barnes | 3,327 |
| 13 March 1993 | 3rd | Barnet | A | W | 5–1 | Barnes (3), Blackstone, opposition o.g. | 4,985 |
| 20 March 1993 | 4th | Bury | H | L | 1–2 | McCarthy | 3,985 |
| 23 March 1993 | 4th | Crewe Alexandra | A | L | 1–3 | McCarthy | 3,381 |
| 26 March 1993 | 4th | Northampton Town | H | W | 2–1 | Canham, Blackstone | 3,334 |
| 2 April 1993 | 2nd | Gillingham | A | W | 4–1 | Blackstone, Barnes (2), McCarthy | 3,912 |
| 6 April 1993 | 3rd | Chesterfield | A | D | 1–1 | Barnes | 3,850 |
| 10 April 1993 | 3rd | Cardiff City | H | W | 3–1 | McCarthy, Blackstone, Pepper | 6,568 |
| 12 April 1993 | 2nd | Halifax Town | A | W | 1–0 | Barnes | 3,983 |
| 17 April 1993 | 2nd | Scarborough | H | W | 1–0 | Pepper pen. | 5,993 |
| 24 April 1993 | 3rd | Rochdale | A | L | 0–1 | | 3,920 |

### League table (part)

Final Football League Third Division table (part) :
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 2nd | Wrexham | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 75 | 52 | +23 | 80 |
| 3rd | Barnet | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 79 |
| 4th | York City | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 72 | 45 | +27 | 75 |
| 5th | Walsall | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 76 | 61 | +15 | 73 |
| 6th | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 75 | 56 | +19 | 70 |
| Key | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points |
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### FA Cup

FA Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 14 November 1992 | Stockport County | H | L | 1–3 | Canham | 5,640 |

### League Cup

League Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round first leg | 18 August 1992 | Chesterfield | A | L | 0–2 | | 2,080 |
| First round second leg | 25 August 1992 | Chesterfield | H | D | 0–0 0–2 agg. | | 2,336 |

### Football League Trophy

Football League Trophy match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| Preliminary round | 1 December 1992 | Doncaster Rovers | A | L | 1–2 | Canham | 1,419 |
| Preliminary round | 8 December 1992 | Hull City | H | D | 0–0 | | 2,253 |

### Football League Third Division play-offs

Football League Third Division play-offs match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| Semi-final first leg | 16 May 1993 | Bury | A | D | 0–0 | | 6,620 |
| Semi-final second leg | 19 May 1993 | Bury | H | W | 1–0 1–0 agg. | Swann | 9,206 |
| Final | 29 May 1993 | Crewe Alexandra | N | D | 1–1 a.e.t. 5–3 pens. | Swann | 22,416 |

## Appearances and goals

    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.
    Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
Players having played at least one first-team match :
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FLT | FLT | Play-offs | Play-offs | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | ENG | Dean Kiely | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| GK | ENG | Chris Marples † | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Paul Atkin | 28 (3) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 (3) | 2 |
| DF | ENG | Wayne Hall | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| DF | RSA | Andy McMillan | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Paul Stancliffe | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| DF | ENG | Steve Tutill | 6 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 7 (3) | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Ray Warburton | 9 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (1) | 3 |
| MF | ENG | Tony Barratt | 4 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (6) | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Steve Bushell | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Tony Canham | 16 (13) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 (14) | 6 |
| MF | ENG | Scott Jordan | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Jon McCarthy | 42 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 7 |
| MF | ENG | Nigel Pepper | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 8 |
| MF | ENG | Gary Swann | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 2 |
| FW | ENG | Paul Barnes | 40 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 21 |
| FW | ENG | Ian Blackstone | 37 (2) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 (3) | 16 |
| FW | ENG | John Borthwick | 28 (5) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 33 (6) | 8 |
| FW | ENG | Glenn Naylor | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (5) | 0 |
| FW | ENG | Darren Tilley | 4 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (2) | 0 |