# 1974–75 York City F.C. season

The 1974–75 season was the 53rd season of competitive association football and 46th season in the Football League played by York City Football Club, a professional football club based in York, North Yorkshire, England. They finished in fifteenth position in the 22-team 1974–75 Football League Second Division. They entered the 1974–75 FA Cup in the third round and lost to Arsenal, and entered the 1974–75 League Cup in the first round and lost to Huddersfield Town.
22 players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were 11 different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Graeme Crawford, defender Chris Topping and midfielder Ian Holmes played in all 45 first-team matches over the season. Jimmy Seal finished as leading goalscorer with 18 goals, of which 17 came in league competition and one came in the FA Cup.

## Match details
### Football League Second Division

Football League Second Division match details :
| No. | Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 17 August 1974 | 11th | Aston Villa | H | D | 1–1 | Lyons | 9,396 |
| 2 | 24 August 1974 | 19th | Oxford United | A | L | 1–3 | Jones | 6,249 |
| 3 | 27 August 1974 | 10th | Cardiff City | H | W | 1–0 | Jones | 6,321 |
| 4 | 31 August 1974 | 12th | Notts County | H | D | 2–2 | Seal (2) | 6,558 |
| 5 | 7 September 1974 | 9th | Fulham | A | W | 2–0 | Jones (2) | 7,628 |
| 6 | 14 September 1974 | 10th | Sunderland | H | L | 0–1 | | 14,974 |
| 7 | 17 September 1974 | 7th | Oxford United | H | D | 1–1 | Holmes pen. | 7,020 |
| 8 | 21 September 1974 | 8th | Blackpool | A | D | 1–1 | Seal | 7,927 |
| 9 | 24 September 1974 | 9th | Bristol City | A | D | 0–0 | | 11,867 |
| 10 | 28 September 1974 | 6th | Portsmouth | H | W | 3–0 | Seal, Holmes, Wann | 6,771 |
| 11 | 5 October 1974 | 9th | West Bromwich Albion | A | L | 0–2 | | 11,707 |
| 12 | 12 October 1974 | 7th | Bristol Rovers | H | W | 3–0 | Seal (2), Hinch | 6,470 |
| 13 | 16 October 1974 | 7th | Cardiff City | A | L | 2–3 | Holmes (2, 2 pens.) | 5,887 |
| 14 | 19 October 1974 | 5th | Oldham Athletic | A | W | 3–2 | Lyons, Holmes, Seal | 12,141 |
| 15 | 26 October 1974 | 7th | Bolton Wanderers | H | L | 1–3 | Holmes pen. | 9,581 |
| 16 | 1 November 1974 | 7th | Orient | H | L | 0–1 | | 8,538 |
| 17 | 9 November 1974 | 15th | Sheffield Wednesday | A | L | 0–3 | | 12,495 |
| 18 | 16 November 1974 | 13th | Millwall | H | W | 2–1 | Jones, Seal | 6,391 |
| 19 | 23 November 1974 | 14th | Nottingham Forest | A | L | 1–2 | Jones | 10,471 |
| 20 | 30 November 1974 | 14th | Norwich City | H | W | 1–0 | Seal | 7,887 |
| 21 | 7 December 1974 | 14th | Southampton | A | L | 1–2 | Seal | 13,500 |
| 22 | 14 December 1974 | 15th | Aston Villa | A | L | 0–4 | | 15,840 |
| 23 | 21 December 1974 | 17th | Manchester United | H | L | 0–1 | | 15,314 |
| 24 | 26 December 1974 | 17th | Sunderland | A | L | 0–2 | | 35,367 |
| 25 | 28 December 1974 | 17th | Hull City | H | W | 3–0 | Holmes (2, 2 pens.), Swallow | 10,619 |
| 26 | 10 January 1975 | 15th | Southampton | H | D | 1–1 | Topping | 9,562 |
| 27 | 18 January 1975 | 15th | Norwich City | A | W | 3–2 | Seal, Jones (2) | 23,382 |
| 28 | 31 January 1975 | 13th | Sheffield Wednesday | H | W | 3–0 | Lyons (2), Butler | 10,552 |
| 29 | 8 February 1975 | 16th | Orient | A | L | 0–1 | | 6,454 |
| 30 | 14 February 1975 | 14th | Nottingham Forest | H | D | 1–1 | Seal | 7,666 |
| 31 | 22 February 1975 | 14th | Millwall | A | W | 3–1 | Jones (2), Cave | 9,018 |
| 32 | 1 March 1975 | 16th | Notts County | A | L | 1–2 | Seal | 8,835 |
| 33 | 8 March 1975 | 13th | Bristol City | H | W | 1–0 | Pollard | 7,251 |
| 34 | 15 March 1975 | 14th | Portsmouth | A | L | 0–1 | | 9,906 |
| 35 | 22 March 1975 | 15th | Fulham | H | W | 3–2 | Jones (2), Holmes pen. | 7,495 |
| 36 | 29 March 1975 | 15th | Manchester United | A | L | 1–2 | Seal | 46,802 |
| 37 | 31 March 1975 | 16th | Hull City | A | L | 0–2 | | 10,095 |
| 38 | 1 April 1975 | 16th | Blackpool | H | D | 0–0 | | 8,744 |
| 39 | 5 April 1975 | 15th | Bolton Wanderers | A | D | 1–1 | Seal | 7,876 |
| 40 | 12 April 1975 | 17th | West Bromwich Albion | H | L | 1–3 | Seal | 8,181 |
| 41 | 19 April 1975 | 15th | Bristol Rovers | A | W | 3–1 | Topping, Swallow, Seal | 11,841 |
| 42 | 26 April 1975 | 15th | Oldham Athletic | H | D | 0–0 | | 10,101 |

### League table (part)

Final Football League Second Division (part) :
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
| 13th | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 53 | 54 | 0.98 | 41 |
| 14th | Notts County | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 49 | 59 | 0.83 | 40 |
| 15th | York City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 55 | 0.93 | 38 |
| 16th | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 55 | 0.78 | 38 |
| 17th | Portsmouth | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 44 | 54 | 0.81 | 37 |
| 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 |
| Third round | 4 January 1975 | Arsenal | A | D | 1–1 | Seal | 27,029 |
| Third round replay | 7 January 1975 | Arsenal | H | L | 1–3 a.e.t. | Lyons | 15,362 |

### League Cup

League Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 21 August 1974 | Huddersfield Town | H | L | 0–2 | | 5,570 |

## 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 | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | SCO | Graeme Crawford | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Cliff Calvert | 21 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 (2) | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Mick Coop * † | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Gordon Hunter | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Alan Ogden | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| DF | SCO | Peter Oliver | 34 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 (1) | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Ian Robb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | John Stone | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Barry Swallow | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| DF | ENG | Chris Topping | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| MF | ENG | Ian Butler | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| MF | ENG | Micky Cave | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| MF | ENG | Ian Holmes | 42 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 9 |
| MF | ENG | Barry Lyons | 30 (5) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 (5) | 5 |
| MF | ENG | Brian Pollard | 11 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (1) | 1 |
| MF | ENG | Phil Taylor | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Dennis Wann | 10 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (1) | 1 |
| MF | SCO | John Woodward | 12 (5) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 (5) | 0 |
| FW | ENG | Jimmy Hinch | 9 (7) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 (7) | 1 |
| FW | ENG | Chris Jones | 36 (1) | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 (1) | 12 |
| FW | ENG | John Peachey † | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | ENG | Jimmy Seal | 41 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 18 |