List of York City F.C. records and statistics
York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in York, North Yorkshire, England. The club was founded in 1922 and was elected to the Midland League, which the team played in until 1929 when they were elected to the Football League. The highest level of the English football league system the team has reached is the second tier, spending two seasons in the Second Division during the 1970s. The club lost its Football League status following relegation to the Football Conference in 2004, but regained it eight years later with victory in the 2012 Conference Premier play-off final. This list encompasses the major honours won by York City, and records set by the club, its players and its managers. The player records section itemises the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by York players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. Attendance records at Fulfordgate, Bootham Crescent and the York Community Stadium are also included. All figures are correct as of the match played on 21 May 2022, the final match of York's 2021–22 season. Honours York City have won one major honour in the Football League, when winning the 1983–84 Fourth Division championship. With 101 points, York became the first club in the Football League to reach a three-figure points total. They have achieved promotion on seven other occasions, most recently in the 2021–22 season, when winning the National League North play-offs. York won their first domestic cup competition in the 2011–12 season, beating Newport County in the 2012 FA Trophy Final. York's honours and achievements include the following: The Football League Third Division (level 3) Promotion: 1973–74 Fourth Division / Third Division (level 4) Champions: 1983–84 Promotion: 1958–59, 1964–65, 1970–71, 1992–93 Football Conference/National League Conference Premier (level 5) Promotion: 2011–12 National League North (level 6) Promotion: 2021–22 Domestic cup competition FA Trophy Winners: 2011–12, 2016–17 Finalists: 2008–09 Player records Appearances Youngest first-team player: Reg Stockill, 15 years 281 days (against Wigan Borough, Third Division North, 29 August 1929). Oldest first-team player: Paul Musselwhite, 43 years 127 days (against Forest Green Rovers, Conference Premier, 28 April 2012). Most appearances Competitive matches only, appearances as substitute in brackets. Goalscorers Most goals in a season: 56, by Jimmy Cowie in 1928–29. Most league goals in a season: 49, by Jimmy Cowie in the Midland League, 1928–29. Most goals in a match: 6, by Jimmy Cowie against Stockton, FA Cup, 29 September 1928. 6, by Jimmy Cowie against Worksop Town, Midland League, 23 February 1929. Top goalscorers Competitive matches only. Matches played (including as substitute) appear in brackets. International caps This section refers only to caps earned while a York player. First capped player: Eamon Dunphy, for the Republic of Ireland against Spain on 10 November 1965. First international goalscorer: Anthony Straker, for Grenada against Haiti on 4 September 2015. Most capped player: Peter Scott with 7 caps for