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 detailsNo.DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance131 August 19291stWigan BoroughAW2–0Cowie, Stockill8,88024 September 19294thWrexhamHD0–08,72637 September 19295thCarlisle UnitedHD2–2Gardner (2)7,462411 September 19297thWrexhamAD1–1Davis6,235514 September 1929NelsonAL1–3Cowie4,483618 September 19295thNew BrightonHW1–3Bottrill (2), Evans5,422721 September 1929SouthportHL0–45,852828 September 19299thCrewe AlexandraAD2–2Beck, Gardner5,37395 October 19299thChesterfieldHD1–1Cowie4,7731012 October 1929Stockport CountyHL1–2Bottrill6,1891119 October 1929Lincoln CityAL0–35,3101226 October 1929Tranmere RoversHD0–03,835132 November 1929Halifax TownAD2–2Bottrill (2, 1 pen.)4,656149 November 1929Rotherham UnitedHW3–0Fenoughty, Cowie, Millar3,7151523 November 1929South ShieldsHD2–2Gardner (2)3,608167 December 1929DarlingtonHD1–1Millar4,8921721 December 1929Doncaster RoversHD2–2Gardner, opposition o.g.2,654'1825 December 1929BarrowAD0–02,2291926 December 1929BarrowHW3–1Evans, Fenoughty, Bottrill7,8342028 December 19299thWigan BoroughHW4–0Bottrill (3), Gardner4,395211 January 19308thNew BrightonAD1–1Fenoughty5,440224 January 19308thCarlisle UnitedAD2–2Fenoughty, Bottrill7,1492318 January 19306thNelsonHW1–0Bottrill5,2892425 January 1930SouthportAL0–13,375251 February 19308thCrewe AlexandraHW4–2Millar (3), Bottrill4,631268 February 1930ChesterfieldAL0–34,8302715 February 1930Stockport CountyAW3–2Beck, Gardner, Fenoughty9,4342822 February 19306thLincoln CityHW1–0Gardner5,298291 March 19308thTranmere RoversAD4–4Gardner, Fenoughty, Millar, Bottrill4,079305 March 19305thAccrington StanleyAD1–1Evans2,017318 March 19305thHalifax TownHW3–0Evans, Fenoughty, Millar4,3553215 March 19305thRotherham UnitedAW5–2Fenoughty (2), Bottrill (2), Gardner2,2593322 March 19304thRochdaleHW6–0Gardner (2), Fenoughty (2), Millar, Bottril4,7203429 March 19305thSouth ShieldsAL1–4Fenoughty2,234352 April 19305thHartlepools UnitedAL1–3Aitken4,390365 April 19305thAccrington StanleyHW2–0Sharpe, Fenoughty4,5293712 April 19306thDarlingtonAL2–5Beck pen., Millar6,0283818 April 19307thPort ValeAD1–1Gardner15,3463919 April 19305thHartlepools UnitedHW4–1Evans (2), Gardner, Bottrill2,5634021 April 19306thPort ValeHL0–210,1204126 April 19306thDoncaster RoversAW3–0Fenoughty (2), Evans4,322423 May 19306thRochdaleAL2–4Gardner, Bottrill1,564

League table (part) + Final Football League Third Division North table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts4thChesterfield422261476561.36505thLincoln City4217141183611.36486thYork City4215161177641.20467thSouth Shields4218101477741.04468thHartlepools United4217111481741.0945KeyPos = League position; Pld = Matches played;W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = PointsSource

FA Cup

+ FA Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance16 November 1929ScarboroughAW3–1Bottrill (2), Cowie8,08930 November 1929Tranmere RoversHD2–2Fenoughty (2)5,5805 December 1929Tranmere RoversAW1–0Fenoughty4,88214 December 1929Southend UnitedAW4–1Davis, Gardner, Fenoughty (2)11,00011 January 1930Newcastle UnitedAD1–1Gardner38,67415 January 1930Newcastle UnitedHL1–2Evans12,583

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 matchPos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKJack Farmery38060440GKRalph Ridley400040FBDavid Archibald17000170FBJack Brooks30060360FBSam Johnson37060430HBHarry Beck41360473HBCharlie Davis41161472HBOllie Thompson42060480FWJames Aitken410041FWBilly Bottrill3918624520FWJimmy Cowie14431175FWSam Evans37761438FWTom Fenoughty2915653420FWSam Gallacher 300030FWBill Gardner3116323418FWSyd Glidden 200020FWWillie Millar37950429FWGeorge Sharpe710071FWTom Smiles800080FWReg Stockill111021

See also List of York City F.C. seasons

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