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2011–12 York City F.C. season

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York City F.C.
2011–12 season
Chairman Jason McGill
Manager Gary Mills
Ground Bootham Crescent
Conference Premier 4th
Play-offs Winners (promoted)
FA Cup Fourth qualifying round
(eliminated by Wrexham)
FA Trophy Winners
Top goalscorer League: Jason Walker (18)
All: Matty Blair (20)
Highest home attendance 6,057 vs Mansfield Town, play-offs, 2 May 2012
Lowest home attendance 1,116 vs Solihull Moors, FA Trophy, 10 December 2011
Average home league attendance 3,117[1]
Home colours
Away colours
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 season was the ninetieth season of competitive association football and eighth season in the Football Conference played by York City Football Club, a professional football club based in York, North Yorkshire, England. Their eighth-place finish in 2010–11 meant it was their eighth successive season in the Conference Premier. The season covers the period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.

Gary Mills, who was starting his first full season as manager, signed eleven players before the summer transfer window closed. York occupied a play-off position for most of the season, and finished the Conference Premier season in fourth place. York beat Mansfield Town 2–1 on aggregate in the play-off semi-final. Luton Town were then beaten 2–1 in the 2012 Conference Premier play-off Final at Wembley Stadium, which meant the club was promoted into League Two, returning into the Football League after an eight-year absence. Eight days beforehand, York won their first national knockout competition, with a 2–0 victory over Newport County at Wembley in the 2012 FA Trophy Final. They were knocked out of the 2011–12 FA Cup in the fourth qualifying round, after being beaten 2–1 away at Wrexham.

Thirty players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were nineteen different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Michael Ingham, defender James Meredith and midfielder Patrick McLaughlin missed only three of the fifty-eight competitive matches played over the season. Matty Blair finished as leading scorer with twenty goals, of which ten came in league competition, eight came in the FA Trophy and two came in the play-offs. The winner of the Clubman of the Year, voted for by the club's supporters, was Scott Kerr for his first full season with the club.

Background and pre-season

Patrick McLaughlin joined from Newcastle United.

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Main article: 2010–11 York City F.C. season

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See also: History of York City F.C. and List of York City F.C. seasons

Just over a month into the 2010–11 season, manager Martin Foyle resigned with York City fifteenth in the league table.[2] Tamworth manager Gary Mills took over[3] and after pushing for a play-off place[4] the team finished the season in eighth place.[5] Released following the end of the season were Neil Barrett, Chris Carruthers, Leon Constantine, Liam Darville, Michael Gash, Levi Mackin and Andy McWilliams.[6][7] George Purcell, Michael Rankine, Jonathan Smith, Peter Till and Greg Young also left the club after departing for Dover Athletic, Aldershot Town, Swindon Town, Fleetwood Town and Alfreton Town respectively.[8][9][10][11][12] Jamal Fyfield, Michael Ingham and James Meredith signed new contracts with York,[13][14][15] with David McDermott being retained on non-contract terms.[16]

New additions in defence ahead of the season's start included goalkeeper Paul Musselwhite from Lincoln City[17] and defender Lanre Oyebanjo from Histon.[18] Midfielders to sign were Patrick McLaughlin from Newcastle United,[19] Adriano Moké from Jerez Industrial (via a spell at the Glenn Hoddle Academy),[20] and Michael Potts from Blackburn Rovers,[21] with winger Matty Blair joining from Kidderminster Harriers.[22] Strikers Ashley Chambers, who had been on loan the previous season, and Liam Henderson signed from Championship sides Leicester City and Watford respectively.[23][24] Striker Jason Walker was the only player signed for a fee, having cost £60,000 from Luton Town.[25]

New home and away kits were introduced for the second successive summer, the home kit featuring red shirts with a white 'V' shape decoration toward the top of the shirt, light blue shorts with white trims on each side and white socks.[26] The away kit included light blue shirts with the same 'V' shape decoration, white shorts with light blue trims on each side and light blue socks.[26] Pryers Solicitors continued as shirt sponsors for the third successive season.[26]

Pre-season match details
Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
8 July 2011 Tadcaster Albion A W 5–0 McLaughlin 27', Blair 30', Moké 46', Chambers 60', Walker 81' 840 [27]
11 July 2011 Garforth Town A D 1–1 Walker 45' [28]
13 July 2011 Sunderland H L 1–2 Reed 64' pen. 5,148 [29]
16 July 2011 Quorn A W 3–1 Reed 23', Oyebanjo 28', Walker 52' [30]
19 July 2011 Grantham Town A W 2–0 Moké 52', Walker 61' [31]
23 July 2011 Billingham Synthonia A D 1–1 Blair 45' [32]
30 July 2011 Hartlepool United H W 2–1 Chambers, Fyfield 1,241 [33]
2 August 2011 FC Halifax Town A D 1–1 Smith 90' 807 [34]
6 August 2011 Bolton Wanderers H L 0–1 1,416 [35]

Review

August

Jon Challinor was signed days after playing against York for Kettering Town.

Walker scored an eighty-third-minute penalty kick and a ninetieth-minute header to give York a 2–1 victory away at Ebbsfleet United in the opening game of the season.[36] A second victory came in York's first home game of the season, a 3–1 victory over Barrow, with Walker, McLaughlin and Blair scoring.[37] Former Stockport County winger Danny Pilkington was signed on non-contract terms following a trial with the club.[38][39] The team's first defeat of the season came after going down 1–0 at home to AFC Telford United, after former York striker Craig Farrell scored an eighty-seventh-minute goal.[40] York responded to this by defeating Kettering Town 5–1 away from home, with Boucaud, Walker and Moké scoring in the first half and debutant Pilkington scoring the fifth in stoppage time.[41] Shortly after this game, Kettering midfielder Jon Challinor was signed by York on a contract until January 2012.[42][43] York picked up their first clean sheet of the season after drawing 0–0 away at Fleetwood Town.[44] A second successive defeat at home came after Alfreton Town won 1–0 at Bootham Crescent, with former York player Levi Mackin scoring the only goal with a penalty.[45]

September

Walker scored what proved to be only a consolation after scoring in the eighty-fourth-minute against Tamworth, with York losing 2–1 after conceding two penalties, both of which were awarded from fouls committed by Chris Smith.[46] York's first victory in four games came after Jamie Reed scored an eighty-eighth-minute winner to give the side a 1–0 win at home to Bath City.[47] This was followed by a 3–0 win away at league leaders Wrexham, with first half goals from McLaughlin, Chambers and Reed handing York victory.[48] York then drew 2–2 at home to Darlington; Reed opened the scoring in the second-minute with a shot into the top corner from the edge of the penalty area, and in the seventy-ninth-minute Walker scored with a curling shot into the top corner to equalise for York.[49] Chambers and Walker scored first half goals as York defeated Luton 3–0 at home.[50] After a four-game unbeaten run York were defeated 3–2 away at Gateshead, with former York loanee Jon Shaw scoring their three goals, and Walker and a Curtis own goal making up York's tally.[51]

October

Jason Walker scored with a bicycle kick in York's 2–1 home win over Grimsby Town.

Following defeat to Gateshead, York beat Stockport County away 2–1 after Blair and Walker scored second-half goals.[52] York then went on to beat Braintree Town 6–2 at home, with Chambers, McLaughlin, Fyfield, Walker and Moké scoring.[53] Chambers scored in the sixty-second-minute with York's goal in a 1–1 draw away at Southport, before the home side scored an equaliser nine minutes from time.[54] Chambers scored an eighty-sixth-minute winner in a 2–1 victory at home to Grimsby Town, in which Walker had earlier scored with a bicycle kick for York in the first half.[55] Walker scored twice at home against Cambridge United to give York a 2–2 draw, with the equaliser being scored direct from a free kick in the eighty-ninth-minute.[56] York then beat Hayes & Yeading United 4–2 away, with Walker, Challinor, McLaughlin and Chambers scoring.[57] York were knocked out of the FA Cup in the fourth qualifying round after losing 2–1 away at Conference league leaders Wrexham, with McLaughlin scoring York's only goal.[58]

November

A second game with Wrexham in eight days finished in a 0–0 draw at home, with Ingham making a number of fine saves to preserve the clean sheet.[59] Henderson was signed by fellow Conference side Forest Green Rovers on a one-month loan.[60] York drew 0–0 draw away at Barrow, with Walker and Boucaud being sent off during stoppage time.[61] Striker Moses Ashikodi was signed on loan from league rivals Kettering until January 2012.[62] Reed gave York the lead away at Forest Green after scoring a penalty in the eighty-third-minute, before the home side scored an equaliser in the fourth minute of stoppage time.[63] York defeated Lincoln 2–0 at home with Pilkington and McLaughlin scoring in each half.[64]

December

A second successive victory came after a 7–0 win at home to Kettering, in which Ashikodi scored against his parent club for his first for York goal.[65] The other scorers were Reed, Challinor, Blair, McLaughlin and Chambers.[65] York were held to a 0–0 draw away at AFC Telford, in which Boucaud, Blair and Walker were denied from scoring by opposition goalkeeper Ryan Young during the first fifteen minutes.[66] Challinor scored during stoppage time to secure an FA Trophy first round replay with Conference North side Solihull Moors, with the match ending a 2–2 draw at Bootham Crescent.[67] York won the replay away at Solihull 3–0, with Smith scoring his first goal of the season and Blair scoring twice.[68] York suffered their first league defeat since September after losing 3–2 at home to Kidderminster.[69] Henderson scored his first goal for York with the equaliser away at Mansfield on Boxing Day, which finished a 1–1 draw.[70]

January

James Meredith scored his first goal of the season in a 3–2 home victory over Ebbsfleet United.

York were 2–0 down in their New Year's Day fixture at home to Mansfield until the seventy-seventh-minute when Blair scored, and in the first-minute of stoppage time substitute Fyfield scored the equaliser to draw the game at 2–2.[71] Ashikodi was signed on a permanent contract until the end of the season,[72] having scored one goal in six appearances for the club while on loan.[67][73] Challinor signed an extended contract until the end of the season, while McDermott was allowed to join AFC Telford after being unable to break into the team.[74] Henderson joined Forest Green for a second loan spell, signing until the end of the season.[75] On the same day, York signed former Fleetwood midfielder Scott Brown on a contract until the end of the season.[76] Blair scored both of York's goals in a 2–0 victory away at Lincoln, which was the team's first win in five league games.[77] Striker Matthew Blinkhorn was signed on a contract until the end of the season after his contract with League of Ireland Premier Division side Sligo Rovers expired.[78]

York won their FA Trophy second round game away at Salisbury City 6–2, with Blair, Reed, McLaughlin and Blinkhorn scoring the goals.[79] York defeated Ebbsfleet 3–2 at home for a second successive league win, in which Blair scored twice and James Meredith scored his first goal of the season.[80] Smith scored York's goal in a 1–1 draw away at Kidderminster with a fifty-seventh-minute header, before the home side equalised in the eighty-fifth-minute.[81] York fought back from two goals down in the following game away at Darlington, with Smith and Chambers scoring in the second half.[82] Transfer deadline day saw the departure of Boucaud to Luton for a fee of £25,000,[83] while Norwegian midfielder Erik Tønne was signed on loan from Sheffield United until the end of the season.[84]

February

Free agents Chris Doig, a Scottish defender who previously played for Aldershot Town, and Ben Swallow, a Welsh winger who previously played for Bristol Rovers, were signed on contracts until the end of the season.[85] Middlesbrough defender Ben Gibson was signed on loan until the end of the season.[86] York progressed to the quarter-finals of the FA Trophy after Ebbsfleet were beaten 1–0 at home in the third round, courtesy of a second half Blair goal.[87] Reed and Blinkhorn scored late goals to give York a 2–1 victory at home to Stockport, with the visitors having taken the lead earlier in the second half.[88] York suffered their first defeat in eight league games after losing 2–1 at home to Gateshead.[89] Progression to the semi-final of the FA Trophy for the third time in five seasons came after York defeated Grimsby 1–0 away in the quarter-final, in which Scott Kerr scored his first goal for the club.[90]

March

Jamie Reed scored York's goal in the 1–0 home win against Luton Town in the FA Trophy semi-final first leg.

Oyebanjo, with his first goal for the club, and Walker scored to give York a 2–0 victory at home to Hayes.[91] This was followed by a 0–0 home draw with Tamworth.[92] York defeated Luton in the first leg of the FA Trophy semi-final at Bootham Crescent, with Reed scoring a penalty in a 1–0 victory.[93] Fyfield scored the winning goal away at Grimsby during stoppage time with a twenty-five yard strike, after Reed and Smith had scored York's earlier goals in a 3–2 victory.[94] York reached the FA Trophy final for the second time in four seasons after drawing 1–1 away at Luton in the semi-final second leg, with Blair scoring a ninetieth-minute equaliser, meaning the team went through 2–1 on aggregate.[95] Free agent midfielder Eugen Bopp was signed on a contract until the end of the season after a trial.[96] York were beaten 2–1 at home to Southport, with Reed's eighty-fourth-minute goal not being enough to earn York any points, after the visitors had scored twice earlier in the second half.[97] McLaughlin scored for the first time since December with the only goal in a 1–0 victory away at Bath, which restored York's position in the play-offs.[98] A second goal in two games from McLaughlin saw York equalise away at Luton in the eighty-first-minute, before Meredith scored an eighty-sixth-minute winner in a 2–1 victory.[99]

April

McLaughlin's third goal in three games came in a 2–1 defeat away at Newport County, with the home side scoring the winner twenty-minutes from time through Romone Rose.[100] York lost the second game in a row when league leaders Fleetwood won 1–0 at Bootham Crescent, in which former York striker Richard Brodie scored the only goal in the seventy-third-minute.[101] Blair and Oyebanjo scored in the second half to give York a 2–0 victory away at Alfreton.[102] Swallow was prematurely released by the club because of an internal issue.[103] York drew 1–1 at home to Newport with Walker scoring a second half equaliser, which was his first goal from open play since 22 October.[104] Musselwhite was forced to make his debut in York's visit to Cambridge due to an injury to Ingham, with York winning 1–0 through a second half Walker goal.[105][106] York were guaranteed a play-off place after beating Braintree 1–0 away, with Tønne scoring his first goal for the club in the seventy-fifth-minute.[107] The league campaign concluded after a 1–0 victory at home to Forest Green, with Moké scoring in the eighty-second-minute.[108] The result meant York finished fourth in the Conference table and that they would play third-placed Mansfield in the play-off semi-final.[108] Following the game, Kerr was named as the season's Clubman of the Year, voted for by the club's supporters.[109]

May

Matty Blair scored the winning goal in the 2012 Conference Premier play-off Final.

York drew 1–1 with Mansfield at home in the first leg of the play-off semi-final.[110] Mansfield took the lead in the twenty-sixth-minute after Exodus Geohaghon's long throw was headed in by Ross Dyer, before York equalised on forty-two minutes after Geohaghon scored an own goal from a Challinor cross.[110] York defeated Mansfield 1–0 after extra time in the second leg after Blair scored a header from a Walker cross in the 111th-minute.[111] With an aggregate score of 2–1 York progressed to the play-off final to play Luton.[111][112] The club won its first national knockout competition, and first piece of silverware in nineteen years, after Newport were defeated 2–0 in the 2012 FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium, with Blair and Oyebanjo scoring in the second half.[113] Days after the Trophy victory, plans for a community stadium to be built at Monks Cross, which would be shared by York City and rugby league team York City Knights, were approved by City of York Council.[114]

On 20 May 2012, York regained their Football League status with promotion to League Two after a 2–1 win over Luton in the 2012 Conference Premier play-off Final at Wembley.[112] Luton took the lead when Andre Gray scored in the second minute, before Chambers scored the equaliser on twenty-six minutes with a low shot from a Smith hooked cross.[112] The winner came two minutes into the second half after Blair, despite being in an offside position, scored from close range after latching onto Parslow's header.[112] After the match, Blair was quoted as saying "I scored the goal and it feels unbelievable but I'm not taking anything away from the other lads today. The back five, and Daniel Parslow in front, defended like heroes and were brilliant all game".[112] Mills summarised York's achievements by saying "To come to Wembley two weeks running and do the double is an incredible feeling. In fact, with the ground announcement, it’s been a terrific treble and probably the best hat-trick ever at York City Football Club".[115]

The day after the play-off final thousands turned out to witness the club's players, management, staff and directors ride through York city centre on an open-topped bus,[116] in celebration of what The Press described as "an unsurpassed nine days in the Minstermen's proud existence".[115]

Summary and aftermath

York occupied a play-off position for the majority of the season, briefly rising as high as first place during the first month of the season while never dropping below fourteenth.[117] For the third time in the space of six seasons, York had a better record away than at home in the league.[118] The team won twelve matches, drew eight and lost three away, compared to winning eleven, drawing six and losing six at home.[118] Ingham, McLaughlin and Meredith recorded the highest number of appearances during the season, each appearing in fifty-five of York's fifty-eight games.[119] Blair was top scorer in all competitions with twenty goals, followed by Walker, whose eighteen goals made him York's leading league scorer.[119] Three other players, Chambers, McLaughlin and Reed, reached double figures.[119]

Prior to the club's Football League return, York released Ashikodi, Blinkhorn, Bopp and Brown,[120][121] while Meredith, Moké and Pilkington left on their own accord for Bradford City, Cambridge and Kidderminster.[122][123][124] Challinor,[125] Chambers,[126] Doig,[125] Fyfield,[127] Ingham,[128] Kerr[129] and Parslow signed new contracts with the club.[130] New players to join were defender Danny Blanchett from Burton Albion,[125] midfielders Lee Bullock from Bradford,[131] John McReady from Darlington[132][133] and Jonathan Smith from Swindon,[134] winger Michael Coulson from Grimsby[132] and striker Oli Johnson from Oxford United.[135] Midfielder Tom Platt was promoted to the first team squad from the youth team after signing a professional contract with the club.[136]

Match details

League positions are sourced by Statto,[117] while the remaining information is referenced individually.

Conference Premier

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Main article: 2011–12 Football Conference § Conference Premier
Conference Premier match details
Date League
position		 Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
13 August 2011 5th Ebbsfleet United A W 2–1 Walker (2) 83' pen., 90' 1,522 [36]
16 August 2011 2nd Barrow H W 3–1 Walker 7', McLaughlin 45', Blair 90' 3,075 [37]
20 August 2011 5th AFC Telford United H L 0–1 2,723 [40]
23 August 2011 3rd Kettering Town A W 5–1 Boucaud 20', Walker (2) 21', 31', Moké 39', Pilkington 90' 1,595 [41]
26 August 2011 1st Fleetwood Town A D 0–0 2,111 [44]
29 August 2011 6th Alfreton Town H L 0–1 3,166 [45]
10 September 2011 14th Tamworth A L 1–2 Walker 84' 1,012 [46]
13 September 2011 9th Bath City H W 1–0 Reed 88' 2,030 [47]
17 September 2011 8th Wrexham A W 3–0 McLaughlin 4', Chambers 21', Reed 24' 3,872 [48]
20 September 2011 7th Darlington H D 2–2 Reed 2', Walker 79' 2,844 [49]
24 September 2011 5th Luton Town H W 3–0 Chambers (2) 9', 45+2', Walker 31' 3,570 [50]
27 September 2011 8th Gateshead A L 2–3 Walker 23', Curtis 88' o.g. 1,604 [51]
1 October 2011 6th Stockport County A W 2–1 Blair 52', Walker 86' 3,753 [52]
8 October 2011 4th Braintree Town H W 6–2 Chambers 15', McLaughlin (2) 28', 41', Fyfield 37', Walker 72' pen., Moké 85' 2,640 [53]
11 October 2011 4th Southport A D 1–1 Chambers 62' 1,107 [54]
15 October 2011 3rd Grimsby Town H W 2–1 Walker 34', Chambers 86' 3,872 [55]
18 October 2011 3rd Cambridge United H D 2–2 Walker (2) 21', 89' 2,711 [56]
22 October 2011 3rd Hayes & Yeading United A W 4–2 Walker 14', Challinor 19', McLaughlin 61', Chambers 76' 525 [57]
5 November 2011 4th Wrexham H D 0–0 4,295 [59]
19 November 2011 5th Barrow A D 0–0 2,190 [61]
26 November 2011 5th Forest Green Rovers A D 1–1 Reed 83' pen. 1,157 [63]
29 November 2011 4th Lincoln City H W 2–0 Pilkington 4', McLaughlin 56' 3,155 [64]
3 December 2011 4th Kettering Town H W 7–0 Reed (2) 6', 12', Challinor 30', Blair 45', McLaughlin 50', Chambers 65', Ashikodi 77' 2,899 [65]
6 December 2011 3rd AFC Telford United A D 0–0 1,601 [66]
19 December 2011 4th Kidderminster Harriers H L 2–3 Blair 20', McGurk 68' 2,830 [69]
26 December 2011 4th Mansfield Town A D 1–1 Henderson 62' 3,551 [70]
1 January 2012 5th Mansfield Town H D 2–2 Blair 77', Fyfield 90+1' 4,284 [71]
7 January 2012 4th Lincoln City A W 2–0 Blair (2) 64', 72' 3,048 [77]
21 January 2012 4th Ebbsfleet United H W 3–2 Blair (2) 10', 53', Meredith 67' 2,973 [80]
24 January 2012 4th Kidderminster Harriers A D 1–1 Smith 57' 2,417 [81]
28 January 2012 4th Darlington A D 2–2 Smith 60', Chambers 61' 6,413 [82]
18 February 2012 4th Stockport County H W 2–1 Reed 84', Blinkhorn 90+6' 3,370 [88]
22 February 2012 4th Gateshead H L 1–2 Reed 65' 2,683 [89]
3 March 2012 4th Hayes & Yeading United H W 2–0 Oyebanjo 57', Walker 90+4' pen. 2,603 [91]
6 March 2012 4th Tamworth H D 0–0 2,249 [92]
13 March 2012 5th Grimsby Town A W 3–2 Reed 19', Smith 47', Fyfield 90+3' 4,250 [94]
24 March 2012 6th Southport H L 1–2 Reed 84' 3,465 [97]
27 March 2012 5th Bath City A W 1–0 McLaughlin 50' 565 [98]
30 March 2012 4th Luton Town A W 2–1 McLaughlin 81', Meredith 86' 5,925 [99]
3 April 2012 4th Newport County A L 1–2 McLaughlin 39' 1,241 [100]
7 April 2012 4th Fleetwood Town H L 0–1 4,048 [101]
9 April 2012 4th Alfreton Town A W 2–0 Blair 69', Oyebanjo 76' 1,603 [102]
14 April 2012 5th Newport County H D 1–1 Walker 59' 2,824 [104]
17 April 2012 4th Cambridge United A W 1–0 Walker 64' 2,211 [105]
21 April 2012 4th Braintree Town A W 1–0 Tønne 75' 1,127 [107]
28 April 2012 4th Forest Green Rovers H W 1–0 Moké 82' 3,391 [108]

League table (part)

Final Conference Premier table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
2nd Wrexham 46 30 8 8 85 33 +52 98
3rd Mansfield Town 46 25 14 7 87 48 +39 89
4th York City 46 23 14 9 81 45 +36 83
5th Luton Town 46 22 15 9 78 42 +36 81
6th Kidderminster Harriers 46 22 10 14 82 63 +19 76
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
Source [137]

FA Cup

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Main article: 2011–12 FA Cup
FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
Fourth qualifying round 29 October 2011 Wrexham A L 1–2 McLaughlin 58' 2,252 [58]

FA Trophy

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Main articles: 2011–12 FA Trophy and 2012 FA Trophy Final
FA Trophy match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
First round 10 December 2011 Solihull Moors H D 2–2 Blair 6', Challinor 90+3' 1,116 [67]
First round replay 13 December 2011 Solihull Moors A W 3–0 Smith 12', Blair (2) 61', 76' 275 [68]
Second round 14 January 2012 Salisbury City A W 6–2 Blair (2) 19', 21', Reed 26', McLaughlin (2) 34', 87', Blinkhorn 70' 827 [79]
Third round 14 February 2012 Ebbsfleet United H W 1–0 Blair 48' 1,419 [87]
Quarter-final 25 February 2012 Grimsby Town A W 1–0 Kerr 83' 3,662 [90]
Semi-final first leg 10 March 2012 Luton Town H W 1–0 Reed 14' pen. 3,365 [93]
Semi-final second leg 17 March 2012 Luton Town A D 1–1
2–1 agg.		 Blair 90' 5,796 [95]
Final 12 May 2012 Newport County N W 2–0 Blair 65', Oyebanjo 73' 19,844 [113]

Conference Premier play-offs

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Main articles: 2011–12 Football Conference § Play-offs, and 2012 Conference Premier play-off Final
Conference Premier play-offs match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
Semi-final first leg 2 May 2012 Mansfield Town H D 1–1 Geohaghon 42' o.g. 6,057 [110]
Semi-final second leg 7 May 2012 Mansfield Town A W 1–0
2–1 agg.		 Blair 111' 7,295 [111]
Final 20 May 2012 Luton Town N W 2–1 Chambers 26', Blair 47' 39,265 [112]

Transfers

In

Date Player Clubdagger Fee Ref
25 May 2011 Ashley Chambers (Leicester City) Free
[23]
26 May 2011 Liam Henderson (Watford) Free
[24]
1 June 2011 Matty Blair (Kidderminster Harriers) Compensation
[22][138]
16 June 2011 Paul Musselwhite (Lincoln City) Free
[17]
16 June 2011 Jason Walker Luton Town £60,000
[139][25]
23 June 2011 Michael Potts (Blackburn Rovers) Free
[21]
24 June 2011 Adriano Moké (Jerez Industrial) Free
[20][140]
25 June 2011 Lanre Oyebanjo (Histon) Compensation
[18][141]
30 June 2011 Patrick McLaughlin (Newcastle United) Free
[19][142]
19 August 2011 Danny Pilkington (Stockport County) Free
[38]
25 August 2011 Jon Challinor Kettering Town Free
[42]
2 January 2012 Moses Ashikodi Kettering Town Free
[72]
6 January 2012 Scott Brown Fleetwood Town Free
[76]
10 January 2012 Matthew Blinkhorn (Sligo Rovers) Free
[78]
2 February 2012 Chris Doig (Aldershot Town) Free
[85]
2 February 2012 Ben Swallow (Bristol Rovers) Free
[85]
22 March 2012 Eugen Bopp (Carl Zeiss Jena) Free
[96][143]
dagger Brackets around club names denote the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined York.

Out

Date Player Clubdagger Fee Ref
21 June 2011 Jonathan Smith Swindon Town £30,000
[10][144]
16 July 2011 George Purcell Dover Athletic Undisclosed
[8]
5 January 2012 David McDermott (AFC Telford United) Released
[74][145]
31 January 2012 Andre Boucaud Luton Town £25,000
[83]
13 April 2012 Ben Swallow (Newport County) Released
[103][146]
29 May 2012 Moses Ashikodi (Ebbsfleet United) Released
[120][147]
2 June 2012 Ben White (Barton Town Old Boys) Released
[136][148]
19 June 2012 Danny Pilkington (Kidderminster Harriers) Free
[124]
29 June 2012 James Meredith (Bradford City) Free
[122]
3 July 2012 Matthew Blinkhorn (Hyde) Released
[121][149]
3 July 2012 Eugen Bopp (Dunkirk) Released
[121][150]
3 July 2012 Scott Brown (Macclesfield Town) Released
[121][151]
10 July 2012 Adriano Moké Cambridge United Undisclosed
[123]
dagger Brackets around club names denote the player joined that club after his York contract expired.

Loans in

Date Player Club Return Ref
23 November 2011 Moses Ashikodi Kettering Town Made permanent 2 January 2012
[62][72]
31 January 2012 Erik Tønne Sheffield United End of season
[84]
9 February 2012 Ben Gibson Middlesbrough End of season
[86]

Loans out

Date Player Club Return Ref
18 November 2011 Liam Henderson Forest Green Rovers 21 December 2011
[60][152]
6 January 2012 Liam Henderson Forest Green Rovers End of season
[75]

Appearances and goals

Source:[119][153]
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with names struck through and marked Left club during playing season 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.
Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
Players included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup FA Trophy Play-offs Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow rectangle, denoting the yellow penalty card shown to a player being cautioned A red rectangle, denoting the red penalty card shown to a player being sent off
1 GK  ENG Paul Musselwhite 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
2 DF  IRL Lanre Oyebanjo 19 (2) 2 1 0 3 1 2 0 25 (2) 3 3 0
3 DF  AUS James Meredith 43 2 1 0 8 0 3 0 55 2 9 0
4 DF  ENG Chris Smith 31 3 0 0 7 1 3 0 41 4 11 0
5 DF  ENG David McGurk 18 (1) 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 21 (1) 1 8 0
6 DF  WAL Danny Parslow 17 (10) 0 1 0 5 (2) 0 3 0 26 (12) 0 3 0
7 FW  WAL Jamie Reed 17 (18) 10 1 0 3 (2) 2 0 (1) 0 21 (21) 12 6 0
8 MF  ENG Scott Kerr 33 (1) 0 1 0 7 1 0 0 41 (1) 1 5 0
9 FW  ENG Jason Walker 29 (1) 18 0 0 6 0 3 0 38 (1) 18 6 1
10 FW  ENG Ashley Chambers 34 (8) 9 0 (1) 0 2 (3) 0 3 1 39 (12) 10 1 0
11 FW  ENG Liam Henderson 2 (4) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 (4) 1 0 0
12 MF  ENG Danny Pilkington 10 (8) 2 0 0 2 (2) 0 0 0 12 (10) 2 0 0
13 MF  GER Eugen Bopp 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 1 0
14 MF  ENG Michael Potts 2 (8) 0 1 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 3 (10) 0 1 0
15 MF  TRI Andre Boucaud Left club during playing season 23 (1) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 24 (1) 1 3 1
15 MF  NOR Erik Tønne * 2 (1) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 (1) 1 0 0
16 DF  ENG Jamal Fyfield 25 (8) 3 0 0 4 (1) 0 1 (1) 0 30 (10) 3 5 0
17 MF  ENG Matty Blair 37 (4) 10 0 (1) 0 7 8 3 2 47 (5) 20 7 0
18 MF  POR Adriano Moké 11 (15) 3 1 0 0 (5) 0 0 (2) 0 12 (22) 3 2 0
19 MF  ENG Scott Brown 6 (1) 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 7 (3) 0 1 1
20 MF  ENG Jon Challinor 35 (4) 2 0 (1) 0 7 (1) 1 3 0 45 (6) 3 7 0
21 FW  ENG Matthew Blinkhorn 3 (12) 1 0 0 1 (3) 1 0 0 4 (15) 2 0 0
22 MF  WAL Ben Swallow Left club during playing season 0 (2) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 (2) 0 0 0
23 DF  SCO Chris Doig 10 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 15 0 1 0
24 GK  NIR Michael Ingham 43 0 1 0 8 0 3 0 55 0 1 0
25 MF  ENG Reece Kelly 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
26 MF  NIR Patrick McLaughlin 42 (2) 10 1 1 7 2 2 (1) 0 52 (3) 13 6 0
27 DF  ENG Ben Gibson * 8 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 11 0 1 1
28 FW  ENG Moses Ashikodi 2 (6) 1 0 0 1 (2) 0 0 0 3 (8) 1 2 0
29 GK  ENG Ben White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players not included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name
19 MF  ENG David McDermott Left club during playing season

See also

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