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 13 April 2024.
Where a transfer in the record transfer fees tables below involved an initial fee potentially rising to a higher figure depending on contractual clauses being satisfied in the future, the initial fee is listed in the tables beside a footnote detailing any additional payments.
Record transfer fees paid
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A clause was included in the transfer which stipulated that York would receive an additional £50,000 should Reading earn promotion during the lifetime of Murty's four-year contract.[23] York claimed that they were owed the payment after Reading won promotion in the 2001–02 season, although Reading argued that the clause no longer applied as Murty had signed a new contract a year earlier.[24] The two clubs agreed on an undisclosed settlement in September 2002.[25]
York received an additional £210,000 from a sell-on clause when McCarthy left Port Vale for Birmingham City for a £1.5million fee in September 1997.[27][28]
An appearance-based clause meant that an additional £100,000 would be paid to York for every 5 first-team appearances up to 50 that Greening made for Manchester United.[30] As he made 27 appearances for Manchester United,[31] York received £500,000 in total from this clause.[32] Another contractual clause meant that York would receive 25% of the difference between the fee received by Manchester United should he be transferred and what York had already received from United.[33] York received £287,500 when Greening left Manchester United for Middlesbrough for a £2million fee in August 2001.[34]
First manager: Jock Collier managed the club for two seasons, which included 105 matches, from July 1928 to May 1930.[36][37]
Longest serving manager by time: Tom Mitchell managed the club for 12 years and 11 months, which included 270 matches, from March 1937 to February 1950.[38][39]
Longest serving manager by matches: Tom Lockie managed the club for 376 matches over a period of seven years and three months, from July 1960 to October 1967.[38][40]
Goals
Most league goals scored in a season: 96 in 46 matches, Fourth Division, 1983–84.[4]
York's win against Chester City on 10 November 2009 is not included as Chester's results were expunged after they were expelled from the Football Conference during the 2009–10 season.[56]
Appearances and goals up until the end of the end of 2007–08 are sourced to: Batters. York City: The Complete Record. pp.238–421, 434–456. Appearances and goals from 2008–09 to 2015–16 are sourced to: "York: Squad details". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2022. Individual seasons accessed via drop-down list. Soccerbase has no data for a number of competitions: For the 2008–09 FA Cup fourth qualifying round, FA Trophy and Conference League Cup, see:
Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2009). Non-League Club Directory 2010. Tony Williams Publications. pp.162–163. ISBN978-1-869833-66-4.
For the 2010–11 FA Cup fourth qualifying round and FA Trophy, see:
Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2011). Non-League Club Directory 2012. Tony Williams Publications. pp.156–157. ISBN978-1-869833-70-1.
For the 2011–12 FA Cup fourth qualifying round and FA Trophy, see:
Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. pp.162–163. ISBN978-1-869833-77-0.
Appearances and goals from 2016–17 onwards are sourced to: "York City FC: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 January 2022. Soccerway has no data for a number of competitions: For the 2017–18 FA Cup second and third qualifying rounds and FA Trophy third qualifying round, see: