York City F.C. Clubman of the Year

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Paul Barnes lifting the Billy Fenton Memorial Trophy, which he won in the 1993-94 season P Barnes.jpg
Paul Barnes lifting the Billy Fenton Memorial Trophy, which he won in the 1993–94 season

York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in York, North Yorkshire, England. Founded in 1922, the club was elected to play in the Midland League, and competed in this league for seven seasons before being elected to the Football League as members of the Third Division North in 1929. [1] York reached the second tier of English football with promotion to the Second Division in 1974, but were relegated two years later. [2] York became the first team to reach 100 points in a Football League season after winning the 1983–84 Fourth Division championship with 101 points, which remains to be the club's only league title. [3] The club was relegated to the Football Conference following the 2003–04 season, [4] but returned to the Football League with victory in the 2012 Conference Premier play-off final. [5]

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The York City Clubman of the Year award is voted for annually by the club's supporters to name a player who throughout the season has met the three criteria of sportsmanship, effort on the field of play and ability. [6] Previously fans voted by either handing a voting form to the club or by e-mailing the club [7] and can now vote via an online poll. [8] As a mark of respect, the trophy is named the Billy Fenton Memorial Trophy, after player Billy Fenton, who died suddenly in 1973. [9] The award is presented before the final home match of the season, for many years by Fenton's widow, Margot Fenton. [10] [11] However, the presentation of the award took place at an awards night in 2011, [12] while the following year it was presented after the final home game of the season. [13] From 2014 to 2015, an awards night was held at York Racecourse to present the award. [14] [15] In 2016, the award was presented before the final home match of the season. [16]


Since the inaugural award was made to Phil Burrows in 1974, 38 different players have won the award. Eight of these players have won the award for at least a second time, the most recent being Sean Newton. Newton and Daniel Parslow are the only players to have received the award on three occasions. Gordon Staniforth was the first to win the trophy in consecutive seasons, a feat since emulated by John MacPhail, Barry Jones and Alan Fettis. Three winners of the award have represented their country at senior international level, of whom Jon McCarthy and Alan Fettis went on to become Clubman of the Year for a second time. [17] [18] [19] Chris Brass, the winner of the 2003 award, went on to manage the club from 2003 to 2004. [20] The current incumbent of the award is Olly Dyson, who was the 2022–23 recipient.

Key

Winners

Gordon Staniforth was the first player to win the award twice, receiving it in the 1977-78 and 1978-79 seasons. Gordon Staniforth 09-04-2011 1.jpg
Gordon Staniforth was the first player to win the award twice, receiving it in the 1977–78 and 1978–79 seasons.
Steve Tutill made 366 appearances in 12 seasons with York. Steve Tutill 12-03-2011 1.jpg
Steve Tutill made 366 appearances in 12 seasons with York.
Scott Kerr (left) won the award for 2011-12, a season which culminated in York's return to the Football League. Scott Kerr and Gary Mills 28-04-2012 1.jpg
Scott Kerr (left) won the award for 2011–12, a season which culminated in York's return to the Football League.
As of the end of the 2023–24 season
SeasonLevel [a] NamePosition [b] NationalityApps [c] Goals [c] Notes
1973–74 3 Phil Burrows Defender Flag of England.svg  England 543 [d]
1974–75 2 Chris Topping Defender Flag of England.svg  England 452
1975–76 2 Micky Cave Midfielder Flag of England.svg  England 388
1976–77 3 Brian Pollard Midfielder Flag of England.svg  England 5213
1977–78 4 Gordon Staniforth Forward Flag of England.svg  England 5013
1978–79 4 Gordon Staniforth (2) Forward Flag of England.svg  England 5219 [e]
1979–80 4 Ian McDonald Midfielder Flag of England.svg  England 519
1980–81 4 Eddie Blackburn Goalkeeper Flag of England.svg  England 510
1981–82 4 Keith Walwyn Forward Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 4925
1982–83 4 Derek Hood Midfielder Flag of England.svg  England 529 [f]
1983–84 4 John MacPhail Defender Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 5210
1984–85 3 John MacPhail (2) Defender Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 559 [e]
1985–86 3 Simon Mills Midfielder Flag of England.svg  England 461
1986–87 3 Keith Walwyn (2) Forward Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 5225 [e]
1987–88 3 Dale Banton Forward Flag of England.svg  England 4318
1988–89 4 Ian Helliwell Forward Flag of England.svg  England 4711
1989–90 4 Chris Marples Goalkeeper Flag of England.svg  England 530
1990–91 4 Steve Tutill Defender Flag of England.svg  England 500
1991–92 4 Jon McCarthy Midfielder Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 499
1992–93 4 Paul Stancliffe Defender Flag of England.svg  England 481
1993–94 3 Paul Barnes Forward Flag of England.svg  England 4925
1994–95 3 Jon McCarthy (2) Midfielder Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 5010 [e]
1995–96 3 Andy McMillan Defender Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 571
1996–97 3 Tony Barras Defender Flag of England.svg  England 571
1997–98 3 Steve Bushell Midfielder Flag of England.svg  England 475
1998–99 3 Barry Jones Defender Flag of England.svg  England 512
1999–2000 4 Barry Jones (2) Defender Flag of England.svg  England 401 [e]
2000–01 4 Alan Fettis Goalkeeper Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 510
2001–02 4 Alan Fettis (2) Goalkeeper Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 520 [e]
2002–03 4 Chris Brass Defender Flag of England.svg  England 441
2003–04 4 Darren Dunning Midfielder Flag of England.svg  England 454
2004–05 5 Dave Merris Defender Flag of England.svg  England 442
2005–06 5 Clayton Donaldson Forward Flag of England.svg  England 4518
2006–07 5 Neal Bishop Midfielder Flag of England.svg  England 493
2007–08 5 David McGurk Defender Flag of England.svg  England 561
2008–09 5 Daniel Parslow Defender Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 570
2009–10 5 Michael Ingham Goalkeeper Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 550
2010–11 5 Daniel Parslow (2) Defender Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 471 [e]
2011–12 5 Scott Kerr Midfielder Flag of England.svg  England 421
2012–13 4 Daniel Parslow (3) Defender Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 501 [g]
2013–14 4 Lanre Oyebanjo Defender Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 460
2014–15 4 Keith Lowe Defender Flag of England.svg  England 496
2015–16 4 Dave Winfield Defender Flag of England.svg  England 402
2016–17 5 Sean Newton Defender Flag of England.svg  England 353
2017–18 6 Jon Parkin Forward Flag of England.svg  England 3225
2018–19 6 Sean Newton (2) Defender Flag of England.svg  England 376 [e]
2019–20 6 Sean Newton (3) Defender Flag of England.svg  England 395 [g]
2020–21 6The Fans [33] --00
2021–22 6 Peter Jameson Goalkeeper Flag of England.svg  England 560
2022–23 5 Olly Dyson Midfielder Flag of England.svg  England 424
2023-24 5 Ryan Fallowfield Defender Flag of England.svg  England 414

Wins by playing position

Position [b] PlayersWins
Goalkeeper 56
Defender 1723
Midfielder 1112
Forward 79

Wins by nationality

NationalityPlayersWins
Flag of England.svg  England 3236
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 35
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 13
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 12
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 12
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 11
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 11

Notes

  1. The official level of competition in the structure of the English football league system.
  2. 1 2 For a detailed description of playing positions, see Association football positions.
  3. 1 2 Appearances and goals from the season the player won the award. Includes appearances and goals in the Football League (including play-offs), Football Conference/National League (including play-offs), FA Cup, Football League Cup, Associate Members Cup/Football League Trophy, FA Trophy and Conference League Cup. Sources: 1973–74 to 2007–08, [23] 2008–09, [24] 2009–10, [25] 2010–11, [26] 2011–12, [27] 2012–13 to 2015–16, [28] 2016–17, [29] 2017–18, [30] and 2018–19. [31]
  4. The first winner of the award in 1974.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Won the award on two occasions.
  6. Hood played as a defender and a midfielder during his eight-year stay with York, but is listed as a midfielder as this is the position he played most matches this season. [32]
  7. 1 2 Won the award on three occasions.

References

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