2007–08 York City F.C. season
The 2007–08 season was the 86th season of competitive association football and fourth season in the Football Conference played by York City Football Club, a professional football club based in York, North Yorkshire, England. They finished in 17th place in the 24-team 2007–08 Conference Premier.
2007–08 season | ||||
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Managing director | Jason McGill[1] | |||
Manager | Billy McEwan (until 19 November 2007)[2] Colin Walker (from 19 November 2007)[3] | |||
Ground | Bootham Crescent | |||
Conference Premier | 14th | |||
FA Cup | First round (eliminated by Havant & Waterlooville) | |||
FA Trophy | Semi-final (eliminated by Torquay United) | |||
Conference League Cup | Fifth round (eliminated by Northwich Victoria) | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Onome Sodje Martyn Woolford (14) All: Onome Sodje Martyn Woolford (17) | |||
Highest home attendance | 3,625 vs Torquay United, FA Trophy, 15 March 2008 | |||
Lowest home attendance | 763 vs Northwich Victoria, Conference League Cup, 6 February 2008 | |||
Average home league attendance | 2,258[4] | |||
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York entered the 2007–08 FA Cup in the fourth qualifying round, losing to Havant & Waterlooville at home. They reached the semi-final of the 2007–08 FA Trophy, being beaten by Torquay United. York were knocked out in the fifth round of the 2007–08 Conference League Cup, after a penalty shoot-out defeat at home to Northwich Victoria.
34 players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were 16 different goalscorers. Winger Martyn Woolford played in all 57 first-team matches over the season. Onome Sodje and Woolford finished as joint top scorers with 17 goals each. Sodje scored 14 in league competition, two in the FA Cup and one in the Conference League Cup, while Woolford scored 14 in league competition, two in the FA Trophy and one in the Conference League Cup. The winner of the Clubman of the Year award was David McGurk.
Background and pre-season
York retained the previous season's home and away kits.[5] The home kit included red shirts with a white collar, bar a section under the neck which was red, and white trims on the sleeves, white shorts and red socks.[5] The away kit comprised yellow shirts with a green collar, bar a section under the neck which was yellow, and white trims on the sleeves, blue shorts and blue socks.[6] A third kit was used this season, which included light blue shirts with a maroon collar, bar a section under the neck which was light blue, and maroon trims on the sleeves, maroon shorts and light blue socks.[7] CLP Industries continued as shirt sponsors for the third successive season.[5][8]
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 July 2007 | Leeds United | H | D | 0–0 | 4,019 | [9] | |
18 July 2007 | Newcastle Benfield | A | W | 3–1 | Woolford (2), Panther | [10] | |
21 July 2007 | Doncaster Rovers | H | L | 3–4 | Sodje (2) 52', 72', Beardsley 64' | 1,247 | [11] |
25 July 2007 | Frickley Athletic | A | D | 1–1 | Sodje 20' | [12] | |
28 July 2007 | Bradford City | H | W | 1–0 | Beardsley 31' | 1,073 | [13] |
1 August 2007 | Sheffield | A | W | 5–0 | Brodie (2), Elliott, Sodje, Panther | [14] | |
4 August 2007 | Chesterfield | H | W | 2–1 | Farrell 42', Sodje 76' | 766 | [15] |
Match details
Dates are sourced by Batters.[16] League positions are sourced by Statto.[17] The remaining information is referenced individually.
Conference Premier
Date | League position |
Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 August 2007 | 17th | Cambridge United | H | L | 1–2 | Farrell 38' pen. | 3,136 | [18] |
14 August 2007 | 23rd | Burton Albion | A | L | 3–4 | Woolford 45', Sodje 48', Farrell 52' pen. | 1,892 | [19] |
20 August 2007 | 21st | Exeter City | A | D | 1–1 | Sodje 87' | 4,242 | [20] |
24 August 2007 | 22nd | Forest Green Rovers | H | L | 0–2 | 2,294 | [21] | |
27 August 2007 | 18th | Northwich Victoria | A | W | 1–0 | Brayson 90' | 1,302 | [22] |
30 August 2007 | 18th | Rushden & Diamonds | H | L | 2–3 | Brodie 20', Woolford 54' | 2,044 | [23] |
4 September 2007 | 20th | Altrincham | H | D | 2–2 | Brodie 45', Brayson 51' | 2,079 | [24] |
8 September 2007 | 20th | Kidderminster Harriers | A | L | 0–3 | 1,589 | [25] | |
15 September 2007 | 20th | Stevenage Borough | H | L | 0–2 | 2,052 | [26] | |
18 September 2007 | 20th | Aldershot Town | A | L | 0–2 | 2,402 | [27] | |
22 September 2007 | 20th | Grays Athletic | A | W | 2–0 | Sodje 44', Elliott 65' | 1,014 | [28] |
27 September 2007 | 19th | Halifax Town | H | W | 3–2 | Sodje 58', Woolford 61', Meechan 70' | 2,134 | [29] |
30 September 2007 | 19th | Oxford United | A | D | 1–1 | Sodje 81' | 4,944 | [30] |
6 October 2007 | 19th | Histon | H | L | 1–4 | Wroe 29' | 2,199 | [31] |
9 October 2007 | 19th | Stafford Rangers | H | W | 2–0 | Elliott 36', McBreen 39' | 1,784 | [32] |
13 October 2007 | 18th | Woking | A | W | 3–0 | Sodje (2) 4', 49', Woolford 71' | 1,557 | [33] |
21 October 2007 | 19th | Torquay United | H | L | 0–1 | 2,483 | [34] | |
4 November 2007 | 19th | Farsley Celtic | A | W | 4–1 | McBreen 8', Brayson 23', Farrell (2) 81', 87' | 1,603 | [35] |
17 November 2007 | 19th | Salisbury City | H | L | 1–3 | Brayson 35' | 2,303 | [36] |
24 November 2007 | 16th | Weymouth | A | W | 2–1 | Kelly 53', Farrell 61' | 1,566 | [37] |
1 December 2007 | 17th | Crawley Town | H | D | 1–1 | Sodje 79' | 2,212 | [38] |
8 December 2007 | 14th | Ebbsfleet United | A | W | 2–1 | Sodje' 26, Woolford 50' | 933 | [39] |
26 December 2007 | 12th | Droylsden | H | W | 2–1 | Farrell 23' pen., Kelly 53' | 3,042 | [40] |
29 December 2007 | 10th | Weymouth | H | W | 2–0 | Woolford 51', McGurk 74' | 2,546 | [41] |
1 January 2008 | 10th | Droylsden | A | W | 4–3 | Panther 70', Farrell 87', Brodie (2) 90', 90+1' | 1,015 | [42] |
5 January 2008 | 10th | Kidderminster Harriers | H | D | 2–2 | Sodje 31', Farrell 34' | 2,423 | [43] |
19 January 2008 | 13th | Altrincham | A | D | 2–2 | Woolford (2) 63', 65' | 1,210 | [44] |
26 January 2008 | 11th | Aldershot Town | H | W | 2–0 | Brodie 7', Woolford 86' | 3,092 | [45] |
9 February 2008 | 10th | Grays Athletic | H | W | 2–0 | Wroe 53' pen., Fortune-West 72' | 2,531 | [46] |
12 February 2008 | 10th | Halifax Town | A | D | 2–2 | Sodje 33', Woolford 72' | 2,875 | [47] |
16 February 2008 | 11th | Histon | A | L | 1–3 | Wroe 19' pen. | 1,021 | [48] |
1 March 2008 | 11th | Cambridge United | A | L | 0–2 | 3,666 | [49] | |
4 March 2008 | 11th | Burton Albion | H | D | 0–0 | 1,882 | [50] | |
10 March 2008 | 11th | Exeter City | H | W | 3–2 | Woolford 31', Parslow 41', Sodje 69' | 1,567 | [51] |
18 March 2008 | 11th | Forest Green Rovers | A | W | 2–1 | Wroe 16', Robinson 40' | 734 | [52] |
22 March 2008 | 10th | Rushden & Diamonds | A | D | 1–1 | Brodie 55' | 1,423 | [53] |
25 March 2008 | 11th | Northwich Victoria | H | D | 1–1 | Brodie 11' | 1,941 | [54] |
29 March 2008 | 13th | Ebbsfleet United | H | L | 0–1 | 2,256 | [55] | |
1 April 2008 | 13th | Stevenage Borough | A | L | 2–3 | Wroe (2) 25', 31' pen. | 1,717 | [56] |
5 April 2008 | 14th | Crawley Town | A | L | 1–6 | Woolford 27' | 862 | [57] |
8 April 2008 | 13th | Stafford Rangers | A | W | 4–0 | Woolford 53', Brodie 58', Elliott 78', Robinson 90' | 455 | [58] |
12 April 2008 | 14th | Woking | H | L | 2–3 | Sodje (2) 3', 57' | 2,246 | [59] |
15 April 2008 | 14th | Oxford United | H | L | 0–1 | 1,808 | [60] | |
19 April 2008 | 14th | Torquay United | A | D | 0–0 | 2,165 | [61] | |
22 April 2008 | 14th | Farsley Celtic | H | W | 4–1 | Woolford 11', Fortune-West 20', Brodie (2) 84', 90' | 1,886 | [62] |
26 April 2008 | 14th | Salisbury City | A | L | 0–3 | 1,400 | [63] |
League table (part)
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12th | Salisbury City | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 70 | 60 | +10 | 68 |
13th | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 74 | 57 | +17 | 67 |
14th | York City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 71 | 74 | −3 | 62 |
15th | Crawley Town | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 73 | 67 | +6 | 60 |
16th | Rushden & Diamonds | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 59 |
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 | [64] |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fourth qualifying round | 27 October 2007 | Rushall Olympic | H | W | 6–0 | Sodje (2) 18', 71', Farrell (3) 78,' 85', 88', Wroe 90' | 1,630 | [65] |
First round | 10 November 2007 | Havant & Waterlooville | H | L | 0–1 | 2,001 | [66] |
FA Trophy
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First round | 15 December 2007 | Altrincham | A | W | 3–1 | Farrell 56', Lloyd 62', Wroe 87' | 752 | [67] |
Second round | 12 January 2008 | Grays Athletic | H | D | 1–1 | Farrell 75' pen. | 1,351 | [68] |
Second round replay | 22 January 2008 | Grays Athletic | A | W | 4–1 | Wroe (2) 35', 49', Woolford 58', Brodie 67' pen. | 528 | [69] |
Third round | 3 February 2008 | Farsley Celtic | A | W | 2–0 | Woolford 49', Farrell 89' | 952 | [70] |
Fourth round | 23 February 2008 | Rushden & Diamonds | A | W | 1–0 | Parslow 16' | 1,626 | [71] |
Semi-final first leg | 7 March 2008 | Torquay United | A | L | 0–2 | 2,286 | [72] | |
Semi-final second leg | 15 March 2008 | Torquay United | H | W | 1–0 1–2 agg. | Todd 64' o.g. | 3,625 | [73] |
Conference League Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fourth round | 22 December 2007 | Stafford Rangers | A | W | 2–0 | Brodie 99', Sodje 120' | 515 | [74] |
Fifth round | 6 February 2008 | Northwich Victoria | H | D | 3–3 a.e.t. 2–3 pens. | Brodie (2) 55', 101', Woolford 64' | 763 | [75] |
Transfers
In
Date | Player | Club![]() |
Fee | Ref. |
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16 May 2007 | Ben Purkiss | Gainsborough Trinity | Undisclosed | |
18 June 2007 | Mark Robinson | (Torquay United) | Free | |
18 June 2007 | Onome Sodje | (Ebbsfleet United) | Free | |
19 June 2007 | Chris Beardsley | (Rushden & Diamonds) | Free | |
25 June 2007 | Paul Brayson | (Northwich Victoria) | Free | |
25 June 2007 | Stuart Elliott | (Northwich Victoria) | Free | |
6 July 2007 | Phil Turnbull | (Hartlepool United) | Free | |
10 July 2007 | Alex Meechan | (Chester City) | Free | |
7 August 2007 | Carl Jones | (Hartlepool United) | Free | |
10 August 2007 | Joey Hutchinson | (Darlington) | Free | |
29 August 2007 | Darren Kelly | Derry City | Undisclosed | |
29 August 2007 | Nicky Wroe | (Hamilton Academical) | Free | |
27 September 2007 | Russell Fry | (Boston United) | Free | |
27 September 2007 | Anthony Lloyd | (Farsley Celtic) | Free | |
7 January 2008 | Simon Rusk | Northwich Victoria | Free | |
10 January 2008 | Jimmy Beadle | (Steinkjer) | Free | |
28 January 2008 | Josh Mimms | (Liverpool) | Free |
Brackets around club names denote the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined York.
Out
Date | Player | Club![]() |
Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
31 August 2007 | Joey Hutchinson | (Harrogate Town) | Released | |
5 November 2007 | Alex Meechan | (Stalybridge Celtic) | Released | |
28 January 2008 | Chris Beardsley | Kettering Town | Free | |
30 January 2008 | Paul Brayson | (Gateshead) | Released | |
30 January 2008 | Chaz Wrigley | (Rufforth) | Released | |
31 January 2008 | Carl Jones | (Gateshead) | Released | |
15 February 2008 | Russell Fry | (North Ferriby United) | Released | |
15 March 2008 | Phil Turnbull | (Gateshead) | Released | |
24 April 2008 | Darren Craddock | (Newcastle Blue Star) | Released | |
24 April 2008 | Stuart Elliott | (Grays Athletic) | Released | |
24 April 2008 | Tom Evans | (Alfreton Town) | Released | |
26 April 2008 | Ross Greenwood | (Gainsborough Trinity) | Released | |
26 April 2008 | Anthony Lloyd | (Guiseley) | Released | |
26 April 2008 | Manny Panther | (Exeter City) | Released | |
26 April 2008 | Alex Rhodes | (Bridlington Town) | Released | |
28 May 2008 | Nicky Wroe | Torquay United | Undisclosed |
Brackets around club names denote the player joined that club after his York contract expired.
Loans in
Date | Player | Club | Return | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 August 2007 | Carl Pentney | Leicester City | 8 September 2007 | |
31 August 2007 | Stephen Henderson | Bristol City | 1 October 2007 | |
13 September 2007 | Nick Hegarty | Grimsby Town | 13 October 2007 | |
3 October 2007 | Josh Mimms | Liverpool | Made permanent 28 January 2008 | |
4 October 2007 | Daniel McBreen | Scunthorpe United | 5 November 2007 | |
31 January 2008 | Leo Fortune-West | Cambridge United | End of season | |
19 February 2008 | Sam Duncum | Rotherham United | 22 April 2008 | |
27 March 2008 | Chris Hall | Gainsborough Trinity | End of season |
Loans out
Date | Player | Club | Return | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
16 November 2007 | Russell Fry | North Ferriby United | 2 February 2008 | |
21 November 2007 | Carl Jones | Gateshead | Released 31 January 2008 | |
28 December 2007 | Alex Rhodes | Bridlington Town | 23 January 2008 | |
31 December 2007 | Chris Beardsley | Kettering Town | Made permanent 28 January 2008 | |
18 January 2008 | Ross Greenwood | Gainsborough Trinity | End of season | |
28 January 2008 | Alex Rhodes | Whitby Town | One-month | |
18 February 2008 | Phil Turnbull | Gateshead | Released 15 March 2008 | |
27 March 2008 | Alex Rhodes | Bridlington Town | One-month |
Appearances and goals
- Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
- Players with names struck through and marked
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
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | FA Cup | FA Trophy | CL Cup | Total | Discipline[139] | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ![]() |
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1 | GK | ![]() |
Tom Evans | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Darren Craddock | 25 (5) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 (6) | 0 | 7 | 1 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Mark Robinson | 28 (3) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 (3) | 2 | 1 | 1 |
4 | MF | ![]() |
Stuart Elliott | 32 (4) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 41 (5) | 3 | 8 | 2 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
David McGurk | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
Daniel Parslow | 30 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
7 | FW | ![]() |
Onome Sodje | 29 (16) | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 (3) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 (19) | 17 | 2 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Manny Panther | 36 (4) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 (5) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
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16 (6) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 (7) | 4 | 2 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Leo Fortune-West * | 7 (6) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (6) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Craig Farrell | 13 (7) | 8 | 1 (1) | 3 | 5 (1) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 (9) | 14 | 0 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Martyn Woolford | 45 (1) | 14 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 56 (1) | 17 | 2 | 0 |
12 | FW | ![]() |
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4 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
12 | MF | ![]() |
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1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | GK | ![]() |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | GK | ![]() |
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7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
13 | GK | ![]() |
Josh Mimms | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | MF | ![]() |
Ross Greenwood | 4 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
15 | FW | ![]() |
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3 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
15 | MF | ![]() |
Simon Rusk | 10 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (4) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
16 | FW | ![]() |
Richard Brodie | 21 (18) | 10 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 (3) | 1 | 1 (1) | 3 | 25 (23) | 14 | 6 | 1 |
17 | FW | ![]() |
Alex Rhodes | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | FW | ![]() |
Adam Boyes | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | MF | ![]() |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | MF | ![]() |
Chris Hall * | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | DF | ![]() |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | GK | ![]() |
Jonathan McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | MF | ![]() |
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2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | MF | ![]() |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | MF | ![]() |
Jimmy Beadle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
22 | MF | ![]() |
Nicky Wroe | 21 (8) | 6 | 0 (2) | 1 | 6 (1) | 3 | 0 (2) | 0 | 27 (13) | 10 | 2 | 0 |
23 | DF | ![]() |
Ben Purkiss | 33 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
24 | DF | ![]() |
Anthony Lloyd | 11 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 (4) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
25 | DF | ![]() |
Darren Kelly | 25 (2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 (2) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
26 | MF | ![]() |
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0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | FW | ![]() |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
28 | DF | ![]() |
Andy McWilliams | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | MF | ![]() |
Liam Shepherd | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name |
---|---|---|---|
18 | MF | ![]() |
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See also
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