2025–26 York City F.C. season

York City
2025-26 season
ChairmanMatt & Julie-Anne Uggla
ManagerAdam Hinshelwood
(Until 28 August)
Stuart Maynard
StadiumLNER Community Stadium
National League3rd
FA CupFirst round
FA TrophyThird round
Top goalscorerOllie Pearce (16)
Highest home attendance7,316
(vs Scunthorpe United, 1 October 2025)
Lowest home attendance4,952
(vs Gateshead, 5 November 2025)
Average home league attendance6,160

The 2025–26 York City F.C. season is York City's 104th season in existence,[1] and the club's 4th season back in the National League after promotion from the National League North. The club is competing in the National League,[2] the FA Cup and the FA Trophy. On 28 August 2025, just 4 games into the new season, the club announced that Adam Hinshelwood would leave the club with immediate effect,[3] with former Notts County manager Stuart Maynard announced as his successor on the same day.[4]

Pre-season and friendlies

The club announced that 24 of the players contracted for the previous season would remain at the club, with 8 players leaving upon the expiration of their contract. 2 players who had been on loan at the club also returned to their parent clubs.[5]

The club signed their first player in pre season just nine days after their 0-3 Vanarama National League Play-Off Semi-Final defeat to Oldham,[6] recruiting experienced midfielder Ollie Banks on 30 May 2025.[7] This marked the start of a number of transfer dealings, with Dipo Akenyemi joining Derry City on a permanent deal,[8] and 5 players leaving on loan. Manager Adam Hinshelwood added further depth to the squad with the signings of Joe Grey from Hartlepool,[9] and Greg Olley from Gateshead.[10] York made several more signings before the end of the transfer window.

Long-serving player Paddy McLaughlin was granted a testimonial year "in recognition of his outstanding service to the club."[11]

York City confirmed six pre-season friendlies against Garforth Town, Salford City, Sheffield United, Barnsley, Marine, and Spennymoor Town.[12] The fixture against Salford City was, however, abandoned, due to allegations of racist abuse towards a Salford player.[13]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 July 2025 Friendly Garforth Town 1-0 York City Garforth
19:30 CEST
  • Marshall 69'
Report Stadium: Bannister Prentice Stadium
Attendance: 1,142
15 July 2025 Friendly York City 2-6 Sheffield United York
19:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: LNER Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,410
22 July 2025 Friendly York City 2-2 Barnsley York
19:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: LNER Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,567
26 July 2025 Friendly Marine 0-1 York City Liverpool
13:00 CEST Report Stadium: Rossett Park
Attendance: 550
2 August 2025 Friendly Spennymoor 0-1 York City Spennymoor
15:00 CEST Report
  • Trialist 57'
Stadium: Brewery Field
Attendance: 596

Competitions

York City will play in the National League in the 2025-26 season, as well as in two cup competitions, joining the FA Cup in the Fourth Qualifying Round, and the FA Trophy at the Third Round.

National League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Rochdale 20 16 1 3 39 13 +26 49 Promotion to EFL League Two
2 Forest Green Rovers 23 14 7 2 41 21 +20 49 Qualification for National League play-off semi-finals
3 York City 22 14 6 2 59 23 +36 48
4 Boreham Wood 22 14 5 3 42 21 +21 47 Qualification for the National League play-off quarter-finals
5 Carlisle United 23 14 4 5 40 27 +13 46
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2025. Source: National League official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
21 13 6 2 55 23  +32 45 7 2 2 35 12  +23 6 4 0 20 11  +9

Last updated: 17 December 2025.
Source:

Matches - Regular Season

York's fixtures were announced on 9 July 2025.[14]

9 August 2025 1 York City 2-2 Sutton United York
15:00 BST Pearce 11'
Pruti 58' (o.g.)
Report Ogbonna 38'
Njoku 87'
Stadium: LNER Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,937
Referee: Andrew Miller
16 August 2025 2 Truro City 0-2 York City Truro
17:30 BST Report Kitching 83'
Stones 88'
Stadium: Truro Sports Hub
Attendance: 3,065
Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis
20 August 2025 3 Southend United 0-0 York City Southend-on-Sea
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,735
Referee: Jacob Miles
25 August 2025 4 Woking 1-1 York City Woking
15:00 BST Drewe 21' Report Newby 53' Stadium: Laithwaite Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,198
Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
6 September 2025 5 Yeovil Town 1-3 York City Yeovil
15:00 BST McCormick 77' Report Pearce 25' (pen.)

Banks 34'

Wannell 83' (og.)
Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 2,954
Referee: Lewis Sandoe
9 September 2025 6 York City 4-0 Tamworth York
19:45 BST Hunt 48', 86'

Newby 59'

Fagan-Walcott 90'
Report Stadium: LNER Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,431
Referee: Dean Watson
16 September 2025 7 Braintree Town 2-3 York City Braintree
15:00 BST Works 4', 47' Report Hunt 54'

Grey 77'

Pearce 90+3' (pen.)
Stadium: Rare Breed Meat Co. Stadium
Attendance: 1,409
Referee: Harrison Blair
20 September 2025 8 York City 0-1 Solihull Moors York
15:00 BST Report Wakeling 90+5' Stadium: LNER Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,715
Referee: Aaron Bannister
23 September 2025 9 York City 5-0 Carlisle United York
19:45 BST Fagan-Walcott 4'

Pearce 39' (pen.), 44'
Newby 49'

Stones 86'
Report Stadium: LNER Community Stadium
Attendance: 7,272
Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle
23 September 2025 10 Forest Green 1-1 York City Nailsworth
17:30 BST Mitchell 5' Report Pearce 14' (pen.) Stadium: The Bolt New Lawn
Attendance: 2,215
Referee: Martin Woods
1 October 2025 11 York City 1-3 Scunthorpe United York
19:45 BST Pearce 90+5' Report Beestin 45+3'

Ewing 83' (pen.)

Sellars-Fleming 90+9'
Stadium: LNER Community Stadium
Attendance: 7,316
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
4 October 2025 12 Hartlepool United 1-2 York City Hartlepool
12:30 BST Oliver 88' Report Newby 25'
Brookes 86'
Stadium: The Prestige Group Stadium
Attendance: 4,428
Referee: Dale Baines
18 October 2025 13 York City 4-0 Wealdstone York
15:00 BST Fagan-Walcott 18'

Pearce 26', 60'

Newby 75'
Report Stadium: LNER Community Stadium
Attendance: 6,026
Referee: Callum Walchester
21 October 2025 14 York City 2-2 Boreham Wood York
19:45 BST Newby 45+5'
Fallowfield 89'
Report Rush 2', 66' Stadium: LNER Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,193
Referee: Declan Brown
25 October 2025 15 FC Halifax Town 1-1 York City Halifax
12:30 BST Harris 3' Report Pearce 85' Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 3,708
Referee: Richard Aspinall
5 November 2025 16 York City 4-0 Gateshead York
19:45 BST Stones 11'

Felix 17'
Hunt 29'

Pearce 90+2'
Report Stadium: LNER Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,952
Referee: James Bancroft
8 November 2025 17 Eastleigh 2-4 York City Eastleigh
15:00 BST Skinner 35', 43' Report Pearce 25', 70'

Hewitt 79'

Stones 82'
Stadium: Silverlake Stadium
Attendance: 2,524
Referee: Harry Wager
11 November 2025 18 York City 4-1 Rochdale York
19:45 BST Pearce 35', 59'
Stones 46', 49'
Report Adebayo-Rowling 39' Stadium: LNER Community Stadium
Attendance: 6,643
Referee: Martin Woods
15 November 2025 19 York City 4-2 Morecambe York
15:03 BST Fagan-Walcott 41'

Banks 60'
Hunt 66'

Fallowfield 90+6'
Report Azeez 23' (pen.)
Tollitt 49'
Stadium: LNER Community Stadium
Attendance: 6,820
Referee: Steven Copeland
22 November 2025 20 Brackley 2-3 York City Brackley
15:00 BST Roberts 26'
Nottingham 36'
Report Olley 16'

Stones 41'

Pearce 76'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 1,144
Referee: Wayne Cartmel
29 November 2025 21 York City 5-1 Aldershot York
15:00 BST Olley 4'

Malachi Fagan-Walcott 47'

Grey 64', 75', 89' (pen.)
Report Jones 13' Stadium: LNER Community Stadium
Attendance: 6454
Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis

FA Cup

York will enter the FA Cup in the Fourth Qualifying Round. Fixtures will take place on the weekend of 11 October 2025, with the draw being made following the conclusion of the Third Qualifying Round on 30 September 2025.[15]

11 October 2025 Fourth qualifying round Rochdale 1-2 York City Rochdale
Dieseruvwe 71' Report Newby 56', 88' Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 2,981
Referee: Declan Bourne
1st round Barnsley 3-2 York City Barnsley
Keillor-Dunn 30', 77'
Roberts 90+1'
Report Stones 23'
Kitching 87'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 5,935
Referee: Michael Barlow

FA Trophy

York will enter the FA Trophy in the third round. Fixtures will take place on the weekend of 13 December 2024.[16]

13 December 2025 Third round Clitheroe 1-1
(4-3 p)
York City Clitheroe
Creech 89' Report Pearce 90+8' Stadium: Loom Loft Stadium
Attendance: 2,071
Referee: Richard Aspinall

Squad statistics

As of match played 17 December 2025
No. Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup FA Trophy Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK ENG Harrison Male 21 0 2 0 0 0 23 0 2 0
2 DF ENG Ryan Fallowfield 4+9 1 1 0 0+1 0 5+10 1 1 0
3 DF ENG Mark Kitching 21 1 2 1 0+1 0 23+1 2 3 0
4 DF ENG Malachi Fagan-Walcott 19+1 3 2 0 0 0 21+1 3 2 0
5 DF ENG Callum Howe 14+1 0 1 0 1 0 16+1 0 1 0
6 DF ENG Ashley Palmer 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 1 0
7 FW ENG Tyrese Sinclair 9+2 0 0 0 0 0 9+2 0 2 0
8 MF ENG Alex Hunt 20 4 1+1 0 1 0 22+1 4 4 0
9 FW ENG Josh Stones 7+10 7 1+1 1 1 0 9+11 8 5 0
10 FW ENG Ollie Pearce 20+1 15 2 0 0+1 1 22+2 16 1 0
11 FW ATG Ashley Nathaniel-George 0+7 0 0 0 0 0 0+7 0 0 0
12 FW ENG Joe Grey 9+9 1 2 0 1 0 12+9 1 3 0
14 DF ENG Ben Brookes 4+11 1 0+2 0 1 0 5+13 1 1 0
15 MF ENG Marvin Armstrong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW ENG Craig Hewitt 0+1 1 0 0 1 0 1+1 1 0 0
18 MF ENG Daniel Batty 8+9 0 1+1 0 1 0 10+10 0 1 0
20 MF ENG Ricky Aguiar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF ENG Hiram Boateng 16+3 0 2 0 0 0 18+3 0 4 0
22 MF ENG Greg Olley 4+6 1 1+1 0 0+1 0 4+8 1 0 0
23 DF ENG Joe Felix 21 1 0+2 0 0 0 21+2 1 3 0
25 FW GAM Mo Fadera 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
26 MF NIR Paddy McLaughlin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF ENG Nico Lawrence 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
28 MF ENG Ollie Banks 10+5 1 1+1 0 1 0 12+6 1 3 0
29 MF ENG Zak Johnson 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0 0 0
30 FW ENG Alex Newby 17+2 6 2 2 0+1 0 19+3 8 1 0
31 GK ENG George Sykes-Kenworthy 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
N/A GK ENG Rory Watson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2025 MF Ollie Banks Chesterfield Free [17]
1 July 2025 MF Alex Newby Altrincham Free [18]
1 July 2025 DF Ashley Palmer Chesterfield Free [19]
1 July 2025 DF Mark Kitching Oldham Athletic Free [20]
1 July 2025 MF Hiram Boateng Mansfield Town Free [21]
1 July 2025 DF Ben Brookes Maidstone United Free [22]
15 July 2025 FW Joe Grey Hartlepool United Free [23]
15 July 2025 MF Greg Olley Gateshead Free [24]
6 November 2025 DF Nico Lawrence Southampton Free [25]
6 November 2025 FW Craig Hewitt Chorley Free [26]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
9 July 2025 FW Dipo Akinyemi Derry City Undisclosed [27]

Loaned out

Date from Date to Pos. Name To Ref.
3 July 2025 1 January 2026 DF Jeff King Boreham Wood [28]
14 July 2025 1 January 2026 FW Billy Chadwick Scunthorpe United [29]
15 July 2025 31 May 2026 DF Cameron John Hartlepool United [30]
18 July 2025 31 May 2026 DF Tyler Cordner AFC Totton [31]
19 July 2025 31 October 2025 GK Rory Watson Scunthorpe United [32]
26 July 2025 31 May 2026 FW Leone Gravata Horsham [33]
29 August 2025 30 June 2026 DF Darragh O'Connor Raith Rovers [34]
7 November 2025 1 January 2026 MF Ricky Aguiar Horsham [35]
24 October 2025 24 November 2025 MF Paddy McLaughlin Darlington [36]
24 October 2025 3 January 2026 FW Tyrese Sinclair Solihull Moors [37]
15 November 2025 1 January 2026 FW Mo Fadera Worksop Town [38]

Loaned in

Date from Date to Pos. Name From Ref.
28 November 2025 4 January 2026 DF Zak Johnson Sunderland [39]

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
1 July 2025 DF Olly Dyson Spennymoor Town 1 July 2025 [40]
DF Adam Crookes Gainsborough Trinity 1 July 2025 [41]
FW Lenell John-Lewis Boston United 1 July 2025 [42]
FW Maziar Kouhyar Notts County 1 July 2025 [43]
FW Alex Hernandez Unnattached - [44]
DF Thierry Latty-Fairweather FC Halifax Town 18 July 2025 [45]
DF Levi Andoh Kettering Town 20 July 2025 [46]
FW Zanda Siziba Kidderminster Harriers 1 August 2025 [47]

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