Monday 10th September 1973
@ Bootham Crescent
Ground Capacity: 23,600
Kick Off: 19:30
Entry Fee: £0.25p
Programme: £0.06p
Venue #3
York City ...1 Walsall ... 1
York City 1973/74
It didn't take him long to turn coach for in 1958 he took charge of Rotherham United before moving on to Grimsby in "62" and two years later had the first of three spells at Huddersfield Town. He took charge at York City in 1968 where he had seven years as manager of the Minstermen helping them gain two promotions. In the 1970-71 season they were promoted from division 4 to division 3 and in 1973-74 they reached the second tier of English football. Clive Baker took over from Johnston as caretaker manager in January 1975 during the season that York reached their highest position ever in English football 15th in division 2. Tom Johnston sadly died in 1994 at the age of 75.York City ...1 Walsall ... 1
This was the first of two visits to Bootham Crescent I remember it as the family were on holiday close to York and my Dad took me to this game. Walsall had just signed Alan Buckley from Nottingham Forest and was already proving to be a goal machine at the Saddlers but no-one then knew what a legend he would become at the club through his two spells there.
Bobby Shinton was playing number 9 for the Saddlers he joined Walsall as another childhood hero of mine Jimmy Seal left Fellows Park to go back to the club who loaned him out Wolverhampton Wanderers. Seal was playing centre forward for York for this game.
York City manager Tom Johnston was born in Coldstream which is 50 miles south-east of Edinburgh in Scotland. His senior playing career started in England at Peterborough in 1939-40 season as a winger before moving to Nottingham Forest the following season and ending his playing career at Notts County in 1956.
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