Manchester City v York City League Cup 4th Round Replay 1973/74
Date Published
CITY 4 YORK CITY 1
League Cup 4th Round
5th December 1973
attendance 17,927
scorers City Marsh(7, 58 & 88), Lee(48 pen) York Pollard(12)
Ref Dennis Turner
City MacRae, Pardoe, Donachie, Doyle, Booth, Towers, Summerbee, Bell, Marsh, Lee, Leman, - sub Law(unused) York Crawford, Stone, Burrows, Lyons, Swallow, Topping, Pollard, Woodward, Seal, Jones, Peachey - sub Calvert(80)
FROM THE PRESS BOX
PETER GARDNER WRITING IN THE MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS 6TH DECEMBER 1973 Slimline Rodney Marsh delighted Ron Saunders with his first Manchester City hat-trick. Without detracting from City's conquering 4-1 League Cup win, the result must be put into perspective in that it was gained at the expense of a Third Division side. York City battled valiantly in the first half of the fourth round replay before a disappointing 17,972 Maine Road crowd, but were swamped after the interval when the Blues got into their stride. ... Marsh was exceptional on a night when newcomer Saunders was showing his face to City fans for the first time. ... Marsh has certainly benefited from the extra training advised by Saunders. Now I would like to see the same effort and determination put in at West Ham on Saturday...