Same Old City is an independent York City FC fan podcast produced by Simon Craft and Ben Aspinall. We release regular episodes covering and current events at the club, plus other content including interviews, retro deep dives and more. Theme music by ScOmBer.
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There’s a new guest on the pod this week, with Lennon Sissons joining Simon and Ben as we discuss City continuing their superb home form with a 3-0 win over Gillingham. We also give the Jersey Mike’s draw (defeat?) against Rotherham the attention it deserves, and look ahead to the visit of Northampton after a two-week break with no games. Plus, stuff about Parappa the Rapper, wheelie bins and more!
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24 Sept 2026
No Mersey! York beat Everton in the League Cup: 30 years on
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“York City are at it again!” Simon is joined by Will Harris and Stu Wilson to look back on both legs of City’s 4-3 aggregate win over Everton in the 1996/97 Coca-Cola Cup 2nd Round. We discuss Neville Southall’s girth, the underappreciated genius of Gary Bull, the smell of the David Longhurst stand at half-time and much more. We also answer questions such as: did Graeme Murty end the England career of Andy Hinchcliffe, whatever happened to Michael Branch, and was this victory actually better than the win over Manchester United in the same competition the season before?
1st leg highlights (Everton 1-1 York) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWP3FzPmuBA)
2nd leg highlights (York 3-2 Everton) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQVrfLgjUwY)
21 Sept 2026
Second best-erfield
Ben and Simon shoot the breeze about a week that saw York fall to two defeats, firstly in a bizarre game against Newcastle U21 in the Jersey Mike’s Trophy, then in a more important fixture at Chesterfield that started brightly but ended with a 2-0 loss and raised questions about our ability to compete with the big dogs of League Two. We discuss what went right and wrong, assess the season so far, and look ahead to this week’s fixtures - find out why Ben’s wife Helen absolutely hates Gillingham!
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