Many would say the goalkeeper is the most important member of the side. Every action that he performs is watched intensely by the crowd, all his good work is applauded, every mistake he makes is magnified. His bad mistakes lead directly to goals.

Sometimes the hero, though more often than not, remembered as the villain. Throughout the history of York City Football Club, the club has been served by a string of fine keepers. From John Farmery, City's first every keeper who performed heroically in early FA Cup ties against Newcastle, to the 1994 custodian, Dean Kiely. Among their numbers, names such as Des Thompson, Tommy Forgan, Mike Walker, Graeme Crawford and Roger Jones have been stalwarts to the club and have, rightly, been recognised as fine lower division keepers.