Ollie Pearce scored twice as York climbed back to the top of the National League table with a 6-2 rout of 10-man Maidenhead.
The hosts, who had lost two of their previous three league games, raced into a 4-0 lead inside 32 minutes at the LNER Community Stadium with Pearce starting the ball rolling and after Tyrese Sinclair had made it 2-0, doubling his tally from the penalty spot.
Ashley Nathaniel-George scored the fourth and although Shawn McCoulsky reduced the deficit, the visitors headed in at the break in some disarray.
Their afternoon took a turn for the worse seven minutes after the restart when defender Alan Massey was sent off for a crude challenge on Pearce, although Sam Barratt converted a 67th-minute penalty after McCoulsky had been barged to the ground to make it 4-2.
However, Adam Crookes and substitute Luca Thomas dashed their unlikely hopes with further goals to ease City across the finishing line.
National League table
| # | Team | Pl | HW | HD | HL | AW | AD | AL | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | York City | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 24 | 44 |
| 2 | Barnet | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 24 | 18 | 44 |
| 3 | Forest Green Rovers | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 42 |
| 4 | Gateshead | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 38 |
| 5 | Oldham Athletic | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 37 |
| 6 | Rochdale | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 33 |
| 7 | Sutton United | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 31 |
| 8 | Yeovil Town | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 31 |
| 9 | Altrincham | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 30 |
| 10 | FC Halifax Town | 20 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 30 |
| 11 | Hartlepool United | 21 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | Solihull Moors | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 28 |
| 13 | Eastleigh | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 28 |
| 14 | Southend United | 21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 26 |
| 15 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 25 |
| 16 | Tamworth | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 25 |
| 17 | Aldershot Town | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 33 | -6 | 22 |
| 18 | Woking | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 21 |
| 19 | Braintree Town | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 20 |
| 20 | Wealdstone | 19 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 19 |
| 21 | Maidenhead United | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 43 | -17 | 19 |
| 22 | AFC Fylde | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 41 | -18 | 18 |
| 23 | Boston United | 21 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 36 | -17 | 15 |
| 24 | Ebbsfleet United | 20 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 44 | -29 | 9 |
