York City are waiting on an appeal to find out if leading scorer Richard Brodie has escaped suspension.

Brodie received his fifth caution of the campaign against Oxford United at the weekend after he was alleged to have thrown the ball away by the fourth official following Michael Rankine's goal.

However, manager Martin Foyle later told referee Mark Brown that it had in fact been Adam Smith. Therefore the official and his assessor were both sent away with copies of the match DVD for further inspection.

Should Brodie not escape punishment he would miss the crucial trip to fellow play-off challengers Luton Town on Tuesday evening.

Foyle told the Press: “It’s a sad state of affairs and scary when the fourth official is signalling to the referee to book a player for throwing the ball away and then gets the wrong man.

“It was Adam Smith and we have asked the referee to rescind it but, if it has to stand, we will go to Luton without Brodes (Richard Brodie) and make changes.”

But Foyle won't be appealing against the sending-off of left-back James Meredith for a brace of yellow cards, despite believing that the decision was harsh.

“The game has changed so much in the last 15 years and I wouldn’t say for the better,” he added.

“It seems you can’t make a tackle these days, which spoils games as spectacles. Supporters are paying good money to see sides playing with nine or ten men every week.”