DAN Parslow is determined to mark his 300th appearance for York City by helping the club secure their Football League status at Dagenham on Saturday.

The 27-year-old utility man will become only the 20th player to reach the landmark for City but insisted his personal achievement is of secondary importance as Nigel Worthington’s men look to win the point needed to stave off the threat of relegation back to the Blue Square Bet Premier.

Parslow has played in all but one of the Minstermen’s games this season, only missing the 3-0 home defeat to relegation rivals AFC Wimbledon in November when he was an unused substitute.

He is now ready to ensure the team finish the campaign on a high in East London.

The former Wales Under-21 international said: “It’s a big milestone to play 300 games for York City and who would have thought it when I first came here?

“I’ve just taken things one season at a time and, before you know it, I’ve been here seven seasons and racked up a few games.

“It will be great, if selected, to make that 300th appearance on Saturday, but more importantly to make sure we stay up in the League. Hopefully, come the weekend, we can put to bed this tough, tough season because there’s no getting away from it – that’s what it has been.

“We’ve got dragged into this scrap and need to make sure we finish the job then, hopefully, we can all look back and use it as a stepping stone to improve next season.”

Parslow was signed at the age of 20 by Billy McEwan for City in August 2006 following an initial trial period.

He was recommended to the Minstermen by then Cardiff coach Paul Wilkinson who had worked for Barnsley in the past with Colin Walker – McEwan’s assistant at the time.

Reflecting on his arrival in North Yorkshire seven years ago, Parslow admitted he would have never envisaged that it would lead to 299 games for the club – a figure that includes the 2009 meeting with Chester that was subsequently expunged from league records due to a failure to fulfil their fixtures that season.

“I remember being told at Cardiff that I would not be getting a deal there, so I was out in the cold really,” Parslow recalled on the circumstances that brought him to York.

“My reserve coach at the time knew Colin Walker though and asked me if I wanted to go to York for a trial.

“I went up the very next day without thinking about it because I was just desperate to play football and it was an opportunity. I’ve not really looked back since and have loved every minute of it.”