Sport in York - York City F.C., History of York City F.C., List of York City F.C. Players, List of York City F.C. Seasons, List of Yor (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: York City F.C., History of York City F.C., List of York City F.C. players, List of York City F.C. seasons, List of York City F.C. managers, Bootham Crescent, List of York City F.C. records and statistics, York City Knights, List of York City F.C. Clubmen of the Year, Roses Tournament, Fulfordgate, York Railway Institute A.F.C., York International 9s, York Nomad Society, Clifton Park Ground, York Racecourse, York Lokomotive, Wigginton Road Cricket Ground, Ebor Festival. Excerpt: York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions. The club briefly rose as high as the second tier of English football, spending two seasons in the Second Division in the 1970s. At the end of the 2003-04 season the club lost their League status when they were relegated from the Third Division, and have since remained in the Conference. York have enjoyed more success in cup competitions than in the league, with highlights including an FA Cup semi-final appearance in 1955. In the 1995-96 League Cup, York beat Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford; Manchester United went on to win the FA Cup and FA Premier League double that season. Also, in the FA Cup, they beat Arsenal, as well as holding Liverpool to a draw on two occasions. York made an appearance at Wembley Stadium in 1993, when they defeated Crewe Alexandra in a play-off final. They reached the Final of the FA Trophy in 2009, but were defeated 2-0 by Stevenage Borough at the new Wembley Stadium. This was followed by a 3-1 defeat to Oxford United in the 2010 Conference National play-off Final. York play their home games at Bootham Crescent in...