York City FC 1922 - 2004

1922	On March 31st, York City Football and Athletic Club Limited are formed to play in the Midland League and buy a piece of land on Heslington Lane on which they intend to build their ground - Fulford Gate.
1927	City finish 6th in the Midland League at the end of the 1926-27 season - City's best ever return as a non-league club.
1929	City are elected to the Football League at the expense of Ashington in the Third Division Northern Section.
1930	City draw 1-1 at mighty Newcastle in the third round of the FA Cup on January 31st.
1932	City move to their new ground at Bootham Crescent and draw in their first game at the ground against Stockport, 2-2, on August 31st.
1936	City suffer a record 12-0 away defeat at Chester on February 1st.
1938	A record 28,123 pack into Bootham Crescent to see City hold Huddersfield to a goal-less draw in the quarter final of the FA Cup on March 5th. Huddersfield won the replay at Leeds Road, 2-1, 4 days later.
1950	At the end of the 1949-50 season, City finish bottom of the Third Division Northern Section and are forced to seek re-election. City also won the North Riding Senior Cup that season.
1953	At the end of the 1952-53 season, City finish 4th in Division Three North - their highest ever finish in the Football League at that point in time.
1955	During the 1954-55 season, City reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup but lose to Newcastle 2-0 in a replay on 30th March after a 1-1 draw at Hillsborough 4 days previously. The result means City go down in history as the first ever Third Division club to appear in an FA Cup semi-final.
1959	City are promoted for the first time in their history in 1958-59, finishing third in the old Division Four.
1960	City slump in the final weeks of the 1959-60 season and are relegated back to Division Four, finishing in 21st place after looking safe with 12 games remaining.
1962	City reach the quarter finals of the League Cup, only to lose 2-1 at Rochdale on February 7th. However, reaching the quarter finals made club history as it is the furthest that City have ever progressed in the competition to date.
1964	At the end of the 1963-64 season City once again are forced to seek re-election as they finish next to bottom of the Fourth Division in 22nd place.
1965	City finish third in Division Four in 1964-65 to gain promotion to the Third Division after a fine season which included a record 20 home League wins.
1966	A miserable 1965-66 sees City finish bottom of the Third Division and relegated straight back to Division Four, conceding a club record 106 goals.
1969	City seek re-election for the fifth time in their history and for the third consecutive season having finished 22nd in 1966-67 and 21st in both 1967-68 and 1968-69.
1971	City finish 4th in Division Four in 1970-71 and are promoted for the third time in their history.
1974	City reached the pinnacle of their history by gaining promotion to the old Second Division, finishing 3rd in the Third Division in 1973-74.
1975	City reach their highest ever league position in their entire 77-year history by finishing 15th in the Second Division in 1974-75. The 46,802 crowd to see City lose 2-1 at Manchester United's Old Trafford on March 29th is the biggest League crowd ever to have taken in a City game.
1976	City finish 21st in the Second Division and are relegated to Division Three in the 1975-76 season.
1977	1976-77 sees Wilf McGuinness lead City back into Division Four after finishing bottom of the Third in 24th place.
1978	1977-78 sees City finish 22nd in Division Four and forced to apply for re-election to cap the club's miserable demise with the club's finances in disarray and attendances at an all-time low. In September of that year, Douglas Craig joined the club's board.
1981	The 1980-81 season proves to be a big disappointment for City as they finish bottom of the Fourth Division in 24th place and are forced to seek re-election for the seventh time in their history.
1982	Another poor season in 1981-82, as City fail to win in 12 home games - a club record, and lose to non-league Altrincham in the FA Cup on January 2nd. The high point of the campaign - the success of new signing Keith Walwyn who becomes the first City player to top 20 goals in a season since the 70s.
1983	In 1982-83, Denis Smith is appointed as the club's player-manager and the club miss out on promotion by four points in the club's Diamond Jubilee year.
1984	1983-84 - a glorious season for City which sees them scoop the Fourth Division championship as run-away leaders with a record 101 points.
1985	The 1984-85 season, famous for City's FA Cup exploits, including a 1-0 home win against Arsenal on January 26th and a 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Bootham Crescent on February 16th. City lost 7-0 in the replay at Anfield 4 days later - their record cup defeat. The club also finished a respectable 8th place in the Third.
1986	1985-86 sees City finish 7th in Division Three whilst reaching the FA Cup 5th round, only losing to Liverpool in a replay in controversial circumstances on 18th February, having held the First Division giants to a 1-1 draw three days previously.
1988	City are relegated to Division Four after finishing 23rd in Division Three in the highly disappointing 1987-88 season.
1990	City's second successive season of Fourth Division mediocrity in 1989-90 as they follow on from 1988-89's 11th placed finish by finishing in 13th place.
1991	A very disappointing 1990-91 season for City, overshadowed by the tragic death of David Longhurst who collapsed and died during a home match against Lincoln on September 8th 1990. The team finish 21st in Division Four and struggle to score goals. Douglas Craig takes over as chairman .
1992	Another season of disappointment for City as they finish 19th in Division Four and fourth from bottom for the second successive season. Goals are again hard to come by and City are to win just 8 games that season - a club record low. The crowd of 957 that saw City's preliminary match with Carlisle in the Autoglass Trophy was also a new low.
1993	A fantastic 1992-93 season sees City win the Third Division play-offs at Wembley on penalties at the expense of Crewe to gain promotion to the Second Division.
1994	City reach the Second Division play-off semi-finals after a 5th place finish in Division Two but lose 1-0 on aggregate to Stockport.
1995	City miss out on the 1994-95 Division Two play-offs by a matter of 9 points with a respectable ninth place finish on 72 points.
1996	City survive a 1995-96 relegation scare with a historic 3-1 win at Brighton after the season has officially ended as they leapfrog Carlisle into 20th position to preserve their Second Division status. The season includes another historic win - a 3-0 win at Manchester United in the Coca Cola Cup and a 4-3 aggregate victory for City.
1997	City beat Everton 3-2 in the Coca Cola Cup to record an aggregate 4-3 victory and retain their reputation as giant-killers. Meanwhile City survive another relegation battle to finish 20th in Division Two.
1998	A season of mediocrity in 1997-98 sees City slip from 3rd place in Division Two in November, to 16th place by the end of the season.
1999	A 1998-99 season of turmoil sees City's nightmare scenario of relegation come true after it seemed impossible going into the final week of the season. The season also sees Alan Little sacked as manager in early March.
2000	City start off terribly in Division Three and Neil Thompson is sacked after an unconvincing year in charge. New boss Terry Dolan guides the team to safety, but a finish of 20th is still very disappointing.
2001	The 2000-01 season yields another unsuccessful league campaign in which City finish 17th in Division Three, but a small FA Cup run lifts spirits until defeat at the hands of Premiership side Leicester.
2002	A fairly indifferent 2001-02 season in Division Three is again punctuated by an FA Cup run, this time ended by Fulham, and encouraging end-of-season form lifts City to a respectable 14th.
2003	In March the Supporters' Trust brought the club out of administration with a rescue package, but in Division Three a serious assault on the playoffs was ended only on the last day of the season, and City ended up in 10th place.
2004	A year of mixed emotions as the battle to save Bootham Crescent was won, however City were relegated to the Conference after failing to win any of their last 20 games.
2005	City start 2005 by losing (again!) to Scarborough and it doesn't get any better as City failed to perform. Viv Busby made way for Billy McEwan and the team was rebuilt in the Summer.