York City F.C. league record by opponent

A faded photograph of a posed group of men, outdoors. At the front are three men seated on the ground, each dressed in sports clothing, a dark-coloured shirt, white shorts, dark socks and boots. In the middle row five men are sitting on benches, each dressed in sports clothing. Standing at the back are two men, weating hats and coats, and three men in sports clothing.
The York City team before the club's first home match, against Lincoln City reserves on 9 September 1922

York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in York, North Yorkshire, England. Founded in 1922, the club was elected to play in the Midland League, and competed in this league for seven seasons before being elected to play in the Football League in 1929 as members of the Third Division North.[1] York were promoted to the Second Division for the 1974–75 season, which saw the team achieve their highest league placing after finishing in 15th place.[2] York became the first team to reach 100 points in a Football League season after winning the 1983–84 Fourth Division championship with 101 points, the club's only league title.[3] York were relegated to the Football Conference in 2004 after they finished at the bottom of the Third Division, ending 75 years of League membership.[4] York returned to the Football League after eight years with victory in the 2012 Conference Premier play-off final,[5] but were relegated to the National League four years later.[6]

York City's first team have competed in a number of nationally contested leagues, and their record against each club faced in those competitions is summarised below. York's first league match was contested with Notts County reserves in the opening match of the 1922–23 Midland League season, with their first Football League match coming against Wigan Borough.[1] They met their 199th and most recent different league opponent, Oxford City, for the first time in the 2023–24 National League season. The team that York have played most in league competition is Darlington. York have recorded more victories against Darlington than any other club, with 47 victories from 110 matches. Halifax Town and Wrexham drew 34 of their 100 and 106 respective league encounters with York, more than any other club. The team have lost more league matches to Stockport County than to any other club, having been beaten by them 42 times in 90 encounters.

All statistics are correct up to and including the match played against Hartlepool United on 9 November 2024.

  1. ^ a b Batters. York City: The Complete Record. pp. 238–252.
  2. ^ Batters. York City: The Complete Record. pp. 235–237.
  3. ^ Batters. York City: The Complete Record. p. 360.
  4. ^ Batters. York City: The Complete Record. p. 402.
  5. ^ Flett, Dave (21 May 2012). "Match report: York City 2, Luton Town 1 – Play-off final". The Press. York. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. ^ Flett, Dave (7 May 2016). "York City end four-year stint back in Football League with 1–1 draw at Morecambe". The Press. York. Retrieved 18 October 2018.