York Stadium Open For Business

by Madeleine Jenkins - December 21, 2020January 20, 2021

York City FC are hoping to start playing at the new LNER Community stadium from January as the complex prepares to open parts to the public from Monday 21 December. The project was first proposed in 2009 and was due to open in July this year, however years of delays

York City Knights forward Sam Scott takes on the Three Peaks challenge

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by Callum Belshaw - October 12, 2020October 12, 2020

Sam Scott, York City Knights' forward, will be running the tough Three Peaks challenge this Saturday to raise money and awareness for an illness that is close to home. Scott is running for the charity, Race Against Dementia. Race Against Dementia was founded in 2016 by F1 legend Jackie Stewart after

Hard fought draw for York City against Farsley Celtic

by Luke Davis - October 12, 2020

York City faced Farsley Celtic away in their second game in the National League North on Saturday. A draw for York at the weekend encouraged fans that their great start to the season could continue.The Minstermen have performed well in both FA Cup qualifying matches and their first league game

York City FC looking forward to a good start to the season

by Luke Davis - October 9, 2020

The Minstermen are set to make a great start to the 2020-21 season after getting through the second qualifying round of the FA Cup, beating Warrington Rylands 1-0. However, manager Steve Watson said there is still room for improvement: "The quality on a difficult day was not where we wanted to

Coronavirus in football

by Danny Gutmann - March 31, 2020March 31, 2020

In the space of five days, the hopes and dreams of fans across the country were dashed. As the footballing associations across the country called for a halt to proceedings amid the Coronavirus outbreak. On March 9 the Boris Johnson said there was ‘no rationale’ for cancelling sporting events in the

10 Things To Do Now The Football Has Been Cancelled

by James Andrews - March 31, 2020March 31, 2020

So now the dust has settled, and it really has sunk in that COVID-19 has caused our beloved football to be taken away from us, many people are confused as to what to do with their time. For too long we took our weekends in the pub watching the fixtures

Man v Fat: How Football Is Helping Men Lose Weight.

by James Andrews - March 31, 2020March 31, 2020

A football league aimed at helping men lose weight is coming to York. Man Vs Fat is an initiative created for people who “love football but hate being fat”. The concept began in 2014 when founder Andrew Shanahan realised that there wasn’t a specific weight loss programme that focused on

Beer, betting and dressing fancy returns to York for the Bronte Cup

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by Harry McCormack - May 24, 2019May 24, 2019

Betting and beer return to York this weekend as The William Hill Bronte Cupmakes takes place for the second time on Saturday. Jockey’s from all over the country will be competing in various events for cash prizes as large as £90,000. The William Hill Extra Place Races Everyday Stakes kicks off the