High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! York City Football Club is an English association football club based in York, North Yorkshire and currently play in the Conference National. The club was originally formed in 1908, and played several seasons in the Midland League, before closing during the First World War. The club was reformed in 1922 and was elected to play in the Midland League for the 1922–23 season. After seven seasons in the Midland League, they were elected to play in the Football League in 1929 and were placed in the Third Division North. The team reached the semi-final of the FA Cup in the 1954–55 season, where they were defeated by eventual winners Newcastle United in a replay, which is the furthest the club have reached in this competition. York played in the Third Division North until the 1958–59 season, when they were placed in the Fourth Division on League reorganisation. They won the first promotion in their history this season, after finishing third in the Fourth Division.