List of York City F.C. seasons
, a professional association football club based in York, North Yorkshire, England, was founded in 1922. They were 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 1954–55 FA Cup, and 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 1958–59, 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.
York were promoted to the Second Division in 1974 and 1974–75 saw them achieve their highest league placing after finishing in 15th in the Second Division. Two successive relegations and a finish of 22nd in the Fourth Division saw the club apply for re-election to the Football League at the end of 1977–78. The club won its first and only title after finishing first in the Fourth Division in 1983–84 with 101 points, becoming the first team to reach 100 points in a Football League season. York's first play-off success came in 1992–93, when they beat Crewe Alexandra 5–3 in a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw after extra time at Wembley Stadium to win promotion to the Second Division. The following season saw York compete in the Second Division play-off semi-final, where they were beaten 1–0 on aggregate by Stockport County.
York were relegated to the Conference National after finishing bottom of the Third Division in 2003–04, ending 75 years of League membership. The play-off semi-final was reached in 2006–07, when York were beaten 2–1 on aggregate by Morecambe. The team reached the 2009 FA Trophy Final in 2008–09, which was played at the new Wembley Stadium, where York were beaten 2–0 by Stevenage Borough. The next season saw York reach the 2010 Conference Premier play-off Final at Wembley Stadium, where they were beaten 3–1 by Oxford United. The 2011–12 season concluded with two victories at Wembley Stadium; after Newport County were defeated 2–0 in the 2012 FA Trophy Final, York's Football League status was restored with a 2–1 victory over Luton Town in the 2012 Conference Premier play-off Final. However, the club was relegated to the National League four years later, after finishing bottom of League Two in 2015–16. York were relegated to the National League North for the first time a year later, but finished 2016–17 with a 3–2 win over Macclesfield Town at Wembley Stadium in the 2017 FA Trophy Final.
As at the end of 2018–19, the club's first team had spent two seasons in the second tier of English football, 38 in the third, 32 in the fourth and 18 in non-League football. The table details their achievements in first-team competitions, and records their top goalscorer and average home league attendance, for each completed season since their first appearance in the Midland League in 1922–23.
Key
Key to league record:- P – Matches played
- W – Matches won
- D – Matches drawn
- L – Matches lost
- F – Goals for
- A – Goals against
- Pts – Points
- Pos – Final position
| 1st or W | Winners |
| 2nd or F | Runners-up |
| Promoted | |
| Relegated | |
| ♦ | Top league scorer in York's division |
Key to divisions:
- Midland – Midland League
- Division 2 – Football League Second Division
- Division 3 – Football League Third Division
- Division 3N – Football League Third Division North
- Division 4 – Football League Fourth Division
- Conference – Conference National/Premier
- League 2 – Football League Two
- National – National League
- National N – National League North
- Group – Group stage Northern section
- QR1 – First qualifying round, etc.
- R1 – First round, etc.
- R1 – First round Northern section, etc.
- QF – Quarter-final Northern section
- SF – Semi-final
- SF – Semi-final Northern section
- RU – Runners-up
- W – Winners
- DNE – Did not enter