This is a season by season record including every line up plus details of the war years. It offers pen portraits of the clubs top players & profiles of York Citys managers over the years & much more. It is a must read for any York City fan! This is the detailed story & comprehensive history of York City Football Club since its formation in 1922 illustrated with pictures many from archives. It looks at the early pioneering days in the Midland League & election to the Football League in 1929. It covers seventy-five years proud membership of the Football League including two seasons in the second tier of English football in the mid 1970s. They had six promotion successes including the winning of the Fourth Division Championship in 1983-84 when they became the first Football League club to reach 100 points. In 1992-93 they made their first appearance at Wembley when they won promotion via the Play-offs. The clubs many Cup giant-killing exploits over the years with appearances in the quarter & semi-finals of the FA Cup are also fully chronicled. In 1937-38 they reached the sixth round of the competition & 17 years later became the first Third Division side to reach an FA Cup semi-final replay. In the 1980s they twice reached the fifth round of the competition beating Arsenal & having four memorable tilts against Liverpool. In the 1990s in the Football League Cup they defeated Manchester United & Everton. It offers appearance records & a look back at memorable matches together with many other facts & figures. ...

The foundations of Yorks commercial identity lie in the powerful medieval guilds that controlled & organised business development here until the nineteenth century. Unlike other Yorkshire towns York a major ecclesiastical centre & a fashionable tourist city was largely untouched by the Industrial Revolution; it owes its nineteenth-century growth to its emergence as a railway hub & as a key force in the British confectionery industry. The book will give todays York residents a unique picture of how their city was as well as those who used to live or work here. Confectionery giants Rowntrees Terrys & Cravens are depicted & described as are other lesser known firms like Cooke Troughton & Simms. These & the myriad specialist shops that have always crowded the medieval streets all find a place in the pages of this fascinating & original book. ...

York Notes Advanced offer a fresh & accessible approach to English Literature. This market-leading series has been completely updated to meet the needs of todays A-level & undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts York Notes Advanced intorduce students to more sophisticated analysis a range of critical perspectives & wider contexts. ...

York Notes Advanced offer a fresh & accessible approach to English Literature. This market-leading series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level & undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts York Notes Advanced intorduce students to more sophisticated analysis a range of critical perspectives & wider contexts. ...

York Notes Advanced offer a fresh & accessible approach to English Literature. This market-leading series has been completely updated to meet the needs of todays A-level & undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts York Notes Advanced intorduce students to more sophisticated analysis a range of critical perspectives & wider contexts. ...

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Features: * Study methods * Introduction to the text * Summaries with critical notes * Themes & techniques

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Key features of this text: * How to study the text * Author & historical background * General & detailed summaries * Commentary on themes structure characters language & style * Glossaries * Test questions & issues to consider * Essay writing advice * Cultural connections * Literary terms * Illustrations * Colour design ...

This volume sheds light on the pride of the region
- the great medieval churches of York Minster the Minster & St Mary at Beverley
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This title features Huddersfield Halifax & trans-Pennine routes. It also talks about: Skipton & the southern end of the Settle & Carlisle line; Airedale & Wharfedale; the industrial heartlands of Leeds & Bradford; the Dewsbury area
- main lines & branches; lines around Harrogate; & the railway city of York.
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A full account of the part played by Yorkshire's airfields during the Second World War. The history of each airfield is described with the squadrons & aircraft based at them & the main operations flown. The effects of the war on the daily lives of civilians & the constant dangers from raids & night bombing are also detailed. Fully illustrated. ...