About this match programme
By Neil Rank Not only was 1929-30 York City’s first season in the Football League, the FA Cup provided the highlight as the club reached the third round of the competition for the first time. On January 11, 1930, City travelled to then-First Division giants Newcastle United and forced a 1-1 draw (scorer Wally Gardner, crowd 38,674). This match programme was published for the replay four days later. Gates were closed an hour before kick off, and a new record crowd (for Fulfordgate) of 12,583 saw a "titanic" battle with Newcastle winning 2-1, after City had taken the lead through Sam Evans. This was the first time City had met First Division (now Premiership) opposition. Acknowledgement This facsimile of the match programme was created by the publisher of There’s Only One Arthur Bottom, the daily email newsletter for fans of York City FC, and TOOAB contributors Richard Snowball, Neil Rank, Terry Espiner and Paul Bowser. www.tooab.com