York City Football Club, 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, York 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 the 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.