Goodbye Bootham Crescent: the end of an era for York City

Last year, York City departed the ground that had been their home since 1932. One life-long fan captured the essence of the old stadium and the club’s long suffering supporters in their last days together

For well over 30 years I’ve supported York City with varying degrees of enthusiasm or indifference that have almost always led me to miss the occasional achievements and witness long periods of mediocrity, or worse. I’ve watched an ever-changing cast of players who, with some honourable exceptions, have left an indelible blank on my memory. Leagues have come and gone. Relegations have outnumbered promotions. My club’s fortunes have risen and fallen, and fallen further still. But there was always one constant: Bootham Crescent, home of York City since 1932.

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