York Railway Institute Association Football Club is an English

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club from

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. They are currently members of the .

History

The club was founded in 1929. In 1974 they joined the Yorkshire League, and won the Division Three title in 1979. In 1982 they became founder members of the

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, and in 1988 they won a Division One and League Cup double.Northern Counties East Football League
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throughout the early 1980s. They left the NCEL in 1992, and later played in the West Yorkshire League, before joining the

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Honours

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Division One **Champions: 1987–88 *

Cup **Champions: 1987–88

References

{{reflist Football clubs in North Yorkshire Sport in York York Football League Yorkshire Football League Northern Counties East Football League West Yorkshire Association Football League Association football clubs established in 1929 1929 establishments in England Holgate, York