 York made their seventh re-election bid after 1980 – 81, before the club won its first and only league title after finishing first in the Fourth Division in 1983 – 84 with 101 points. They were the first team to score this many points in a Football League season. After four seasons in the Third Division in 1987 – 88, York were relegated. They beat Crewe Alexandra on penalties at Wembley Stadium in the play-off final in 1992 – 93, winning promotion back into the third tier of English football, now renamed as the Second Division. The following season, York competed in the play-off semi-final, when they were beaten by Stockport County. Later in the 1990s, they knocked Premier League clubs Manchester United and Everton out of the League Cup in successive seasons. After six seasons, York were relegated into the Third Division in 1998 – 99.
