York Railway Institute F.C.
York Railway Institute is a sports club in York, North Yorkshire, founded in 1886. The club plays association football, football, rugby football, rugby, tennis, and field hockey, hockey. It is most notable for its football team, which won the Northern Counties East Football League Division One, Northern Counties East Division One championship during the 1987–88 season. History The club was formed as an association football club in 1886 by railway employees of the York railway station and were one of the first clubs to be formed in the city. York RI began playing sport at its current New Lane site in 1926. Success came first for the rugby section of the club who captured the Yorkshire Shield during the 1950s. However, by the 1970s, the football club had climbed up to the Yorkshire Football League, Yorkshire League system. York RI gained promotion from the third to second Yorkshire League during 1978–79, by capturing the championship. Two seasons later they gained promotion ...
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Acomb, North Yorkshire
Acomb , is a village and suburb within the City of York unitary authority area, to the western side of York, England. It covers the site of the original village of the same name, which is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. It is bordered by the suburbs of Holgate, to the east, Clifton, to the north and Woodthorpe to the south. The boundary to the west abuts the fields close to the A1237, York Outer Ring Road. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Acomb was incorporated into the City of York in 1934. Formerly a farming village, Acomb expanded over the centuries to become a dormitory area for workers in heavy industry, such as rail engineering, in the 19th and 20th centuries and more recently for a more diverse workforce. Though it no longer has any large-scale manufacturing, it does have a diverse retail centre. There are at least 19 Grade II listed buildings within its boundaries. It was made a Conservation Area in 1975, with the historic area along F ...
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