Future
After the club secured their future at Bootham Crescent in February 2004, they were hoping to move to a new ground by 2015. It was expected to be built on either the sites of the British Sugar factory, York Central or Nestlé North in York. It was hoped that the new stadium will also be home the city's rugby league side, York City Knights, and be used as a concert venue. The new stadium would be similar to Princes Park of Dartford, but would hold a larger capacity and Steve Galloway, the leader of the City of York Council at the time, said his aspiration was for it to be a 10,000 capacity all-seater, although, speaking at the launch of his party's election manifesto on 3 April 2007, he said it may be smaller initially, at 6,000 or 7,000 seats. Developers Oakgate (Monks Cross) Ltd submitted a planning application for a stadium and retail park in the Monk Cross area of York in September 2011. The plans were for a 6,000-seater arena, which could eventually be expanded to a 12,000 capacity, to be completed by 2014.
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