This update was originally printed in the match day programme for Altrincham on 06.04.2026.
Good afternoon and welcome to today’s Easter Monday fixture against Altrincham, hopefully our penultimate home fixture of the season. Please! With just four matches now to go, these notes are being written ahead of our visit to Boston United on Good Friday. What could possibly have gone wrong at such a happy hunting ground for City over the years?! Fingers crossed that City travelled back from deepest Lincolnshire with three points, or at the very least the equal points tally of what Rochdale picked up in their home match with Morecambe on the same day. Incredibly City have yet to pick up even a single point from League visits to Boston, though there was an FA Cup victory a little over 50 years ago to clutch onto as I write! And let us all hope that agents John and Sinclair are raring to go for Hartlepool United this afternoon in support of their parent club.
As with all Saturday home fixtures this season YCST Board Members will be on hand for today’s Bank Holiday fixture to meet with supporters ahead of the game. We’d love you to stop by and air your views on today’s suggested topic, how best the Trust challenges decisions should fan interests be at risk. Though of course as always you can speak to us on any topic! Remember your Board Members do not claim to have the monopoly on good ideas so don’t be shy in letting us know.
In the days leading up to our last home fixture against Woking we received an email from Lynn Wythe, Chair of The Foxes Trust, Leicester City’s Supporters Trust. A native of York, Lynn a Lifetime YCST Member and one time YCFC programme seller, wanted to support City on Non League Day. She brought along her 91 year old Mum for her first LNER visit. Her Mum and Dad were home and away City supporters back in the day when supporters travelled back on the train with the team. By all account Lynn’s birth was the subject of a Bootham Crescent half time tannoy announcement. Of course her Dad did the only right and proper thing by staying on to see the second half as City defeated Bradford Park Avenue. Lynn and her Mum were desperate for a photo shoot with the ‘legendary’ Yorkie – their words not mine! Of course Yorkie duly obliged, tearing himself away from his plethora of pre match duties in the hospitality boxes. Thanks again Steve. It was interesting to learn that YCST membership is 60% higher than that of The Foxes Trust, and this despite Leicester City currently averaging home gates of 29,000! Not exactly sure what that says but I’m sure that there is a message there somewhere.
The next YCST Social evening is this coming Thursday, 9th April starting at 7.30pm. Please note a change of venue this month, Plonkers Wine Bar, 5 Cumberland Street, York. The guest line up was yet to be confirmed at the time of writing. Supporter feedback to these events is always positive so please attend and judge for yourself.
Notwithstanding the favorable comparison with The Foxes Trust we are still way short of the numbers we need to hit our Project 2000 target.
There’s never been a better time to become a Trust member and to have a voice. Please help us achieve our goal of doubling Trust membership numbers ahead of our 25th anniversary. Let us demonstrate that we, the Supporters, are as fully invested in this project to see City back in the Football League as are our majority owners and their partners.
Joining could not be simpler. Just visit the Trust website – www.ycst.org.uk – click on the membership tab and follow the instructions from there for either annual or lifetime membership.
Other useful email addresses for you:
For any membership enquiries – membership@ycst.org.uk
For any general enquiries, or any ideas that you’d like to share with us info@ycst.org.uk
Enjoy the match! And please don’t forget to sign up for Trust Membership. It really will make a huge difference.
About York City Supporters’ Trust
Established in 2002, York City Supporters Trust is a not-for-profit Community Benefit Society, regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. We were formed to protect the long-term future of the football club and represent the interests of the fans. We are also 25% shareholders in York City Football Club Ltd.