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York City’s time to get the job done!

As York City strive to put last season’s play-off pain behind them, new signing Ollie Banks provides a perfect example of how to do just that.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
20 July 2025

CHAMPION: Ollie Banks holds aloft the National League trophy with Chesterfield PICTURE: Alamy

Banks wants York redemption
By John Lyons

As York City strive to put last season’s play-off pain behind them, new signing Ollie Banks provides a perfect example of how to do just that.
Adam Hinshelwood’s Minstermen performed brilliantly to notch 96 points and finish runners-up to Barnet in the National League last term, but were then caught cold by Oldham Athletic in the play-off semi-finals, crashing to a 3-0 defeat on home turf.
A whole season’s work went down the plughole in 90 minutes and left the York hierarchy fuming at the current system which means only the league winners and play-off...

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