York City Promoted Automatically After Late Draw With Rochdale

On 25 April 2026, York City drew 1-1 with Rochdale at Crown Oil Arena and went up automatically from the National League. Emmanuel Dieseruvwe put Rochdale ahead in the 95th minute with a far-post header, and their fans ran onto the pitch believing they had been promoted. Josh Stones equalised in stoppage time. Rochdale later won promotion through the play-offs.