FootballTalk - Episode 233: Leeds United's misery, York City's joy and the final day drama that awaits Yorkshire teams

About this episode

The episode discusses Leeds United's FA Cup semi-final loss, York City's promotion, and the final weekend drama for Yorkshire teams.

On this week’s show, The YP’s Stuart Rayner and Leon Wobschall join Mark Singleton again, starting off the discussion with Leeds United’s latest Wembley outing, which saw them lose 1-0 to Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final. By contrast, the tears of heartache at Wembley were a far cry from the previous day’s events at Spotland, when York City clinched promotion back to the EFL for the first time in 10 years in the most dramatic of circumstances against National League rivals Rochdale. And there is also a chance to look forward to a nail-biting final weekend of the regular season for a number of our clubs, starting in the Championship where Middlesbrough are hoping to clinch automatic promotion, while Hull City strive to clinch the final play-off spot. In League One, Bradford City are hoping to secure their place in the play-offs while, in League Two, Harrogate Town have taken their fight for EFL survival down to the last day, hoping a win – or even a point at home to Barnet on Saturday – will be enough to see them retain their status. Finally, this week sees Stuart pick out his Player of the Week, while Leon selects a Team of the Week.

People in this episode

Hosts: Stuart Rayner, Leon Wobschall

Guest: Mark Singleton

Topics covered

• Leeds United
• York City
• FA Cup
• EFL promotion
• Championship
• League One
• League Two

Keywords

• Leeds United
• York City
• FA Cup
• promotion
• Championship
• League One
• League Two
• Middlesbrough
• Hull City
• Bradford City

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Leeds United, Chelsea, York City, EFL, National League, Rochdale, Middlesbrough, Hull City, Bradford City, Harrogate Town

Places: Wembley, Spotland, Barnet

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