LNER sponsor confirmed for new stadium

The York Community Stadium will be renamed the LNER Community Stadium after naming rights were approved at a City of York Council session last night.

A Council statement said: "The approval from the Executive Member for Finance and Performance, authorises Ian Floyd, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Customer and Corporate Services to progress the Stadium Naming Rights Sponsorship Agreement."

York City Football Club are to be handed the keys to the complex once construction is complete, with test events taking place thereafter before a competitve fixture can be played in the new stadium.