▁bottom ▁again , ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁Division ▁One . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁the ▁club ▁were ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁Simon ▁Cl iff ord , ▁who ▁stated ▁that ▁his ▁amb ition ▁was ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁club ▁into ▁the ▁Football ▁League . ▁He ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁manager ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 – 0 5 ▁season ▁and ▁made ▁several ▁high - profile ▁sign ings , ▁including ▁Brazil ian ▁S ó cr ates ▁( who ▁made ▁one ▁appearance ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ) ▁and ▁Lee ▁Sh ar pe . ▁They ▁finished ▁as ▁Division ▁One ▁run ners - up , ▁ear ning ▁promotion ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Premier ▁Division . ▁Another ▁Brazil ian , ▁Care ca , ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁a ▁friendly ▁that ▁summer . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 – 0 7 ▁a ▁fourth - place ▁finish ▁was ▁enough ▁to ▁ear n ▁promotion ▁to ▁Division ▁One ▁North ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Premier ▁League . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁Gar for th ▁won ▁the ▁West ▁R iding ▁County ▁Cup ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁time , ▁be ating ▁Brad ford ▁Park ▁Avenue ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁They ▁retained ▁the ▁cup ▁the ▁following ▁season , ▁defe ating ▁Bar n old sw ick ▁Town ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁they ▁finished ▁fifth , ▁qual ifying ▁for ▁the ▁promotion ▁play - offs , ▁but ▁lost ▁ 4 – 1 ▁on ▁pen alt ies ▁to ▁Cur zon ▁As ht on