 This was the first time any club had won the FA Trophy and the Conference Premier play-offs in one season.This on-field achievement, combined with the approval for a community stadium to be built for the club, led to "The Press" lauding "an unsurpassed nine days in the Minstermen's proud existence".Mills' signings for 2012–13 proved to be less influential than his signings the previous summer, a number of new players being left out of the team with little playing time.