sentences:  After completing his apprenticeship with Derby County, Boyer moved to York City in July 1968 for a fee of £3,000.In 125 appearances, Boyer scored 34 times but played an important role in creating opportunities for forward partner Ted MacDougall, with whom he was later to play at three other clubs.At the end of his first season at Bootham Crescent, York successfully applied for re-election to the Fourth Division, and their fortunes then gradually improved and they achieved promotion at the end of the 1970–71 season (after Boyer had left).