Success in the Bob Lord Trophy, beating Barnet in 1984 was one of the rare high points of this period. Fan favourite Harry Dunn returned for a spell as part-time manager, guiding the side, which included the likes of Neil Thompson to a sixth-place finish during 1984–85. New chairman Barry Adamson demanded change and brought in Neil Warnock as manager, who brought in nine new first team players. Adamson died part way through the season at age 47, which stunned the club though spurred them on to challenge for the title in his honour. Scarborough went 22 games unbeaten during part of the season, four days after beating Sutton United 2–0, the club was declared champions and promoted to The Football League for the first time in their 108-year history. Scarborough were entered into the Football League Fourth Division playing their first Football League game against Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 2–2 draw. After gaining their footing with a solid 12th-place finish during their first season in The Football League, Scarborough reached the promotion playoffs in 1988–89 due to finishing sixth, though they lost out to Leyton Orient. Rivalry with York City picked up during this period. Scarborough were having major financial problems off the field, due to the step up; this in part led to the resignation of Warnock during the 1988–89 season, with coach Colin Morris stepping up to replace him. The business smarts of Geoffrey Richmond saved the club and a deal with McCain saw the Athletic Ground renamed the McCain Stadium, nicknamed "The Theatre of Chips". Despite a bad start to the following season, which led to the dismissal of Morris and his replacement by Ray McHale, Scarborough became giant killers when they dumped Chelsea out of the League Cup in October 1989, with Martin Russell scoring the winner in the 3–2 home victory. The 1992–93 season saw the introduction of the Premier League and so the division Scarborough was in was renamed Football League Division Three. The season brought more excitement in the League Cup as Scarborough reached the Fourth Round, knocking out Bradford City, Coventry City and Plymouth Argyle before narrowly losing 1–0 to Arsenal due to a Nigel Winterburn goal. Darren Foreman became the first Boro player to score a hat-trick in The Football League and was a prolific goalscorer throughout his stay. Scarborough finished dangerously close to the Division Four drop zone in the 1989–90 season, despite their cup exploits, but their form improved in the two seasons that followed, which saw finishes of 9th and 12th respectively.