By John Baron
Farsley Celtic look set to play their first home game of the season when they entertain Leamington next week – but the game will be played in Derbyshire, not The Citadel.
The Celts are currently without a pitch due to delayed work replacing the grass surface with a new 4G artificial pitch.
The Leamington match on Saturday, 21 September will be played at Alfreton Town’s Impact Arena stadium, which is 60 miles from The Citadel.
The club announced the switch on social media yesterday, and will pay for supporters’ club travel to the game.
The announcement read: “Saturday 21 September’s fixture against Leamington will now instead be played at Alfreton’s Impact Arena.
“The club will be covering the cost of the supporter’s club mini-bus, as well as paying for travel and entry for season-ticket holders.”
Leamington are unable to host the game. It’s understood Farsley had hoped to hold the match at Bradford Park Avenue’s Horsfall Stadium, but plans were rejected by the National League due to ground grading issues.
Other local grounds were either unavailable or did not meet the league’s ground requirements.
The club hopes that pitch works will be completed in time for the Spennymoor home game on Saturday, October 19. Three days later the Celts are also due to entertain Peterborough Sports.
On the playing side The Celts have made a positive start to the season, sitting in eighth position in National League North, with four wins and a draw from eight consecutive away fixtures.
They sacked head coach Clayton Donaldson and assistant Danny Ellis two weeks ago for football reasons, to be replaced by the club’s director of football Pav Singh, who is assisted by senior players Chris Atkinson and Conor Branson. Farsley remain unbeaten with a win and a draw under Singh’s leadership.
This Sunday The Celts travel to Sheffield for an FA Cup game at Hallam FC. Match details can be found here.
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