Struggling Farsley Celtic – who haven’t played in Farsley all season – slumped to a heavy 6-1 defeat at the hands of fellow strugglers Needham Market.
The match – again played at Buxton’s Tarmac Silverland Stadium due to delayed work installing a new pitch at The Citadel – saw boss Neil Redfearn and assistant Pav Singh absent from proceedings.
Women’s manager Izzy Roads and junior coach Phil Lake took over the reins of a young Farsley side missing a number of senior players either through injury or departure from the club.
Iffy Allen and Seth Chambers had given the visitors a 2-0 advantage in the first half, although striker Robbie Fox pulled a goal back for the Celts before the break.
The Celts, again failing to fill their substitutes’ bench, lost new signing Essa Jennah to injury in the first half.
The second half saw the Celts overrun with further goals from Allen, Lambe, Chambers and Cross.
The result leaves the West Leeds club without a win since Boxing Day and sitting third from bottom after 31 games in National League North, with the Celts recording just a solitary win in their ‘home’ league games this season. This came against Peterborough Sports at Bradford Park Avenue.
Previous announcements by the club have indicated work laying the new 4G pitch at The Citadel is due to start this week.
Next Saturday they Celts face the lengthy trip to Leamington (3pm).