Farsley Celtic recorded their first league win since August with a 4-0 success over rock-bottom Hucknall Town, who hit the self-destruct button with three men red carded.
First to go was Gary Sucharewycz on six minutes after an off-the-ball incident with Matthew James.
Gary Ricketts joined him nine minutes later after a nasty tackle on Mark Jackson, who subsequently went off injured on 20 minutes.
Then Dan MacPh
erson elbowed James on the stroke of half-time and he too was sent for an early bath.
For all their lack of numbers, Hucknall entered half-time level, but Farsley's inevitable first arrived on 55 minutes when Rory Prendergast's effort was deflected in for a Chris Timons own goal.
It then took until the 81st minute for Farsley's second – Tom Penford smashing home after Amjad Iqbal's header was cleared off the line.
Four minutes later, Jake Speight tapped in on the line to make it three before heading home his second with one minute to go.
Celtic, currently under the guidance of former assistant boss Neil Parsley, are now 13th and host another struggling team next Saturday when Hyde United visit Throstle Nest.
Farsley Celtic: Aspden, Gardner, Ryan Serrant, Iqbal, Jackson, Stabb, Downes, Krief, James, Walshaw, Prendergast. Subs not used: Penford, Backhouse, Knowles, Speight, Stevens.
Hucknall: Lindley, Smedley, MacPherson, Holmes, Timons, Sucharewycz, Wilson, Galloway, Ricketts, Bacon, Ward. Subs not used: Mitchell, Luke Smith, Marlow, Mark Smith, Baxter.
Referee: G Hart (England).
Attendance: 250.
Meanwhile, Shane Killock's goalline clearance earned Harrogate Town a 0-0 draw at Stafford Rangers in a game delayed by 10 minutes due to an injury to the referee.
The match official pulled up injured on 71 minutes and the match was halted while a replacement linesman was found.
When play restarted it was Stafford who had the best chance to win the game but Killock rescued Town after captain Denny Ingram's poor back pass.
Ingram's blunder allowed Nick Wellecomme in on goal, but after he beat keeper Jim Provett, Huddersfield loanee Killock cleared the danger.
Town themselves could have nicked it at the death as Ingram's free-kick was flicked on by Richard Marshall to James Dean who shot over.
And there was another chance when Darren Dunning's free-kick was headed on to the crossbar by Stafford's Stuart Pierpont.
Town had good chances in the first half and on 10 minutes James Deane crossed the ball into the box but Mattie Young could only kick it over the bar.
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