earning promotion to the National League North. In 2019 the club changed their playing colours from blue to green and white, adopted a new badge and renamed their ground following a takeover by Paul Barthorpe. Ground The club moved to Throstle Nest in 1948. Following the club’s collapse into administration in 2009, Leeds City Council purchased the ground from the administrators and sold it to the owners of the new club, Farsley A.F.C., while retaining the adjoining sports hall and land proposed for new football pitches. The ground was renamed The Citadel in 2019. Staff Manager: Russ Wilcox Assistant Manager: Steve Thornber Player/First Team Coach: Dave Syers Goalkeeping Coach: Tom Morgan Physiotherapist: Gareth Liversedge Kit Manager: Nick Gill Women's Manager: Jamie Sykes Boardroom Chairman: Paul Barthorpe Directors: Joshua Greaves, Robert Winterbottom Chief Executive: Joshua Greaves Director of Football Operations: Pav Singh Project Development Director: Daniel Bennett Head of Football Administration: Caroline Harriman Board Directors: Paul Glover & John Stubbs Honours Northern Premier League Premier Division champions 2018–19 Yorkshire League Division One champions 1959–60, 1968–69 Division Two champions 1952–53 Northern Counties East League Premier Division champions 2010–11 Division One North champions, 1984–85 League Cup winners 2010–11 West Riding County Cup Winners 1957–58, 1959–60, 1966–67, 1970–71, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2016–17, 2017–18 Records Best FA Cup performance: First round, 1974–75, 2006–07 Best FA Trophy performance: Quarter-finals, 2022–23 Best FA Vase performance: Quarter-finals, 1987–88 Record attendance: 11,000 vs Tranmere Rovers, FA Cup first round, 1974–75 (at Elland Road) See also Farsley Celtic F.C. players Farsley Celtic F.C. managers References External links Official website Football clubs in England Football clubs in West Yorkshire Association football clubs established in 1908 1908 establishments in England Sport in Leeds Phoenix clubs (association football) West Riding County Amateur Football League Yorkshire Football League Northern Counties East Football League Northern Premier League clubs National League (English football) clubs Companies that have entered administration in the United Kingdom