Leeds City Council stressed there was "still hope" for a revised scheme to get the go-ahead after turning down the plan last week and added that it would work closely with the club to find a solution which would be suitable to all parties.

But Firbank believes Farsley have already gone the extra mile to satisfy the council's concerns and he is far from happy.

He said: "All we seem to do at Farsley Celtic is jump over obstacles people put in our way. This is just another hurdle and we are very determined we won't allow this decision to overrule the belief that this is the right thing for the football club and for sport in west Leeds.

"We are extremely disappointed with some of the local labour councillors who are against this.

"The council has indicated there could be a way forward but councillors have turned down this particular application and we feel extremely disappointed with that decision when they have gone against their own planners and also when you consider what we were offering.

"Some £100,000 of the money was going to develop football pitches in Calverley, and more was going to develop the community sports centre on our land and to provide all-weather pitches which would have been available for community use. Farsley Celtic are not the only losers in this.

"But we will be meeting our partners in this scheme, Bellway Homes, tomorrow and we will fight on."

It is believed Celtic would receive £1.36m from Bellway Homes for the sale of a section of their land which is an old cricket pitch.

Bellway proposed to build 26 houses and 31 apartments on the site in a move which would have financed the redevelopment of the main stand at Throstle Nest, the club house, car park and outer pitches which are used by some 300 junior players.

Last month the Leeds West Plans Panel said the proposal to build the homes on a greenfield site was contrary to council policy, the design was poor and it was minded to refuse it.