Popular midfielder Dave Syers was dismissed for an alleged elbow, but referee Cropp's decision did not stop the Celts.

Three minutes later, on the stroke of half-time, 17-year-old Scott Driscoll hit the winner with his first touch of the ball – the youngster had come on as a substitute for Roy Stamer, a minute earlier.

Farsley fell behind midway through the first half due to a Tony Gray penalty and Gareth Grant had levelled the scores on 36 minutes with a close range strike.

Parsley was delighted for his team – especially Driscoll and also disagreed with the referee over Syers' red card.

"My team keep being thrown obstacles since August and they keep
knocking them down," Parsley said.

"We conceded a penalty, but we hit back eight minutes later and it was a good goal.

"Then Dave was sent off and I didn't think it was a sending-off.

"I thought it was more of a shirt tug and him trying to release the lad's arm off his shirt.

"I thought the lad made a meal of it and cheated the linesman, there
was no violence about it.

"But, we then took the lead and I'm really pleased for Scott because he got his first senior goal and it has turned out to be a winner at a really difficult place to go."

Parsley was left fuming soon after Driscoll's strike as player-assistant manager Simeon Bambrook was taken down in the penalty area and the referee said no to the appeals.

Angry exchanges took place in the tunnel as the teams went in for the half-time, but Farsley forgot about their grievances with the referee and took to defending their lead heroically in the second half.

In scenes reminiscent of their famous 1-0 win at Torquay, nearly two years ago, Farsley limited the home side to few chances – while not creating many themselves.

There were nervy moments towards the end, but keeper Josh Bell and his defence kept Droylsden at bay.

Farsley now continue their quest to secure Blue Square North safety in the next few weeks at AFC Telford United on Tuesday night.