Harrogate's six-season stay in the EFL is over after teenage Barnet substitute Phillip Chinedu consigned the hosts to a 2-1 defeat with his first touch of the game.

Bryn Morris' penalty had cancelled out Callum Stead's fifth-minute opener for the Bees and with Newport trailing at Barrow, Simon Weaver's Sulphurites sat third from bottom for much of the afternoon.

But with the Welsh club turning the tables and Crawley drawing against Salford, a point would have proved insufficient even before Chinedu struck.

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Harrogate got off to a nightmare start when an underhit back-pass by Cathal Heffernan sent Kabongo Tshimanga clear. The Congolese striker rounded exposed keeper Mark Oxley before nudging the ball to Stead, who grabbed his eighth goal in five outings.

Town were level in the 29th minute after alert play by left-back Jacob Slater saw him tripped in the box by Romoney Crichlow-Noble, with Morris dispatching the spot-kick firmly to Cieran Slicker's right.

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Harrogate pressed for a second goal after the break with Shawn McCoulsky bursting from the halfway line and thundering a shot against the underside of the bar.

Tobias Brenan found himself clear through but fluffed his chipped effort with Slicker stranded out of his goal.

By this time, events at Newport had plunged Harrogate back into the bottom two and more despair followed when hesitant home defending was punished as Chinedu squeezed a low six-yard shot inside Oxley's right-hand post.

Harrogate players have 'exceeded expectations'

Harrogate boss Simon Weaver:

"We took 18 points from our first 30 games but, since then, our performance levels have been right up there. We took the chance in the window to replace players who hadn't stepped up and, for this group of players to take it to the last day, has been a thrill.

"They have exceeded expectations. This is a painful experience, but we have stayed strong and together.

"We've got some young, aspirational players and I don't want them scarred from this. It will make a mark, but this group of players have shown they are good enough to have careers in the game.

"They have played for the badge and given it their all and I'd have more regrets if we hadn't given it our all. We just haven't been ruthless enough or scored enough goals and that was the case again in this game."

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