EASTLEIGH will arrive at York City still searching for their first win in 2017.

The Hampshire visitors have not tasted victory during a miserable run of ten games since a 1-0 New Year’s Eve triumph at Boreham Wood

In the following match the Spitfires were beaten 5-1 at Championship outfit Brentford in the FA Cup and have now collected just four National League points from a possible 27.

The Spitfires did, at least, stop the rot to some extent on Tuesday night when, after a run of four successive defeats without scoring, they managed a 1-1 home draw against ten-man Aldershot.

During a tumultuous season, big-spending Eastleigh have used 42 different players including six goalkeepers and are now on to their fourth different manager with 2014 Conference South title-winning boss Richard Hill returning as caretaker chief and director of football.

The former Northampton and Oxford striker replaced Martin Allen, who lasted just 84 days at the helm during which time his only triumphs came at Boreham Wood and Halifax in the FA Cup.

Allen had succeeded former Rotherham and Tranmere manager Ronnie Moore, following his shock exit just three months into the job that he was given following the departure of Chris Todd four games into the campaign.

Fans’ favourite Hill also led Eastleigh into the 2015 National League play-offs before resigning in September the following season.

He then briefly returned to management with Whitehawk but was working as part of Steve Bruce’s recruitment team at Aston Villa when he answered his old team’s call, prior to last Saturday’s 3-0 defeat at Dover.

Eastleigh’s struggles have not been helped by injuries to experienced trio Darius Henderson, Ryan Cresswell and Jason Taylor.

Ex-Northampton, Fleetwood and Southend centre-back Cresswell, 29, had a knee operation in November, while former Sheffield United and Nottingham Forest forward Henderson has only been able to make two appearances since arriving in the January transfer window from Mansfield due to neck spasms.

Henderson, now 35, has scored 131 career goals, including three in the Premier League for Watford.

Former Rotherham and Northampton midfielder Jason Taylor, 30, has also been sidelined with a hip problem since December.

The Spitfires’ attacking threat has been diminished, meanwhile, by the departure of their four leading marksmen.

Top scorer Mikael Mandron plundered 15 goals before completing a loan move to Championship Wigan at the end of January.

Seven-goal Ryan Bird departed for Newport and Luke Coulson, on six, also left the same month for Newport and Barnet respectively.

Andy Drury moved on to Ebbsfleet in December with six goals to his name too.

Their exits leave 32-year-old, former Oxford striker James Constable as the highest scorer currently on the club’s books, having hit the target just five times in 38 games and only once in his last 11 outings.

At the other end of the pitch, one-time Oxford keeper Ryan Clarke, now 34, returned between the sticks last week after a three-month absence following a torn triceps tendon.

Eastleigh’s poor run of results has seen them slip to 14th in the league standings.

A total of 13 league draws is the second-highest in the division – one behind their hosts tomorrow.

Eastleigh (probable): Clarke, Johnson, Hoyte, Green, Obileye, Garrett, Stearn, Togwell, Wilson, McAllister, Strevens.