CRISIS club York City equalled a club record of eight successive defeats after a 5-1 home thumping against Accrington Stanley.

Billy Kee’s brace and further efforts from Matty Pearson, Josh Windass and Shay McCartan sealed City’s fate, rendering substitute Bradley Fewster’s 75th-minute reply a mere consolation.

On-loan Middlesbrough striker Fewster was one of six City players making their debut but manager Jackie McNamara’s experiment with blooding youth did not have the desired results.

Kee missed an unbelievable opportunity to open the scoring after just eight minutes when he somehow show wide of an open goal from three yards after Matt Crooks had outjumped City keeper Scott Flinders to meet Sean McConville’s left-wing free kick.

Further chances by McConville and Kee failed to unduly trouble Flinders but he was beaten on 15 minutes.

On-loan Bolton right-back Jordan Lussey got caught the wrong side of Windass and received a yellow card for tripping the former Harrogate Railway striker.

When Windass’ free kick was blocked by Danny Galbraith, Pearson then tried his luck from 25 yards and a deflection deceived Flinders.

McConville went on to sky over after good work down the right by Windass and Kee’s volley from an acute angle forced Flinders into action at his near post.

An edge-of-the-box Piero Mingoia shot was also saved by Flinders before the visitors doubled their advantage on 33 minutes.

McConville raced past Lussey too easily down the left flank.

His low cross was then touched towards goal by Windass with Kee charging in at the far post for a tap-in.

Windass, meanwhile, drilled high into the City sidenetting after bursting through the right channel and Matt Crooks’ 20-yard shot was saved by Flinders before a Michael Coulson header and Galbraith’s drive were both blocked at the other end.

A left-wing cross from Kenny McEvoy also picked out Coulson’s run to the far post at the end of the half but the latter fired against the roof of the David Longhurst Stand.

After the restart, Kee headed wide from a cross by Mingoia, whose edge-of-the-box effort was parried away by Flinders moments later, while Joe Wright also rose at the near post to miss the target from McConville’s corner.

But Stanley were gifted a third goal when on-loan Arsenal defender O’Connor tripped Tom Davies just inside the penalty box.

Windass went on to find Flinders’ bottom left-hand corner as the City keeper dived the opposite way.

More opportunities fell to McConville and Tom Davies before Stanley claimed a fourth on 72 minutes.

McConville appeared to shove O’Connor out of the way before bursting through the left channel.

His low drive was then beaten out by Flinders only for Kee to pounce from three yards.

Fewster pulled a goal back three minutes later when he showed great pace and determination to charge on to Josh Carson’s ball over the visitors defence before finishing clinically into Jason Mooney’s bottom left-hand corner.

But McCartan had the final say, being allowed to run forward with the ball before planting a 20-yard shot inside Flinders’ right-hand upright.