Harrogate Railway Athletic expect to appoint a new manager "fairly quickly", according to chairman Rob Northfield.

Dave Morgan resigned as manager following a run of no wins in 12 games which left the side next-to-bottom of Unibond One North.

Morgan's assistant Stuart Waddington took temporary charge for Saturday's surprise FA Trophy preliminary round 2-1 home win over FC Halifax.

"He said he would know all along when it was time to go," Northfield said.

"I always said to him that I had belief and trust in his ability to turn it around, but we did need to do something different and he realised that," he added.

We're looking for a good man-manager who respects these players Harrogate Railway chairman Rob Northfield

Northfield outlined the qualities he would require of Morgan's successor.

"The manager needs contacts, so he needs to have played at a decent level or to have been on the circuit for a while.

"Then, and I'm going to stress this, [I want] someone who has the ability to treat footballers like human beings and not just like pieces of meat running about on a field, that you can abuse and shout at and scream at.

"We're looking for a good man-manager who respects these players."

Northfield believes that such a manager would bring long-term rather than short-term benefits for the club.

"It's a club where if you play for Harrogate Railway you are respected, you are not just a number."