Another second-half collapse saw Workington slip to a heavy defeat at York City Knights.
They were just about still in it at half-time when they trailed 26-12 but they were unable to score a point in the second half while York just ran riot.
The heavy 74-12 defeat in their final game of a disastrous season summed up the campaign which started optimistically but quickly became a survival battle, and ended more like damage limitation.
Coach Chris Thorman who led Town to promotion last season as League One play-off winners now takes his leave with his new club expected to be announced this coming week.
He backed his players to learn quickly and survive in the early weeks, but quickly realised that they were short on size and quality as the defeats stacked-up.
They won one Challenge Cup game against Dewsbury and one Championship game against London Broncos, after a pre-season success in the annual Ike Southward Memorial Trophy.
On this occasion they actually scored first but in the end shipped 13 tries, 11 of which were converted.
The opening try came after only two minutes when a couple of early penalties put Town in a good attacking position and Malik Steele went over by the posts for Carl Forber to convert.
The lead actually lasted eight minutes before the hosts drew level with a try from Ronan Michael which was converted by Liam Harris.
An unconverted try by Harris put York in front on 16 minutes and ten minutes later Danny Kirmond scored a third Knights try for a 14-6 lead.
But Town, who had competed well, got to within two points after 32 minutes when they broke down the middle and Ryan Scott went in for the second try which Forber improved.
At 14-12, eight minutes from half-time, it would have been a satisfactory start for Thorman but two more tries by Joe Brown and James Glover, with a conversion apiece from Harris and Glover sent the Knights in at the break 26-12 to the good.
Even so it had been a decent effort against a top six side, so how disappointing that the effort fragmented in the second-half when they conceded 48 points without a reply. It was just as it sounds – a procession towards the Town line with little or no respite.
Town still had a decent following and they must all have given a collective sigh of relief as the final hooter – glad that it was all over.
