Efforts by Ian Gayle, Nathan Green, Ian Draycott and Ade Yusuff on Bank Holiday Monday saw Folkestone take the derby day spoils against Margate.
They took a second-minute lead through Gayle before Green doubled their advantage with a fine solo strike. After the restart, all-time leading scorer Draycott netted before top scorer Yusuff got in on the act to cap a miserable afternoon for manager-less Gate, who lost 4-0, amid a tough start to their time in charge for Ben Greenhalgh and Reece Prestedge.
Folkestone broke the deadlock inside 70 seconds at Cheriton Road. Frontman Ira Jackson saw a 15th-second shot deflected wide and, from that Scott Heard corner, the ball found Gayle at the far post.
He nodded into the bottom corner after some head tennis inside the penalty box. The 11th minute saw the hosts threaten again, skipper Greenhalgh making a timely interception from Jackson’s right-wing cross before midfielder James Rogers failed to hit the target from distance.