Floodlit Pitch

While writing an article for the Alfreton Town v Darlington programme I had more images and information than a 2 page spread in a match magazine can take, so if you read my article in the Alfreton programme, thanks for logging on here. Feethams. Darlington played at Feethams from their formation in 1883 until forced to leave due to financial problems in 2003. Football had been played at the ground from the 1860’s and Darlington's formation came about after a number of local clubs got together to pool their resources into one club. The ground’s development took place in the early 1900’s with the West Stand being built, the South Terrace was constructed in 1905, this was also known as the cricket pavilion. Around the same time the Town End was terraced. The Town End Terrace at Feethams For me the beauty of grounds like Feethams is the little quirky bits, as well as the lovely old stands of the time. To get into the football ground you needed to go through the twin towers at the m