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| Full name | Feethams |
| Location | Victoria Embankment, Darlington, England |
| Opened | 1883 |
| Demolished | 2006 |
| Owner | Darlington C. Darlington is a town in County Durham, England and the main population centre in the Borough of Darlington. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. C. |
| Operator | Darlington F.C. |
| Surface | Grass |
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Feethams was a football and cricket ground. It was the home of Darlington F.C. for 120 years, from 1883 to 2003, until the club moved into a new stadium on the outskirts of Darlington. Darlington Football Club (also known as Darlo or The Quakers) are an English football team based in the English town of Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Darlington Arena (known as the The Balfour Webnet Darlington Arena for sponsorship reasons is a football stadium in England that hosts Darlington is a town in County Durham, England and the main population centre in the Borough of Darlington.
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History
Feethams is the home of the Darlington town cricket club, Darlington C. Darlington is a town in County Durham, England and the main population centre in the Borough of Darlington. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries C. From the 1860s, amateur football had been played on the site, but it was only in 1883 that Darlington F.C., a professional side made Feethams their home - and so it was for 120 years. An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit study or science without formal training or pay Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Darlington Football Club (also known as Darlo or The Quakers) are an English football team based in the English town of This article is about people called professionals For the Movie, see The Professional or Leon.
Unfortunately, times moved on and Feethams and Darlington were in a state of flux. Darlington Football Club (also known as Darlo or The Quakers) are an English football team based in the English town of It was decided to build a new stadium and the end of the Feethams era came on 3 May 2003, when the final match was played. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. A capacity crowd saw Darlington come back from two goals down to draw 2–2 with Leyton Orient. Darlington Football Club (also known as Darlo or The Quakers) are an English football team based in the English town of Leyton Orient FC are an English Professional football team from east London currently playing in League One of the Football League
With the move to the new stadium Feethams fell into disrepair. The Darlington Arena (known as the The Balfour Webnet Darlington Arena for sponsorship reasons is a football stadium in England that hosts It was finally demolished in February 2006 shortly after an arson attack. [1]
Layout
The ground itself was a typical lower-league affair with terraces and benches providing the majority of accommodation for the spectators. There were four sections: the West Stand, the all-seated East Stand, Polam Lane (South) End and the Tin Shed home terrace (the Cricket Ground End). The most modern stand, the East Stand was built in 1997 and was the major cause of the club's financial difficulties, culminating in the infamous Reynolds era. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar George Reynolds may refer to George Reynolds (Mormon, Latter-day Saint leader and a party to the 1878 United States Supreme Court case Reynolds v
Quirks
Feethams was unusual in that after entering the turnstiles, through the famous Twin Towers (not related to those at Wembley), spectators had to walk around the cricket pitch in order to enter the ground - something which seemed to upset many away fans!
Cricket
Feethams has been the venue for many Durham County Cricket Club matches. Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of The ground was home to Durham's first ever home victory in the County Championship, against Somerset in June 1992. The County Championship is the domestic first class Cricket competition in England and Wales. That match also saw the ground obtain the distinction of having the largest sightscreen in first-class cricket – the back of the Tin Shed was painted a light blue to help batsmen see the ball more easily.
References
- ^ Housing estate plan for Feethams. The Northern Echo (12 April 2007). Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2008-01-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France.
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