A book commemorating the history of football at Feethams goes on sale tomorrow.

'Farewell to Feethams - a collection of Darlington FC memories' charts some of the defining moments in the history of the club as recalled by fans and former players.

Over the past year, authors Ray Simpson and Andrew Wilkinson have gathered a variety of different stories and pictures to tell the story of Darlington FC at its ground, which is due to close.

The club is preparing to move to its new high-tech home on the outskirts of the town.

Mr Simpson said: "We wanted to mark the fact that the new stadium is being built and decided to produce a book which would commemorate the club moving.

"We approached loads of former players and fans for their memories and we got about 100 stories back about Darlington FC's time at Feethams."

The book has been printed by The Northern Echo and the paper also supplied many of the photos used to illustrate the book.

One of The Northern Echo's artists, Steve Whetton, has designed the cover of the book.

Among the stories retold in the book are one of fastest ever own goals which took place in a match between Darlington and Southport and the club's involvement in a game which saw the fastest ever sending off of a goalkeeper.

The club was also one of the first to take part in a floodlit match. Stars who have given their stories include Alan Walsh, Colin Sinclair and the late Brian Henderson.

The authors will be signing copies of the book tomorrow evening at Darlington Art's Centre from 7.30pm.

The paperback, which costs £8, can be bought from the Myles Meehan gallery at the Art Centre and offices of The Northern Echo.

The launch of the book coincides with the last weekend of a photography exhibition at the gallery marking the end of the Feethams ground.

Thousands of fans have seen the exhibition arranged by the Darlington Supporters' Trust.

It is hoped the exhibition will be seen at other venues around the town before moving permanently to the new stadium.