FOOTBALL fans last night spoke of their anger at the demolition of a wall of fame at their club's former stadium.

The Feethams wall, which had 270 bricks inscribed with fans' names, has been knocked down, despite pleas from Darlington supporters for it to be preserved.

Fans paid £25 each for their brick to be included, and was seen by many as a memorial wall to fans who had passed away.

The wall is thought to have been flattened to make way for the ongoing demolition work being carried out at Feethams stadium.

Darlington Football Club said it was "very disappointed", and pledged to create a new wall by the Corner Bar at the TFM Darlington Arena for fans whose bricks have been destroyed, and urged fans to write to them.

Last night, supporters said they were devastated at the demolition.

Tony Taylor, chairman of Darlington Supporters Trust, said: "It is a great shame. For many, that wall was a memorial to people who had died and who had attended Feethams in the past.

"It was part of the Feethams heritage, and is now part of the ongoing Feethams tragedy.

"I wouldn't have thought it would have taken much sensitivity to have taken care of it and moved it to the new ground as a permanent memorial."

Fan Andrew Mair offered to take down the wall and rebuild it, in memory of his late friend Ste Elstob, who had his name on one of the bricks.

"I can't believe they've knocked it down. It seems really inconsiderate - sacrilege, really," he said.

A Darlington FC spokesman said last night: "We are very disappointed at the demolition of the wall, as we intended to relocate it to the TFM Darlington Arena as a way of safeguarding this piece of history."

The club wants to hear from anyone who had a brick in the wall - they would qualify for a place in the new fans' wall at the Neasham Road stadium.