ONE hundred and one years of history came to an end last night when Ashington Football Club played its last game at Portland Park.
Boxes upon boxes of memorabilia have been packed up, including photographs of a bygone age of football and shirts from the team's glory days, for a future home.
The town will forever be in North East sporting folklore, not least for bringing Newcastle legend Jackie Milburn and his cousins, the 1966 World Cup winning Charlton brothers Bobby and Jackie, into the world.
FOOTBALL fans heard the final whistle blown on more than a century of tradition last night as a famous North-East club played the last-ever match at its spiritual home.
Supporters of Ashington FC were joined by non-league fans from all over the country for the final fixture at the town's Portland Park - the club's base for the past 101 years.
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