Darwen football fanatics are making history themselves by sharing their football memories.

Bert Entwistle, David Foster, John Waring, Anthony Holt and Vince Sherry have contributed their memories of the 'beautiful game' to an exhibition done by three Preston University students.

Naomi Etchells, Martin Walker and Jayne Waring have collected recordings of peoples first football memories and collated them along with photographs of the participants and some of their memorabilia as part of their history degree course at the University of Central Lancashire.

As well as the Darwen Fans that have participated their is 'Eddie' Thornley, from Blackburn, who was 100yrs old in 2007 and whose memories span a century, Steve Williams ex-ref and professional linesman, Brenda Pearce who remembers the Munich air crash very clearly and Gail Newsham ex ladies football professional and author of a book about 'Dick Kerrs' ladies football team.

The exhibition was opened on the 10th January by Derek Stanton ,dialect poet from Brindle, with a ditty 'Up fo't Cup' to an audience of around 40 visitors which included Sir Tom Finney.

The exhibition entitled 'First Football Memories' is being staged at the International Football Museum at Deepdale, Preston for one month until the 10th of February.