A FARTOWN sports club torched by vandals will be demolished without any plans to rebuild it.

The sad end is in store for the Huddersfield Supporters’ Club after arsonists set fire to the building on Thursday night.

A police hunt is under way to find those responsible for the blaze, which started at around 7.30pm.

Fire crews from Huddersfield, Brighouse, Elland and Mirfield spent six hours tackling flames and thick smoke at the former rugby ground – which was once home to Huddersfield’s rugby league.

The single-storey building – behind the historic Fartown Pavilion – has been derelict since the mid-1990s.

In its prime, it provided a popular base for match day supporters and players.

Owners Kirklees Council have now sealed the club’s fate after fire destroyed the building this week.

Clr Christine Stanfield, the council’s cabinet member for culture and leisure, said: “The old supporters’ club was due to be demolished in the near future, however it is still a very sad end to a building that served the supporters well for over 40 years.”

She said the remaining site had been recently upgraded to provide recreational play and fitness facilities for young people of all ages.

The pitches were also still being used by St Joseph’s Rugby Club for the amateur rugby league.

The nearby former cricket pavilion was bought in May 2008 by the Ahamadiyya Muslim Association, which has permission to create a new mosque and community centre on the site.

President Munir Ahmed was among those called to the blaze.

He said: “The supporters’ club has been set alight by vandals a couple of times before, but this time it was completely torched.

“It appears to have been totally gutted.

“Our worry now is that it will be a hazard for the kids who go there to play.”

Police have appealed for anyone with any information about the arson attack to contact police on 0845 6060606.