FOOTBALL fans across the country may be flabbergasted, but the FA Cup is going back to Bury.

However, the Nationwide League Division Three promotion-seeking Shakers have not pulled off a giant-killing win to take the Cup -- they are only borrowing it for a day.

The trip down memory lane has been organised to celebrate the centenary of Bury FC's memorable 6-0 FA Cup final victory over Derby County in April 1903. The club's dedicated supporters still revel in the team's achievement and the six goals scored in that Final is still record.

Bury council leader and Bury FC regular, Cllr John Byrne, said: "It is a bit of sporting history which means a lot to the club and the people of Bury. As sponsors of the Shakers this season, we thought it would be wonderful to revive those memories and perhaps even introduce the club and its proud history to a whole new generation of potential supporters."

The big celebration is planned on Easter Monday which coincides with the club's league match against fellow promotion hopefuls, Scunthorpe.

After the game the players, together with club officials, will take a coach ride to the East Lancashire Railway's Ramsbottom station. There they will board a specially-chartered steam train for a historic repeat of their predecessors' triumphant rail ride home after their victory, complete with the Cup.

Then it will be full steam ahead for Bury's Bolton Street station for a VIP reception complete with a brass band welcome and a meeting with the Mayor of Bury, Cllr John Smith.

Councillor Byrne, added: "We hope that thousands of people will turn out to cheer on the players."

"Only last year Bury FC was on the verge of extinction and, while there is still a long way to go, things, both on and off the field, are looking a lot better."

The timetable for the day is as follows: 6.25pm -- Board ELR train at Ramsbottom Station; 6.50pm -- Arrive at Bolton Street Station, Bury; 7.30pm -- Arrive at Bury Town Hall.