IT is an event etched in the minds of the most ardent Rovers fans -- their team's last ever FA Cup triumph.

And for around £600 they can own a piece of that victory, back in 1928, when two programmes from that match come under the hammer today.

Two goals from Jack Roscomp and one from Tommy McLean secured the win for Rovers, against the favourites Huddersfield Town on the hallowed Wembley turf.

It was the last time Rovers won the FA Cup and have only appeared in a final once since then, when they lost to 3-0 to Wolves in 1960.

The programmes will be auctioned at Sotheby's in London as part of a sale of football memorabilia, in which around 400 items will be up for grabs. The total lots are expected to fetch in the region of £250,000.

Other East Lancashire artefacts include a rare match card from an 1891 clash between Burnley and Bootle.

The card -- a predecessor of the glossy match programmes supporters nowadays expect -- has been professionally restored and is to be sold on behalf of its Lancashire owner and is expected to fetch £2,000.

Graham Budd, football memorabilia expert at Sotheby's, said both the Rovers and the Burnley items should be of particular interest.

He said: "Anything before the First World War is considered rare so the match card, which actually dates from the late 19th century, is very exciting.

"Match cards were the forerunner to football programmes and although it would be dangerous to say it is the oldest, it certainly is very rare and in great condition considering.

"The Blackburn Rovers programmes are not as rare, but are special because they are cup finals. If they were from a league fixture, they would be expected to fetch around £50 to £100, but we are confident they will reach the asking price of around £600 each.

"They are particularly poignant as it was the last FA Cup final that Blackburn Rovers won."