More than 200 people flocked to see the Bradford City FA Cup at Bradford Cathedral last night.

Canon Chris Aldred, Cathedral administrator, said the phones had been busy all week.

And there had been plenty of media interest too in an event which saw the Cup coming home to the city where it was designed nearly 100 years ago.

And he said the city’s links with the cup were being explored again.

He said: “It was good to build on the links between the football club and the Cathedral.

“One of the links, of course, was the role the Cathedral played after the Valley Parade fire in 1985.

“Another link was the wedding of Robert Torrance, who got married at the Cathedral before the First World War.”

Robert Torrance and Jimmy Speirs – scorer of the goal that won City the FA Cup against Newcastle United in 1911 – were among nine City players to be killed in the First World War.

Last night’s event, presented by David Pendleton, curator of the bantamspast museum at Valley Parade, and writer Glyn Watkins, commemorated this loss.

They told the story in words and pictures on the 81st anniversary of the end of the 1914-18 War which killed thousands of Bradford men and wounded many more.

The star attraction, though, was the 98-year-old sterling silver FA Cup that was designed by Fattorini’s in Bradford in 1910.

It was obtained from the Football Association for the day for £300.

Earlier, 63 City fans had booked to have their photograph taken with the trophy at Valley Parade, each paying £19.11. Others turned up during the three-hour photo-shoot.

The money raised will go towards the club’s £100,000 Burns Unit Appeal which in the past couple of weeks has risen sharply and is approaching £25,000. The Appeal is expected to go up significantly again next month after Bradford City players and staff attend a fundraising Christmas Carol concert at the Cathedral.

Tickets for the Tuesday, December 8, concert, costing £5 and £3, are available from the Lord Mayor’s office at City Hall, on (01274) 432276.