The Lochgelly footballer who helped Bradford City win the FA Cup

And his grandson, Mike, was stunned by the "massive" picture of Scottish international Archie Devine on the wall of the players’ lounge when he visited the Yorkshire club’s ground to see if they'd ever heard of him.

The Bantams lifted the famous old trophy in 1911 with the inside forward from Lochgelly in their side – he also scored the winner for Arsenal in their first ever game at Highbury and netted in a 1-0 victory in his only cap for Scotland – and although more than a century has passed, they don't forget their heroes.

Mike's brother, Archie junior, stays in Cowdenbeath and recently posted on the Lochgelly Past and Present Facebook page, explaining that Mike had been working in Bradford when, in his time off, he decided to visit Valley Parade.

He said: "He went to reception and asked if they had a museum.

"The lassie said no and asked what he was looking for.

"Mike said his grandad played for Bradford in 1911 when they won the FA Cup and wondered if they had any photos or other memorabilia.

"When she took his name she got on the phone and a bloke came through from the office, he took Mike to the players’ lounge where the first thing he saw was a 10 foot photo of his grandad on the lounge wall!”

Archie junior, who stays in Cowdenbeath, told the Times that his brother was totally stunned to see the huge photo of his granddad, who was joined by another Lochgelly man, Willie Gildea, in the Bradford team of that time.

“Mike wasn't sure if they would even know who Archie Devine was, but they were so helpful, and when he saw the massive picture in the players’ lounge he couldn’t believe it,” he added.

“Really granddad had the most amazing of careers, with things like scoring in the first game Arsenal played at Highbury.

“He won the FA Cup with Bradford and the Irish Gold Cup with Shelbourne in 1915, and in his only game for Scotland, scored the winner.

“He had also been part of a Raith Rovers team which did really well in the early part of the 1900s and won the Second Division title.

“It really was.brilliant to see the way Bradford City have remembered our granddad, and his colleagues, who played in that cup winning team.”

A photo of the FA Cup winners medal given to Lochgelly footballer Archie Devine.

Born in Lochore in April 1887, Archibald Devine began his career in junior football with Minto Rovers, Lochgelly Rangers and Lochgelly United, moving on to Hearts in early 1905 and then joining Raith Rovers.

It was at Falkirk that he came to prominence, scoring 13 goals in 25 appearances in 1909-10.

This earned him an international cap for Scotland, against Wales in March 1910, when he scored in a 1–0 win.

However he never played for the national side again. He also made one appearance for the Scottish League XI in that season, in a 3–2 win against the English League.

In April 1910 he moved south of the border to Bradford City and played in the 1911 FA Cup Final win against Newcastle United.

He stayed at Bradford for nearly three years before joining Arsenal for a club record transfer fee of £1,300.

He made his debut against Chelsea in February 1913 but unfortunately the team was relegated that season.

He began the 1913–14 season as a regular and scored the winner in Arsenal's first match at Highbury, a 2–1 victory over Leicester Fosse in September 1913.

He later played for Shelbourne, where he was a member of the Irish Gold Cup-winning team in 1915, before returning home to play for Lochgelly United and Dunfermline Athletic.

After retiring he worked as a miner and a docker. Archie died in September 1964.

His grandson said that the FA Cup medal went missing a few years ago, perhaps having been loaned to someone who has forgotten that they have it.

The family would love to get it back as Bradford aim to display it in a collection of 1911 winners’ medals.