THE last match in Burnden Park's illustrious history is to be the subject of a special documentary to be screened on Sunday.

BBC North West's Close Up North team will be at Burnden tomorrow night for the final emotional farewell to the famous old stadium.

Much of the programme is being filmed on the night but there is the inevitable look back at the ground that has been the Wanderers home for 102 years.

Pictures from the Park has now been extended from the original 10 minute slot to 45 minutes, going out at 6.40pm.

The poignancy and sadness that marks the end of an era will be balanced by the glory of the Wanderers going out in style - as soaraway League Division One champions, bouncing straight back into the big-time Premiership at their first attempt.

The programme aims to capture the flavour and feelings of people associated with Burnden Park - people from all walks of life, people in the limelight as well as those behind the scenes.

The all-time great Wanderers and England forward Nat Lofthouse will feature ... and so will tea lady Dorothy Chaplin who was there on the day of the terrible Embankment End disaster which claimed 33 fans' lives.

There will be goal-keeping legend Eddie Hopkinson; Bolton's Jason McAteer, now playing for Liverpool and Ireland, and young Mathew Glennon, the Stockport lad starting his soccer career and who has just signed for the club.

Also on the luminary list is former Bolton boss Jimmy Armfield, giving his overview of his years in charge, and current manager Colin Todd, who is in the limelight following the Wanderers' present success.

In addition, Bolton Evening News Chief Sports Writer Gordon Sharrock, a keen and knowledgeable observer over the years, will make his contribution. His first match as Wanderers' reporter saw him witness "the wonder goal" by legendary entertainer Frank Worthington. Would it all be like this?

Ground maintenance man Roy Crompton will feature, as will 87-year-old former maintenance man, Bert Gregory, who worked on the Park for 37 years. And there's head groundsman Richard Norton, excited at the prospect of getting his teeth and his lawnmower into a new pitch.

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