With Preston through to the Fifth Round of The FA Cup and a mouthwatering tie with Manchester City, there has never been a better time to visit the National Football Museum's FA Cup exhibition.

Entrance is free and the exhibition will run until 18 February, the day that Preston face Manchester City, before touring venues around the UK with details to be announced.

The exhibition, Saved for the Nation : The Story of the FA Cup, stars the oldest surviving FA Cup trophy that was made in 1896 and used until 1910.

Items on display include Sunderland material includes a programme from the 1973 Final, a 1902 commemorative jug and a programme from the FA Cup Fourth round replay between Sunderland and PNE in 1955.

Newly acquired objects that celebrate the Preston North End 1938 FA Cup Final victory, such as the shirt worn by Scottish international George Mutch who won the Cup with a last gasp penalty in extra time against Huddersfield Town, the first time a Wembley final was decided from the spot.

The exhibition includes everything you ever wanted to know about the world’s oldest and most loved Cup competition. An amazing collection of rarely seen objects help tell the story of the Cup and explain why the competition inspires people throughout the world.

As its centre piece, the exhibition displays for the first time in 95 years, the oldest surviving FA Cup trophy, used during FA Cup Finals between 1896 and 1910. This ‘holy grail’ of English football history was saved for the nation when it was purchased at auction by David Gold, Chairman of Birmingham City FC in 2005.

Find out about how and why the FA Challenge Cup was created in 1872, the great FA Cup teams, players and goals and film footage of the 100 greatest FA Cup goals.

The National Football Museum is open Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm. On Preston North End weekend matchdays 10am-3pm for midweek matches 10am-7.30pm. Entrance is free.