Part timers Burscough engineered the biggest football sensation ever seen in this small village.
Only two minutes remained of this first round FA Cup tie and visitors Gillingham - a club 75 places higher in the league ladder - led 2-1 and looked set for victory.
Then Matty Parry whisked the ball past the Gillingham defence and striker Tony Gray collected before rifling a shot which was magnificently saved by Tony Bullock.
The ensuing corner was taken by Parry and it created havoc in the Gills defence. Adam Tong got a touch and then Bell made an effort at goal which bounced over the line via Ian Cox for a last-gasp equaliser.
In the next attack Burscough's Mark Byrne went down injured. Substitute Dave Rowan entered the field with manager Derek Goulding's words ringing in his ears: "Get on the end of the something."
Parry then went down the right and crossed for Rowan who took the ball and his deflected shot carried the ball wide of Bullock and into the net for the winner.
The home crowd went into ecstasy. Rowan was a giant killing hero with one kick and one goal in the entire game.
Burscough had taken the lead after nine minutes. A Byrne corner was cleared back out to the same player and he found Karl Bell who scored from close range.
Burscough came particularly close to scoring just on the interval. David Eaton beat John Wallis on the corner and played the ball to Byrne whose shot from 20 yards drew an acrobatic save from Bullock.
After 59 minutes Gillingham equalised. A long ball out of defence found Matthew Jarvis on the left. He pushed the ball inside Andy Barlow before beating Matthew Boswell in a composed manner.
Although Gillingham lost Mike Flynn with a red card for a challenge on Bell, they took a deserved lead on 77 minutes with Mark Saunders heading home a right-wing cross.
Then the Burscough sprit took over.