Newcastle United did this 100 years ago today


 
 
 
 
 
 

Exactly 100 years ago today, the final score was Newcastle 2 Aston Villa 0.

Yes, on 26 April 1924, Newcastle United lifted the FA Cup.

This was only the second FA Cup final held at Wembley and the first of five times (so far…) that Newcastle United would win the trophy at this stadium.

Newcastle United are of course six times FA Cup winners, having first won it in 1910.

That FA Cup final was held at Crystal Palace, United drawing 1-1 with Barnsley. Newcastle winning the replay 2-0 at Goodison Park.

A relaxing game of snooker for the players in the build-up to the final

Newcastle United had progressed in the 1924 FA Cup as follows:

Round 1 Portsmouth 2 Newcastle United 4

Round 2 Derby County 2 Newcastle United 2

Round 2 replay Newcastle United 2 Derby County 2

Round 2 2nd replay Derby County 2 Newcastle United 2

Round 2 3rd replay Newcastle United 5 Derby County 3

Round 3 Watford 0 Newcastle United 1

Quarter-final Newcastle United 1 Liverpool 0

Semi-final Newcastle United 2 Manchester City 0 (at St Andrew’s)

Players pictured with staff from the hotel they stayed at for the final

In the 1924 final, Newcastle United lined up:

GK (England) Bill Bradley

DF (England) Billy Hampson

DF (England) Frank Hudspeth (c)

MF (England) Peter Mooney

MF (England) Charlie Spencer

MF (Scotland) Willie Gibson

FW (Scotland) James Low

FW (Scotland) Billy Cowan

FW (Scotland) Neil Harris

FW (Scotland) Tommy McDonald

FW (England) Stan Seymour

The 1924 FA Cup final looked as if it was heading for a replay, until Neil Harris scored in the 83rd minute, that goal quickly followed by another two minutes later from Stan Seymour.

Final score

Newcastle 2 Aston Villa 0

The 1924 FA Cup final became commonly known as the “Rainy Day Final” due to the shocking weather that day.

A consequence of this was that very few matchday programmes survived, not in good condition anyway.

That not helped either by the fact that many fans used their FA Cup final programmes as emergency umbrellas.

Consequently, the value of the programme is the highest for any Wembley final, going for as much as £6,000+ at auction.