Why Newcastle’s last major trophy doesn’t actually count as Toon desperate to end 55-year wait for silverware
Why Newcastle’s last major trophy doesn’t actually count as Toon desperate to end 55-year wait for silverware
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FOR most Newcastle fans, it was the greatest occasion in Geordie football history. A night of European triumph, Bobby Moncur raising the trophy into the Budapest air. More than 55 years on, that remains, according to the Toon Army and the record books, Newcastle’s last major trophy.
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But not as far as the people who matter are concerned. The black and white images of the men in black and white stripes have, basically, been airbrushed from European football’s memory bank. Because, in Uefa’s eyes, that victory does NOT count. Yes, Uefa admits that there was such a thing as the Inter Cities Fair Cup, which actually started in 1955.
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Yet, as far as the men and women in Nyon are concerned, it was a competition that, effectively, did not exist - at least as far as their official recognition goes. And it means Newcastle, despite the medals handed out and the fans who made the trip to Hungary to see Moncur and his team complete their aggregate win over Ujpest Dozsa, do not appear on Uefa’s list of former winners.
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For Uefa, the third competition - after the European Cup and Cup Winners’ Cup - only began in 1971-72, when Spurs beat Wolves 3-2 on aggregate to lift the inaugural Uefa Cup. FOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS. Madness? Well, to a degree. But the Fairs Cup was actually NEVER a Uefa competition - and the qualification process is one of the reasons the powers that be do not want to give it credence.
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