1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final

The 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final was the final of the eleventh Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. It was played on 29 May and 11 June 1969 between Newcastle United of England and Újpesti Dózsa of Hungary. Newcastle won the tie 6–2 on aggregate.

This was the last major trophy Newcastle won for 56 years until the 2025 EFL Cup final.

Route to the final

Match details

First leg

• Willie McFaul (gk)
• David Craig
• Frank Clark
• Tommy Gibb
• Ollie Burton
• Bobby Moncur
• Jim Scott
• Pop Robson
• Wyn Davies
• Preben Arentoft
• Jackie Sinclair (sub 75')

Substitutes:

• Alan Foggon (on 75')

Coach: Joe Harvey

• Antal Szentmihályi (gk)
• Benő Káposzta
• Ernő Solymosi
• István Bánkuti
• Ernő Noskó
• Ede Dunai
• László Fazekas
• János Göröcs
• Ferenc Bene
• Antal Dunai
• Sándor Zámbó

Substitutes:

Coach: Lajos Baróti

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Second leg

• Antal Szentmihályi (gk)
• Benő Káposzta
• Ernő Solymosi
• István Bánkuti
• Ernő Noskó
• Ede Dunai
• László Fazekas
• János Göröcs
• Ferenc Bene
• Antal Dunai
• Sándor Zámbó

Substitutions:

Coach: Lajos Baróti

• Willie McFaul (gk)
• David Craig
• Frank Clark
• Tommy Gibb
• Ollie Burton
• Bobby Moncur
• Jim Scott (sub 73')
• Preben Arentoft
• Pop Robson
• Wyn Davies
• Jackie Sinclair

Substitutions

• Alan Foggon (on 73')

Coach: Joe Harvey

<div style="text-align: center;"> Newcastle United win 6–2 on aggregate </div>

See also

• 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
• Newcastle United F.C. in European football
• Újpest FC in European football

Notes

References

• RSSSF