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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
Initially set up, with a hearty push by future Fifa President Sir Stanley Rous, to promote international trade fairs, the early seasons only allowed clubs from cities that had put on such events.
That was partly because the Fairs Cup was actually run OUTSIDE Uefa’s jurisdiction – with competition organisers operating their own rules, refereeing appointments and disciplinary framework.
Even after that changed, the rule was “one city, one team” – which was how Newcastle came to be playing in it at all.
Under boss Joe Harvey, Newcastle had finished 10th behind champions Manchester City in 1967-68.
Manchester United’s Wembley win over Benfica in May, making them England’s first European Cup winners, meant Matt Busby’s side joined their neighbours in the senior competition, with eighth-placed West Brom in the Cup Winners’ Cup.
Liverpool and Leeds, third and fourth, took the first two Fairs Cup slots.
But the one club per city rule meant Everton missed out, despite finishing fifth, while seventh-placed Spurs and Arsenal, ninth, were overlooked because of Chelsea landing sixth.
That meant 10th – two points ahead of Nottingham Forest – was enough for Newcastle to get the invitation.
Harvey’s side took advantage, beating Feyenoord, Sporting Lisbon, Zaragoza, Vitoria Setubal and Rangers to take on the Hungarians, with the first leg at St James’ Park.
A 3-0 triumph saw Moncur score twice with winger Jim Scott adding the third, with the second leg on June 11 in the Hungarian capital.
By half-time, the lead was a single goal, after Ferenc Bene smashed home and Janos Gorocs dribbled through the Toon back line to squeeze past keeper Willie McFaul.
But within seconds of the restart, Moncur volleyed in – he had never scored for Newcastle before the first leg – before Dane Preben Arentoft latched onto a deflected Scott effort and youngster Alan Foggon netted at the second attempt after bulldozing through on goal.
The players celebrated long into the night at Budapest’s Grand Hotel, taking turns to sip bubbly from the trophy.
Little did they imagine that half a century later, their feat is not officially acknowledged.
By the time of the final, Uefa was making a power grab, demanding control of all the international club competitions being played in Europe – including “sporting merit” for entry.
For Uefa, it required a new competition, a new trophy – first winners Barcelona beat 1971 holders Leeds in the Camp Nou to retain the Trophee Noel Beard in perpetuity – and expunging the recent past.
So while English clubs – Leeds twice, Arsenal and Newcastle – were Fairs Cup winners, none of those triumphs count.
Don’t try and tell Toon fans, mind. Although a few would swap it for a Carabao Cup win in March.
TOTTENHAM welcome Liverpool for the first leg of their MASSIVE Carabao Cup semi-final.
Spurs will know they will need to take a lead to Anfield to stand the best chance of making March’s huge Wembley final.
Ange Postecoglu will be aiming to be the man who leads Tottenham to their first major trophy in almost 17 years.
But Premier League leaders Liverpool are looking to secure back-to-back Carabao Cup titles after they lifted the trophy for a record 10th time following their 1-0 win over Chelsea last year.
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CORONATION Street saw a shock arrest for an innocent resident after Mason’s harrowing murder tonight.
On Monday, ITV viewers saw Luca Toolan’s on-screen alter-ego get killed off after he was stabbed.
Mason’s brothers were out for revenge after he dobbed them into the police for the murder of Betsy’s mum Becky.
After Dylan (Liam McCheyne) brought a knife to the scene to defend his friend Mason, he ran away in a panic after Logan grabbed the blade.
He came back to the scene as Abi Webster (Sally Carman) called the ambulance after she found Mason lying on the floor.
On tonight’s episode of Coronation Street, Dylan’s father Sean (Antony Cotton) announced that the police found the zombie knife.
As Kit (Jacob Lee Roberts) was going over the forensics at the station, Dylan panicked as he knew his DNA was all over the weapon.
He confessed his role in the incident to Sean and he started to hurridly pack his belongings as he begged his father to help him.
Dylan thought Sean went out to get money to aid in his escape, however he went down to the police station to try and get his son out of trouble.
When he arrived back at the flat, PC Kit followed behind and arrested Dylan on suspicion for murder.
When he was brought into the station for questioning, he cooperated fully with the police, but rebuffed his father in the interrogation room.
After he broke down his tears, the duty solicitor asked for a break as Kit evaluated the options.
When he returned, the police told Dylan that he was free to go after they sorted out his bail conditions, which left Sean shocked and devastated.
Kit explained that even if his story matched up completely, he still was in possession of a bladed article.
The reality of the situation sunk in for Dylan as he realised that no-matter the outcome, he was going to be sent down for a long stretch.
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