The stats behind Newcastle’s historic day

  • Newcastle have won their first major trophy since winning the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1968-69 and it’s the club’s first major domestic success since winning the FA Cup in 1954-55.
  • The Magpies ended a run of nine successive losses at Wembley Stadium, with this their first victory there since the 1955 FA Cup final success over Manchester City.
  • Newcastle recorded their first win over Liverpool in all competitions since a 2-0 Premier League win in December 2015, with this their 18th meeting since then (D5 L12 before today).
  • Eddie Howe is the first English manager to win an English major domestic trophy since Harry Redknapp won the FA Cup with Portsmouth in 2008 and the first to win the EFL Cup since Steve McClaren with Middlesbrough in 2004.

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