Soccer-Newcastle ready to deliver long-awaited trophy as Wembley beckons

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Carabao Cup - Semi Final - Second Leg - Newcastle United v Southampton - St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain - January 31, 2023 General view as Newcastle United players and fans celebrate after the match REUTERS/Scott Heppell

LONDON (Reuters) - Only a small minority of the fabled Toon Army who descend on St James' Park come rain or shine have any recollection of Newcastle United winning any significant silverware.

You must venture back to the heady days of Jackie Milburn et al in 1955 when the club won the FA Cup for the third time in five years for the last time the Magpies could really crow.