Other than a fleeting title challenge for the championship in the 1990s under Kevin Keegan’s stewardship, Newcastle has suffered decades of middling performance and self-harm injuries that have rendered them a laughing stock for lengthy periods of time.

All changed in 2021 when an unpopular owner, Mike Ashley, was taken over by a Saudi-backed consortium, who wasted no time in appointing Eddie Howe as manager.

With a 2023–24 Champions League qualification that demonstrates their rebirth, Newcastle transitioned from being relegated to a title challenger.

Newcastle has not won a significant trophy since the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup of 1969, the forerunner to the Europa League.

The 1955 FA Cup was the Magpies’ latest major domestic win, and they have lost five finals in both the League Cup and that competition since then.

They last lost to Manchester United in the final in 2023, and they are yet to win the League Cup.

Thirty English teams have won trophies since the Magpies won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, with Liverpool winning 38 major honors, including an FA Cup final victory over Newcastle in the clubs’ most recent final in 1974.

Howe has urged his players to seize their opportunity to become Newcastle legends by ending their trophy curse, despite history being against them.