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.

1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final

Event	1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Newcastle United Újpesti Dózsa 6 2
on aggregate
First leg
Newcastle United Újpesti Dózsa 3 0
Date	29 May 1969
Venue	St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
Referee	Joseph Hannet (Belgium)
Attendance	60,000
Second leg
Újpesti Dózsa Newcastle United 2 3
Date	11 June 1969
Venue	Megyeri úti Stadium, Budapest
Referee	Joseph Heymann (Switzerland)
Attendance	37,000
← 1968 1970 →

This was the last major trophy Newcastle won for 56 years until the 2025 EFL Cup final.^[1]

Route to the final

Further information: 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Newcastle United				Round	Újpesti Dózsa
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg		Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Feijenoord[a]	4–2	4–0 (H)	0–2 (A)	First round	Union Luxembourg	w/o
Sporting CP	2–1	1–1 (A)	1–0 (H)	Second round	Aris	11–2	2–1 (A)	9–1 (H)
Zaragoza	4–4 (a)	2–3 (A)	2–1 (H)	Third round	Legia Warzawa	3–2	1–0 (A)	2–2 (H)
Vitória de Setúbal	6–4	5–1 (H)	1–3 (A)	Quarter-finals	Leeds United	3–0	1–0 (A)	2–0 (H)
Rangers	2–0	0–0 (A)	2–0 (H)	Semi-finals	Göztepe	8–1	4–1 (A)	4–0 (H)

Match details

First leg

29 May 1969

Newcastle United	3–0	Újpesti Dózsa
Moncur 63' 72' Scott 83'

St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne

Attendance: 60,000

Newcastle

Újpesti Dózsa

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

11 June 1969

Újpesti Dózsa	2–3	Newcastle United
Bene 31' Göröcs 44'		Moncur 46' Arentoft 50' Foggon 74'

Megyeri úti Stadium, Budapest

Attendance: 37,000

Újpesti Dózsa

Newcastle

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

Newcastle United win 6–2 on aggregate

See also

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

Notes

1. Though the club was invariably referred to as either Feijenoord (the original Dutch spelling) or Feyenoord (the Anglicanised/international spelling) in the years prior, it would not be until 1974 that the club officially changed its name to Feyenoord.^[2]