1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final
Football match
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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.
Date29 May 1969
| Event | 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 29 May 1969 | ||||||
| Venue | St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne | ||||||
| Referee | Joseph Hannet (Belgium) | ||||||
| Attendance | 60,000 | ||||||
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| Date | 11 June 1969 | ||||||
| Venue | Megyeri úti Stadium, Budapest | ||||||
| Referee | Joseph Heymann (Switzerland) | ||||||
| Attendance | 37,000 | ||||||
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This was the last major trophy Newcastle won for 56 years until the 2025 EFL Cup final.[1]
Route to the final
| Newcastle United | Round | Újpesti Dózsa | ||||||
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| 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
| Newcastle United | 3–0 |  Újpesti Dózsa |
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Moncur  63' 72'Scott 83' |
Attendance: 60,000
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Second leg
| Újpesti Dózsa | 2–3 | Newcastle United |
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| Bene 31' Göröcs 44' |
Moncur 46' Arentoft 50'Foggon 74' |
Attendance: 37,000
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Újpesti Dózsa
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Newcastle
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Newcastle United win 6–2 on aggregate