Dan Burn has some vivid memories of his last trip to Wembley with Newcastle United.
Aged seven, he was carried down Wembley Way on his dad David’s shoulders, was kissed by a random woman when Rob Lee scored…. and says there was a river of urine flowing down the terrace onto his new trainers! The Newcastle defender says the club is “dreaming” of another visit after he scored his first goal for his hometown club, as they charged into the semi-final of the Carabao Cup.
Burn was at the Wembley FA Cup semi final on April 9, 2000 - a 2-1 defeat by Chelsea - with his family, before starting his remarkable journey to being a St James’ Park hero, and rock solid member of Eddie Howe’s defence. He’s gone from sixth form in Cramlington at 18, a job collecting shopping trolleys at Asda, to Darlington, Fulham, Wigan and Brighton.
