When Newcastle United lifted the FA Cup for the first time in 1910, the city exploded in celebration.
The club, incredibly, had already lifted the league title three times in the previous five seasons, but this was the big one everybody wanted. Long before the Premier League and, for a select few clubs, the Champions’ League became pre-eminent, the FA Cup was the domestic game’s holy grail.
Now, a rare winners' medal from the Magpies' historic triumph 112 years ago is going up for auction. The 18ct gold medal was owned by Newcastle United director Robert Oliver. It was created by the firm Vaughton & Sons of Birmingham and is engraved 'English Cup won by N.U.F.C, R. Oliver Director' along with the date of 1910.
