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.
This was the last major trophy Newcastle won for 56 years until the 2025 EFL Cup final.
Route to the final
Newcastle UnitedRoundÚjpesti DózsaOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Feijenoord4–24–0 (H)0–2 (A)First round Union Luxembourgw/o Sporting CP2–11–1 (A)1–0 (H)Second round Aris11–22–1 (A)9–1 (H) Zaragoza4–4 (a)2–3 (A)2–1 (H)Third round Legia Warzawa3–21–0 (A)2–2 (H) Vitória de Setúbal6–45–1 (H)1–3 (A)Quarter-finals Leeds United3–01–0 (A)2–0 (H) Rangers2–00–0 (A)2–0 (H)Semi-finals Göztepe8–14–1 (A)4–0 (H)
Match details
First leg
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
Second leg
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
References RSSSF