Fairs Cup Homecoming!

Last updated : 07 October 2008 By Footy Mad - Editor
The 1969 Fairs Cup winning side is to be re-united at an anniversary black-tie dinner for 1,000 guests to be held in a marquee on the pitch on May 29 next year.

It is known as ... "Boys of 69 - The Fairs Cup Homecoming" ... to celebrate the club's 6-2 aggregate victory over Hungarian side Ujpest Dozsa.

Bob Moncur: "It will be a great night to bring all the players back together for the 40th anniversary of our Fairs Cup win.

"We still keep in touch, but some of the lads live overseas now and so it will be great for the whole side to be together again.

"The memories of winning the Fairs Cup, and the matches we played, will stay with us forever, and it's going to be a special night."

The Magpies won 3-2 in Hungary on manager Joe Harvey's 50th birthday ... June 11th 1969.

INTER CITIES FAIRS CUP 1968/69

 Sep 11 FEYENOORD - Holland (H) 4-0 (Davies, Gibb, B Robson, Scott)
McFaul, Craig, Clark, Gibb, McNamee, Burton, Scott, B Robson, Davies, Elliott, Allen. Att: 46,348

Sep 17 FEYENOORD - Holland (A) 0-2

McFaul, Craig, Clark (Iley), Gibb, McNamee, Burton, Scott, B Robson, Davies, Elliott, Allen. Att: 45,000

Oct 30 SPORTING LISBON - Portugal (A) 1-1 (Scott)

McFaul, Craig, Clark, Gibb, Winstanley, Burton, Scott, B Robson, Davies, Moncur, Foggon (Dyson). Att: 9,000

Nov 20 SPORTING LISBON - Portugal (H) 1-0 (B Robson)

McFaul, Craig, Clark, Gibb, Burton, Moncur, Scott, B Robson, Davies, Elliott, Dyson (Bennett). Att: 53,747

Jan 1 REAL ZARAGOZA - Spain (A) 2-3 (Davies, B Robson)

McFaul, Craig, Clark, Gibb, Burton, Moncur, Dyson, B Robson, Davies, Scott, Foggon. Att: 22,000

Jan 15 REAL ZARAGOZA - Spain (H) 2-1 (Gibb, B Robson)

McFaul, Craig (Guthrie), Clark, Gibb, Burton, Moncur, Dyson, B Robson, Davies, Scott, Foggon. Att: 56,055

Mar 12 VITORIA SETUBAL - Portugal (H) 5-1 (Davies, Foggon, Gibb, B Robson 2)

McFaul, Craggs, Clark, Gibb, Burton, Moncur, B Robson, Horsfield (Sinclair), Davies, Scott, Foggon. Att: 57,662

Mar 26 VITORIA SETUBAL - Portugal (A) 1-3 (Davies)

McFaul, Craggs, Clark, Gibb, Burton (McNamee), Moncur, Sinclair, B Robson, Davies, Scott, Foggon. Att: 34,000

May 14 GLASGOW RANGERS - Scotland (A) 0-0

McFaul, Craig, Clark, Gibb, McNamee, Moncur, Scott (Sinclair), B Robson, Davies, Arentoft, Foggon. Att: 75, 580

May 21 GLASGOW RANGERS - Scotland (H) 2-0 (Scott, Sinclair)

McFaul, Craig, Clark, Gibb, Burton, Moncur, Scott, B Robson, Davies, Arentoft, Sinclair. Att: 59,303

May 29 UJPEST DOZSA - Hungary (H) 3-0 (Moncur 2, Scott)

McFaul, Craig, Clark, Gibb, Burton, Moncur, Scott, B Robson, Davies, Arentoft, Sinclair (Elliott). Att: 59,234

Jun 11 UJPEST DOZSA - Hungary (A) 3-2 (Arentoft, Foggon, Moncur)

McFaul, Craig, Clark, Gibb, Burton, Moncur, Scott (Foggon), B Robson, Davies, Arentoft, Sinclair. Att: 34,000