One Man Who Will Forever Be Mr Stoke City!

Last updated : 03 December 2008 By Footy Mad - Editor

An international cap and gold medal belonging to the late great Sir Stanley Matthews are set to go under the hammer next week.

The cap was awarded to the legendary Stoke City winger for playing for England in the Home Championship 1954-55 against Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and is expected to go for between £3,000 and £5,000.

The nine caret gold medal was awarded to Sir Stan on September 19, 1934 for playing for the Football League against Ireland in Belfast.

The medal is expected to fetch between £800 and £1,200.

THE LAST TIME STOKE PLAYED AT ST JAMES' PARK ...

FA CUP REPLAY - NEWCASTLE UTD 4 STOKE CITY 1

NEWCASTLE: Given, Carr, Taylor, Cacapa (Rozehnal 71),Jose Enrique, Milner, Emre, N'Zogbia (LuaLua 79), Duff,Viduka (Carroll 72), Owen.

Subs Not Used: Harper, Edgar.

STOKE: Simonsen, Zakuani, Shawcross, Cort,Delap (Dickinson 78), Lawrence, Eustace (Pulis 78), Pugh,Fuller, Cresswell, Parkin (Diao 62).

Subs Not Used: Hoult, Pericard.

Att: 35,108

Newcastle rediscovered their killer touch as Kevin Keegan strode back into St James' Park to herald yet another new era.

Keegan arrived back on Tyneside with immaculate timing to see the 10-man Magpies serve up one of their most impressive performances of the season and book an FA Cup fourth-round trip to Arsenal.

The former player and manager took his seat in the directors' box 20 minutes after kick-off and at times it seemed as if he had never been away as the club's players threw off the shackles of Sam Allardyce's reign to take Stoke apart.

True, they will face far stronger opposition in the Premier League this season, and will face Bolton on Saturday with midfielders Emre, Alan Smith and Nicky Butt suspended.

But it was the manner in which they dealt with the Coca-Cola Championship promotion contenders in front of an ecstatic crowd of 35,108 which will have pleased Keegan and beaming owner Mike Ashley.

Michael Owen's first goal since October 7 started the ball rolling with just eight minutes gone and after Emre had been sent off for a challenge on John Eustace, defender Claudio Cacapa doubled the advantage 14 minutes before the break.

James Milner made sure on 68 minutes and Damien Duff's first goal at St James' with 14 minutes remaining would have been the icing on the cake had Liam Lawrence not pulled one back at the death.

In truth, the game for all-but-caretaker-boss Nigel Pearson and his players had been rendered largely irrelevant by the news of Keegan's appointment, which broke shortly before 4.30pm.

Such was the desire to share in a significant night on Tyneside kick-off had to be delayed by 15 minutes as fans flocked to buy tickets in the wake of the announcement that Keegan was on his way back.

Allardyce ultimately paid the price for not producing the required levels of excitement, but it was in abundant supply once again from the off.

NEWCASTLE UNITED v STOKE CITY HISTORY

2007/2008 Wed 16 Jan Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Stoke City F.A. Cup
Sun 06 Jan Stoke City 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
1995/1996 Wed 25 Oct Stoke City 0 - 4 Newcastle Utd. League Cup
1989/1990 Mon 16 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Stoke City Second Division
Tue 26 Dec Stoke City 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1984/1985 Sat 04 May Stoke City 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 01 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Stoke City First Division
1978/1979 Sat 28 Apr Stoke City 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 09 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Stoke City Second Division
1976/1977 Tue 15 Mar Stoke City 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 30 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Stoke City First Division
Wed 22 Sep Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Stoke City League Cup
1975/1976 Wed 03 Mar Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Stoke City First Division
Sat 25 Oct Stoke City 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1974/1975 Sat 19 Apr Stoke City 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 12 Oct Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Stoke City First Division
1973/1974 Wed 03 Apr Stoke City 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 03 Nov Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Stoke City First Division
1972/1973 Sat 10 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Stoke City First Division
Sat 14 Oct Stoke City 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1971/1972 Mon 08 May Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Stoke City First Division
Sat 27 Nov Stoke City 3 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1970/1971 Sat 09 Jan Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Stoke City First Division
Wed 19 Aug Stoke City 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1969/1970 Sat 21 Mar Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Stoke City First Division
Sat 06 Dec Stoke City 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1968/1969 Wed 30 Apr Newcastle Utd. 5 - 0 Stoke City First Division
Sat 07 Dec Stoke City 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1967/1968 Sat 06 Jan Stoke City 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 02 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Stoke City First Division
1966/1967 Mon 27 Mar Stoke City 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Fri 24 Mar Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Stoke City First Division
1965/1966 Sat 26 Feb Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Stoke City First Division
Sat 11 Sep Stoke City 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1962/1963 Wed 01 May Newcastle Utd. 5 - 2 Stoke City Second Division
Sat 06 Oct Stoke City 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1961/1962 Sat 14 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Stoke City Second Division
Sat 25 Nov Stoke City 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1960/1961 Sat 18 Feb Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Stoke City F.A. Cup
1955/1956 Sat 18 Feb Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Stoke City F.A. Cup
1952/1953 Sat 07 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Stoke City First Division
Sat 20 Sep Stoke City 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1951/1952 Sat 15 Dec Stoke City 4 - 5 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 18 Aug Newcastle Utd. 6 - 0 Stoke City First Division
1950/1951 Sat 10 Feb Stoke City 2 - 4 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
Sat 16 Dec Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Stoke City First Division
Sat 19 Aug Stoke City 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1949/1950 Sat 18 Feb Stoke City 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 01 Oct Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Stoke City First Division
1948/1949 Sat 22 Jan Stoke City 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 11 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Stoke City First Division
1933/1934 Sat 28 Apr Stoke City 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 16 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Stoke City First Division
1922/1923 Sat 21 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Stoke First Division
Sat 14 Apr Stoke 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1909/1910 Wed 19 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Stoke F.A. Cup
Sat 15 Jan Stoke 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
1906/1907 Fri 29 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Stoke First Division
Wed 26 Dec Stoke 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1905/1906 Tue 24 Apr Newcastle Utd. 5 - 0 Stoke First Division
Sat 16 Dec Stoke 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1904/1905 Fri 21 Apr Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Stoke First Division
Sat 22 Oct Stoke 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1903/1904 Sat 23 Jan Stoke 2 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 26 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Stoke First Division
1902/1903 Sat 03 Jan Stoke 5 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 06 Sep Newcastle Utd. 5 - 0 Stoke First Division
1901/1902 Sat 11 Jan Stoke 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 14 Sep Newcastle Utd. 5 - 1 Stoke First Division
1900/1901 Sat 12 Jan Stoke 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 15 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Stoke First Division
1899/1900 Sat 21 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Stoke First Division
Sat 16 Dec Stoke 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1898/1899 Sat 21 Jan Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Stoke First Division
Sat 24 Sep Stoke 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1897/1898 Fri 23 Apr Stoke 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Test Match
Tue 20 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Stoke Test Match