For the record, for anyone who is interested, the fixture list is ...
Fifth Round
Chelsea v Norwich
Watford v Ipswich
Preston v Manchester City
Plymouth v Derby
Manchester United v Reading
Arsenal v Blackburn
Middlesbrough v West Brom
Fulham v Tottenham
Newcastle have a healthy record in the cup, but they last won it in 1955. They first appearend in the FA Cup final in 1905 at Crystal Palace, but Aston Villa swept them aside 2-0 with two goals from Hampton. They returned the following year but lost to Everton with a 75-minute goal from Sandy Young, which was described as the only chance of a boring game. They lost to Wolves in the final of 1908 2-1, but finally the FA Cup came to Gallowgate in 1910.
1909/10 Newcastle United 1 Barnsley 1 (Rutherford)
(at Crystal Palace) Lawrence, McCracken, Whitson, Veitch, W Low, McWilliam, Rutherford, Howie, Shepherd, Higgins, Wilson.
1909/10 Newcastle United 2 Barnsley 0 (Shepherd 2 (1 pen))
(at Goodison Park) Lawrence, Carr, Whitson, Veitch, W Low, McWilliam, Rutherford, Howie, Shepherd, Higgins, Wilson.
1923/24 Newcastle United 2 Aston Villa 0 (Seymour, Harris)
(at Wembley) Bradley, Hampson, Hudspeth, Gibson, Spencer, Mooney, J Low, Cowan, N Harris, McDonald, Seymour.
1931/32 Newcastle United 2 Arsenal 1 (Allen 2)
(at Wembley) McInroy, Nelson, McKenzie, Davidson, Weaver, Boyd, Richardson, Allen, McMenemy, Lang.
1950/51 Newcastle United 2 Blackpool 0 (Milburn 2)
(at Wembley) Fairbrother, Cowell, Corbett, Harvey, Brennan, Crowe, Walker, Taylor, Milburn, G Robledo, Mitchell.
1951/52 Newcastle United 1 Arsenal 0 (G Robledo)
(at Wembley) Simpson, Cowell, McMichael, Harvey, Brennan, E Robledo, Walker, Foulkes, Milburn, G Robledo, Mitchell.
1955/56 Newcastle United 3 Manchester City 1 (Hannah, Milburn, Mitchell)
(at Wembley) Fairbrother, Cowell, Corbett, Harvey, Brennan, Crowe, Walker, Taylor, Milburn, G Robledo, Mitchell.
Looking back ... we last won the FA Cup in 1955 when we beat Manchester City 3-1 at Wembley. So here is our wander down "Memory Lane":
NEWCASTLE UTD 3 MANCHESTER CITY 1
For the third time in five years Newcastle United returned to Wembley to seal the FA Cup for a record sixth time in their illustrious history. It was a day full of drama, as Wembley bathed in the May sunshine, and both sets of supporters created an atmosphere that was a wonder to behold.
On the eve of the final, Jackie Milburn is quoted as saying that the match will be "like playing a home tie", and the Newcastle great made no mistake in laying his marker on the game by scoring the fastest FA Cup final goal ever up to that time. It would be a record that he would hold until 1997 when Chelsea's Roberto Di Matteo scored after only 43 seconds to beat Milburn.
The match had barely kicked off when Newcastle United won a corner, and from White's delivery Milburn rose to head home with superb accuracy. The goal was timed at 45 seconds and Newcastle proceeded to dominate the early stages.
With nearly 20 minutes on the clock, City suffered another blow, losing their full-back Meadows, and similar to 1952, Newcastle now faced 10 men. But with their goal keeper Trautmann in inspired form, City held on and began to press forward and against all odds equalised on the stroke of half-time.
But the City resistance was not able to withstand the Newcastle pressure in the second half, and a seven minute spell ensured the Cup would be heading North East. First, Mitchell beat Trautmann to make it two on 53 minutes, and then Hannah added the third after Trautmann had parried from Mitchell.