Jorge Robledo single goal took United to be the first team in modern football to retain the FA Cup after Blackburn Rovers did 60 years before. Newcastle won the FA Cup two years in succession after a win against Arsenal in Wembley.

In the year that Arsenal had been one of the main runners in the Championship chase that season but only settle for third in the end. We had comparatively disappointing season and finished eighth despite scoring more than any other team with 98 goals.

Before the final match, both teams met at Highbury where a weakened Newcastle side satisfied with a 1-1 draw. Earlier in the season we had beaten them 2-0 at home.

United’s best performers in the final game were coming from our back line where Harvey, Cowell, Brennan and McMichael did well to create the wall to held the opposite players to come any near or creating chances.

On the other half the herculean efforts from Arsenal players also did well to guard United’s most feared strikeforce, Jackie Milburn, before Chilean-born Jorge Robledo score the only goal. United captain Joe Harvey receive the Cup from Winston Churchill.

Newcastle United road to Wembley 1951-1952
Round 3 vs Aston Villa 4-2
Round 4 vs Tottenham Hotspur 3-0
Round 5 vs Swansea Town 1-0
Quarter-Final vs Portsmouth 4-2
Semi-Final vs Blackburn Rovers 0-0, 2-1

Final Wembley, 3 May 1952
NEWCASTLE UNITED (0) 1 - ARSENAL (0) 0

Newcastle United :
Simpson - Cowell, McMichael, Harvey, Brennan, Eduardo Robledo, Walker, Foulkes, Milburn, Jorge Robledo, Mitchell.

Arsenal :
Swindin - Barnes, Smith, Forbes, Daniel, Mercer, Cox, Logie, Holton, Lishman, Roper.

Referee : A. Ellis.
Att: 100,000

Next monday night fixture at St. James’s Park will have some memorable occasion especially for Newcastle United and our in-form again Steve Harper.

A win against Chelsea would be our 1,000 post war league wins and also 100 league start for 33 years-old Harper. That would be our fourth win in succession at home. King Kev is not in the mood to be the first manager to taste a defeat against the London side since Chelsea’s have their last Premier League victory at St James’ Park was on 29 December 2001.

“My focus now is trying to win these last two football games we have and then trying to get three or four players in that can give us all a reason to come back with even more optimism than we have at the moment.” Keegan said.

Former United left-back Olivier Bernard also tipped United to do great once again and extend the unbeaten run into eight games. Bernard bagged the winner in 2003 against Chelsea to booked a place in the top four for the second season running under Sir Bobby Robson.

Steve Harper, who will mark his 100th league start with United said the game of the season would be against Chelsea at home on Monday. He said, we’re not interested in who wins the title, all we care about on Monday, is to go out and try to win that game.

He also praised Kevin Keegan’s tactical acumen since he returned to Newcastle United. Keegan’s phenomenal decision to change the Toon formation to a 4-3-3 formation at Birmingham has seen the Magpies flourish in recent weeks.

“He’s infectious, he just walks into a room and gets an extra 20 per cent out of players.” Harper said in SkySports website, “You have to give him a lot of credit tactically for what he did a couple of months ago. He changed the formation at Birmingham and got a big point when we needed it, and since then we’ve been a lot more solid at the back with a goal threat up front, and that’s a good combination.”

United winger James Milner has been sidelined since picked up bad foot injury in the 3-0 defeat by Liverpool at Anfield on March. But Keegan has told him that he will have the chance to get involve in United last two matches this season.

“He’s got a lot going for him. Like one or two players now, he’s found himself on the outside just by circumstance, and the fact the team’s put a run together.” Keegan said in an interview with ChronicleLive, “But James could well be included in the game against Chelsea on Monday.”

Milner also taking part in Toon last trip to West Ham although not been named as one of United substitutes. Keegan wants to show him that he’s care and Milner is the player he like to be part of Newcastle team.

Meanwhile, Alan Smith’s agent has rejected any reports that linking his man with a move to Rangers. Recent reports suggested the Ibrox side has lining up a swoop for United’s man in the summer.

Smith’s representative Alex Black says the player is happy at St James’ Park and want to be part of Keegan’s revolution next season.

“Alan has no intention of leaving Newcastle, he is happy at the club,” Black told skysports.com “Alan is not thinking about anything else but coming back fresh for next season and helping Newcastle to success.”