Howay! Newcastle celebrates Carabao Cup win (2025)

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Reporting by Pamela Tickell and edited by Rachel Kerr

Goodnight from us after a memorable daypublished at 21:00 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March
21:00 GMT 29 March
Pamela Tickell
BBC News, North East and Cumbria
That's all for our live coverage tonight.
It's been a day no-one in Newcastle will ever forget. Remarkable and emotional.
Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer summed it up perfectly, I think.
"We could get used to this."
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The story of the day in picturespublished at 20:51 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March
20:51 GMT 29 March
It has been a pretty special day in Newcastle - it was a long-time coming but when it did, the Toon Army made sure it was something that would live long in people's memories.
Here's a selection of photos telling the story of the day.
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A special image - Newcastle players with the Town Moor crowd behindpublished at 20:35 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March
20:35 GMT 29 March
Newcastle are well known for posting team photos from the changing room after their matches.
They've just posed this one on X which is a pretty special addition to the series - the players and staff on the stage at the Town Moor with the huge crowd behind them.
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Ant & Dec speak of 'mind-blowing experience'published at 20:11 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March
20:11 GMT 29 March
Lifelong Newcastle fans Ant and Dec said taking part in the parade had been "mind-blowing".
The pair joined players and coaching staff on the open-top bus as it travelled through the city from St James' Park to the Town Moor.
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'No strangers in the centre of Newcastle today'published at 19:51 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March
19:51 GMT 29 March
Kelly Scott
BBC Radio Newcastle
What a moment it was to be in Newcastle today.
Outside St James' Park, the only colours to be seen were black and white.
Newcastle United fans of all ageswere out in force to celebrate team bringing back the Carabao Cup - a trophyfans have been waiting more than 70 years for.
And they were more than ready towelcome it.
There were groups of friends cheering aloud, families with young kids and picnics, children on their parents' shoulders with flags flying and eyes fullof happy tears.
Even shop workers were dipping out from behind the till to take a look, drivers were beeping their horns, and black and white flags were waving out of all windows.
Seeing Eddie Howe's face revealed on a giant flag hung 10 storeys high on a hotel caused an earth shattering roar of approval.
There seemed to be no strangers in the centre of Newcastle today - its a familyof proud Geordies.
Anyone who was lucky enough to be part of the celebrations today will neverforget it.
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This has been a night to rememberpublished at 19:36 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March
19:36 GMT 29 March
Jim Scott
BBC North East & Cumbria
Well what an evening it’s been on the Town Moor.
There has been celebration after celebration. There’s been laughter, lots and lots of crying but above all, fans have told me how this will be a night to remember.
Now, the big question - how do tens of thousands of fans get home any time soon? After all, some have travelled from as far away as Australia.
The roads are expected to be extremely busy as they all navigate their way out of the city.
Meanwhile public transport is also set to be congested for some time as bus and rail services deal with a huge influx of fans.
Spectacular drone display ends Town Moor showpublished at 19:25 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March
19:25 GMT 29 March
The festivities at the Town Moor have rounded off with a drone show, which could be seen from far away.
They spelled out Toon, Pump it up and we even got a recreation of Alexander Isak's winning goal.
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Black and white fever swept through Tynesidepublished at 19:17 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March
19:17 GMT 29 March
Newcastle Carabao Cup fever swept up the whole city and further afield today.
Here are a few images of how Tyneside turned black and white,
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Listen: Dan Burn says the parade was unforgettablepublished at 19:10 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March
19:10 GMT 29 March
Dan Burn, who scored the first goal in Newcastle's 2-1 victory in the Carabao Cup at Wembley says today is "something I'll never forget."
"The lads were starting chants all the way down, you could hear the fans doing it.
"Just being able to take in that moment. It's only an hour, but it's an hour I'll never, ever forget."
Players and manager speak about huge support of crowdpublished at 18:57 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March
18:57 GMT 29 March
Jim Scott
BBC North East & Cumbria
If you’re lucky enough to be right at the front of the pen, you have incredible front row positions to feel the atmosphere and the banter as Ant & Dec quiz Eddie Howe and his team.
Howe says "we're nothing without the support of you".
Wembley goal hero Dan Burn tells Dec he feels numb as they’re not used to winning trophies. He says he had to stay composed as the bus travelled through the city.
Alexander Isak gives fans his best Geordie accent: "Areet wor kid?"
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Eddie Howe says the team 'now wants more'published at 18:47 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March
18:47 GMT 29 March
The Newcastle manager Eddie Howed said the whole team felt the city had "taken us to our hearts" since the Carabao Cup win.
He said it had been an amazing few weeks and "we want more now."
No doubt that will be music to the Geordie faithful's ears who will be desperate there is not another 70-year wait for a domestic trophy.
Earlier a huge banner with Howe's image on it was unfurled close to St James' Park by the fans' group Wor Flags.
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Magical moment as Eddie Howe lifts trophypublished at 18:37 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March
18:37 GMT 29 March
Jim Scott
BBC North East & Cumbria
This is the magical moment Eddie Howe lifts the trophy.
It’s enough to give you goosebumps.
The crowd are going absolutely wild.
You’d be able to hear their screams for many miles.
Players welcomed to the stage with a huge cheerpublished at 18:30 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March
18:30 GMT 29 March
The players have come out on to the stage on the Town Moor to a huge cheer.
As they lift the Carabao Cup the crowd erupts. The players then take it in turns to lift the trophy.
Eddie Howe takes his turn lifting it with a huge smile on his face
Alan Shearer takes the stagepublished at 18:19 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March
18:19 GMT 29 March
"We could get used to this, couldn't we?" Alan Shearer hollers to cheers from the crowd on the Town Moor.
The Newcastle United legend has taken to the stage at the Town Moor celebration
"I said I was going to party heavier than anyone and I think I did. I don't know where I am, what time it is, what day it is," Shearer says.
"The last two weeks have just been... probably the best of my life."
"I wanted this to happen in my lifetime and it's happened so whatever happens from now on, I can go happy."
"These guys who are backstage, Eddie Howe and the rest of the team have done us, and done our magnificent city so proud, haven't they?"
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Footage shows sea of fans around St James' Parkpublished at 18:10 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March
18:10 GMT 29 March
This video on Newcastle United's X gives an idea of the huge crowds which gathered around St James' Park to watch the start of the parade earlier.
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Some of the Newcastle fans who lined the streetpublished at 18:05 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March
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Jim Scott
BBC North East & Cumbria
The party continues on the Town Moorpublished at 17:58 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March
17:58 GMT 29 March
About 150,000 fans have gathered at the Town Moor to continue the celebrations.
"It's a Geordie carnival," spectators say.
We're expecting the team on stage soon for a trophy lift.
'Makes you proud to be a Geordie'published at 17:42 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March
17:42 GMT 29 March
Emma Millen
BBC Radio Newcastle
Standingbehind a sea of black and white, the atmosphere in the crowd is pure passion,charged with an energy that makes you want to slap your chest and shout "Toon Army".
The roar of the fans bouncing off the buildings and thunderous cheerechoing through the streets of Newcastle.
Thereis a sense of disbelief mixed with pure joy, faces lit up in wide grins, eyesgleaming from the young lasses dressing in their black and white tutus to thedogs with their NUFC bandanas and the mixture of different variations of theteam strip from the last 70 years.
Fans hug, jump, and dance.
It’sa proper celebration and makes you super proud to be a Geordie!
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Turning into the Town Moorpublished at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March
17:30 GMT 29 March
The buses have reached the Town Moor (25 minutes past schedule, but who's counting?).
Tens of thousands of fans are screaming the tune to Hey Jude, replacing "Jude" with "Geordies".
BBC Look North presenter Dawn Thewlis is there.
She says fans who have been watching the parade in the city centre are now streaming into the large moor on the edge of town.
"They're coming in their thousands," she says.
"It's a fantastic atmosphere."
Watch: Tens of thousands of Newcastle fans watching paradepublished at 17:28 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March
17:28 GMT 29 March