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Newcastle United ended the longest trophy drought amongst Premier League golf equipment after beating Liverpool to win the Carabao Cup on Sunday. 

The Magpies final felt the candy style of glory in 1969 once they beat Hungarian facet Újpest to assert the Inter-Cities Gala’s Cup. The now-defunct competitors was the precursor to the Uefa Cup (now the Europa League), however will not be recognised by Uefa.

That’s why many level to the 1955 FA Cup as ‘s final ‘correct’ trophy. The Tyneside outfit have, in fact, gained the second tier title on 4 events since then, however 70 years is an excruciatingly lengthy look forward to main silverware for such a giant membership.

There are a number of golf equipment who stay starved of success after many many years, whereas numerous them have by no means gained a serious trophy of their total historical past. We’ve listed the longest droughts amongst top-flight sides right here – and didn’t make the highest 5!

The longest trophy droughts amongst Premier League clubs5. Everton – 30 years

After spending the 1980’s among the many cream of the crop, have been in numerous phases of decline over the previous three and a half many years. Their final trophy got here in 1995 once they shocked to win the FA Cup earlier than occurring to win the FA Charity Protect later that yr.

The Toffees have been to 1 FA Cup remaining since then and don’t appear like ending their wait anytime quickly.

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4. Nottingham Forest – 35 years

It’s been a very long time since routinely gained trophies, however the good instances seem like returning on the Metropolis Floor. The Difficult Bushes are on target to qualify for the Uefa Champions League, a contest they gained twice when it was nonetheless known as the European Cup, and are nonetheless within the FA Cup, which they final gained in 1959. After profitable the League Cup in 1990, they haven’t gained something within the post-Brian Clough period (except you depend the play-offs).

3. Ipswich City – 44 years

Yet one more membership whose heyday was within the eighties, final picked up a trophy once they beat AZ Alkmaar within the Uefa Cup remaining in 1981. Sir Bobby Robson’s workforce additionally completed runners-up within the outdated First Division that season, which they repeated the next yr. Since then they’ve solely managed to win one play-off remaining and a pair of Ipswich Hospital Cups.

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2. Wolves – 45 years

It’s important to return a very long time to seek out ‘ final golden period. They completed the 1950’s with three consecutive top-flight titles and begun the subsequent decade with successive FA Cup wins. Wanderers went on to win the League Cup in 1974 and 1980, however nothing since then. Three FA Cup semi-finals is the closest they’ve come to including to their trophy cupboard.

1. Southampton – 49 years

The baton for longest trophy drought for a Premier League membership has formally been handed to , who haven’t gained main silverware since 1976. That yr the Second Division facet shocked Manchester United at Wembley to assert their first, and to this date solely main trophy. Saints additionally gained the ladies’s cup remaining that season, turning into the primary membership to win each competitions in the identical yr.

Southampton have misplaced one FA Cup and two League Cup finals since then, though they did declare the Soccer League Trophy in 2010.

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