Chronicled: The History of NUFC | Episode 4: 1904-05: Win the league, but lose the FA Cup

Episode 4 of our history series 'Chronicled: The History of NUFC covers 1898 to 1905. Newcastle leave behind the Victorian Era and entering a fruitful Edwardian era. The club upgrade St. James' Park as they enter England's top division for the very first time and investment on the pitch secures their first ever league title and a trip to London for the FA Cup Final. They sign some big players and break the world record for the highest transfer ever fee paid and Paul and Matt discuss some of the key players of this era: Jock Rutherford, Colin Veitch and Jimmy LawrenceTheme music by Tom Ramsey.For more on the history of Newcastle United visit https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/all-about/newcastle-united-fc-historyFurther reading on Newcastle's first ever international player Matt Kingsley https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/history/player-who-became-newcastle-uniteds-20194976Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ChronicleNUFC and sign up to our daily NUFC newsletters dispatched directly to your email inbox https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/newsletter-preference-centre/If you have any feedback on the podcast, or have a NUFC history question for Paul Joannou, you can direct those to [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices