In 1969, The Magpies won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup – a forerunner to the UEFA Cup and Europe League – against Hungarian giants Újpesti Dózsa after a 6-2 aggregate victory in the final.
And in 1974, a year after North East rivals Sunderland had captured the FA Cup, Newcastle too reached the final against Bill Shankly’s Liverpool at Wembley.
Unfortunately, Joe Harvey’s side lost 3-0 to their Merseyside counterparts – future Toon legend Kevin Keegan bagging two goals.
We’ve unearthed some stunning retro, iconic photos from the period – simply scroll down and click through the pages to view them.
1. 1970
Newcastle United left-back Frank Clark. Clark was part of the Magpies team that captured the Fairs Cup, making nearly 400 appearances for the North East club before joining Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest. | JPIMedia Photo: A. Jones
2. 1974
A crowd of Newcastle United supporters in Trafalgar Square, London for the 1974 FA Cup final. | JPIMedia Photo: Evening Standard
3. 1978
Police at the scene of a disturbance on the terraces during a football match between Millwall and Newcastle United. | JPIMedia Photo: Douglas Doig
4. 1978
Police constables intervene to quell a brawl between fans. | JPIMedia Photo: Evening Standard