Chile international George Robledo the hero as Newcastle beat Arsenal in FA Cup final in front of 100,000 fans

Newcastle United captain Joe Harvey shows off the FA Cup after his team's 1-0 victory PA Photo.

Here, the PA news agency looks at the Magpies' victory at Wembley.

The road to Wembley

Holders Newcastle set out to defend the Cup and beat Aston Villa 4-2 in the third round. A 3-0 win at Tottenham and 1-0 victory at Swansea followed before a 4-2 triumph at Portsmouth in the quarter-finals.

Joe Harvey the Newcastle United captain holds aloft the FA Cup trophy surrounded by his team mates after they beat Arsenal 1-0 in the final at Wembley, London. PA Photo.

The Magpies then beat Blackburn 2-1 in a semi-final replay after initially drawing 0-0.

Arsenal's road to Wembley started with a 5-0 win at Norwich while they also overcame Barnsley, Leyton Orient, Luton and beat Chelsea 3-0 in their semi-final replay.

The final

Arsenal were forced to play over 50 minutes with 10 men after Walley Barnes was forced off injured - substitutes for injured players were not brought in for another six years.

Winston Churchill, being introduced to Jackie Milburn and the Newcastle United team by Joe Harvey the Newcastle United captain at Wembley, before the FA Cup final against Arsenal. PA Photo.

Cliff Holton, Don Roper and Ray Daniel also suffered problems and the Gunners only had seven fit players on the pitch at the end.

Chile international George Robledo grabbed the winner with just six minutes left in front of 100,000 fans as the Magpies cashed in on their numerical advantage.

The future

Newcastle went on to win the FA Cup again in 1955 - beating Manchester City 3-1 - but it remains their last major honour.

Prime Minister Winston Churchill presents the FA Cup to the winning captain, Newcastle United's Joe Harvey. PA Photo.

They have not reached the Cup final since 1999, when they lost to Manchester United, having also been beaten at Wembley by Arsenal the year before.

Arsenal have won a record 13 FA Cups but after defeat in 1952 they had to wait until 1971.