By Samuel A. March 30, 2025
Hundreds of thousands of Newcastle fans and supporters flooded into the streets of Tyneside to celebrate the football club’s historic cup win. Newcastle United won the Carabao Cup earlier in March, ending their 70 year wait for domestic silverware.
The team paraded on two open top buses through the city’s streets, which were packed with thousands of fans. Famous Geordie duo Ant & Dec, who are anchors of Britain’s Got Talent, hosted the celebration, with manager Eddie Howe describing it as a “very emotional day” and club legend Alan Shearer saying: “We could get used to this.” Howe was interviewed on top of the bus. He said: “This is really incredible, absolutely mindblowing. You’ve got people hanging from lampposts, out of buildings, I hope everyone’s all right.”
Howe said he was “very emotional” when he saw a massive flag of himself created by supporters’ group Wor Flags unfurled near the stadium. “I can’t thank everyone enough, from Newcastle, the way they’ve embraced me and my family and I’m glad to have given them some joy,” he said.
The buses and crowds then turned into the Town Moor, a large open area just outside the city centre, where 150,000 fans had already gathered to welcome their heroes home. Shearer was one of the club legends who took to the stage. “The last two weeks have just been… probably the best of my life,” he said. “We could get used to this, couldn’t we? I wanted this to happen in my lifetime and it’s happened so whatever happens from now on, I can go happy,” Shearer added.
Dan Burn, who scored at the final, said he felt “numb” as they were not used to winning trophies. He said he had to stay composed as the bus travelled through the city.
The celebrations ended with a display with lighted drones forming images and words summing up the cup win, and it was a representation of how much this meant to the fans of the Tyneside club.
