Incredibly, former Manchester United striker Alan Gowling remains the last Newcastle United player to score a cup final goal at Wembley for the Magpies - a sorry indictment of the club's history over the past forty years. Gowling might not be remembered in quite the same light as his more famous strike-partner Malcolm McDonald, but there's no way Supermac would have scored as many goals as he did for Newcastle without his industrious partner. He was guts and glory, rather than flair, but he scored 30 goals for Newcastle, as was one of the few high points of Gordon Lee's stint as manager. Ultimately, Gowling's workmanlike style of play was preferred to Supermac's attitude, and he stayed around as the star striker was sold on to Arsenal, unthinkably.
