History could yet repeat for Newcastle United as they face Manchester United tomorrow in the Carabao Cup final with third-string goalkeeper Loris Karius.

Nick Pope is suspended for the final, with Martin Dubravka Cup-tied.

The Daily Mail recalls in 1924, and ahead of the FA Cup final with Aston Villa, Sandy Mutch suffered what would prove a career-ending knee injury.

He had been one of only two senior players included for the 6-1 defeat to Villa just five days before the final.

That meant a call-up for Gateshead-born Bill Bradley, who had not played for the first-team in three months.

At the same time as Mutch was injuring his knee in a collision with a forward, Bradley was turning out for the reserves in a defeat by South Shields in the final of the Newcastle Infirmary Cup.

The 31-year-old joined up with the squad at their Harrow base and was only told he was playing on the morning of the final after Mutch failed to recover.

It was Newcastle's first appearance at Wembley - finals were played there from 1923 - and thanks to goals from Neil Harris and Stan Seymour they had their second FA Cup following a 2-0 victory. Seymour was later manager when they won the Cup in 1951 and 1952.

But the star of this final was Bradley. The Evening Chronicle ran the headline 'Brilliant Bradley' and called him the 'hero of the match'.