A decade in the archive

The 2020s — A new dawn on Tyneside, resurgence beyond

Takeover Toon, Sunderland promoted at Wembley, Boro pushing again, Durham lifting silverware.

2021

Takeover (Newcastle)

A new ownership era begins. Eddie Howe arrives in November.

2023

Top four (Newcastle)

Champions League qualification for the first time in twenty years.

2023

Durham lift the Metro Bank One-Day Cup

Durham win the One-Day Cup at Trent Bridge — their first major white-ball trophy.

2024

Boro at Wembley

Michael Carrick's Middlesbrough reach the League Cup semi-finals, beating Chelsea over two legs.

2025

Carabao Cup (Newcastle)

First domestic trophy in seventy years. Wembley, in black and white again.

2025

Sunderland promoted

Régis Le Bris's Sunderland win the Championship play-off final at Wembley — back in the Premier League after eight years away.

From the archive

2020s items in the collection