5 English clubs you probably didn't know were once top-flight league champions

#4 Newcastle United

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For a club that talks so much about the size of the fan base and the success that it deserves- Newcastle United have a rather bleak history in terms of success. But they were successful at one point nonetheless! The last ten years, at least, have been massively disappointing after the side has suffered relegation twice from the Premier League in the period.

But Newcastle's fortunes have always not been so dull. Despite the exciting football they played from the mid-nineties to the mid-2000s, there were no trophies to show for it, which is unfortunate because that team boasted the likes of Alan Shearer, Les Ferdinand, David Ginola and Dave Watson, all brilliant players.

Kevin Keegan was very close to having the Magpies touch their first piece of silverware in decades and Sir Bobby Robson managed to extend their great football for the first few years of the 21st century.

It was, however, in the early part of the last century that Newcastle United were a powerhouse of English football. The first decade of the twentieth century saw them notch up three league titles - in 1904-05, 1906-07, 1908-09 - winning three leagues in five years.

The First World War interrupted their progress and the Magpies continued to hover close to the top of the table and they were finally rewarded with success in 1926/27, which, unfortunately, remains their last top-flight success.

They have since won 4 second division, titles but nobody cares about those after the season ends and promotion is achieved. Newcastle have lived with the tag of chokers and have generally featured talented sides, which often failed to live up to their potential.

On the whole, the Tyneside club have six FA Cups, the last of which was in 1955. Their last trophy was the Intertoto Cup in 2006, which was a minor third tier European Cup usually held in pre-season and not considered a great achievement by anyone.