However, when the club reached the cup final in 1955, Livingstone attempted to drop Jackie Milburn, and Seymour, who was behind Milburn's successful trial, took affront to this and picked the cup final team by himself. Victory in the final meant for Seymour that he was right, and as a result, Livingstone was barred from any involvement with the first team, resigning the following year. Seymour took over for the third time, but in a cruel twist of fate, the club's form deteriorated rapidly under him, and they avoided relegation on goal difference. This was to be the final straw for chairman and boardroom rival William McKeag, and he appointed Charlie Mitten as Seymour's successor. He would remain on the board until his death in 1978. In the 1960s and up to the mid 1970s, Newcastle had a steady presence in Joe Harvey. Also a former player, having captained the club to FA Cup success the previous decade, the club were moderately successful under his tenureship. They were the Second Division champions in 1965, and won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final in 1969, the last major silverware that the club has won. He also brought in Malcolm Macdonald, Tony Green, Terry McDermott, Geoff Nulty and Micky Burns, all of whom at some point, made notable contributions to the club. Harvey resigned in 1975 after a poor season, but his successors did not fare any better, and he returned five years later as caretaker manager for a couple of matches. Arthur Cox, with whom Harvey had a close friendship, was named manager, and would hold that position for the next four years. In 1984, Jack Charlton took over as manager, having been persuaded to do so by Milburn, his maternal uncle. Although Newcastle had just been promoted to the First Division, club captain Kevin Keegan announced his retirement and McDermott, in his second stint at the club, was released. With a lack of funding from the board, Charlton had little choice to promote youth team players Peter Beardsley, Chris Waddle and later, Paul Gascoigne. The club finished the season in fourteenth place, but Charlton resigned over the departure of Waddle and the failure to sign Eric Gates. Willie McFaul returned as caretaker manager, and was given the job on a permanent basis after a 1–0 win over Liverpool. McFaul decided early on to build the team around Gascoigne, who would go on to score nine goals.