Football writer Alex Keble looks at the sides who are on a long trophy drought and can end their wait for silverware this season.
Newcastle United ended a 56-year trophy drought with victory in the EFL Cup final against Liverpool earlier this month, also winning their first domestic silverware in 70 years.
It was a rare and wonderful moment in English football – yet it could still be topped in the months ahead.
No fewer than five Premier League teams competing for trophies this season are on long barren spells, ranging from 17 to 126 years.
Here’s a look at which clubs could end their droughts this season.
FA Cup quarter-finals
Fulham 0-3 Crystal Palace
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 (3-4 on penalties) Nottingham Forest
Preston North End 0-3 Aston Villa
AFC Bournemouth 1-2 Manchester City
Crystal Palace: 120 years
Another club looking to win their first major honour, Palace are hoping it will be a case of third time lucky in the FA Cup this season after sealing their place in the semi-finals with a sensational 3-0 win against Fulham.
Palace have reached the final twice before. In 1990, they drew 3-3 with Manchester United before losing the replay 1-0; in 2016, Man Utd came back to haunt them with a 2-1 victory in extra-time.
Nottingham Forest: 35 years
Forest’s rich history includes winning two European Cups, one First Division title, two FA Cups, and four EFL Cups. However, their last major trophy was the EFL Cup in 1990, now 35 years ago.
The majority of those honours were collected under Brian Clough, but the great manager never won the FA Cup - a trophy they could lift this season with Nuno Espirito Santo in charge. The closest Clough came to it was losing the 1991 final, 2-1 to Tottenham Hotspur.
After such an impressive 2024/25 campaign, claiming the club's first major silverware since Clough's era – in a competition their legendary manager couldn't win – would be a fitting finale. They will face Brighton away in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
Aston Villa: 29 years
For a club with seven FA Cups and seven league titles, it’s surprising that Villa haven’t won a trophy since the 1996 EFL Cup.
They have reached four finals since, losing to Chelsea (2000) and Arsenal (2015) in the FA Cup, and to Man Utd (2010) and Man City (2020) in the EFL Cup.
Villa are going for two trophies this season. Remarkably, they haven’t won the FA Cup since 1957 – 68 years ago – and would love to end that run; their next match in the competition is away to Preston in the quarter-finals.
Meanwhile, Villa will be looking to emulate their European Cup triumph in 1982 when their UEFA Champions League campaign resumes.
Playing in Europe's elite competition for the first time in over 40 years, Villa are through to the last eight. Paris Saint-Germain stand in the way of an impressive semi-final place for Unai Emery's team.
Tottenham Hotspur: 17 years
Although they have won eight FA Cups, two league titles, four EFL Cups, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and two UEFA Cups, Spurs have now gone 17 years without winning a trophy.
Their most recent honour was the EFL Cup in 2008. Since then, Spurs have been the runners-up in that competition three times.
This season, Spurs are among the favourites to win the Europa League and follow in the footsteps of the 1972 and 1984 UEFA Cup-winning teams, continuing the club’s rich European heritage.
