The Leeds United stopper has twice been denied playing under the Wembley arch by red tape, first at Newport County in 2012 and then in the 2023 Carabao Cup final for Newcastle.

Darlow was on loan from Nottingham Forest when he missed out on Newport’s FA Trophy final against York City. The Exiles had failed to sign the then 21-year-old before the international clearance deadline and subsequently lost an appeal, claiming a paperwork delay was not their fault.

Over a decade later, Newcastle were unable to recall Darlow from a loan spell at Hull City after Nick Pope had been ruled out of a Wembley date against Manchester United, meaning Loris Karius stepped in to make his Magpies debut in the Carabao Cup final.

“I’ve been slightly unfortunate and it would be nice to finally tick it (Wembley) off the list.” Darlow said ahead of Wales’ friendly with England on Thursday.

“The Newport one was on the morning of the final. They were still waiting on confirmation and the manager Justin Edinburgh was optimistic it was going to be done.

“In the end, I wasn’t even allowed to...