St James' Park
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
- Capacity
- 52,350
- Opened
- 1880
- Location
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England
About St James' Park
Repeated planning disputes and awkward relations with neighbours left the bowl visibly lopsided, the towering Milburn Stand and Leazes End dwarfing a modest East Stand. The city-centre site has staged football since 1880, twelve years before Newcastle United settled there permanently. Capacity doubled to around 60,000 by 1905, floodlights arrived in 1953, and the 1998-2000 rebuild took the ground beyond 52,000 while producing a 64.5-metre cantilever described as Europe's largest. Chelsea's visit in 1930 drew a record 68,386. Rugby World Cup ties in 2015 and major concerts have also been held here.
Home club
Newcastle United FC is an English football club from Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England, one of the best-supported clubs in the country.
Fixtures at this ground
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