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St James' Park

Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

52,719

recorded capacity

1 block = 1,000 placesoutline continues to Wembley Stadium, 90,000

St James' Park in Newcastle upon Tyne is the 3rd-largest of the 42 listed stadiums that opened in the 1890s. It was a venue of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

It opened in 1892. The nearest listed stadium is Gateshead International Stadium, 3.1 km away.

Listed for
Football
Tenants
Newcastle United
Surface
Hybrid grass
Position
54.98° N, 1.62° W

Compare with another stadium

Where it stands in the United Kingdom

  1. Wembley Stadium37,281 more90,000
  2. 8 more listed stadiums
  3. Emirates Stadium7,985 more60,704
  4. Celtic Park7,692 more60,411
  5. Hill Dickinson Stadium50 more52,769
  6. St James' Park52,719
  7. Hampden Park853 fewer51,866
  8. Ibrox Stadium1,019 fewer51,700
  9. Stadium of Light3,719 fewer49,000
  10. 117 more listed stadiums

All 133 listed in the United Kingdom

From the record

Owner
Newcastle City Council
Architect
TTH Architects
Opening order in the United Kingdom
joint 31st of 133, earliest first
Share of listed capacity in the United Kingdom
1.6%
Latest renovation or expansion
2000, more recent than 16 of the other 60 listed stadiums in the United Kingdom with such a year
Compared with the median in the United Kingdom
2.7 times the median capacity of 19,700 across its 133 listed stadiums
Opened in the 1890s in the United Kingdom
28 of the 133 listed stadiums, this one included
Also opened in 1892 in the United Kingdom
Celtic Park, Goodison Park, The Oval, Belfast and 2 more
Nearest larger listed stadium
Murrayfield Stadium, 148 km
Listed stadiums within 10 km
2

Chronology

  1. 1892 Opened
  2. 1986 Renovated
  3. 1987 Renovated
  4. 1992 Renovated
  5. 1995 Renovated
  6. 1998 Renovated
  7. 2000 Renovated
  8. 2012 Summer Olympics venue

Nearest listed stadiums

N12345
  1. Gateshead International Stadium · south-east11,800 places, opened 19553.1 km
  2. Kingston Park · north-west10,210 places, opened 19905.8 km
  3. Riverside Ground · south17,000 places, opened 199514.5 km
  4. Stadium of Light · south-east49,000 places, opened 199716.4 km
  5. Riverside Stadium · south-east33,746 places, opened 199551.2 km

Source: Wikipedia, St James' Park.