St James' Park
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English: St James' Park is a 52,000+ all-seater stadium in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, home ground of Newcastle United football club.
General views[edit]
View from the Sandman Signature hotel, showing the west and south stands
Through the Chinatown Arch (to the south)
Pitch[edit]
Stands[edit]
West stand (Milburn Stand)[edit]
- The main stand (main reception/tunnel/director's box/players & officials entrance)
- Bordered by stadium car park (northern half) & Barrack Road (southern half)
North west corner (Leazes West Corner)[edit]
North stand (Leazes Stand/End, Sir John Hall Stand)[edit]
- Bordered by the car park, with Leazes Park beyond it
North east corner (Leazes East Corner)[edit]
East stand[edit]
- Bordered by Leazes Terrace (the proximity of which is the reason why it has not been expanded to the same height as the other stands)
- TV camera crows nest at the top, under the roof
South east corner (Gallowgate East Corner)[edit]
South stand (Gallowgate Stand / End)[edit]
- Bordered by Strawberry Place, onto which front retail units housed in the stand, below turnstile level
From the Sandman Signature hotel, showing Strawberry Place, St James Metro entrances & car park, and Gallowgate (the street)
From Gallowgate (the street), looking across the Sir Bobby Robson memorial garden
South west corner (Gallowgate West Corner)[edit]
- Also contains retail units below turnstile level, housing various functions at different times - the box office, a cafe, learning centre, bar
Left side of the Bobby Robson statue, looking up the stairs that climb the south west corner to the turnstile level in the south stand
Tunnel / dugout[edit]
- In the west stand
Away supporter sections[edit]
- Since the 1998 expansion, away supporters have been housed in the upper tier of the north west corner, however they have since been moved along the tier to the other end of the north stand.
Stadium gates[edit]
- Restored after a long absence and re-erected in 2013 on the Barrack Road exterior of the west stand
Stadium sign[edit]
- Latterly positioned either side of the Barrack Road steps post 1998 expansion - they were removed on 16 February 2011 as the club sought it's first ever title sponsorship deal, but re-instated on 17 October 2012 by the new club sponsor Wonga
Statues[edit]
Current statues:
- Sir Bobby Robson statue - unveiled 6 May 2012 outside the south west corner
- Jackie Milburn statue - unveiled on 23 April 2012 outside the south east corner
- A bust of Robson is also inside the west stand
Car parking[edit]
- The stadium car park runs along the outside of the north stand and north west corner, and is accessed from Barrack Road