The Home Of Newcastle Football

S t James' Park is a large,        home further. A large new stand    fully seated stadium in         was erected, along with some       Newcastle. The stadium is       terraces that doubled the          home to Newcastle United Football     stadium’s capacity. The stadium    Club and boasts a capacity of         even gained a swimming pool for    52,387, making it the fourth          the players and when the           largest football stadium in           improvements were unveiled in      England.                              1905, the stadium was classed as                                         the best of the country.           The oldest football stadium in                                           the North East, football has been     The oldest football stadium in     played on the pitch at St James’      the North East, football has been  Park since 1880. Following the        played on the pitch at St James’   unification of Newcastle East End     Park since 1880. Following the     Football Club and Newcastle West      unification of Newcastle East End  End Football Club, the newly          Football Club and Newcastle West   formed Newcastle United first         End Football Club, the newly       played on the pitch in 1892.          formed Newcastle United first                                            played on the pitch in 1892.       In 1898, Newcastle United were                                           promoted to the First Division        St James' Park is bounded by       and decided to make an effort to      Leazes Park, which houses the      develop their stadium. The pitch      Georgian Leazes Terrace. This      was in a terrible state, so it        beautiful and historic terrace     was leveled and relayed and a         once boasted some of the most      stand was also built, which           exclusive homes in Tyneside.       brought the capacity up to            However, being situated within     30,000. Just five years later,        such close proximity to these      the team were still going strong      historic residences would later    and they decided to expand their      cause St James’ Park some major    planning difficulties. Since          Football Club and Newcastle West   1905, the team has struggled to       End Football Club, the newly       action any major improvements to      formed Newcastle United first      their stadium for this reason.        played on the pitch in 1892.       Numerous plans have been drawn up                                        over the years, although most         Along with Old Trafford, City of   have been abandoned due to            Manchester Stadium, Villa Park,    pressure from protest groups and      Emirates Stadium and the new       disapproval from the local            Wembley Stadium, St James’ Park    council. Despite this, the club       was named by FIFA as one of only   managed to expand their capacity      six English football stadiums      in the 1990s and 2000s by simply      that are up to World Cup           adding extra tiers to existing        standard. As a result, the         stands. In 2005, the stadium also     stadium hosted three matches in    gained a new bar, Shearers, which     Euro 1996 and is also set to host  was named in honor of the team’s      some football matches during the   legendary Alan Shearer , who          2012 London Olympics.              spent a decade playing for the                                           club.                                 St James' Park has also held a                                           number of gigs and concerts from   The oldest football stadium in        a variety of acts, including Rod   the North East, football has been     Stewart, the Rolling Stones,       played on the pitch at St James’      Queen, Bob Dylan and Bruce         Park since 1880. Following the        Springsteen.                       unification of Newcastle East End      About the Author: Author: Beverley Bukowski Website: http://www.escortnewcastlekirsten.co.uk Beverley Bukowski is a former model from Newcastle, UK. She is a keen amateur journalist and used to be a Newcastle escort. Published At: www.Isnare.com