League: Coca-Cola Championship
Admission: £20 (around that)
Score: Newcastle United 2-0 Crystal Palace
Programme: £3
Attendance: 37, 866
Capacity: 52, 387
Seated: 52, 387
Covered: 52, 387
Town/City: Newcastle
Opposition: Crystal Palace
Date: 27.1.10
Club shop: yes
Floodlights: yes
Step: 2
St James’ Park is definitely a ground that’s stepped into the 21st century.
It has 4 tiers of seating at two ends, two tiers at one end and 3 at the other.
The ground consists of over 52,000 seats.
It is currently the 4th biggest ground in England. 3,000 more than local rivals Sunderland’s Stadium of Light and 8,000 less than the Emirates Stadium.
This was an evening match so I was able to see the ground with the floodlights on. However as I was going as an away supporter I never realised how high up we’d be.
As you can see from the pictures the away section is extremely high up.
The main stand is surprisingly the smallest holding about 9,500 fans. The stand labelled Sports direct.com at the other end holds around 10,000 fans.
The other two more modern ends, are actually merged together two make one great curving stand.
The end behind the dugout holds 20,000 while the one behind the goal holds about 16,000.
The ground is surprisingly quiet apart from the noisy Palace fans.
It is a
monster of a ground and is a must visit for every groundhopper.
It has 4 tiers of seating at two ends, two tiers at one end and 3 at the other.
The ground consists of over 52,000 seats.
It is currently the 4th biggest ground in England. 3,000 more than local rivals Sunderland’s Stadium of Light and 8,000 less than the Emirates Stadium.
This was an evening match so I was able to see the ground with the floodlights on. However as I was going as an away supporter I never realised how high up we’d be.
As you can see from the pictures the away section is extremely high up.
The main stand is surprisingly the smallest holding about 9,500 fans. The stand labelled Sports direct.com at the other end holds around 10,000 fans.
The other two more modern ends, are actually merged together two make one great curving stand.
The end behind the dugout holds 20,000 while the one behind the goal holds about 16,000.
The ground is surprisingly quiet apart from the noisy Palace fans.
It is a
monster of a ground and is a must visit for every groundhopper.
