Tickets and hotel packages to Newcastle

Football was played in the area were St James’ Park now resides well ahead of its construction. There are stories of how a football field has been in the area way back in 1880. When the Newcastle United club was formed in 1892, however, efforts were made to construct a real stadium. In 1899 St James’ Park had a capacity of about 30,000 spectators, but just a few years after that, the number had risen to 60,000.

After that it took some time before more changes were made to the stadium, and this was because there were conflicting interests between the club and the local government. During the 1970’s and 1980’s, however, relatively significant renovations were carried out, and in the 1990’s heavy investments were made. It was particularly this period that gave the stadium its current form. In August of 2000 the finishing touches were made to give the stadium its current form and spectator capacity.