St James’ Park
St James’ Park is a multi purpose in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom that opened in 1892. Its recorded capacity is 52,719.
Key facts
St James’ Park is a multi purpose in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom that opened in 1892. Its recorded capacity is 52,719. It is owned by Newcastle City Council and Newcastle City Council. It is operated by Newcastle United F.C.. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Newcastle West End F.C., Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United, Newcastle United F.C., Newcastle United F.C., UEFA Euro 1996, 2015 Rugby World Cup, Newcastle United F.C. Reserves and Academy, Newcastle West End F.C..
- Location
- Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 52,719
- Opened
- 1892
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Newcastle City Council, Newcastle City Council
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Hybrid grass, Natural grass
St James’ Park is at latitude 54.975556, longitude -1.621667, in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 54.975556 |
| Longitude | -1.621667 |
| City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Region | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Hybrid grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
No naming history is recorded for this venue.
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Newcastle City Council | 1892 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Newcastle City Council | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Newcastle United F.C. | 1892 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle West End F.C. | Premier League | Present | Current | Source |
| Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United | Premier League | Present | Current | Source |
| Newcastle United F.C. | Premier League | Present | Current | Source |
| Newcastle United F.C. | Premier League | 1892 to present | Current | Source |
| UEFA Euro 1996 | Premier League | 1892 to present | Current | Source |
| 2015 Rugby World Cup | Premier League | 1892 to present | Current | Source |
| Newcastle United F.C. Reserves and Academy | Premier League | 1892 to present | Current | Source |
| Newcastle West End F.C. | Premier League | 1892 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
20 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 940 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 939 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 566 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35315 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 5126 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 33054 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 1606 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 52305 | 52719 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372845830 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | St_James'_Park | St James' Park | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18278 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18277 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18276 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5126 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5125 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5124 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5123 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5122 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5121 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5120 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: