Pitch: Newcastle United St James’ Park

Location: St. James’ Park
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
NE1 4ST

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The Ground

Year opened: 1892

Current capacity: 52,339

Developed to current capacity: 1998 – 2000

The Pitch

Dimensions: 110 x 73 yards (100.6 x 66.8 metres) or 6,720m2

Surface: Grass turf seeded into sand and fibre elastic root-zone

Replacement Intervals: The pitch is replaced annually in May at the end of the playing season.

Groundstaff Data

NUFC’s Groundstaff mow the pitch daily, removing around 2 tonnes of cuttings per week during peak growing months. These are collected by Pitchperfect Compost for processing.

Groundstaff at the Club are: Mick Curran (Head Groundsman)
Andrew Tulley (Deputy Groundsman)

Awards: The Playing Surfaces Groundsman of the Year Award (Coca Cola Championship) 2009/10.