St James Park (Exeter) 20 February 2008, which England won 2–1. St James Park (Exeter) St James Park is a football stadium in Exeter and is the home of Exeter City F.C. The stadium is served by the St James Park railway station which is right next to the ground (the line runs behind the Grandstand). It has been adopted by the club who contribute to its upkeep, under the community rail scheme, and its railings have been painted in the red and white of Exeter's strip. The new capacity of St James Park following completion of a £3.4million redevelopment project is 8,696. The
Liverpool F.C. 4–3 Newcastle United F.C. (1996) St James' Park, Cantona scored the winning goal for Manchester United and goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel produced a number of outstanding saves which prevented midfielder Peter Beardsley and striker Les Ferdinand from scoring. The win was Manchester United's ninth successive victory in the league, who also beat Newcastle 2–0 in the corresponding fixture at Old Trafford in December 1995. It was considered unlikely that Liverpool would win the league. Despite scoring the most goals and conceding the fewest in the top three, they drew four matches more than second place Newcastle. However, Liverpool advanced through the semi-finals of the FA Cup,