St James Park (Exeter) 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 record attendance is 20,984, who watched Exeter
Newcastle East End F.C. East End looking for a merger. Some of the West End players and backroom staff merged with East End, the ground which West End played at, St James' Park, became the ground of the club as it was superior to Chillingham Road. In December 1892, the club decided to adopt a new name in recognition of the merger, suggested names included Newcastle Rangers, Newcastle City and Newcastle United. The latter name was decided upon signifying Newcastle's East and West united. The name change was accepted by The Football Association on 22 December, but the name change was not legally constituted