Guest bmoregeordie Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Just saw this article about the football grounds of NUFC before St. James' Park. Thought you all might find it of interest: This is where it all started for Newcastle United, in a car park behind a tile warehouse, a couple of miles east of St James’ Park. We’re just off Walker Road, some say the A186, which runs east from Newcastle city centre, past Byker and St Peter’s. Back in the 1880s, this particular stretch of Walker Road, at the bottom of Raby Street, was known as Stanley Street. It was here, in November 1881, that Stanley FC was formed, a precursor of the club we now know as Newcastle United. Former location of Stanley FC football ground (1881), Raby Street, Byker The football team was formed to give the players of Stanley Cricket Club something to do in the winter months. They played on open space behind a Methodist chapel. The chapel no longer exists, and the site is now occupied by St Peter’s Social Club. Next to the club is the tile warehouse, and behind that is the car park, which represents a best estimate of the location of the Stanley FC pitch. Here's the link to the full article: http://www.stuffbypaulbrown.com/before-st-james-park-origins-newcastle-unite/ (Hope I'm starting this thread in the proper place) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCW1983 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Something similar in here mate if it interests you. http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php/topic,73871.0.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkwdavis2001 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Nice npone cheers, some good reading there. Really interested in all this stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmoregeordie Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 At first blush, it's surprising to read that there are no markers indicating the historical relevance of the fields. But even the most famous stadia in America are rarely memorialized. Ebbets Field and the Polo Grounds in New York aren't known to most people who live in the neighborhoods. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 There's a plaque memorializing the gym where Barça first played, but I don't know if our first proper pitch (L'Escupidora) is memorialized. I don't work far from the site so I might check tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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