Results from a fan survey have ranked St James’ Park as the best in terms of atmosphere out of all the grounds in the Premier League. Averages from reviews on footballgroundmap.com have Newcastle United’s ground at the very top of the rankings for atmosphere in England’s top division.
Newcastle have amassed a four-star ranking from close to 60,000 reviews of their home atmosphere, a rating which is only shared with Leeds United and newcomer Nottingham Forest out of all 20 Premier League teams.
The Toon Army noise certainly picked up for home games in the second half of the season after the long-awaited takeover of the club was completed, and the club began to turn their season around after a poor start.
