Who was St James

Who was St James and why are so many football grounds named after him.

Newcastle’s

Exeter citys

Brackley Town’s

Aside to that why are Brackley called the Saint’s?

Other Saint James…

Ward-Prowse

Beattie

Case

Steele

McCalliog

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Wiki there have been a lot

Strangely enough they’re all near a St James Rd, I know this is how Newcastle’s ground got it’s name but I’m not sure on the others.

Ok it’s making sense the park next to St James rd

Stillll seams odd to me that so many actual grounds are named St James Park

Yes St James was the son of Zebedee but what the magic roundabout has to do with it is anybody’s guess and who was his mother?

These questions and more to be answered in the next episode of Sotonians.

It’s a biblical thing - in the old testament Jesus confirmed in a letter to Joseph of Arimathea that St James was to be his director of football.

The other candidate Thomas doubted that playing three up front would work and wanted to do away with wingers, James argued that if you had the right three, crosses could be the way to solve everything.

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Originally posted by @Rallyboy

It’s a biblical thing - in the old testament Jesus confirmed in a letter to Joseph of Arimathea that St James was to be his director of football.

The other candidate Thomas doubted that playing three up front would work and wanted to do away with wingers, James argued that if you had the right three, crosses could be the way to solve everything.

And that Judas chap, kept banging on about lack of transfers and demanding to know where all the money had gone, as Jesus seemed reluctant to spend any.

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