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Barcelona fan mistakenly travels 366 miles to the wrong St James Park stadium
A Barcelona fan mistakenly traveled nearly 300 miles to Exeter's St James Park instead of Newcastle's, watching a League One match after staff gave him a ticket, Exeter City said.
- On March 10, 2026, an unnamed Barcelona supporter travelled from London and arrived at Exeter's St James Park instead of Newcastle's St James' Park, only realising the mistake at the turnstiles.
- Supporter experience officer Adam Spencer suggested a navigation mistake as the supporter likely entered 'St James Park' into his phone, but his English 'wasn't great', complicating communication.
- After a stadium volunteer informed the club, Exeter City staff sorted him a ticket to watch their League One match against Lincoln City under the floodlights.
- Instead of watching Barcelona's 1-1 draw, he saw Exeter lose 1-0 to Lincoln courtesy of a Tom Hamer header described as offside, as Exeter staff sorted him a ticket.
- The incident highlighted confusion over two similarly named stadiums in England, prompting social media users' amusement and sympathy after the fan traveled 360 miles to the wrong St James Park ground.
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